by John Dowd During a special Stevensville Town Council meeting last Wednesday, the council met to vote on the appointment of a new police chief. Before the vote, […]
Archives for February 2024
Lost Trail Ski Patrol to host 39th steak fry
by Kristin Kruse Attendees of the event in the past say they can count on a great dinner and a fun family night on the mountain, but Lost Trail’s annual […]
Florence teams take 3rd at Districts, advance to Divisionals
by Scott Sacry The Florence boys and girls basketball teams came home with matching 3rd place trophies from the District 6B tournament in Deer Lodge on February 15-17. Both teams […]
Western A Basketball update
by Scott Sacry Boys play-in games The Corvallis boys went to Frenchtown on Saturday, February 17th for the second Western A play-in game with a trip to Divisionals on the […]
Warning
by J. Ward, Lolo A stroll down memory lane! Former president Trump interfered in Israel and Palestine. Remember when he made it his mission to give Jerusalem to Israel? Now, Netanyahu […]
Hand counting of votes less accurate
by Wayne Adair, Hamilton Anyone blessed with the ability to read and comprehend a newspaper or has the intellectual capacity to understand a news broadcast knows the 2020 presidential election was […]
For the record
by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton I was … surprised … when, at the New Hampshire Republican Presidential Primary on January 23rd, Tim Scott from South Carolina, who had dropped out of the […]
Hitler again?
by Paul Kink, Stevensville My father was born on a small farm in Munich, Germany in 1913. He recalled that in the first democratic elections after World War I, that […]
Bats in the red belfry
by John Grant, Hamilton Steve Bannon has transformed the Republican Party into the Donner Party. Featured Menu: Braised Maryland Matt simmered in Wuhan Bat Wing Stock. Paired with Coal Slurry […]
Say no to ‘R’
by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis “Just say NO!” Nancy Reagan’s antiquated 1980’s answer to sex is the only way forward for Montana voters, Republican candidates and office holders. This […]
Maryland swings like no other
by Jim Hamilton, Florence Wow and Holy Baltimore Oriole, Batman! What just happened in our beautiful Big Sky Country state? Well, I’ll tell you. Dryland Eastern Montana rancher Maryland Matt Rosendale […]
Evelyn Harrington Fifield
Evelyn Harrington Fifield, 94, passed away after a short illness on February 14, 2024 at the Beehive homes in Hamilton, MT. Her parents […]
Bonnie Ruth Hoffmann Leifer
Bonnie Ruth Hoffmann Leifer died Saturday, January 27 as a result of colon cancer. Her life was lived to the fullest in all respects. She believed that travel was her […]
Robert F. Sizer
Robert F. Sizer died at the Living Centre in Stevensville, MT on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Bob was born April 7, 1925 in Victor, MT. He was preceded in death […]
Bethany Ann Hyun Jin Andersen
Bethany Ann Hyun Jin Andersen, 39, passed away peacefully due to aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage early in the morning, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. The Celebration […]
It’s tournament time for bitterroot valley basketball teams
Tournament Time By Scott Sacry Basketball season bookends winter in Montana – it starts with the last echoes of fall and ends with spring in sight. This weekend, Montana high […]
Meeting scheduled on Hamilton workforce housing proposal
A public mmeting on the proposed D Lazy S Meadows workforce housing development will be held Monday, February 19 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Rocky Mountain Grange, 1436 S […]
Group asks county commissioners to add hand counting of ballots
by Michael Howell The Ravalli County Republican Central Committee (RCRCC) wants to place an initiative on the upcoming primary ballot that would require a hand count of all the ballots […]
Local vet clinic prioritizes community involvement
by John Dowd One of the things most beloved about Montana is the “small-town feel.” Many who move to the state do so because of that feeling of community and […]
Stevensville to vote on local government review
by John Dowd Last Thursday, the Stevensville Town Council met to discuss several topics that have been in the works for some time. The most important of these was the […]
