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Even for a guy who has a "Late Show with David Letterman" appearance and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top in his contacts list, this one is pretty cool. Butte, America's own Tim Montana has taken his latest song, "Devil You Know" into the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.

Travellers and commuters on Interstates 15 and 90 in the Butte, Helena and Missoula areas will be affected by a high-tension median cable rail installation project that will begin in September.

We can credit this win to the whole town, and that comes directly from one of the people who won it. Paramount's "1923", which used the Mining City as a primary shooting location, won the 2023 Location Managers Guild International's award for Outstanding Location in a Period Television Series over the weekend, beating strong competition from Peaky Blinders, Perry Mason, SEE and Westworld.

The welcome banner is up and the commemorative heritage signs are decorating Uptown lampposts in anticipation. August 11, 12 and 13 will see the return of the Montana Gaelic Cultural Society's An Ri Ra Festival at the Original Mineyard and again this year a bevy of workshops, dance, storytelling, music, and even Irish Road Bowling,

With the American Legion baseball regular season coming to a close, Butte sports fans are going to be without baseball for the latter part of the summer. Again. With the exception of whatever in the hell you want to call the Mining City Tommyknockers' season a few years back, we have to go way back to the days of the Copper Kings when talking about August baseball. And the Copper Kings exit was no walk in the park either. Casper, Wyoming, you can kiss my antennae. And by default, you too, Grand Rapids. But this got me to thinking not only about the Tommyknockers and the Copper Kings, but about the number of other franchises not only in baseball but in other sports as well that have come and gone here in the Mining City. Remember the Daredevils? The Butte Irish? Anyone? Anyone?

Sportscaster Dan Patrick Vacationed in Montana... Fortunately, Didn't Encounter a Bear

Again this year, the Butte Exchange Club is behind the breathtaking Field of Honor on display now adjacent to the Belmont Mine just off of East Mercury.

As we've noted before, Butte tends to get their celebrations started a bit early over some holidays. And others have been know to go a few days past as well. This 4th of July will fall on a Tuesday, which naturally means that by carefully using one sick day, you have a 4-day weekend. And there may be nothing more Butte, America than that. Here we are the Friday before the 4th and we're not even officially into July yet preparations for the big day are underway. Here are some of the telltale signs you'll see around town.

One big means of the CPR's funding is the annual "Dust to Dazzle" tour which features different historic Butte buildings, once in a state of disrepair, now restored and beautiful. This year's event will take place on June 24 from noon to 5pm.

In a moment that will warm even the coldest of hearts, the owner of Pekin Noodle Parlor got a surprise on live television.