Updated: Prep football playoff scores, pairings

Friday: Gallatin at Glacier, 7 p.m. Saturday: Columbia Falls at Corvallis, 1 p.m.

US employers pulled back on hiring in October, adding 150,000 jobs in face of higher borrowing rates

Last month's job growth, though down sharply from a robust 297,000 gain in September, was solid enough to suggest that many companies still want to hire and that the economy remains sturdy.

Legals for November, 5 2023

Griz squish Hornets

McDowell, Hauck reach milestones in convincing 34-7 win

Wolfpack rallies to claim Western AA volleyball

BUTTE — The Glacier Wolfpack, getting 14 kills from Ella Farrell, dug deep and won the Western AA Divisional volleyball title Saturday afternoon, topping Helena in five sets.

Flathead product Manning wins Frontier cross country

GREAT FALLS — Montana Tech's Carlin Manning won the individual title at the Frontier Conference Cross Country Championships at the Hickory Farm Golf Course Friday, helping the Orediggers to second place.

Panthers upset Lions in OT

EUREKA — The Eureka Lions had the answers for upset-minded Boulder until they didn’t Saturday, falling 33-32 to the Panthers in overtime in the State B football quarterfinals.

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Head to the polls and make your vote count

Looking over the ballots for Tuesday’s election we are impressed with the number of candidates looking to serve their communities through public office.

As billions roll in to fight the US opioid epidemic, one county shows how recovery can work

Communities ravaged by America's opioid epidemic are starting to get their share of a $50 billion pie from legal settlements.

Volleyball: Florence tops Eureka for West B title

EUREKA — Florence won its first Western B Divisional title since 2019 and continued its impressive run of state volleyball appearances with a four-set win over Eureka Friday.

Volleyball: Glacier tips Flathead in semis

BUTTE — Crosstown III was a battle, with Glacier needing five sets — and 18 kills from Sarah Downs — to subdue Flathead in the semifinals of the Western AA volleyball tournament Friday.

Addiction treatment facilities operating on a provisional license after state investigations

Recent operations at one of Montana’s largest addiction treatment companies included shoddy admissions practices, failure to report a patient death and safety concerns in a timely manner, and unlicensed detox and withdrawal practices, according to state investigations completed in mid-October.

AA football: Pack puts away Spartans

The Sentinel Spartans brought more puzzles to solve for the Glacier Wolfpack Friday, but in the end — thanks to four second-half touchdown passes by Jackson Presley — the hosts prevailed 46-12.

Law roundup: Barfly accused of enjoying booze cruises

A pair of callers, frustrated with a local man’s penchant for going on booze cruises, phoned the Columbia Falls Police Department looking for an intervention of sorts. The first said that the man arrived at an area bar already drunk and likely drove there.

Volleyball: Bravettes, Wolfpack to meet again

BUTTE — Crosstown III will take place at the Butte Civic Center.

Column: Musings of an aging sports editor

On March 10, 2010, I and former fellow Missoulian sports writer Nick Lockridge found ourselves at Tiny’s Tavern in Billings.

Legals for November, 3 2023

Blackfeet operations manager indicted for stealing Covid-19 stimulus funds

James McNeely, the operations manager and spokesperson for the Blackfeet Tribe, was indicted for stealing at least $78,400 in federal Covid-19 stimulus dollars intended for the tribe, according to federal court documents filed last week.

Bail to remain at $100,000 for man accused of running over ex-wife in Martin City

Christopher Gilham’s voice broke as he remembered watching Kenneth James Floyd’s pickup truck run over his wife, Kimberly Gilham, on June 18 and drive off into the night.