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Montana WILD Hosts Halloween Event for Families This Weekend
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:46
Montana WILD is putting on a Halloween-themed event for families this season, with a full lineup of wildlife programs and hands-on activities aimed at all ages. The event is scheduled at the Montana WILD facility on the south end of Helena.
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Montana WILD Hosts Halloween Event with Live Raptors, Bat Cave, and Owl Pellet Dissections
edition · 06:46
Montana WILD is putting on a Halloween-themed event for all ages this season, offering Helena families a nature-focused alternative to the usual trick-or-treat circuit.
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Montana WILD Puts a Nature Spin on Halloween This Weekend
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:46
Montana WILD is hosting a Halloween event Saturday aimed at families who'd rather hold an owl pellet than bob for apples. The facility, located at 2668 Broadwater Avenue, is offering a full afternoon of wildlife-themed programming with live raptor shows, hands-on reptile and amphibian encounters, bat cave walks, and seasonal crafts.
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Montana WILD Turns Halloween Spooky and Educational with All-Ages Event
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:46
Montana WILD is hosting a Halloween-themed wildlife event on October 24th, offering Helena families a chance to get up close with live raptors, reptiles, amphibians, and more — all under one roof on the south side of town.
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Montana WILD Hosting Spooky-Species Storytime Every Wednesday in October
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:47
Montana WILD is running a free wildlife storytime series every Wednesday in October, and there are still sessions left for families to catch. Critter Tales runs October 7, 14, 21, and 28, from 9 to 9:45 a.m., and is designed for pre-K children and younger.
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Montana WILD Brings 'Spooky' Species to Storytime This October
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:47
Every Wednesday this October, Montana WILD is hosting Critter Tales Wildlife Storytime for the pre-K crowd — and the theme is Montana's so-called spooky species. The sessions run from 9:00 to 9:45 a.m. and pair a read-aloud with a hands-on craft, giving the youngest Helenans a reason to learn about the state's wildlife before Halloween gets here.
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Carroll College Hosts Donor Celebration Event November 5
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:47
Carroll College is inviting supporters to campus on the evening of Thursday, November 5, for a fundraising celebration that puts students front and center. The event, held in the Upper Campus building, is built around student stories — the kind of firsthand accounts that make the case for why scholarship support and donor generosity translate into real outcomes for real people from this community.
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Enjoy It While It Lasts: Cold Front, Snow on the Way by Thursday Night
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:48
Helena is in the middle of a stretch of genuinely nice fall weather, and forecasters say it'll hold through Thursday. An upper-level ridge sitting over the region is keeping skies mostly sunny and temperatures comfortable — the kind of October days that make you remember why people choose to live here.
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Helena Multi-Instrumentalist John Moore Performs at On Broadway
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:46
Helena musician John Moore is set to perform at On Broadway, 106 East Broadway, bringing the kind of homegrown set that's become a regular fixture in Helena's live music scene. Moore, who plays bass guitar, piano, guitar, lap steel, organ, and mandolin, typically performs alongside other local musicians.
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Helena Jobs Junction Set for October 28 at Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds
1 source · helena arts & culture · 06:47
Helena Jobs Junction 2026 is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, at the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds, with free admission for anyone who wants to attend. The community-wide job fair is designed to connect job seekers with local employers and is open to people at any stage — whether they're actively looking for work, considering a career change, coming back to the workforce after time away, or just curious about what's hiring in the Helena area.
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Whitefish Adaptive Recreation Program Lands $90,000 VA Grant
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:47
DREAM Adaptive Recreation in Whitefish has been awarded a $90,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, one of three Montana organizations to receive funding from a $16 million nationwide distribution to 91 programs across the country.
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The Unpredictables Bring Genre-Spanning Sound to On Broadway
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:47
Helena husband-and-wife duo The Unpredictables are set to perform at On Broadway, 106 East Broadway, in a free live music set that draws from folk, rock, blues, country, reggae, and Celtic traditions.
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Montana WILD Hosts Free 'Critter Tales' Storytime Every Wednesday in October
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:47
Montana WILD is running a free weekly wildlife storytime series throughout October for pre-K children and younger, with sessions every Wednesday from 9:00 to 9:45 a.m. through October 28.
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The Unpredictables Play On Broadway This Week
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:48
Jeremy and Adelle Terry, the Helena husband-and-wife duo who perform as The Unpredictables, are booked at On Broadway at 106 East Broadway. The act lives up to its name — their sets move between folk, rock, blues, country, reggae, and Celtic, often within the same evening, and both play multiple instruments.
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State Hiring SDMI Waiver Supervisor in Helena
1 source · montana state jobs · 06:48
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services is advertising for an SDMI Waiver Supervisor based in Helena. The position sits within the department's services for individuals with severe disabling mental illness, a population served through Medicaid waiver programs that fund community-based care.
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Forest Service Crew Hauls 13 Bags of Trash from Canyon Ferry Road
1 source · helena-lewis and clark national · 06:48
A crew from the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest spent part of their morning this week pulling litter from Canyon Ferry Road, collecting 13 bags of trash and recyclables along the highway corridor. The cleanup was organized by forest staff and targeted a stretch of road where windblown litter poses a direct risk to nearby waterways.
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Carroll College Theatre Opens 'Firebringer' This Week at FLEX Theatre
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:47
Carroll College Theatre opened its fall production of Firebringer, a Stone Age musical comedy from StarKid Productions, with performances running October 2 through 11 in the FLEX Theatre on the lower level of the Carroll College Campus Center.
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Bear Safety Night at Blackfoot Taproom Pairs Beer with Spray Training
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:47
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the American Bear Foundation teamed up Sunday evening at the Blackfoot Taproom for a bear awareness event that mixed education with some hands-on training. The October 5 event ran from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., with bear spray training held in the alley behind the taproom starting at 6:00 p.m.
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Bear Safety Night at Blackfoot Taproom Pairs Beer with Spray Training
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:47
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the American Bear Foundation are bringing a bear safety event to the Blackfoot Taproom on Sunday, October 5th from 5 to 8 p.m., with hands-on bear spray training scheduled in the alley behind the taproom at 6 p.m.
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Kids Get Up Close With Owls — and What They Eat — at Tuesday Program
edition · 06:46
Elementary-age kids will have the chance to meet a live owl and dig into one of nature's more surprising science lessons Tuesday, October 6, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. at a local venue hosting the Owl Pellet Dissection program.
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Grandstreet Theatre and Lewis and Clark 4-H Face Off in Musical Battle at the Fairgrounds
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:47
Two Helena institutions are settling their differences the only way that makes sense in a town with this many musicians: a live music battle, with the audience serving as judge and jury. Grandstreet Theatre and 4-H of Lewis and Clark County are squaring off at Exhibition Hall at the Helena Fairgrounds on Saturday, October 10, at 7:00 p.m., with the Helena Fairgrounds Foundation hosting the event.
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Stillhouse Junkies Bring Roots, Swing, and Improvisation to Helena
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:47
Stillhouse Junkies, the Colorado-based acoustic trio known for weaving bluegrass, Texas swing, blues, and rock into a single unpredictable set, are scheduled to perform in Helena. The band — Fred Kosak on guitar and mandolin, Alissa Wolf on fiddle, and a third member rounding out the trio — formed in 2017 and have built a following on the premise that no two shows sound the same.
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Grandstreet Theatre and 4-H Square Off in Musical Battle at the Fairgrounds Oct. 10
edition · 06:47
Two of Helena's most recognizable community organizations are trading their usual cooperation for a little friendly competition. Grandstreet Theatre and 4-H of Lewis and Clark County will face off in a musical battle on Saturday, October 10, at Exhibition Hall at the Helena Fairgrounds, with doors and show time set for 7:00 p.m.
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John Murdy Honored With Spirit of Helena Award for Quiet, Constant Work Around Town
1 source · helena city commission · 06:47
John Murdy — a face familiar to just about anyone who spends time on Last Chance Gulch — was named the July Spirit of Helena Award recipient, a joint recognition from the City of Helena and the Helena Area Chamber of Commerce. The announcement came at the September 8 City Commission meeting.
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Grandstreet Theatre and 4-H Square Off in Musical Battle at the Fairgrounds
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:47
Two of Helena's most recognizable community organizations are settling things the old-fashioned way — on stage, in front of a crowd that gets to decide who wins.
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Grandstreet Theatre, Lewis and Clark 4-H Square Off in Musical Showdown at Fairgrounds
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:47
Two of Helena's most recognizable community organizations are settling their differences the old-fashioned way — on stage. The Helena Fairgrounds Foundation is hosting a musical battle between Grandstreet Theatre and 4-H of Lewis and Clark County on Saturday, October 10th at 7:00 PM in Exhibition Hall at the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds, and the audience will serve as judge and jury.
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Free Scouting Challenge at Memorial Park Open to All Helena-Area Youth September 26
1 source · helena arts & culture · 06:47
Helena-area kids from kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to Memorial Park on Saturday, September 26, for the Survive or Thrive Scouting Challenge — a free, no-experience-necessary outdoor skills event designed to give youth a taste of what scouting looks like in practice.
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John Murdy Honored as July Spirit of Helena Award Recipient
1 source · helena city commission · 06:47
John Murdy, a familiar face on the Walking Mall who has spent years doing the unglamorous work that keeps Helena's community events running, was named the July 2026 Spirit of Helena Award recipient at the September 8 commission meeting. The award is a joint recognition from the City of Helena and the Helena Chamber of Commerce, given monthly to a resident who embodies civic contribution.
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Public Lands Day Party Set for Sept. 26 on the Walking Mall
1 source · helena arts & culture · 06:47
A free outdoor celebration of National Public Lands Day is scheduled for Saturday, September 26, from 2 to 5 p.m. on the Walking Mall outside Ten Mile Creek Brewery on Last Chance Gulch. Live music, food, and a reminder of what public land access means to people in this part of Montana.
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Walking Mall Volunteer John Murdy Receives Spirit of Helena Award
1 source · helena city commission · 06:47
John Murdy, a familiar face around Last Chance Gulch, received the Spirit of Helena Award for July 2026 at the August 31 commission meeting. The award was presented jointly by the City of Helena and the Helena Chamber of Commerce, as it is each month.
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Montana Indian Heritage Day Celebration Comes to the Myrna
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:47
The Myrna Loy is partnering with Mike Jetty to bring Helena a full evening of Indigenous arts, music, and film in celebration of Montana Indian Heritage Day — an event that pulls together storytelling, live music, comedy, and short films under one roof.
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Grandstreet Launches Spotlight Series in Its 51st Season
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:47
Grandstreet Theatre is opening its 51st season with something it's never done before: a dedicated script-reading series designed to give Helena audiences an early look at plays and musicals that haven't yet made it to the main stage.
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Planned Parenthood of Montana to Open Bozeman Clinic with Abortion Services
1 source · montana free press · 06:47
Planned Parenthood of Montana has announced plans to open its first-ever clinic in Bozeman, one that will include abortion services — a significant expansion for the organization in a state where access to reproductive health care remains a politically charged and legally contested issue. The Bozeman location would be the fifth Planned Parenthood clinic in Montana, joining existing facilities in Helena, Great Falls, Missoula, and Billings.
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Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest Seeks Community Members for Resource Advisory Committee
1 source · helena national forest alerts · 06:47
The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest is recruiting members to serve on its Resource Advisory Committee, a federal advisory body that makes recommendations on how to spend funds from the Secure Rural Schools program on projects benefiting national forest lands and surrounding communities.
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State Employees and Retirees Facing Significant Health Insurance Cost Increases
1 source · google news (helena) · 06:46
Montana state employees and retirees are looking at a substantial jump in what they'll pay out of pocket for health coverage, according to a report from Nonstop Local News Montana. The increases affect a workforce that includes thousands of Helena-area residents employed by state agencies, the university system, and other public entities.
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Slow-Moving Storm Dumps Uneven Rain Across Montana; Some Areas See Inches
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:46
A storm system that has been grinding through Montana for several days finally began clearing Tuesday, but not before dropping widely variable rainfall totals across the state. Some areas picked up inches of rain while others saw little to nothing, a pattern consistent with slow-moving convective systems that interact unevenly with Montana's terrain.
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Three Juvenile Grizzlies Repeatedly Moving Through Lincoln; Residents and FWP on Alert
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:46
Three juvenile grizzly bears have made themselves a recurring presence in and around Lincoln in recent weeks, showing up often enough that the sightings have become a regular topic in town and on the Lincoln Live Facebook group — the community's informal clearinghouse for local news and wildlife alerts.
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Helena Still Doesn't Have a Low-Barrier Shelter, and the Gap Is Getting Harder to Ignore
edition · 09:01
Two community stories this week, read together, paint a quietly troubling picture of Helena's social safety net. Advocates were still pushing this week for a true low-barrier homeless shelter — one that accepts people regardless of sobriety or mental health status — noting that Helena remains without one. On the same week, Gov. Gianforte sat down with the HUD secretary in Bozeman to discuss foster youth housing challenges, a conversation that highlights how the housing gap isn't just a street-level problem but a systemic one touching young people aging out of the foster care system. The YWCA Helena's annual Rise & Shine Benefit Breakfast and the Perkins Call Canine Center's upcoming rabbit adoption event both speak to a community that genuinely shows up for each other — but showing up for a breakfast fundraiser is different from having a physical shelter with an unlocked door. The Helena City Commission, which has now held five bylaws work sessions and counting, hasn't made the low-barrier shelter question its centerpiece. Advocates say that needs to change before winter. Helena's homeless population doesn't have the luxury of a fifth work session.
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Helena Still Without Low-Barrier Homeless Shelter as Advocates Push New Approach
1 source · montana free press · 06:47
Helena remains without a true low-barrier homeless shelter — one that accepts people regardless of sobriety, mental health status, or other conditions that more restrictive facilities use to screen clients — and a group of local advocates is now pushing a potential solution they say could finally change that. Emily Frazier, speaking this week to the Helena This Week newsletter, outlined what she and others have been working on, though specific details of the proposal were not fully available in early reporting.
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Tuesday Brings Helena's Warmest Day of the Week, Highs Expected in the 80s
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:47
Helena is in for its warmest day of the week on Tuesday, September 1, with highs expected to climb into the 80s under partly to mostly sunny skies. Monday was already a pleasant one — abundant sunshine, dry conditions, and comfortable temperatures — and Tuesday builds on that before temperatures ease back later in the week.
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Patricia Eva Visser, 62, of Helena
1 source · helena obituaries · 06:47
Patricia Eva Visser, 62, of Helena, passed away at her home on the morning of Saturday, August 29, 2026, surrounded by her family. Services are being handled by Anderson Stevenson Wilke and Retz Funeral Home in Helena.
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YWCA Helena Hosts Annual Rise & Shine Benefit Breakfast
1 source · helenaevents.com · 06:46
YWCA Helena is hosting its annual Rise & Shine Benefit Breakfast, bringing together community members, donors, and organizational partners for a morning program that caps out at 9:15 a.m. Doors open at 7:45 a.m., and a complimentary breakfast prepared by local caterers will be served. The event is one of the YWCA's signature fundraising efforts of the year.
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Perkins Call Canine Center Hosts Rabbit Adoption Event October 3
1 source · helena arts & culture · 06:46
Perkins Call Canine Center is hosting "Fun With The Buns" on Saturday, October 3, a free community event centered on rabbit adoption and awareness. Organizers are waiving adoption fees for the day and have lined up a raffle, a 50/50 drawing, face painting, snacks, and games to fill out the afternoon.
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Storm System Brings Weekend Showers Before Sun Returns to Helena
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:48
A cold front swept through western Montana late Saturday afternoon, bringing a line of showers and thunderstorms to the Helena area before pushing east overnight into Sunday. The broader storm system is tracking toward eastern Montana, where it will continue to produce unsettled weather through at least Sunday morning.
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Montana Gets Its First Dedicated Mahjong House — in Billings
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:48
Montana Mahj, the state's first dedicated mahjong house, opened August 14 at 2528 Grand Ave. in Billings, founded by litigation attorney Brooke Murphy and physician assistant Randi Ellis — two friends who say the game gave them something they hadn't realized they were missing.
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Helena Residents Catch a Lunar Eclipse Late Thursday Night
1 source · reddit helena & montana · 06:48
If you were up past 10 p.m. Thursday and happened to look up, you caught a lunar eclipse — and apparently a fair number of Helena residents did exactly that, with locals sharing real-time updates on social media as the eclipse became visible.
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Community Calendar Is Filling Up — And That's a Good Thing
edition · 09:01
After a week heavy with legal battles and utility complaints, the community desk offered some genuine relief: Helena and the surrounding area have a packed fall calendar taking shape. The Helena Quilters' Guild is bringing more than 150 quilts to the Civic Center on September 18 and 19 for its Stars Shine Bright show. York Fest returns September 19 with music, vendors, and a free day out in the gulch country north of town. West Mont's Harvest Day at the York Road farm is set for September 26, offering families a free afternoon on working agricultural land. And this week, Helena voters got an early look at fall candidates at the 'Grazing with the Elephants' meet-and-greet at the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds. On the education front, the week carried a sharp contrast: Hardin High students premiered a film spoken almost entirely in the Crow language — a remarkable community achievement — while families closer to home were blindsided by the Catholic Diocese of Great Falls-Billings canceling St. Patrick's Academy days before the school year was set to begin. The Diocese decision left families scrambling for alternatives with almost no lead time, a reminder that even good-news weeks carry sharp edges. Last Chance Gulch logged 76 mentions this week, and the Civic Center and Fairgrounds both featured prominently — evidence that Helena's public spaces are doing what they're supposed to do as summer turns to fall.
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Showers and Haze Expected This Weekend as August Closes Out
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:49
Helena is heading into the final weekend of August under partly to mostly cloudy skies, with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible — particularly across central Montana — and areas of haze that could reduce visibility and push air quality into the moderate range.
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Helene Augusta Brown, 92
1 source · helena obituaries · 06:49
Helene Augusta Brown, a Helena resident and longtime member of her community, passed away peacefully on August 26, 2026. She was 92.
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West Mont Hosts Free Harvest Day at York Road Farm on September 26
1 source · helena arts & culture · 06:49
West Mont is inviting Helena families out to its farm property at 3240 York Road on Saturday, September 26, for Harvest Day 2026 — a free annual event that has become one of the more quietly beloved fall traditions on the east side of town.