Missoulian week in review: Local news recap for April 27-May 3

Here are some of the headlines from this past week in the Missoulian. To read the full stories, click the link on each headline:

HEART BUTTE — When the Heart Butte School Board announced in January that the school faced millions of dollars in debt, that nearly half of all full-time employees would be laid off and that the school might not open in the fall, community members were distraught. 

Students board buses after the end of a school day at Heart Butte School in February. The town is home to 621 people, about one-third of whom either attend or work at the school district. The school is the largest employer in town.

BEN ALLAN SMITH, Missoulian

They knew more than just a school was at risk. The future of the community was on the line.

Nestled beneath the Rocky Mountain Front, Heart Butte anchors the southern end of the Blackfeet Reservation. The town is home to 621 people, about one-third of whom either attend or work at the school district. The school is the largest employer in town. It feeds students breakfast, lunch

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