The Montana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the appeal of former Florence doctor Chris Christensen. The 72-year-old former physician was charged in 2015 and, following a long jury […]
Archives for February 2020
‘Gold buckle dreams’ at 9th annual Cowboy Ball
The ninth annual Bitterroot Cowboy Ball is coming right up on Saturday night! This event is sponsored by the Rockin’ RC Rodeo Committee of the Ravalli County Fair. The doors […]
Ballance announces bid for Senate District 44 seat
Editor’s Note: Following is Nancy Ballance’s statement of candidacy in her own words. I am formally announcing that I am running for Senate District 44, the seat occupied for the […]
Bitterroot Library to partner with RML on community tours
The Bitterroot Public Library will once again partner with Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in 2020 to offer community tours of RML, but with a new twist: quarterly evening tours will […]
Stevensville Climate Advisory Board explained
By Dempsey Vick, Stevensville Town Council member I have read some feedback on the Climate Action Advisory Board and felt that since I was the councilmember that spearheaded this resolution, […]
Trump’s trade reality
By Ron de Yong, Kalispell Economists at the American Farm Bureau estimated that the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) would have provided American producers over $4 billion annually in increased sales, but Trump […]
Trump lies
By David Welch, Hamilton In his first three years of office, Trump has made an astonishing 16,241 documented false or misleading claims. This breathtaking number is composed of 1,999 in […]
Science, skepticism, and climate change
By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville On the topic of climate change, there should be no argument—the climate is changing. It is a proven fact. Rick Landry, Corvallis, is correct. He is […]
Just asking
By Mike Mercer, Stevensville Climate change has been studied to the point of war between two sides with little knowledge of just how complex our little blue planet is but […]
Wolves, CWD and MtFWP
By Marc Cooke, President, Wolves of the Rockies, Stevensville Wolves of the Rockies attended a two-day Montana Environmental Quality Council meeting recently in Helena. During that time, three or more hours were […]
Corvallis girls win in Stevi
Records go out the door when one valley team plays another. Although the Corvallis Blue Devils prevailed against Stevensville, the Lady ‘Jackets gave them a run for the win. The […]
Hamilton rebounds after loss
Hamilton lost a tough game on Thursday night to Frenchtown but rallied back for a non conference win over Polson. The Broncs lost to Frenchtown, 57-55, in a thriller in […]
Valley wrestlers on to state!
The divisional wrestling tournaments were held over the weekend for all classes. The top individuals in each weight class will now move on to the All-Class State Wrestling Tournament in […]
John Robert ‘Bob’ Burt
Victor – John Robert “Bob” Burt, 92, of Victor passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at The Living Centre in Stevensville. He was born June 1, 1927 in Salt Lake […]
Allen Duane Luedecke
Allen Luedecke was born June 20, 1939 in Missoula, Montana and died January 30, 2020 in Chico, California. He was preceded in death by his wife, Noel Lang Luedecke; parents […]
Richard ‘Dick’ Clark
Stevensville – Richard “Dick” Clark, 81, of Stevensville passed away of natural causes at St. Patrick Hospital on January 25, 2020. He was born April 11, 1938 in Mandan, ND. […]
Assessing climate change in Montana and the Bitterroot
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 […]
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 […]