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🌱 Which Columbus athletes have already qualified for the state track meet?

Columbus, Montana Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Which Columbus athletes have already qualified for the state track meet?

Also on today's calendar: Laurel JV Baseball @ Columbus and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of p.m. t-showers, with a high of 75 and low of 42 degrees.
  • Thursday: Very windy; cooler, a.m. rain, temps: high: 51, low: 30.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy; windy, chilly, with a high of 44 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• List: 2026 Montana high school track and field state qualifiers — April 21 (montanasports.com) — Columbus High School track athletes, including standout sprinter and jumper Buck Prather, have already punched their tickets to the 2026 state meet thanks to strong early-season performances. Several Columbus boys and girls appear across sprint, hurdle, relay, distance, jumping, and high jump events, highlighting local talent in this statewide rundown of current qualifiers.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Bridger

  • Another cold core storm with rain and snow begins Wednesday night (kbzk.com)
  • Carlin Alice Cloninger Dalton (powelltribune.com)

Red Lodge

  • Montana Morning Headlines: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 (kpax.com)
  • From evacuation warning zone, Red Lodge residents nervously watch East Side fire (ktvq.com)
  • Montana Farmers Union will host workshops ahead of 2027 Legislative Session (krtv.com)

Billings

  • Salvation Army volunteers deliver meals and connection across Billings communities (salvationarmyusa.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Columbus

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.