Good morning, Butte.

Butte-Silver Bow’s Community Development Department is awarding over $734,000 from the National Park Service's Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Program to six historic buildings in Butte, including Stella’s Vu Villa Bar + Pizzeria and the Thornton Hotel, which will create new housing and business spaces.

Pizza Hut will close 250 locations nationwide in the first half of 2026 due to outdated facilities — it remains unclear if any of Montana’s 32 sites will be shut as Yum launches its Hut Forward modernization effort.

Tomorrow, Feb. 25, The Covellite at 215 W.

Broadway in Historic Uptown hosts a free screening of Freakier Friday 2025 with a 7pm show in partnership with Butte Food Co-op.

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality released a draft environmental assessment today for Silver Bow Mining's proposed exploration near Walkerville — the plan includes both surface drilling and underground work.

An ad hoc committee released its report on a Sabey Data Center proposal on 600 acres south of Butte, addressing water use from Silver Lake and energy tariff concerns.

A public meeting will take place tomorrow at (5:30 p.m.) in the Copper Lounge Room at Montana Tech Student Union.

Butte Central's basketball teams honor seniors at Senior Parent Night against Dillon at Maroon Activities Center today, competing in JV (3:00 p.m. for boys, 4:30 p.m. for girls) and varsity games (6:00 p.m. for boys, 7:30 p.m. for girls) as their regular season ends.

2026 Butte St. Patrick's Day Parade

12-6 p.m. — KBMF-LP 102.5FM — Free entry — Celebrate Irish culture through a festive parade in the heart of Butte.