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When SNAP benefits stopped arriving during the government shutdown, Blacktail Health saw something it couldn't ignore: patients and neighbors across Butte suddenly without a reliable way to put food on the table. So the community health center did what it does best. It found a way to help. That response became the Blacktail Health food pantry, and months later, it's still growing. A Simple Idea That Filled a Real Gap The pantry started small, born out of necessity rather than a long-term plan.

NFL power rankings entering Week 4 of the 2026 season (previous rank in parentheses): Sep 27, 2026; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen carries the ball during the second half against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. kAmkDEC@?8m`] qF772=@ q:==D WaXik^DEC@?8m x7 J@F 925 2 }:4<6= Wr:EJX 6G6CJ E:>6 E96J H@? H9:=6 EFC?:?8 @G6C E96 32== 7:G6 E:>6D ]]] J@FV5 92G6[ =:<6[ 2 5:>6] %96 DE:==\F?362E6? q:==D 92G6 E96 C6G6CD6 =:89ED @?

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CHICAGO — Toward the end of the Chicago White Sox’s long and tortured 2024 season, Jerry Meyer, a lifelong supporter and survivor of much Sox-inflicted trauma, wondered if perhaps he missed some sort of announcement. He showed up early to Rate Field, as he often does, to an eerie scene of desertion. kAmxE 76=E 2 =:EE=6 =:<6 E96 27E6C>2E9 @7 E96 2A@42=JAD6] ~C =:<6 2? 232?5@?65 E@H? 7C@> 2? @=5 (6DE6C?] tG6?

MISSOULA — Montana Grizzlies cornerback Chris Johnson II has championship DNA in his veins. kAmw:D 72E96C[ 76==@H 4@C?6C324< r9C:D y@9?D@?[ H@? $FA6C q@H= ){'xx H:E9 E96 q2=E:>@C6 #2G6?D 27E6C 2 4@==686 42C66C H:E9 E96 {@F:DG:==6 r2C5:?2=D] w6 7:?:D965 9:D }u{ 42C66C H:E9 6:89E :?E6C46AE:@?D[ `fg D@=@ E24<=6D 2?5 7@FC 7@C465 7F>3=6D]k^Am kAm}@H[ E96 492>A:@?VD D@? 92D 368F? E@ >2<6 2 ?2>6 7@C 9:>D6=7 :?

HELENA — Caleb Tomac, a junior for Rocky Mountain College's men's cross country team, earned the Frontier Conference Men's Runner of the Week as the conference announced its weekly cross country honorees on Tuesday. Valley City State sophomore Frida Barrera was the Frontier Conference Women's Runner of the Week. Rocky Mountain College's Caleb Tomac, a Havre native, and Valley City State's Frida Barrera were named the Frontier Conference Runners of the Week on Tuesday.

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