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The Montana Lottery said Montana Millionaire ticket sales fell after sales opened Sunday at 5:30 a.m. due to technical issues and staff were working to restore service; the $250,000 drawing will be Nov.

30, final ticket deadline will be Dec. 27, and grand-prize and second-chance drawings will be Dec. 28.

Families are celebrating Halloween early with trick-or-treat visits to Edgewood Assisted Living and the 10th annual Candy Jam at the county fairgrounds (free), and Little Tykes Trick or Treat runs today from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. across the Walking Mall and Great Northern Town Center.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks proposed cutting bull elk permits in Hunting District 380 Elkhorn by about 30% for the 2027 season after reports of trophy-bull poaching, fewer older bulls harvested, and low elk observations.

Benefis closed oncology and infusion at the Helena specialty center last Thursday, affecting 200 patients who must seek care elsewhere; the system said it could not recruit a permanent oncologist and short-term coverage was unsustainable, and services will resume once a full-time provider is hired (Sletten Cancer Institute).

Helena Public Schools says a Frontline Education breach exposed five years of past and current employee records for about 2,000 people, the district learned earlier this month and says no student records were affected (Frontline notified those impacted).

Helena Public Schools first graders received pumpkins this week at their elementary schools, donated by Torgerson's Equipment (to bring Halloween spirit and fall colors to classrooms).

First graders at Helena Public Schools received pumpkins this week donated to elementary schools by Torgerson's Equipment (adding Halloween decorations and fall color to classrooms).

Marks Lumber will stop sawing in early November after 37 years in Clancy, owner Steve Marks said, and the mill will sell remaining inventory through 2027 while helping 14 employees find new work.

Marks-Miller Post & Pole is separately owned and will remain open.