Feature photo: Mike Borduin, Craig Tippett and Mandy Tippett train for the 2019 Butte 100 with a jaw-dropping view of Butte in the background. All three participated in the annual races, held on the East Ridge of the Continental Divide...

Feature photo of organic potatoes grown in the Gallatin Valley. Goals: Buy Local Food, Anchor Uptown Businesses By Renata Birkenbuel UPDATES: Butte Food Co-Op Community Interest Survey is available online: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/buttefoodcoop The newly formed organization's new website: https://buttefoodcoop.wordpress.com/ Since a...

Throughout the next month, join us at Prairie Populist as we highlight some of the people from Montana’s history that embodied the values of freedom, independence, and resilience.  Click HERE to browse this series. How Three Rural Newspaper Editors Took on...

Everyone is welcome at the Butte Folk Fest. The Butte Folk Fest is a favorite of many Montanans. Multiple streets closed down, no open container laws and dancing dancing dancing! Even though the drinks were flowing, the Butte Folk Fest...

Rather than leaving their heritage in the dust, they’re dusting it off “We’ve got some stuff going on.” That’s how J.P. Gallagher described his recent projects as Butte-Silver Bow’s Park and Recreation director, but with more colorful language. After I...

Hard Work, Ambition, and Community I’ve lived in Montana my entire life, and the first thing from Montana I ever heard mentioned on TV was Butte. It was mispronounced (as “Butt, Montana”), but it still was on television. I was...