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If the bond were to pass, it would cost a property owner with a home taxable value at $400,000 about $115 per year or about $10 per month.
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An advisory council voted this week to replace the deteriorating statue atop the Capitol, known as “Montana” or “Lady Montana," at an estimated cost of about $790,000.
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"We are a growing community, and we are frankly getting less and less dollars to do the work every year," Ward 3 Councilor Gwen Jones said.
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Nicole Girten is the education reporter for the Ravalli Republic and the Missoulian.
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Professional animal artist Cynthie Fisher is creating one of her largest pieces to date — a nearly life size statue honoring the famous Grizzly 399, who died in 2024.
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The Montana Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on a proposal to resurface about 18 miles of roads including U.S. Highway 93.
Ben Krakowka, the prosecuting attorney, said the defendant called a friend after the incident and said she had “done a good deed for the day.”
Three Hi-Country Snack Foods employees won lawsuits for unpaid wages totaling over $20,000, and a bank is suing two of the Lincoln company's owners for $5.8 million in unpaid loans.
The project area has been prepped with the ongoing street project in the area, and the neighborhood will work on a final design before planting begins in spring 2027.
Nicole Girten is the education reporter for the Ravalli Republic and the Missoulian.
Joseph Beaudet has covered crime, courts and local government for The Montana Standard since August 2026 after reporting on government and politics for three and a half years in Wyoming.
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Western Oregon outshot Simon Fraser 31-5 but settled for a 0-0 draw, as keeper Harrison Gough made 13 saves in GNAC men's soccer action in Monmouth.
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