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Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Santa Claus made his first appearance of the holiday season during Friday night’s Christmas Stroll parade, spreading good cheer to those who came out in the cold. A number of Lewistown residents braved the cold to enjoy s’mores and more during the Stroll. For more photos of the event, see inside Read More…
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Recognition changes life of 96-year-old veteranBy: Melody MontgomerySpecial to the News-ArgusFriday, November 29, 2019 (From left) Geyser Superintendent Shawn Harkins, Cook Peggy Hill and Custodian Doug Felman honor Tim McAllister (front, center) with a Bronze Star in Geyser on Tuesday. Photo by Melody Montgomery A seemingly simple act of kindness can have a profoundly positive Read More…
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By: DEB HILLNews-Argus Managing EditorFriday, November 22, 2019 Crowds gather around the bonfire, some for warmth and some hoping for a toasted marshmallow or two, at last year’s Christmas Stroll. This year’s Stroll starts at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29. News-Argus File Photo With Thanksgiving just a week away, can the Christmas Stroll be far Read More…
Democrats unveil net-zero by 2050 bill — Interior plan could expand drilling in Alaska
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Brothers James, left, and Chris Wright stand by Café 406, which they hope to open by spring 2020. The restaurant will be Lewistown’s new greasy spoon, where people can go for an omelet, Belgian waffles or one of Chris’s famous “man dogs.” Photo by Charlie Denison PLEASE LOG IN FOR PREMIUM CONTENT. Our website requires Read More…
HiSet, career education, college placement and moreBy: MIRIAM CAMPANReporterTuesday, November 19, 2019 Paula Walker, HRDC adult education lead instructor, sits in her office Thursday. Part of Walker’s job is to ease the anxiety of tests and schedules for those returning to education. Photo by Miriam Campan HRDC’s Adult Education program offers a second chance towards a Read More…
By: MIRIAM CAMPANReporterFriday, November 15, 2019 Dr. Cassandra Lopez has recently joined the staff at the Central Montana Medical Center. Photo by Miriam Campan “They convinced me to come out and interview. The job here was just too good to pass up,” said Dr. Cassandra “Cassie” Lopez, who joined CMMC on Nov. 1. When Tori Poser Read More…
By: CHARLIE DENISON ReporterTuesday, November 12, 2019 Local veteran and American Legion Post 16 Vice Commander John Payne plays “Taps” to conclude the Bells of Peace ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park Monday (Veterans Day). American Legion Post 16 Commander Bryan Armour spoke during the commemoration. The Honor Guard also paid their respects. Photo by Charlie Denison Read More…
Moore’s Mamie Hertel will represent National FFA as the central region vice president during the 2019-2020 year. Photo courtesy of FFA Sat, 11/09/2019 – 5:00am Moore’s Mamie Hertel has done it again. Hertel is the first female from the state of Montana to be elected as a national officer in FFA. Just prior to Read More…
Lewistown women choose military serviceBy: MIRIAM CAMPANReporterFriday, November 8, 2019 Roberta Mae Deal (left) not only served in the WAACs, but was also a model for recruiting more women (not to mention selling Grapette soda pop). Image courtesy of Miriam Deal Campan Army reservist Sandy Alexander, now Sandy Youngbauer, stands at a camp in Saudi Arabia Read More…
Local five-year-old beats cancerBy: CHARLIE DENISON Senior ReporterTuesday, November 5, 2019 Daizee Dae Douglass celebrates being cancer free at Billings Clinic Thursday, Oct. 3. Photo courtesy of Tammy Jo Douglass Five-year-old Daizee Dae Douglass has not had the most ordinary childhood. In June of 2017, she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and she’s been going Read More…
By: CHARLIE DENISON Senior ReporterTuesday, November 5, 2019 Lori Byron, left, and husband Robert delivered a presentation on how climate change impacts public health during the Rotary Club’s meeting Monday at the Elks. Photo by Charlie Denison Before every Rotary International meeting in Lewistown, Rotarians recite the four-way test, which they consider an ethical guide for Read More…
By: CHARLIE DENISON Senior ReporterFriday, November 1, 2019 A sign on Highway 87 west of town directs travelers to Main Street, part of local tourism efforts. Photo by Deb Hill Jan Stoddard How do we bring more tourist dollars to Lewistown? Much discussion took place on this topic Thursday morning at Central Feed Grilling Co. during Read More…
What’s your least favorite Halloween candy?By: MIRIAM CAMPANReporterTuesday, October 29, 2019 Bre Warren and Eevee the dog: “Whoppers. I’ve never liked them.” Chelsea Kilgore: “Dots. They stick to your teeth.” Laura Flugge: “Black licorice. I used to own a restaurant and I like real licorice flavor, but not the fake flavor of black licorice.” Ralph Mihlfeld: Read More…
LAMBETH, England, July 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — When the United Nations declared basic access to the internet as a human right in a 2016 resolution, Share Internet Data Ltd saw this as a gateway to leverage and create an app that will advance the democratization of internet access. Following a successful launch, the SID platform Read More…
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The head of an Outaouais municipality wants a change in leadership at the local health-care agency, arguing current leadership leaves her fearful for health and safety. Chantal Lamarche, reeve of the MRC de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, sent a letter Thursday to Quebec’s health minister asking for the president and CEO of the Centres intégrés de santé Read More…
HONOLULU (AP) – A soldier based in Hawaii is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday for trying to help the Islamic State group. Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang pleaded guilty in August to four counts of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. He said he provided classified military documents, a drone and Read More…
A California vice-mayor’s declaration that July should be “straight pride” month has resulted in calls for his resignation or recall and threats of a demonstration at the next city council meeting. Ted Hickman, the vice mayor of Dixon, California, noted in his “That’s Life” column in Dixon’s Independent Voice at the end of June that Read More…
The Trump administration has expanded the government’s deportation powers, issuing guidelines urging officers at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — the legal immigration agency — to begin the removal process for people who use fraudulent documents or who illegally took government benefits. USCIS officers have always had powers to begin deportation proceedings, but in the Read More…
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Close your eyes and imagine you’re astride a Harley-Davidson. There’s an American flag emblazoned on the gas tank between your hips, an engine eager to thunder under you, and that man astride a Harley hog at your side looks like he could be Donald Trump. No easy riders here. But so much for a Read More…
ANALYSIS/OPINION: There’s something about Helsinki, dark and cold in winter but bright and sunny in summer, that lends itself to meetings of global importance. The usually sleepy Finnish capital hard by the Russian border made its debut on the world stage in 1975, when it was host to a 35-nation meeting that changed the course Read More…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is pushing for a deal in negotiations on a revised North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the White House said on Wednesday, but Canadian and Mexican officials were not due in Washington for talks before a Thursday deadline. FILE PHOTO: U.S. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders holds Read More…
ANALYSIS/OPINION: “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over,” as the philosopher Yogi Berra once reminded us. Another philosopher without Yogi’s gift for turning a clever phrase once observed that “hope springs eternal.” Philosophy is most of what’s sustaining the hopes of the Republican candidate in that congressional race in southwestern Pennsylvania that the Democrat appears to Read More…
President Trump’s company revealed Friday how much foreign profit it had donated to the U.S. Treasury. (Evan Vucci/AP) This post has been updated President Trump’s hotels made $151,470 in profit from doing business with foreign governments in 2017, the Trump Organization announced Friday. The company donated that amount to the U.S. Treasury in late February, in Read More…
A former adult film star in the past claimed that President TrumpDonald John TrumpDems flip Wisconsin state Senate seat Sessions: ‘We should be like Canada’ in how we take in immigrants GOP rep: ‘Sheet metal and garbage’ everywhere in Haiti MORE had sex with her in 2006, when he was married to first lady Melania TrumpMelania Read More…
Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) visited Moshav Shekaf on Wednesday and met personally with the farmers who were hit by a huge theft this past week. Following the visit, Ariel said that “in order to eradicate the phenomenon of agricultural thefts, I turned to the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Public Security and the Read More…
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Retaliation isn’t always out of bounds. With their pre-game kneeling ritual, National Football League players have put a big hurt on their teams — and the fans — who pay their enormous salaries. Fans from coast to coast have responded with a forearm to the league’s all-important TV ratings, leaving the muscled men flat Read More…
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The street in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a woman died protesting white supremacists last month may soon bear her name. The Charlottesville City Council is weighing a resolution designating a section of 4th Street in memory of Heather Heyer, a 32-year-old paralegal who was killed while demonstrating against the “Unite the Right” rally on Aug. 12. Read More…
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Free speech can be so inconvenient. A growing number of Democrats like the First Amendment’s guarantee of the right to free speech and assembly, but only for themselves and for those who agree with them. This is a fundamental misunderstanding of the First Amendment, which does not guarantee pleasing, nice, or even responsible speech, Read More…