by Sarah Glass The evening of Friday, September 7, saw about half of Hamilton High School’s 700-seat performing arts center filled with spectators interested in hearing a free lecture by […]
Archives for September 2024
Painted Rocks Reservoir out of contracted water
by John Dowd Much of Montana’s recreation, agriculture and every day life is reliant on the water that runs through the veins of the state. The water in Montana’s rivers […]
Fish barrier being eliminated on North Burnt Fork Creek
by Michael Howell A project to restore fish passage and streamside habitat at the mouth of North Burnt Fork Creek as it passes through Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge is […]
Montana history books go to Stevensville school
by John Dowd For some, books seem to be falling by the wayside as a medium for learning. However, for those like the late Gary Habedank and his wife, Kathryn, […]
Hamilton grapples with storm damage
by Nathan Boddy The Hamilton City Council heard a variety of reports from city department heads when they gathered for their regular meeting on Tuesday, September 3. Less than two […]
MDT releases results of open houses, sticks with roundabout plan
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) issued a thank you to those who attended the Bell Crossing Roundabout project open houses throughout July and August. Questions, comments, and concerns were […]
Stevensville soccer loses coaching legend
by Scott Sacry Ralph Serrette, Stevensville’s longtime men’s head soccer coach, died on Wednesday, September 4 at the age of 77. Serrette and Stevensville Soccer have been intertwined for the […]
Bitterroot Football Roundup
by Scott Sacry The Darby Tigers improved to 2-0 for the season with a thrilling 36-34 road victory over Plains on Friday, Sept. 6th. The Tigers were down 14-34 at […]
Hamilton flag football wins again
by Scott Sacry The Hamilton flag football team won both of their games in East Helena on Saturday, September 7. They beat Butte High 31-0, then defeated Helena 19-6. The […]
Broncs bounce Blue Devils in soccer
by Scott Sacry On Thursday, September 7th, the Corvallis and Hamilton boys and girls soccer teams played in Corvallis. Both of the matches were hard-fought and all four teams competed […]
Corvallis golfers win at Bigfork
by Scott Sacry The Class A Bitterroot Valley golf teams of Hamilton, Corvallis, and Stevensville were at Bigfork on Thursday, September 5 for a one-day tournament. In the boys team […]
Take your pick
by Emma Lou Elliott, Stevensville I diligently watched both the Republican and the Democratic conventions and boy, howdy, am I ever glad that is over with! There was lots of hype, […]
Support for Sheehy
by Jim Kalkofen, Stevensville I laughed when yet another political attack ad flashed on the TV screen. This attack on Tim Sheehy originated out-of-state and was paid for by out-of-state lobbyists. […]
Ode to Proposed Roundabout
by Bill Lussenheide, Florence Behold, the great roundabout, a ten-million-dollar spree, Where engineers conspired with Vision Zero’s decree. A circle of confusion on Highway Ninety-Three, Where logic took a detour—did they […]
Don’t waste your vote on mystery HD 88 candidate
by Wayne Adair, Hamilton If you are a resident of Montana House District 88, are you planning to vote for Glen Tate? Who? A fair question, since there is no one […]
Support for Busse
by Jana Gorton, Kalispell I don’t think Governor Gianforte cares about hard working Montanans. It would have taken one simple bill to head off the huge property tax hikes that property […]
Support for Farris-Olsen
by Hannah Gimpel, Hamilton Join me in supporting Erin Farris-Olsen for Montana Clerk of the Supreme Court! I’ve had the privilege of working with Erin both personally and professionally over the […]
Bridger Aerospace scandal
by Jim Parker, Hamilton Let’s do the math. How much is 134,000,000 divided by 6? Did you get 22.333+? $134,000,000 is how much Tim Sheehy’s Bridger Aerospace spent buying back […]
Are you better off?
by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Are you better off due to the 4-year, 6 million plus continuous tax dollars being spent by the State of Montana trying to limit […]
Ralph Alanzo Serrette
Soccer enthusiast, advocate, coach, mentor and dear friend Ralph Serrette passed away September 4th, 2024 in Missoula MT. Ralph Alanzo Serrette was born in Trinidad, the southernmost island country […]