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Archives for February 2026
Joseph ‘Joe’ Gervais
Joseph “Joe” Gervais, age 83, passed away on September 22, 2025, in Tucson, Arizona, where he was receiving care through the VA. Born in Minnesota, Joe lived a life defined […]
Mary Thomas
Mary Ethel Pearl was born to Harlan Robert Pearl and Mary Genevieve Cree on March 31, 1941 in Riverside, CA. Six years later her father would pass away. Mary, being […]
Donna Jean Truly
Donna Jean Turley of Hamilton, Montana passed away October 1, 2025. She was born Donna Jean Cutliff on August 18, 1933, twin sister of Dorothy Jewel, the daughter of Ollie […]
Josephine C. ‘Jo’ Harder
Victor – Josephine C. “Jo” Harder went home to Jesus in her own home, surrounded by family and her loving caregivers, Jeannie Hilburn and Vicky Rodriguez. Jo was full of […]
ICE agents
by Charles Sleath, Hamilton I was just wondering. How many persons that were arrested at the January 6th insurrection and sent to jail and then pardoned by Trump, are ICE […]
Support for Binkley, Bedey, Rusk
by Helen Sabin, Corvallis The terrific trio of true representation in the valley! Taxes going down! Across Montana – on television, radio, streaming services, mailers, and social media – tens […]
More lies
by Toddy Perryman, Hamilton White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted on social media on Saturday: “Plenty of countries in history have experimented with importing a foreign labor […]
Re: USCM response to concerns over Sheep Creek Plan
by William (Bill) Campbell, Conner Sheep Creek Manifesto. “USCM response….” This is more of the same, so passing by the fluff and getting down to what matters, let’s go straight […]
Everyone knows this is wrong
by Steve Jones, Corvallis Barb, I lived in Arizona. Barbara McNey’s appalled at ICE protests. I’m appalled she feels that way. If the situation has devastated the southwest, why is […]
Creator, please help us
by Jose Selig, Darby We have all been hearing unkind things about both political parties. I believe it would be beneficial to change those words into something constructive, especially considering […]
Support for Cleveland
by Lea Bossler, Florence My grandfathers both served in WWII to end the spread of fascist cruelty and Nazi racism, punctuated with atomic bombs and “Never Again.” This isn’t just […]
Tough guys
by Bill Salterberg, Stevensville Trump’s Tough Guy Border Patrol looked very cowardly and fearful when they pepper sprayed and then gang tackled and killed a VA ICU nurse in Minneapolis, […]
Ryan Zinke AWOL
by Archie Thomas, Corvallis An estimated 50 plus residents were present at a recent (1/26/26) County Commissioners’ meeting intending to address Ryan Zinke’s delegation listed on agenda. Due to an […]
The real news
by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis If you’re looking for hard hitting news, and not interested in puff propaganda, get the “X” app and follow independent journalists. You’d know through Nick Sortor […]
ICE, the American Gestapo
by Mark Snider, Hamilton Before WWII, Hitler ordered the Nazis to eliminate all Jewish people. At first, Hitler accused the Jews of causing many of Germany’s problems. He eliminated legal […]
Had enough yet?
by Mark Van Loon, Hamilton Q. What’s the difference between what just happened in Iran and what just happened in Minneapolis? Scale. In Iran the Ayatollah’s soldiers killed somewhere between […]
Sheep Creek Mine
by Rep. David Bedey, HD 86, Hamilton Despite reassurances from the company proposing to mine for rare earth minerals in the Sheep Creek drainage, this mine’s location undeniably poses an […]
Lawsuit filed over repeal of numeric water quality standards
by Michael Howell The Upper Missouri Waterkeeper, Flathead Lakers and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes filed a lawsuit in January 2026 challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) approval of […]
Hyett named Hamilton Police Officer of the Year
by John Dowd Every year, the Hamilton Police Department selects an officer that has gone above and beyond the call for service, and has shown that they can be both […]