The cancellation of the Ravalli County Fair and Rockin’ RC Rodeo has had a ripple effect across the county. One of the most impacted groups has been the 4H program, […]
MHSA sets fall sports guidelines
On Monday, July 27, 2020, the Montana High School Association set out the guidelines for the 2020 Fall Activities for Montana schools. This was done by the MHSA Executive Board […]
Drive-thru testing provides snapshot of COVID-19 in Ravalli County
On Thursday, July 16, the Montana National Guard and the Ravalli County Public Health Department coordinated their efforts to test people for COVID-19. This was the 22nd testing site the […]
Weston awarded Montana Law Enforcement Officer of Year
By his own admission, Detective Brad Weston of the Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office is “pretty well known” here in the valley. That statement is true for many reasons, and it’s […]
Darby football coach resigns
Jeff Snavely, the high school football coach for Darby, resigned on Friday. Snavely had been under fire for comments made on his social media page regarding the protesters in Salt […]
Handicapped seating expanded at fairgrounds
There is a new addition to the seating at the Ravalli County Fair and Rockin’ RC Rodeo grandstands. In the past, the handicapped seating has been kind of hit and […]
Stevensville graduate competes on Titan Games
One of the few sports shows on television right now that is not a rerun is the show “The Titan Games.” The show features head-to-head physical competitions such as pushing […]
New name, new cause, same bull(s) at Darby bull-a-rama
The annual bull riding held the second weekend in July in Darby will have a new look. Gone are pink ribbons and signs about breast cancer awareness. Instead, purple will […]
County Fair going forward, entries open
The Ravalli County Fair is waiting for entries for the 2020 fair. The 2020 Exhibitors Handbook was released a couple of weeks ago. With this, potential exhibitors have the guidelines […]
‘Another one’s gone’ – Huls Dairy stops milking
The last cow was milked on Memorial Day at the Huls Dairy barn located on Simpson Lane, northeast of Corvallis. It was the end of an era that began in […]
Corvallis’ Trexler boys cash in
It wasn’t their rodeo but since the pandemic hit just about the time the spring high school and junior high rodeo season started, Cole and Cash Trexler were both afraid […]
Bucs sweep Red Sox
The Bitterroot Bucs traveled to Hamilton on Friday night for another inter valley match up. Jake Scully was on the mound for the Bucs and pitched until the bottom of […]
Bucs sweep Mavs
The Bitterroot Bucs will have a busy summer playing American Legion baseball but they won’t get out of Western Montana, unlike other years when they played all over the state […]
Remembering Doc Ward
The valley lost another icon this last week. Dr. Jack Ward, D.V.M. has been around barns and corrals from one end of the valley to the other. He was most […]
American Legion baseball returns
For the first time this year, the crack of the bat was heard in the valley. Spring, and summer, sports had been put on hold while the world came to […]
Memorial Day tradition comes full circle in Corvallis
In light of the pandemic and the need for social distancing, the Corvallis Memorial Day parade will have a new, old look on Monday, according to Doug Mason, the man […]
23andMe leads to more family for Florence woman
We’ve all seen the advertisements on television for 23andMe, a DNA testing kit that can tell you who your ancestors are. For people interested in their genealogy, this is a […]
What are our local athletes doing during the pandemic?
This year’s sports seasons came to an abrupt end in March when the COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to virtually everything in a high school senior’s life. For some, this […]
Our past family experiences are helping us make it through this
My mom and dad were products of the Great Depression and World War II. Even after those events, their lives were impacted by events that led to a lack of […]
Couple heads home to Bitterroot during pandemic
Two visitors to the valley, Eli Linton and Caitlin O’Connor, have had an up close and personal view of the COVID-19 pandemic from the beginning. Linton, who grew up in […]