The Dugout

08/05/2025

Includes a free step-by-step guide for appealing your property appraisal within Park County.

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By Mark Thane

08/05/2025

With a passion for customer service and a million-dollar smile, Simone Davis-Watts opens Sunflower Coffee. Stop by and grab a little bit of sunshine along with your favorite coffee drink!

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Explore Livingston Montana Sip Local Livingston Livingston Area Chamber Livingston Business Improvement District Livingston Community Choir

Simone Davis-Watts opens her labor of love where you can buy a great cup of coffee. The infectious smile and friendly banter is free!

08/04/2025

Are your athletes ready for the start of a new high school season? Get prepared with a Preseason Checklist for Parents.

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By Asia Mape

08/04/2025

It's August, time to prepare for Back-To-School. With the anticipation of having a quiet house during the days in which to write comes the realization that I have to break the bank for back-to-school supplies. And with it, usually comes anxiety - not that it will cost an arm and a leg, but the nagging feeling I'm forgetting something that will cause one of the kids embarrassment on the first day of school.

The Dugouts Annual List of Back-to-School Supplies

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Gardiner/Mammoth Community Message Board Gardiner Public Schools Manhattan Christian School Livingston Area Chamber Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce This Is Livingston . . . . Livingston School Districts 4 & 1

Back to school. As parents get ready to pack up summer memories it's time to break the bank for school supplies.

08/04/2025

Park County Morgan Sites and Mariah Creason, and Gallatin County Elsa Austin, Cadence Brown, Morgan Pavlik, Marlie Sampson, Grace Simser, and Alexa Smieja are among those honored.

Park County Morgan Sites and Mariah Creason and Gallatin County Elsa Austin, Cadence Brown, Morgan Pavlik, Marlie Sampson, Grace Simser, Alexa Smieja are among those honored.

08/04/2025

It's Championship Week for the Livingston Recreation Department’s Co-ed Softball League - the weatherman is predicting possible thunderstorms to start the week. On Title Thursday, the sun will be out.

Check out the rest of the week's weather outlook or look at your phone - your option. But the Dugout has this month's menu for Revamped Coffee Co in Belgrade, so we've got that going for us.

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Rest of the week and weekend calls for sunshine with a stray shower or thunderstorm possible but not enough to wash away Thursday nights Livingston Co-ed Rec Softball Title Games.

08/04/2025

Myers’ River View Trail in Livingston becomes a Fairy Sanctuary for two weeks.

Megan Eubank and a group of talented artists' gift to Livingston - Wishberry Hollow. Go visit before the magic disappears.

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Outside Bozeman Livingston Business Improvement District Explore Livingston Montana This Is Livingston . . . . Livingston Recreation Department Eubank Creative, Inc. Livingston Center for Art & Culture

08/02/2025

Thousands enjoy the Bozeman Sweet Pea Festival Parade on Saturday.

Annual Parade is welcomed by sunny skies as families and one young Cubs Fan crowd onto Main Street.

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Downtown Bozeman Bozeman Area Chamber of Commerce Sweet Pea Festival

08/01/2025

BREAKING NEWS: Bar shooting in Anaconda with four dead and suspect on the run.

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ANACONDA - A suspect is on the run after four people were killed in a shooting at a bar in the US state of Montana, authorities say.

08/01/2025

The Artist Laureate position is a one-year honorary, community-service-oriented position. A community program or project is required and will be determined by the artist to showcase their skills and leadership.
The program will provide a one-time stipend of $5,000 and a year of exposure for the selected artist to share their talent with the Park County community.

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The program will provide a one-time stipend of $5,000 and a year of exposure for the selected artist to share their talent with the Park County community.

08/01/2025

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has awarded $200,000 to the Livingston Food Resource Center (LFRC) for general operating support. Through ten food access programs serving residents in Park County, Montana—including a mobile food pantry, school pantries, and in-person shopping options—LFRC meets immediate needs while addressing long-term barriers to food security.

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$2.7 million in grants will support food access in Georgia and Montana as demand rises and federal resources drop including $200,000 to the Livingston Food Resource Center.

07/31/2025

Yellowstone firefighters have responded to multiple wildfires throughout the park since the beginning of July. In recent weeks, over 500 lightning strikes from thunderstorms have resulted in six wildfires in the park’s backcountry. Firefighters have worked diligently to suppress all wildland fires upon detection.

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Fire danger level HIGH