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Archives for September 2024

Corvallis wins football season opener

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by Scott Sacry The Corvallis football team started their 2024 season in commanding fashion with a 50-12 victory over Browning in Corvallis on Friday, August 30.  The Blue Devils left […]

Bitterroot Valley football roundup

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by Scott Sacry The Florence Falcons were defeated 14-21 by the Jefferson Panthers in a clash of Class B powers on Friday, August 30 in Florence. As you would expect […]

Electricity is underrated

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by Sheryl Olson, Stevensville After spending parts of three days without power in my neighborhood in Stevensville, it took the flick of a switch to realize how utterly dependent every part […]

Paying it forward

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by Brenda Allington, Florence For 22 years, I practiced as a women’s health care provider in Missoula. I am now retired, but when I think back, I am saddened that I […]

Thanks!

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by Mark David Hight, Hamilton I have a great story to tell you! Last Monday, August 19, I survived a significant medical event! An acute symptom, loss of control of my […]

Your right to know

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by Jim Parker, Hamilton The roundabout proposed by Governor Gianforte’s Department of Transportation is at best an affront to the public’s right-to-know provisions in Montana’s Constitution: Section 9. RIGHT TO KNOW. […]

Access to fairgrounds

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by Margaret Sharp, Hamilton To County Commissioners: I have asked for several years why there are no handicap doors on the First Interstate Building at Fairgrounds. It is not in the […]

Concerns about upcoming election

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by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville My concerns about the upcoming Presidential election continue to expand. As I write this letter on Monday, August 26th, Vice President Harris has yet to hold a press […]

Democrats work to make abortion legal

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by Wayne Adair, Hamilton It is difficult to imagine a community event that better exemplifies the joys of living in a small town more than Hamilton’s weekly farmers market. No matter […]

Elna Foust

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Elna Moe Foust, a woman whose life intertwined with the rivers and mountains of Montana, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2024, in her home near where her story began. […]

Robert D. Krout

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Robert D. Krout, 88, of Victor passed away Tuesday, Aug 27, 2024,  at his home. He was born February 18, 1936, in Hamilton, MT, the son of Rodney Krout and […]

Peggy N. Doerfler

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Peggy N. Doerfler, 85 of Hamilton, MT passed away Thursday, August 22, 2024 at Bitterroot Health Daly Hospital in Hamilton. Peggy was born June 11, 1939 in Grand Forks, North […]

Johnson Fire Update

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September 2, 2024 The Johnson Fire near Sula grew to 3753 acres over the weekend with 0% containment. The fire was caused by a lightning event on July 25. Currently […]