Bitterrooters got a chance recently to hear the latest update from one of the leading authors of the 2017 Montana Climate Assessment, not only about how climate change is affecting […]
Archives for February 5, 2020
Getting a handle on woody debris removal in the river
Some federal, state and local government officials got together with some local fishing outfitters and others in the Bitterroot last week to discuss the issue of removing woody debris from […]
High winds wreak havoc in north valley
During last Saturday’s violent winds the community of Florence was temporarily sealed off to all traffic, according to Florence Fire Chief Charlie Lambson. At one point in the storm a […]
Mill Creek climbing closure in effect
The Stevensville Ranger District has issued a reminder of the annual climbing closure in the Mill Creek area north of Hamilton to allow for nesting of cliff-dwelling raptors. Beginning February […]
County implements wage agreement with attorneys’ group
The Ravalli County Commissioners last week declared an impasse had been reached with the Ravalli Deputy County Attorney Association in contract negotiations and then voted to implement the wage portion […]
Young people needed to maintain lifeline for Montana
By Randy Laird, Manager, MedFlight Air Ambulance for the Billings Clinic I have been in the medical services industry for 34 years in Montana. As a nurse with the Billings […]
Choose freedom
By Grace Wilson, Stevensville To all my Democrat friends: Perhaps there was a time when the Democratic party had some worthwhile statements in their platform, or at least were worth considering. […]
Vandalism on Main Street
By Andy Roubik, Hamilton On Sunday, January 26, someone topped and mutilated two of the locust trees that have graced our downtown Hamilton for at least 15 years. The two trees […]
Keeping Montana history alive
By Montana Historical Society Board of Trustees: Bruce Whittenberg (MHS Director), Kent Kleinkopf, Missoula (Board President), Bob Brown, Whitefish, Cliff Edwards, Billings, Ed Jasmin, Helena, Chuck Johnson, Helena, Steve Lozar, Polson, Douglas MacDonald, Missoula, Thomas Minckler, Billings, Thomas Nygard, […]
American tradition
By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Is there any tradition more American than the renegade who does The Right Thing? I was hoping for 4-5 of that sort among the Republican senators in […]
Extreme platform
By Henry Fowler, Stevensville Below is my version of a draft copy of the Democratic Party platform for 2020. The final version may differ in minor details, but policy statements […]
High School Association okays girls’ wrestling
At its January 20th meeting, the Montana High School Association gave the go-ahead for girls wrestling to be offered in the 2020-2021 school year. Currently, females compete against males in […]
Corvallis wins valley championship
The valley’s four wrestling teams competed at the ‘Restling in the ‘Root in Corvallis on Friday night. The winner of the event receives a giant tree root that has been […]
Merril ‘Dave’ Davis
Merril “Dave” Davis, 78, of Hamilton passed peacefully in his sleep Friday, January 24th, 2020. He had a brief stay in MDMH Hospice, after a lengthy battle with Multiple Myeloma. […]
Craig E. Luce
Stevensville – Craig E. Luce of Stevensville, MT passed away peacefully in his home on January 22, 2020 at the age of 61 after a long battle with Scleroderma. Born […]