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First Methodist to host panel discussion on opioids

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A panel discussion on “Opioids: A Community Issue,” is scheduled for Sunday, April 29, at First United Methodist Church, 2800 Fourth Ave. N. in downtown Billings. Presented by the Mental Health Friends Network of First United Methodist Church, the event will feature a panel of experts discussing opioid use and abuse in our region. This program is being presented as a kick-off Mental Health Awareness Month in May. (more…) Continue Reading →

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Yellowstone Rep to present ‘The Glass Menagerie’

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“The Glass Menagerie” by Tennessee Williams, one of the most celebrated plays in American history, will open a three-weekend run Friday night in the Black Box at NOVA Center for the Performing Arts, 2317 Montana Ave. The play will be presented by Yellowstone Repertory Theatre, Billings’ only professional repertory company. (more…) Continue Reading →

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Flu claims life of Yellowstone County child, 1st in state

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RiverStone Health, in conjunction with the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, has confirmed the first pediatric death of the 2017-2018 influenza season in Montana. In a press release issued Wednesday afternoon, RiverStone Health said the school-age child was a Yellowstone County resident. RiverStone, the Yellowstone public health agency, did not identify or give the age of the child. (more…) Continue Reading →

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March Madness: Pick your favorite Montana artifact

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Next month, 16 objects from the Montana Historical Society’s vast collections will compete, March Madness-style, for the title of Montana’s Most Awesome Object. The competition, modeled on the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament, will pit object against object from the Montana Historical Society’s museum, archives and library collections. (more…) Continue Reading →

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