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Billings Daily Digest Sunday, July 12, 2026

Ty McDuffey

12 Jul 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

The obits page tells you something the business section won't—this region's still losing the generation that built it. Three names today, ranging from their seventies into their nineties, the kind of lives that spanned from when Billings was half this size to now. A mechanic, a nurse, someone who worked the refinery for thirty years. We read past these notices too quick, but they're the actual ledger of who we were and what we're becoming. When you've got room to remember them properly, that's what a newspaper's for.

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Extreme Heat Warning

Extreme Heat Warning issued July 12 at 1:47AM MDT until July 14 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Billings MT

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures of 104 to 112 today. Some all time record highs could be broken. Temperatures will cool slightly to 95 to 104 Monday. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southeast Montana and north central Wyoming. * WHEN...Until midnight MD...

Billings Gazette

Billings neighbors: Obituaries for July 12

The Billings Gazette published obituaries for community members who passed away as of July 12. These notices serve as a way for families to honor and remember their loved ones in the local paper.

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