George Thomas Jr., 82, passed away December 20, 2024. A celebration of life will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at Garden City Funeral Home in […]
Archives for July 15, 2025
Stacy Renee Wiber
Stacy Renee Wiber of Stevensville passed away on June 25, 0225. She is survived by her husband Anthony and two children, Ezekial and Ronin, sister Elaine, brother Raymond, mother Denise […]
Roland ‘Woody’ Woodburn
Roland (Woody) Woodburn passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by family, on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Woody was born in Erding, Germany, to Alva and Franciska Woodburn on April […]
Brooks Tanner Venema
Our precious son, grandson, nephew, and miracle, Brooks Tanner Venema, passed away in the arms of his loving parents on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at just four months old. Though […]
Faye M. Lee
Faye was born in Crosby, North Dakota to Ray and Opal Riveland. She grew up on the family farm by Fortuna with her six siblings. They enjoyed many outdoor activities […]
Glen Mikesell
At 95 and ¾ years young, Glen Mikesell lived a life few could match in grit, heart, and joy. He passed peacefully July 10, 2025, leaving behind not just a […]
Something seems fishy
by Skip Kowalski, U.S. Forest Service (retired), Stevensville The Forest Service is getting hit with some big changes – allegedly to become more efficient. However, I’m not convinced the changes […]
Silence from county government
by Archie L Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis We are approaching six months under this new national regime. What effects does this regime agenda have on the ground in Ravalli […]
Kerr County floods
by David Leslie, Corvallis Most of you are familiar with the old adage,”When somebody shows you who they really are, believe them.” Well, this week, with the floods in Texas, […]
Complaint re: dam story
by Joseph G. Gallegher, Jr., Stevensville Painted Rocks Reservoir may be down but Lake Como looks quite full and it empties into the Big Ditch AND the Bitterroot River. Why […]
Open letter to Sen. Daines
by Ruth Hazelton, Hamilton Senator Daines, the facts speak for themselves: Trump has signed FIVE pieces of legislation and 185 executive orders. And that is all right with you? Amazing! […]
Thanks from Water Partnership
by Heather Barber, Executive Director, Bitterroot Water Partnership On behalf of the Bitterroot Water Partnership, I want to extend our sincere thanks to the Fly Fishers of the Bitterroot—and especially to […]
Why we protest
by Evan Schroedel, Florence I was one of hundreds of concerned citizens in the Bitterroot Valley who participated in the “No Kings” protest recently, where we raised our voices and […]
Red Sox host community night
by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor The Bitterroot Red Sox American Legion baseball organization had a special Community Appreciation event at the American Legion Field in Hamilton on Tuesday, July 8. […]
Bitterroot Bucs weekly recap
by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor Bucs 14, Dillon Cubs 3 On Tuesday, July 6, the Bucs clubbed the Dillon Cubs 14-3 in five innings. At the plate for the Bucs, […]