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Phil Drake

Helena

Assistant Editor and Reporter at Helena Independent Record

Helena, Montana-based reporter. I'm a Jumble man living in a Wordle world. Still crazy, and fascinated, after all these years. That's my dog Walter in the pic.

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  • 1 week ago | helenair.com | Phil Drake

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  • 1 week ago | helenair.com | Phil Drake

    While the new owner of Big Lots! launched the first wave of nine store reopenings in six states on Thursday, Treasure State residents should not hold their breath as Montana won’t be among them. Variety Wholesalers, a discount retailer, purchased 219 Big Lots! stores out of bankruptcy.

  • 2 weeks ago | helenair.com | Phil Drake

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  • 2 weeks ago | helenair.com | Phil Drake

    Charlie McKay recalls that years ago his life had hit a low point. While he had some luck as an entrepreneur, he said he felt unfilled and was between jobs. He remembers something his mother told him: “... sometimes, when we are at our lowest point, all that’s left is to help other people.”“It just hit me like a ton of bricks,” McKay recalled. Years later, McKay said he has found his purpose through Aspen Adult Services, of which he is co-founder and serves as executive director.

  • 2 weeks ago | helenair.com | Phil Drake

    Lewis and Clark County commissioners have approved applying for a federal grant to study making improvements to the Country Club Avenue and Williams Street corridor, continuing work described as interim fixes that began last summer. If approved, the grant would be used to complete an alternative analysis, transportation evaluation and engineering design for the corridor. Ann McCauley, the county’s director of grants and purchasing, told commissioners that Sen.

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Phil Drake @IR_PhilDrake
12 Apr 25

RT @blairmiller: Rep. Fielder’s HB 258 to extend Montana’s wolf hunting season goes down on third reading in the House #mtleg #mtpol https:…

Phil Drake
Phil Drake @IR_PhilDrake
11 Apr 25

U.S. Forest Service says it plans to burn up to 350 acres west of Helena near Nelson Gulch today. Smoke may be very visible from Helena and will likely linger into the weekend.

Phil Drake
Phil Drake @IR_PhilDrake
10 Apr 25

RT @David__Erickson: Looks like @AOC is indeed joining him at this stop after all, and local band Cosmic Sans will be playing.