Fuel Fitness closes Butte and Helena gyms amid accounting claims
Michael Burks owner of Fuel Fitness blames the abrupt closures on mismanaged insurance billing by an unnamed staffer. He alleges improper credit card use on a Hawaii trip and says the Helena location was losing more money than Butte. Burks notes other gyms remain open in Missoula Bozeman Kalispell Billings and Coeur d Alene and cites improper accounting as the closure cause.
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Fuel Fitness
Butte
Helena
Burks
Hawaii
Missoula
Bozeman
Kalispell
Billings
Coeur d'Alene
Paddleboarder aims at Yellowstone River trek record
Missoula man Mike Richardson 35 charts a roughly 400 mile journey down the Yellowstone River aided by strangers and beers. His long solo trips include Europe and South America backpacking and the 485 mile Colorado Trail. His trail psychosis idea frames his adventurous push beyond comfort.
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Missoula
Mike Richardson
Yellowstone River
Richardson
Europe
South America
Colorado
Columbus
Young’s Point
Montana audit flags crisis in child care system
Montana health officials describe the surge in demand for child care as a crisis and will implement audit recommendations. The state distributes about 40 million annually for subsidies, mainly from federal funds, with 60 percent of counties labeled child care deserts. Providers urge using over a billion in budget surplus to extend pandemic era improvements that boosted reliability for businesses and families.
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Micneis
Montana
State Health Department
State Department of Public Health and Human Services
Prescribed Burn Near Roosevelt Drive Planned
The Forest Service will conduct a two day prescribed burn near Roosevelt Drive as part of a 10 year wildfire reduction plan. The operation may start around noon Thursday with smoke visible to nearby residents. Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest notes the 220 acre project area is split into three units and aims to reduce heavy fuels while aiding habitat diversity.
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Roosevelt Drive
Butte-Silver Bow
Zach Osborne
Cat McRae
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest
Beaverhead-Deerlodge
McRae
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