by Nathan Boddy The organization that took shape on Thursday, September 26th was so new that it hadn’t yet decided on a name. Nonetheless, a gathering of seven individuals, all […]
Archives for October 1, 2024
Stevi council talks budget, hears audit results
by John Dowd At the September 26 meeting, the Stevensville Town Council discussed several topics related to their budget for the next fiscal year. The first big item on the […]
Maria Niesslein celebrates one hundred years
Maria Niesslein recently celebrated her 100th birthday at her home at Kathy’s Place in Florence. Maria was born in the harvest season, on September 12, 1924 in Tlumacz, Poland, on […]
Corvallis boys, Powell win golf divisionals
by Scott Sacry The Corvallis boys golf team won the Western A Divisional championship at Old Works in Anaconda on Friday, September 27. And it wasn’t close. The Corvallis team […]
Hamilton makes flag football state semifinals
by Scott Sacry The flag football state tournament took place in Bozeman on Thursday, September 26 and Friday, September 27. This was the third season for girls high school flag […]
Football Roundup
by Scott Sacry Corvallis 44, Libby 0 Corvallis hosted Libby on Friday, September 27 and won 44-0. Corvallis’ Solomon Morgan stormed out of the gate, scoring three straight touchdowns in […]
Hamilton defeats Stevensville in volleyball
by Scott Sacry The Stevensville volleyball team hosted Hamilton on Tuesday, September 24. It was a competitive match, but Hamilton had too much firepower in the end and won 3-0 […]
Bitterroot Valley Soccer Roundup
by Scott Sacry Stevensville defeats Corvallis The Corvallis soccer teams hosted Stevensville on Thursday, September 26. The Stevensville girls defeated Corvallis 3-1 and the Stevensville boys won 7-1. In the […]
Bitterroot runners at Mountain West Classic
by Scott Sacry The Bitterroot Valley cross country teams of Corvallis, Darby, Florence, Hamilton, and Stevensville were in Missoula at the University Golf Course on Saturday, September 28 for the […]
Bad reporting
by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis In 2021, the Biden-Harris Administration changed the Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) to completely voluntary. Since then, 30 of the largest cities in the country have not […]
Freedom’s rock?
by Jim Parker, Hamilton Please explain to me: Does Tim Sheehy’s position on abortion amount to a defense of the right of fathers and brothers to rape their daughters and […]
Why vote Republican?
by Russ Lawrence, Hamilton For my friends and neighbors who are accustomed to voting Republican, I have a few questions. For starters, just what IS a Republican any more? RINOs, MAGAs, […]
Unfounded beliefs hurt
by Brenda Allington, Florence As a retired OB nurse, I am exhausted by the disinformation equating reproductive health care to “abortion”. Obstetrical care providers are not “Pro-Abortion”! And there is NO […]
Tester and healthcare
by Hillery Daily, Darby Having spent more than three decades as a health professional, I pride myself on being sensible and practical. Montana’s three-term Senator, Jon Tester, has secured many sensible […]
Don’t vote Nov. 5th
by Richard Coleman, Hamilton If your vote is based on race, color, sexual orientation, political ads or who a celebrity told you to vote for? PLEASE DON’T VOTE. Men and women […]
Have you bought permission to keep a dog?
by Roger Mitchell, Stevensville Oh, my! I found a flyer posted on a bulletin board recently. My response was inevitable. I just cannot be quiet. The compelling need to expound and […]
I’m stoked!
by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton I would love to share beer or coffee and chat with Kamala Harris, and I would even buy a deep-fried Twinkie from Tim Walz, which is saying […]
Reject the party of ‘no’
by Sneed Collard, Missoula As a young voter, I was surrounded by both the Democratic and Republican influences. One party trended more progressive and the other more conservative, but they shared […]
Thank you, Sen. Tester
by Carol Peterson, Corvallis Thank you for representing my opinion on the Senate floor. The question was whether to close the Job Corps Centers. I felt like we needed to give […]
Marilyn Sawatsky
Marilyn Sawatsky, of Hamilton, passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at the Bitterroot Living Centre, with her son Michael and daughter-in-law […]