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🌱 What’s really at stake for Dillon’s small hospital and its future?

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  • What’s really at stake for Dillon’s small hospital and its future?

Also on today's calendar: Sitz Angus Influenced Bred Female Sale and 2 more events.

Find out what's happening in Dillonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Dillonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Cloudy and windy, with a high of 57 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, showers; windy, temps: high: 56, low: 36.
  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 54 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• On the brink: How the hospitals rural Montanans rely on are confronting an uncertain future (helenair.com) — Dillon is one of dozens of Montana towns relying on small critical access hospitals that now face an uncertain financial and policy future. Reporters traveled thousands of miles to document how these facilities keep rural residents cared for, and how changes to Medicaid and new federal rural health investments could shape what care looks like in Dillon and similar communities going forward.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Butte

  • Our Lady of the Rockies gift shop finds new home in Butte (montanarightnow.com)
  • Disabilities group in Butte starts year-round clothing exchange (kpax.com)
  • Rear window? Picture of elk's visit to Butte home paints a thousand words (missoulian.com)

Big Sky

  • Making it in Big Sky: Sam Rickenbaugh of Rocky Mountain Toy Company (explorebigsky.com)

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