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Archives for April 2023

Stevensville’s top scholars

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Stevensville High School is excited to announce its Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the graduating class of 2023. The Valedictorian, Madeline Sacry (right), has plans to go to Brown University in […]

Bitterroot Health opens oncology wing

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by John Dowd Last Thursday, Bitterroot Health held a grand opening for its new oncology department which has been in the works for nearly 23 months. Started in 2018, Bitterroot […]

Living with the land

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by John Dowd Last Saturday, the Historic St. Mary’s Mission and Museum held another of a serious of presentations they call their Saturday Series. These talks are presented by Humanities […]

Meet more school trustee candidates

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Victor Marci Smith My name is Marci Smith and I am running for Victor school district. My husband, Dave and I live on a farm in Victor that was homesteaded […]

Corvallis defeats Stevi in tennis

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by Scott Sacry The tennis teams of Corvallis and Stevensville squared off in Corvallis on Tuesday, April 18th. It was a windy, chilly, and sometimes snowy day in Corvallis as […]

Sports Roundup

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by Scott Sacry Track The track teams from Florence, Darby, and Victor joined 29 other schools to compete in the Seeley Swan Invitational at the MCPS Stadium in Missoula on […]

Clifford A. Ross

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Clifford A. Ross, 68, passed away Monday, April 17, 2023 at home peacefully surrounded by his family after a short battle with cancer. He was born July 30, 1954 in […]

Ernest ‘Glenn’ Larson

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Missoula – Beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather, and friend, Ernest “Glenn” Larson, 97, passed away in his sleep  Sunday, Apr. 9, 2023, at his home in the Village […]

Pray for America

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by Grace Wilson, Stevensville Thursday, May 4th, is national Day of Prayer. Yes, we still have a special day to pray for America, although you will probably not hear about it […]

A voice for parents

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by Pat Earnest, Stevensville You have until next Tuesday, May 2nd to submit your ballot. At this point, I would suggest delivering it if you can and not trusting the […]

Important moment for Hamilton

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by Ericka Dowd, Hamilton I grew up in a small town, one much smaller than ours. A place where a Class C basketball game draws all available residents, neighbors help neighbors, […]

Thank you, Corvallis

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by Carol Peterson, Corvallis The Corvallis School District #1 is proud to make the last payment on the REA property that the taxpayers approved to buy five years ago. This has […]

Support Hamilton kids

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by Katrina Mendrey, Hamilton Hamilton is experiencing growth. The facility and safety needs of our schools are changing. Our district has supported amazing programs and employs excellent teachers that set our […]

Vote yes on Hamilton bond, levy

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by Marisa Neyenhuis, Hamilton I’m writing today to encourage folks to vote YES for the Hamilton School District’s Bond and Levy. As someone who went through the Hamilton school system in […]

No more tax levies

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by James (Jim) L. Thomas, Corvallis Three years ago, I called to find out why my homeowner taxes had raised 10% (9.7%). The nice lady at the County Assessor didn’t know, […]

Landowner urges open space protection

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by John Dowd “My philosophy is that you can always make more money, but you can’t make more land,” said Charlie DeVoe, a landowner in the Bitterroot Valley. He, among […]

Outdoor organizations gather for youth

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by John Dowd Getting youth interested in carrying on the traditions of Montana is something at the forefront of the minds of many Bitterrooters. This is definitely the case for […]