News Headlines for Absarokee, Montana

Montana Guard helicopters readied for fire season (Billings Gazette)
HELENA - A fleet of Montana National Guard helicopters is undergoing its annual firefighting makeover in Helena.

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Montana favored in polls (Billings Gazette)
HELENA - Big Sky Conference football coaches and media that cover the league predict the University of Montana will win the conference football championship this fall.

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Get a wake up call from Hannah Montana (WTNH-TV New Haven)
(WTNH, July 23, 2008 11:00 AM) -- Wal-Mart has partnered with Disney to offer free customized activity reminders from Hannah Montana.

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Cyrus releases first CD without 'Hannah Montana' name attached (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
NEW YORK -- Hannah Montana may be the most potent phenomenon in Hollywood right now -- bigger than Batman, bigger than Brangelina. Yet these days, the girl who truly fascinates is not Hannah, but Miley Cyrus.

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Montana Guard ready for fire season (Helena Independent Record)
A fleet of Montana National Guard helicopters is undergoing its firefighting makeover in Helena, an annual event signaled by the creep of smoke into the sky and a weeklong forecast filled with lighting.

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MONTANA HEADLINES (KECI Missoula)
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Plans for a separate cattle zone around Yellowstone National Park are back on the table at the Montana Department of Livestock as a way of dealing with the livestock disease brucellosis. The controversial plan was originally pitched by Governor Schweitzer.

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High winds, hail lash southwest Montana (Helena Independent Record)
BOZEMAN (AP) — A storm packing 85 mph winds and producing golf ball-sized hail moved through southwestern Montana on Tuesday afternoon, downing trees and knocking out power to several thousand residents.

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Group: Montana near bottom of widening philanthropic gap (Missoulian)
HELENA - The philanthropic gap has widened even further between the 10 states with the most private foundation assets and the 10 states with the least, including Montana, a Helena group said Monday.

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Storm brings high winds and hail to SW Montana (The Montana Standard)
BOZEMAN (AP) — A storm packing 85 mph winds and producing golf ball-sized hail moved through southwest Montana on Tuesday afternoon, downing trees and knocking out power to several thousand residents.

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Hannah Montana bus replica coming to mall (West County Journal)
An exact replica of the Hannah Montana Tour Bus - though without Hannah herself - will visit the Chesterfield mall Tuesday, July 22.

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