Recent reporting by WYFI highlighted the dramatic increases in individuals incompetent to stand trial for criminal offenses and their referral to the state hospital system for competency restoration. The result is a system under tremendous strain and one that is increasingly displacing people who need the highest level of psychiatric care for reasons unrelated to criminal activity. […]

On Friday evening, Bozeman community members gathered in the corner of a public parking lot on the corner of North Black Avenue and Eeast Mendenhall Street. The mood was lively; Attendees were talking and laughing, listening to a cellist serenade the event, eating traditional Korean food— and most importantly, swapping stories about I-Ho Pomeroy, the woman whose memory had brought more than a hundred of them together that evening.

The Kirkland Ecclestone Pool will mark its 50th anniversary this summer by dedicating its annual Swim-a-Thon to longtime member Ainsley Rowcliffe, whose more than 11 years at the pool have made her a familiar and inspirational presence in the community.