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Archives for May 14, 2024

Montana Senate seat

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by David Stover, Stevensville I find it hilarious that all the “ranchers” and others are campaigning for Jon Tester for re-election to the US Senate by besmirching his opponent Sheehy as […]

Thanks for library soiree

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by Jane Lambert, Stevensville I would like to thank Laura Frazee-Sonsteng and her crew for putting on the Spring Soiree, which benefited the North Valley Public Library, and many of us […]

Support for Overstreet

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by Mac Sosa, Stevensville Police Chief (Ret.), Spring, Texas Greg Overstreet is a candidate for the state Legislature in Montana. He has volunteered his time to be the attorney coach for the […]

Support for Binkley, Bedey, Rusk

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by Helen Sabin, Corvallis First, Michele Binkley is highly respected in the legislature by both sides as well as the leadership in Helena because she uses common sense and does a […]

What’s in a word?

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by Mark Van Loon, Hamilton Seems like it’s always ‘election season’ but now we’re actually in an election year. The ads and messages are overwhelming. And pretty much everyone running for […]

Motive and integrity matter

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by Pat Earnest, Stevensville As voting begins, I would like to point out a few things that I use to help me determine who to vote for. I want someone who […]

Continuing support for Wayne Rusk

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by Chris Hoffman, Ravalli County Sheriff (Ret.), former Ravalli County Commissioner ​​Two years ago, I felt the need to write a letter in support of Wayne Rusk in his bid for […]

Support for Sheehy

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by Sabrina J. Hamrick, Stevensville As we gear up for the primary elections, I urge everyone to vote, especially for Tim Sheehy. It’s a crucial time, and every vote counts. Tim […]

Support for Rusk

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by Carrie Rusk, Corvallis Two years ago Wayne Rusk ran for HD 88 with a vision in mind of Uniting the Convervative Community of Ravalli County. He decisively won a […]

Sheehy and national unity

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by Will Walker, Hamilton ​​For us Americans, the past few years have been tough. Our standards of living are decreasing, prices are rising tremendously, and the schism between the left and […]

Rusk is clear choice

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by Dan Tomlinson, Hamilton During her tenure, Theresa Manzella has perfected a unique brand of incompetence and hysteria, typified by making wild statements and producing very little. For instance, in the […]

Judith E. Whitcraft

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Judith E. Whitcraft aka “Judy Bug,” age 83, of Stevensville, MT passed away on December 26, 2023, at St. Patrick Hospital from a brain hemorrhage.  She was born May 5, […]

Ronald David Roberts

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Ronald David Roberts, 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at the BeeHive assisted living facility in Hamilton, Montana. He was born in Hamilton to Fred and Pats Roberts. Growing […]

Esther Mae Edwards

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Esther Mae (Maier) Edwards, 98, of Florence, Montana, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2024 in her home. She was born September 19, 1925 in Isabel, South Dakota, the twelfth of […]

Corvallis, Stevensville split in tennis

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by Scott Sacry On Thursday, May 9th, the tennis teams from Corvallis and Stevensville played in Corvallis. The Corvallis girls won 8-0 while the Stevensville boys won 6-2. Below are […]

Valley athletes excel at districts

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by Scott Sacry Darby and Florence competed in the 6B Districts and Victor competed in the 13C Districts in Missoula on Saturday, May 11th in the combined 13C, 14C, 6B […]

Polson ABC Track Invitational held

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by Scott Sacry On Saturday, May 11th, the track teams for Corvallis, Stevensville and Hamilton competed in the Polson ABC Invitational. This was the final meet before the Western A […]