The Fergus Invitational Speech of Debate and Drama meet was held Jan. 9 in Lewistown, with 28 schools - ranging from Class AA to Class C - and 424 students participating.

BOWLER - Son born Thursday to Kim and Chris Bowler of Great Falls. FLEEK - Son born Tuesday to Amber and Peter Fleek of Belt.

CONRAD - Amid a slew of tricky legalese, Dutton and Brady parents and taxpayers made emotional pleas Tuesday at a hearing debating whether Brady students and tax dollars should instead go to nearby Conrad.

Less than five years after the Dutton and Brady schools consolidated, Brady residents are asking that their children - and their school taxes - instead go to nearby Conrad.

HELENA - The body of a White Sulphur Springs soldier who died in Iraq of noncombat-related injuries has returned to Montana.

With 204 votes, challenger Heather McCartney lost her bid against Choteau Mayor John "Jay" Dunckel, who had 502 votes.

Richard Arlen 'Dick' Maxwell, 72, of Great Falls, died of complications from cancer and heart problems Saturday at a local health care facility.

Nearly 300 people, including this Blackfeet crew, worked for days to contain the MacDonald Pass fire, which began this past Friday and was in mop-up mode on Tuesday.

Small, noncommercial general aviation airports are a necessity, not a luxury, in small Montana towns.

An evacuation order for all the homes around Holter Lake remains in effect this morning, according to fire information officer Brian LaMoure.

DUTTON, MT a 'A When Courtney Lowery flew to Seattle for surgery shortly after her college graduation, her hometown newspaper published a notice so community members knew where to drop off gifts.

Roy Franklin Goodell, 86, of Dutton, died of natural causes at his home Friday. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Croxford Funeral Home and Crematory.