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State Hiring Business Education Specialist for Office of Public Instruction
1 source · montana state jobs · 06:47
The Montana Office of Public Instruction is accepting applications for a Business Education Specialist position, according to a job posting listed by the state. The position is open at multiple locations and sits within OPI's curriculum and instructional support division, which works with K-12 schools across Montana on content-area standards, teacher resources, and career and technical education programs.
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EPA Resumes Yard Excavations in East Helena to Remove Lead-Contaminated Soil
1 source · montana free press · 06:47
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it will excavate additional residential properties in East Helena this week as part of the long-running cleanup of the former ASARCO smelter site, one of Montana's most complex Superfund cases. The work targets yards where soil lead levels exceed the agency's safety threshold, and the EPA said any property inside the East Helena Superfund boundaries that tests above that threshold qualifies for remediation at no cost to the homeowner.
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Fourth Annual Farm-to-Table Festival Draws 300-Plus to Bodhi Farms
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:46
More than 300 people turned out for the fourth annual Farm-to-Table Food Festival at Bodhi Farms, where 10 chefs and local food businesses prepared dishes built around Montana-grown ingredients. The event brought together farmers, cooks, and eaters for a celebration of the state's agricultural supply chain, from the ranches and fields that produce the raw ingredients to the kitchens that turn them into finished food.
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Salish Filmmaker Roy Bigcrane Leaves Behind Decades of Storytelling and an Irreplaceable Archive
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:46
Roy Bigcrane, a Salish filmmaker whose documentary work stretched across more than three decades, has died, leaving behind a body of work that captured the struggles and resilience of his people in a way that no outside journalist could have replicated. As the great-great-grandson of Atatice — the legendary Salish leader credited with helping save the bison — Bigcrane carried an inheritance that shaped both what he chose to film and how he chose to show it.
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Great Falls College MSU Picks Insider to Lead Institution After Nationwide Search
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:46
Great Falls College MSU has named Dr. Leanne Frost as its new CEO and Dean following a nationwide search that ended, as these searches sometimes do, with the best candidate already in the building.
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Helena School Board Holds Work Session
1 source · helena public schools · 06:47
The Helena School District board held a work session on July 15, 2026. Work sessions are used by the board to review policy questions, receive staff presentations, and discuss upcoming agenda items outside of the formal action meeting structure. No votes are taken during work sessions.
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State Office of Public Instruction Seeks Special Education Parent Liaison in Helena
1 source · montana state jobs · 06:47
The Montana Office of Public Instruction is recruiting for a Special Education Parent Liaison position based in Helena, according to a state job posting. The position, listed under job number 03013, is housed within OPI's Helena offices and focuses on supporting families navigating the state's special education system.
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Forsyth's 118-Degree Weekend Reading Won't Stand as Montana Record, NWS Says
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:47
A temperature reading from Forsyth that briefly circulated as a potential all-time Montana heat record this past weekend will not be certified, the National Weather Service said. The gauge recorded 118 degrees during Eastern Montana's weekend heat wave — a number that, if valid, would have rewritten the state record books. Forecasters reviewed the reading and declined to validate it.
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Janicki Industries Breaks Ground on $800M Manufacturing Campus in Great Falls
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:48
Janicki Industries officially broke ground Friday on what the company says will become its largest manufacturing campus, a 180-acre development at Great Falls' AgriTech Park representing an estimated $800 million investment. The project is expected to bring more than 2,000 jobs to Great Falls, making it one of the largest single economic development announcements in Montana in recent memory.
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Bitterroot Valley Nonprofit Connects Local Farms to Families Across the Region
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:47
Since 2015, the OHara Commons & Sustainability Center in the Bitterroot Valley has been working to strengthen the web of relationships between local farms, ranches, gardens, and the families who want to buy from them — a decade-long effort to make locally grown food more than a farmers market transaction.
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Office of Public Instruction Posts Data Specialist Job in Helena
1 source · montana state jobs · 06:47
Montana's Office of Public Instruction is hiring a Future Ready Data Specialist, according to a posting captured from the state jobs board June 18. The position is based in Helena, where OPI's central offices are located in the state Capitol complex.
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Schools and Stadiums: Helena's $280 Million Education Bet Moves to Dirt
edition · 09:01
Nine months ago, Helena voters said yes to a $280 million school construction bond package — and this week, that 'yes' became a bulldozer. Ground broke on the new Helena High School, turning a ballot result into an actual construction site. It's the kind of milestone that tends to quiet skeptics and energize supporters simultaneously, and for families with kids currently navigating aging facilities, it's the news they've been waiting for. Separately, Carroll College men's basketball players were out this week restriping parking lots around town — a fundraising and community-service effort that puts the program squarely in the Helena fabric in the off-season. Carroll basketball isn't just playing games here; it's painting lines at your local business. Capital High School appeared 17 times in this week's coverage, suggesting the new high school project is already generating sustained reporting attention that will likely continue for years as construction progresses.
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Carroll Basketball Players Restripe Parking Lots to Fund Program, Give Back to Helena
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:48
Carroll College men's basketball players have spent part of their summer on their knees with paint rollers, restriping parking lots around Helena as a way to earn money for the program and stay connected to the community during the off-season. Head coach Dan Pearson came up with the idea, and the players — nicknamed the "painting saints" — have been taking on lots across the area.
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Ground Breaks on New Helena High School as $280 Million Bond Program Moves from Ballot to Bulldozers
1 source · montana free press · 06:46
Nine months after Helena voters approved more than $280 million in school construction bonds, the project that anchored the campaign is moving from planning tables to actual ground. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Helena High School is scheduled for Tuesday evening, marking the formal start of construction on the most expensive school building project in the district's history.
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Great Northwest Challenge Draws 2,000 High School Rugby Players to Bozeman From Across the Country
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:47
More than 2,000 high school rugby players representing 35 states converged on Bozeman this weekend for the Great Northwest Challenge, turning the city into what may be the largest concentration of youth rugby talent assembled in Montana in recent memory.
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Helena Schools Are at a Crossroads — and Not Just One
edition · 09:01
The Helena school district showed up in multiple education stories this week, and the picture they paint together is one of an institution managing change from several directions at once. More than 200 Helena High seniors crossed the stage at Carroll College's Nelson Stadium — a milestone worth celebrating. Jim Darcy Elementary marked more than two decades of its agriculture education program, a quiet success story. But Hawthorne Elementary's future is uncertain as the district weighs what to do with a century-old building in the westside mansion district, and the school board held a work session at Central Elementary that residents may not even know happened. Meanwhile, just down the highway in Anaconda, the local paper that would have covered stories like these for 55 years printed its final edition this week. That last point matters to Helena too: a community's ability to hold its school board accountable depends partly on whether anyone is watching. The Hawthorne question will require public input. Residents should find out when that conversation is happening.
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Anaconda Leader Closes After 55 Years, Another Montana Community Loses Its Local Paper
1 source · montana free press · 06:47
The Anaconda Leader, which had published twice a week for more than half a century in the small southwest Montana city of Anaconda, printed its last edition Friday and announced its closure Monday. Editor James Rosien and owner Van Neitz confirmed the shutdown, citing conditions that have eroded local news operations across the country.
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Jim Darcy Elementary Marks More Than Two Decades of Hands-On Agriculture Education
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:04
For more than twenty years, Jim Darcy Elementary School on Helena's east side has been bringing agriculture into the classroom — not as a unit in a textbook, but as a hands-on experience meant to connect students with the work that defines Montana's economy and landscape. The program has become a fixture of the school's identity, outlasting individual teachers and administrators to become something the building is known for.
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More Than 200 Helena High Seniors Cross the Stage at Carroll College
1 source · google news (helena) · 06:04
Helena High School graduated more than 200 students Saturday at Valley Bank Field at Nelson Stadium on the Carroll College campus, closing out a school year that saw the senior class navigate its way to a ceremony that, by all accounts, landed with the weight the occasion deserved. Smiles and tears were both on display as the Class of 2026 collected their diplomas under the open sky.
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Helena School Board Holds Work Session at Central Elementary
1 source · helena public schools · 06:04
The Helena Public Schools Board of Trustees held a work session at Central Elementary on May 26. Work sessions are used by school boards to discuss policy questions, budget matters, and operational issues in a less formal setting than regular board meetings, and typically do not include final votes on action items.
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Hawthorne Elementary's Future Uncertain as Helena School District Weighs Options
1 source · montana free press · 06:04
Hawthorne Elementary sits on a small hill in Helena's westside mansion district, where it has served the neighborhood for more than a century. Now, its future is uncertain — and for people like Jack Evans, who attended Hawthorne in the late 1990s after moving from California and still keeps in touch with friends he made there, the stakes are personal.
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Browning Senior Becomes First in School History to Win QuestBridge Scholarship, Heading to Northwestern
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:04
Sophia Guerrero-Gobert did something no Browning High School student had ever done before: she won a QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship, earning a full ride to Northwestern University worth more than $500,000 in tuition, room, board, and fees.
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Billings Family Pushes for More Suicide Prevention Resources After Teen's Death
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:05
The family and friends of a 13-year-old Billings girl who died by suicide last October are pressing for expanded mental health and counseling resources in Montana schools, channeling their grief into advocacy in the months since her death.
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Helena's Adella Harris Crowned Miss Montana 2026 at Butte Pageant
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:05
Adella Harris of Helena was crowned Miss Montana 2026 on Saturday at the Mother Lode Theatre in Butte, taking the title that will send her to compete at the national level later this year.
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Snake Season Is Here: What Helena-Area Hikers Need to Know
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:04
Warmer temperatures are pushing more snakes onto Montana's trails just as families, dogs, and hikers are heading back outside — and local experts say a few simple habits can keep most encounters from turning dangerous. Jeremy Allestad of Montana Reptile Rescue and Clark Aasom, recreation manager at First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park near Ulm, shared guidance this week on what to watch for as snake activity picks up across the region.
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East Helena Teacher at Center of Controversy to Leave District Under Separation Agreement
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:04
The East Helena Public Schools Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a separation agreement with teacher Erik Pritchard, whose employment will end June 30, 2026, following months of controversy surrounding his classroom conduct.
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Helena's Urban Deer Density Hits Record High — But Conflicts Are Down
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:04
Helena's urban deer population reached a record density this year, according to data collected by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the City of Helena — yet conflict reports between deer and residents have declined. The apparent contradiction is drawing attention from wildlife managers who have been tracking the herd for more than 15 years.
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Carroll College Graduates 381 at 116th Commencement
1 source · ktvh helena · 00:49
Carroll College celebrated its 116th commencement ceremony Saturday at Nelson Stadium, with 381 members of the Class of 2026 turning their tassels and completing their degrees. The ceremony marked another milestone for the small Catholic liberal arts college that has been a fixture of Helena's identity for more than a century.
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Helena Voters Say No to Schools — and They're Not Alone
edition · 09:01
Tuesday's levy results landed with a thud in Helena: local voters rejected a public school funding measure, putting the city in the same column as Billings and Kalispell while Bozeman, Missoula, and Butte said yes. It's the kind of split that tells a story about how differently Montana communities are reckoning with public education funding right now — and Helena finds itself on the skeptical side. The failure comes as state hiring notices this week flagged open positions at the Department of Justice, the Public Defender's Office, and a persistent psychiatrist vacancy at Warm Springs, painting a broader picture of a state government stretched thin. For Helena families, the levy defeat is a concrete setback: schools that were counting on that money will now have to make choices about what goes and what stays. The Helena City Commission, which appeared in 20 separate mentions across this week's coverage, will likely feel the downstream effects of that decision in coming months.
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Billings Gymnast Fights to Keep Special Olympics Montana Gymnastics Alive
1 source · ktvh helena · 00:08
Aspyn Schnetter has spent years perfecting her balance on a four-inch-wide beam. Now the Billings athlete is taking her skills to the national Special Olympics stage — and using the attention to fight for the survival of the gymnastics program in Montana.
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Benefis Program Brings Specialty Providers to Rural Montanans Who Can't Make the Drive
1 source · ktvh helena · 23:40
For a patient in a small Montana community, a referral to a specialist can mean a four-hour round trip to Great Falls — and that's on a good day with a reliable car and no complications. A growing outreach program from Benefis Health System is trying to change that equation by sending providers out into the communities rather than waiting for patients to come in.
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Helena Halos Named Special Olympics Montana's 2026 Local Program of the Year
1 source · ktvh helena · 06:03
The Helena Halos have been named Special Olympics Montana's 2026 Local Program of the Year, recognition that reflects what participants and coaches describe as a program built as much on friendship as on athletic competition.
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Montana Supreme Court Overhauls Student Eligibility Rules After Colstrip Athlete's Case
1 source · daily montanan · 06:03
The Montana Supreme Court has made significant changes to student eligibility rules governing high school athletics, a decision rooted in part in the case of a Colstrip High School basketball player whose eligibility was denied by the Montana High School Association despite disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Lewis and Clark County 4-H Club Raises $19,000 for New Animal Wash Rack at Fairgrounds
1 source · helena arts & culture · 06:04
The Canyon Creek Stock 4-H club has raised nearly $19,000 to build a new, larger wash rack at the Lewis and Clark County fairgrounds, a project the club's 28 members say will make a meaningful difference when more than 400 4-H members bring livestock to county fair each summer. The new facility will more than triple the size of the existing wash rack, which members say has long been too cramped during fair week.
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Helena Public Schools Bringing Back Summer Child Care Program Starting June 15
1 source · ktvh helena · 23:46
Helena Public Schools is reinstating its School Age Child Care program for summer 2026, offering structured daytime supervision and activities for students entering first through sixth grade. The program runs weekly starting June 15, with more than 100 children participating daily, according to the district.
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Carroll College Nursing Students Run Mass Casualty Drill at Mock State Capitol Attack
1 source · ktvh helena · 23:01
Carroll College nursing students participated in a mock mass casualty simulation Tuesday, practicing emergency response to a scenario involving a terrorist attack at the Montana State Capitol during a legislative session. The drill was designed to test students' ability to evaluate and triage patients under realistic conditions.
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Democrats, Advocates Blast Trump Administration's Move to Cut Funding for Minority-Serving Colleges
1 source · daily montanan: trump proposal t · 22:19
Congressional Democrats and higher education advocates gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday to push back against the Trump administration's efforts to eliminate federal funding for minority-serving institutions, a category that includes more than 800 colleges and universities enrolling millions of students of color nationwide. U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii led the press conference, which drew students, institutional leaders, and fellow lawmakers.
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Helena Symphony Offers Free Children's Concert at St. Paul's in March
1 source · helena arts & culture · 18:38
The Helena Symphony will present Symphony Kids — a free education concert designed for children ages 5 through 10 — on Saturday, March 13, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church. The 30-minute performance features chamber music by composers Nadia and Lili Boulanger, presented with narration and actors.
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Helena School Board Holds Full Board Meeting April 14
1 source · dnrc water rights · 16:55
The Helena Public Schools Board of Trustees held a full board meeting on April 14, 2026. Meeting materials were posted to the district's website the following day. Additional details from the meeting record were not available at publication time.
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Helena Public Schools Posts FAQ Ahead of 2026 Election
1 source · dnrc water rights · 16:55
Helena Public Schools has published a frequently asked questions document on its website related to the district's 2026 election. The FAQ was posted April 7, 2026. Additional details from the document were not available at publication time.
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Youth Forest Monitoring Program Still Accepting Participants
1 source · nifc wildfires · 16:32
The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest reports that openings remain available for young people interested in joining the Youth Forest Monitoring Program, according to a Forest Service release. The program connects youth with hands-on forest monitoring work. Additional details on age requirements, program dates, and how to apply were not included in the release. Interested families can find more information through the Forest Service's Helena-Lewis and Clark newsroom.