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Hope Good and Melanie Wright at Sletten Cancer Survivor wall By Amy Grisak Many women hear the same words “breast cancer,” but their experiences are vastly different. Hormones, family history, [...]

By Zoe Rose The Inspire Pregnancy Outreach Center in Lewistown, Montana, focuses throughout the year on helping women— and men—facing an unexpected/planned pregnancy or those who need support [...]

This year, the Chouteau County Cancer Support Group celebrates twenty years of walking alongside neighbors facing cancer. What began twenty years ago as a simple Sunday conversation between two [...]

By Hayley Young Why not put your blood to good use by donating blood to the Red Cross. Without donated blood, the future of many people would hang in the balance. Giving blood is one of the [...]

The 1970 Western Little Big Man (starring Dustin Hoffman and Faye Dunaway) features 121-year-old Jack Crabb, the oldest living man in the world, who recounts his life story and his claims to have [...]

Smiley In 1963, State Mutual Life Assurance Company was undergoing a stressful transition. A series of difficult mergers and acquisitions had taken place, and morale was low. In an attempt to [...]

Fashions of the 1970s were diverse, reflecting a new interest in clothing as self-expression. Hot pants, platform shoes, and wide leg pants and jeans (known as bell-bottoms) were a few of the [...]

By Elizabeth Guheen, Director and Chief Curator Famed sheepman Charlie Bair’s friendship with the photographer Edward Curtis began in Montana but they also frequently saw each other in Los [...]

Lewistown’s Basketball Legacy in the ’60s and ’70s From the mid 1960s through the 1970s, the Western Invitational Tournament (WIT) in Lewistown stood as one of America’s premier amateur [...]

A number of factors affected the 1970s auto industry. A shortage of gas and rising prices prompted many consumers to seek “economy cars” that were more fuel efficient than the “boats” they were [...]