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Eagle Valley Enterprise · Action, MT

Alumni in Action: former Battle Mountain and Eagle Valley runners compete in NCAA conference championships, USATF Half Marathon Trail Championship

Several former Eagle Valley and Battle Mountain runners competed at their school’s respective NCAA conference meets last weekend. Milaina Almonte finished second at the West Coast Conference cross-country championships on Oct. 30 in San Diego. The Santa Clara senior finished the 6-kilometer course in 20 minutes, 36.5 seconds, just five clicks behind Portland’s Latham West. Almonte placed first or second in all four races during the regular season and was named the WCC runner of the week at the end of September. Last May, Almonte became the fourth Bronco in history to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field West Regional. After setting school records in the 3,000- and 5,000-meters indoors, the former Battle Mountain star nearly broke Santa Clara 3,000-meter steeplechase school record held by trail world champion Grayson Murphy.

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Montana Free Press · Billings, MT

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Billings Clinic announces new name: One Sky Health

Billings Clinic has a new name. The nonprofit healthcare organization has operated in a combined capacity with Logan Health since 2023. Logan Health owns hospitals in Kalispell, Whitefish and several small communities on the Hi-Line, while Billings Clinic operates in Billings and runs satellite locations in Bozeman, Red Lodge and Columbus, among other communities. Under one administrative roof, the organization has more than 25 clinics and hospitals and 9,000 employees throughout Montana and northern Wyoming, according to a press release announcing the change. As of this week, the organization will now be called One Sky Health. Tuesday afternoon, staff, administrators and community partners filled the atrium and second-floor balcony of Billings Clinic to watch the announcement. People waved small purple pom-poms and ate cookies. Party music played from giant speakers near a stage.