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Toni Bokma (left) and Elizabeth “Liz” Frisella (right) ship Next FX’s product all over the world. Bokma said it is the best company in the county to work.

A big deal, living small

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 8:38am stillwater2

MCNALEY ROAD - Tucked in the hills between Columbus and Absarokee sits something very big.

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Fugitive caught in Columbus

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 8:34am stillwater2

An early morning incident involving intoxicated people at the Columbus Town Pump ended with a convicted violent offender arrested and likely on his way back to prison.

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Inmate escapes waiting for prints

Thu, 03/10/2016 - 8:32am stillwater2

A woman sentenced to jail on misdemeanor counts of theft and obstructing a police officer escaped custody late Wednesday afternoon while waiting to be fingerprinted.

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Jim Dunakin is pictured in an undated Facebook photo.

2 dead in standoff

Thu, 03/03/2016 - 10:33am stillwater2

Two Reed Point residents were found dead on their property Feb.

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Ex-officer’s personnel file adds insights

Thu, 03/03/2016 - 10:30am stillwater2

The personnel file of former Columbus Police Sgt.

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Kathleen Benoit prepares to hit artist Mark di Suvero’s giant sculpture “Beethoven’s Quartet” with a rubber mallet to create tones. The piece is one of many scattered around the Tippet Rise Art Center near Fishtail.

Art work in progress

Thu, 03/03/2016 - 10:19am stillwater2

Warm and calm weather this past winter has been a boon to the Tippet Rise Art Center near Fishtail – a big snowfall in mid-December paused construction of new roads, utility infrastructure, buildin

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Candidates lining up for the June primary

Thu, 03/03/2016 - 10:15am stillwater2

Montana’s open primary election is scheduled for Tuesday, June 7. The deadline for regular voter registration is May 9.

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The Beartooth Front is low on snow with the Stillwater River drainage currently being classified as “Slightly Dry.”

February brush fire started by resident

Thu, 02/25/2016 - 10:24am stillwater2

A property owner’s decision to burn brush last week ended with the season’s first wildfire.

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Caleb Overhuls was flown to a Denver hospital last week to begin immediate treatment for leukemia.

Columbus boy in fight for life

Thu, 02/25/2016 - 10:23am stillwater2

A 5-year-old Columbus boy was flown to Denver last week after being diagnosed with leukemia.

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A naturally occurring log jam separates the main channel of the West Fork of the Stillwater River, left, from a secondary channel about two miles down Limestone Road from the Stillwater River Road. The log jam helped limit erosion of a bend in the secondary channel not far from the West Fork’s prehistoric channel.

Safeguarding Nye

Thu, 02/25/2016 - 10:20am stillwater2

NYE - An eroding bend in the West Fork of the Stillwater River poses a threat to the downstream community around Nye if continued erosion diverts the river into a former channel that hasn’t flowed

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