🌱 Which Miles City traditions and names pop up in this week’s time capsule?

Hello Miles City! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Miles City traditions and names pop up in this week’s time capsule?
• What a Miles City ranch leader says about the Texas screwworm outbreak

Also on today's calendar: Miles City Fourth of July Fireworks.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high of 75 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Brisk and cool, temps: high: 65, low: 45.
• Sunday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 72 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Stardust — June 11, 2026 (bozemandailychronicle.com) — Miles City’s past comes alive with a look back at local fire-season staging at Frank Wiley Field, music recitals, Boys State delegates, and bank promotions. The column also recalls city zoning changes, Range Riders reunions, Roundup preparations, county jail upgrades, and family milestones stretching back 100 years, all rooted in familiar Miles City names and places.
   

• Montana Farm Bureau comments on New World Screwworm in Texas (falloncountytimes.com) — A Miles City cattle rancher serving as Montana Farm Bureau vice president is reassuring residents that the New World Screwworm outbreak in Texas does not threaten meat safety, thanks to strict safeguards. He and national Farm Bureau leaders urge livestock and pet owners, especially in affected regions, to stay vigilant, recognize symptoms, and support USDA’s large-scale sterile-fly program to eradicate the pest again.
   

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📸 Around Miles City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Miles City

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday July 2

• WuMF to perform at an all Montana Arts... →
  Otium Brewing, 21 S 9th St, Miles City
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday July 4

• Miles City Fourth of July Fireworks →
  Wibaux Park, 200 S Strevell Ave, Miles City
  10:30 pm

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📣 Miles City Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Story Hour w/ Free Play →
  Rosebud County Library, 201 N 9th Ave, Forsyth
  10:00 am
• 19th Annual HS Basketball Team Camp - Boys →
  Toepke Center, College Dr, Glendive
  10:00 am
• Dawson Basketball Officiating Camp →
  Toepke Center, College Dr, Glendive
  10:00 am

Tuesday June 16

• A History of Montana in 101 Places Book Tour →
  Frontier Gateway Museum, 201 State St, Glendive
  12:00 pm
• Monthly Kennel Club Meeting - Tuggle Room →
  Ekalaka 7-8 Ekalaka, MT 59324
  5:15 pm

Wednesday June 17

• FFA Leadership Camp@ Highwood MT
  Ekalaka 7-8 Ekalaka, MT 59324

Thursday June 18

• DCHS Principals office open
  DAWSON H S SCHOOL DISTRICT Glendive, MT 59330
  8:00 am

Friday June 19

• 19th Annual HS Basketball Team Camp - Girls →
  Toepke Center, College Dr, Glendive
  10:00 am
• Sensory Story Time — Glendive Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture →
  Glendive Public Library, 200 S Kendrick Ave, Glendive
  10:00 am

Monday June 22

• Regular Board Meeting
  Ekalaka 7-8 Ekalaka, MT 59324
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Miles City. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Customer Service Representative in Miles City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Miles City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ekalaka

• Youth Mental Health First Aid training to be held in Ekalaka (ekalakaeagle.com)
• Ekalaka Range Day set for June 30 at Events Center (ekalakaeagle.com)

Baker

• The Baker Chamber Recreation Department wraps up the school year programs (falloncountytimes.com)
• Aaron Watson set to headline the Fallon County Fair (falloncountytimes.com)
• Roger Geving honored for lifetime of preserving Fallon County history (falloncountytimes.com)

Hardin

• Morton Law Office Joins McDonough Law Group, Expanding Legal Services in Hardin (bighorncountynews.com)

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Ok Miles City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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