John Grant Emeigh

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BUTTE - The Southwest Montana Veterans Home in Butte was built largely on the efforts of Robert Pavlovich, and that’s why this bench was dedicated to him to honor a legacy that’s as solid as the granite this bench is made of. “If it wasn’t for Bob Pavlovich, this veteran’s home would not be here. You can take that to the bank and spend it. That’s the guy who did it,” Robert Pavlovich’s friend Fritz Daily said during the ceremony.

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BUTTE — Deadfall and downed timber litter the floor around the forest of Butte’s Basin Creek Reservoir, which is why forest service officials spent the past few years trying to clean up the mess — and they say all this effort could one day save Butte’s drinking water supply. “The object is to remove some of that fuel loading, make it more defensible should a start in here. Protecting Butte’s water supply,” said Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation representative Ann Parks.

2 days ago | kxlf.com | John Grant Emeigh

BUTTE - Deadfall and downed timber litter the floor around the forest of Butte’s Basin Creek Reservoir, which is why forest service officials spent the past few years trying to clean this mess up, and they say all this effort could one day save Butte’s drinking water supply. “The object is to remove some of that fuel loading, make it more defensible should a start in here. Protecting Butte’s water supply,” said Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation representative Ann Parks.

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BUTTE - The weather’s getting warmer, there are more people on the streets, yes, Butte’s summer festival season is almost ready to begin, and no one appreciates it more than the local mom-and-pops in Uptown Butte “I love the farmer’s market, I love Music on Main, the Folk Festival, me with the Butte 100, but I love An Ri Ra. They bring a lot to our economy, it’s a lot of economic activity, and it is really truly what supports our businesses,” said Butte Chamber of Commerce Executive Director...

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BUTTE - An area in the south part of Butte is just one of the proposed locations around the state that the Department of Corrections is considering to build a new women’s prison, and local officials want to get the public’s input on this proposal. “Our primary concern is this gets dropped on our laps at the last minute and folks don’t have time to discuss their issues,” said Butte District 5 Commissioner Russell O’Leary.