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MHP cited 21 DUI drivers over two days of St. Paddy's celebrations in Butte

Montana Highway Patrol said troopers issued 21 DUIs over two days of St. Patrick's festivities in and around Butte. Capt. Dale Oliverson, commander of the Montana Highway Patrol’s Butte District, and Sgt. Mike O'Connor said MHP troopers were busy as usual on Monday and Tuesday.

Don Peoples dies at 86; former chief executive remembered as 'Butte's greatest leader'

Don Peoples Sr. remembered for tenacity, love of Butte

Blackout rage gallons, aka BORGs, prevalent at Butte St. Patrick’s Day parade

If you were in Uptown Butte on St. Patrick’s Day, you couldn’t help but notice numerous people were walking around with plastic gallon jugs filled with some type of liquid. That wasn’t flavored water in those jugs. It was actually pretty potent stuff. Called a BORG, an

From Ireland to Butte: Author embarks on a journey into her Irish grandmother’s past

Like so many of Butte’s Irish descendants, Debbie Bowman Shea, a Butte author, has ancestral ties to Ireland’s Beara Peninsula. It is estimated more than 2,000 people migrated to Butte from the Beara, including Shea’s grandparents, Abigail “Bina” Harrington Healy, who hailed from Allihies, and Michael

Blessing given on Park & Main in Butte on the eve of St. Patrick's Day

A crowd descended on Park and Main late Monday afternoon as Butte officially kicked off the 2026 St. Patrick's festivities with a St. Patrick's Eve blessing from Father Patrick Beretta of Butte Catholic Community North. Speakers also included Butte-Silver Bow Chief Executive J.P. Gallagher,

St. Urho’s Day a beloved Butte tradition on eve of St. Patrick's Day

It's time to raid your closet for some purple and green gear as you plan to celebrate St. Urho’s Day on Monday. Whether your destination is the Helsinki Bar or Sláinte Butte America Pub, there’s much to see and do. To set the story straight, it

Sheriff Lester reflects on 36 years working St. Patrick’s Day, reminds revelers to be smart

Butte-Silver Bow Sheriff Ed Lester said there’s no place like Butte America on St. Patrick’s Day. As a seasoned law enforcement officer, the sheriff can back that statement up, as this year marks his 36th working during Butte’s Irish celebration. “I really enjoy the parade and