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🌱 What BZN’s new runway and $200M expansion mean for Belgrade residents
Coffee in hand, Belgrade? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What BZN’s new runway and $200M expansion mean for Belgrade residents
- How Belgrade’s new girls flag football team will take shape
- How Belgrade Republicans got caught in Montana’s latest party power struggle
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Cold; an afternoon shower, with a high of 39 and low of 20 degrees.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 56, low: 25.
- Sunday: Warmer with partial sunshine, with a high of 67 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• BZN Seeks Community Feedback on Expansion, Runway Plans (kbzk.com) — Belgrade travelers will soon see big changes at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, including a $200 million terminal expansion and a proposed second commercial runway. Airport leaders are inviting residents to an April 16 open house at the old terminal on Wings Way in Belgrade to learn about the environmental review, traffic impacts, and how runway plans could reshape nearby roads like Airport Road and Tarmac Trail. 
• Belgrade School Board unanimously approves girls flag football beginning in fall of 2026 (bozemandailychronicle.com) — Belgrade High will launch a girls flag football program in fall 2026 after the Belgrade School Board unanimously approved the new sport this week. Administrators are now recruiting players, seeking funding after missing a startup grant deadline, and planning a short fall season with jamboree-style games on the high school football field.
• 'Policies over party': Why some Republican legislative candidates are attracting longtime Democratic donors (bozemandailychronicle.com) — Belgrade residents are seeing their local lawmakers pulled into a high-stakes struggle inside Montana’s Republican Party, as some longtime Democratic donors back more centrist GOP candidates, including Sen. Shelley Vance of Belgrade. The story explains how these donations, a Helena consulting firm, and party “honor roll” endorsements could reshape the balance of power in the 2027 Legislature and influence issues like taxes and Medicaid.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Middle School Book Fair with Country Bookshelf
Monforton 6-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
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Timberline Angus Bull Sale
Veltkamp Angus , 6485 Highline Rd , Manhattan
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Rotary Club of Bozeman "Sip & Sample" Night
Hilton Garden Inn Bozeman , 2023 Commerce Way , Bozeman
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Heritage Christian Grade 5th-8th TRACK Meet
Heritage Christian School , 4310 Durston Rd , Bozeman
9:30 am
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Belgrade school meal debt tops $110K
Source: Fairfield Sun Times https://share.newsbreak.com/i4z7su21 (Nextdoor Armstrong) - Belgrade school meal debt tops $110K
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🗞 Nearby News
Bozeman
- Bozeman ranked America's No. 1 college town for 3rd straight year (nbcmontana.com)
- Bozeman, Montana Airport Launches $200 Million Terminal Expansion - Public open house is scheduled for April 16, 2026 (matr.net)
- Film about Bozeman business owner Shauna White Bear to premiere at international film festival in May (kbzk.com)
Manhattan
- Paramount+ orders third season of Taylor Sheridan drama "The Madison" MEMORABLE TV (memorabletv.com)
Livingston
- To the moon and back: Artemis II made history and forged connections across the country (logandaily.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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