Feature photo: Bagging groceries

Billings Rotary Club members Tom Wickliffe, left, and Paul Hagen fill some of the 456 bags of food for Thanksgiving meals at Food Services of America early Friday. This marks the 25th anniversary of Rotary's food donation. FSA donates some items in the baskets as well as delivery to the B…

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Hundreds stay up late for ‘New Moon’

Originally written as a young-adult series of novels, the “Twilight” saga has turned into a cultural phenomenon spanning generations across the globe that has spawned movies and boatloads of merchandise.

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Adult Ed matches students with jobs

The Billings Adult Education Career Advancement program is what SD2 Adult Ed Director Woody Jensen calls “kind of a Burger King operation. We’ll do it your way.”

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Feature photo: The Yellowstone Chamber Players

The Yellowstone Chamber Players are scheduled to perform Sunday afternoon at Yellowstone Art Museum. They are, clockwise from top left, Carol Critelli, Sheri Rolf, Amy Letson, Mary LaMonaca and Laura Dalbey.

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Old bank building destroyed

One of the two buildings standing in the way of a new federal courthouse downtown is no longer standing.

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Substitute teachers hard to get

Despite a roster 350 deep, Billings School District 2 often finds itself short on substitute teachers.

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Gold becomes hot item for selling

It’s not every day that someone tries to pawn a handful of teeth.

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Wreck on Highway 3 sends two to hospital

A Georgia woman was cited for drunken driving after she caused a crash west of Billings when she attempted to make a U-turn on Highway 3, police say.

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Billings woman sentenced for role in child’s death

The last of three people charged in the death five years ago of a 3-year-old Billings boy was sentenced Thursday in District Court.

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Yellowstone County wins in Bromgard case

Yellowstone County was not responsible for the legal defense provided to Jimmy Ray Bromgard, a former Billings man who spent more than 15 years in state prison for a rape he did not commit, an appellate court ruled Thursday.

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Yellowstone County Veterans' Cemetery promoted as national site

The Yellowstone County Veterans' Cemetery is being pushed as a potential national cemetery to be maintained by the federal government.

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Variables could push library funding costs down

There are some financial variables and some tentative estimates included in the proposal to move the Parmly Billings Library a block and a half west into the Gainan’s Flower and Garden Center building, but for voters it will come down to a bond issue of about $13.7 million.

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Talk about facility changes for library is nothing new for city

Local architect Don Olsen did a study of the Parmly Billings Library 12 years ago, concluding even then that the former warehouse was well past its prime.

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Big Timber responds to water test

Big Timber has launched a public education campaign about reducing the risks of lead and copper in its drinking water as it continues to respond to tests this fall that showed high levels.

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Teenager organizes fundraiser for birthday

Skyview student Jasmine Whitley’s 18th birthday was in October, but she’s not celebrating until Friday — and not with any old birthday bash.

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Social media called vital for businesses

Heard the one about a bank employee, a fertilizer salesman, a real estate agent and an engineer who walk into a bar?

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Leader laments loss of Indian traditions

American Indians need their cultural roots for strength and identity, but many tribes are losing their language and religious traditions as their older members die.

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Local guide

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