by Michael Howell The MPG Ranch located along the Sapphire Mountain range at the north end of the Bitterroot valley is not your ordinary Montana ranch. It is actually a […]
Daly Mansion takes over Festival of Trees
by John Dowd, Editor The Daly Mansion, and the Bitterroot Health Foundation, are excited to announce the transfer of a beloved community event. The Daly Mansion will take on the […]
125 years of caring: enduring legacy of Marcus and Margaret Daly
One hundred twenty-five years ago, Marcus Daly passed away at just 58, leaving a legacy that extended far beyond his success as a copper magnate. The Daily Intermountain called him […]
Hamilton bookstore adds yarn supplies
Since the closing of The Yarn Center, Hamilton crafters have relied on online retailers and trips to Missoula for fiber supplies. Now knitters and crocheters can see and touch a […]
Florence volley is divisional champ, on to state
by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor The Florence Falcons are the 2025 Western B Divisional volleyball champions. Florence defeated Anaconda 3-1 in the championship match on Saturday, November 8, in St. […]
Hamilton volleyball is divisional runner-up, headed to state
by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor The Hamilton girls volleyball team took 2nd place at the Western A Divisionals in Libby on Saturday, November 8. The Hamilton Broncs lost to the […]
Florence Falcons grounded by Three Forks
by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor The Florence Falcons football team hosted the Three Forks Wolves in the quarterfinals of the Class B State Playoffs on Saturday, November 8. It was […]
Broncs defeated by Rams
by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor The Hamilton Broncs football team made the long trek east to Billings on Friday, November 7, to face the top-ranked Billings Central Rams in the […]
Class A soccer All-Conference & All-State
The All-State and All-Conference teams for Class A soccer were recently announced, and numerous Bitterroot Valley soccer players from Corvallis, Hamilton, and Stevensville were honored on the Southwest A Conference […]
Larry R. Bright
Larry R. Bright was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming to James and Viola Bright. He passed away of natural causes on November 1, 2025 at the age of 86 years old. […]
Canard ‘David’ Meier
Canard ‘David’ Meier, 78, of Hamilton, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2025. He was born in Corpus Christie, Texas June 25, 1947. He shared his life with three brothers and […]
George A. Biddle
Stevensville – George A. Biddle, 84, of Stevensville passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at St Patrick Hospital. He was born on November 13, 1940 in Spencer, IN, the son […]
Patricia Lucille Lewis
November 2, 1942 She was born at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshville, Wisconsin. She lived with her family in Chili until 1953 when they moved to a small farm northeast […]
Captain Paul A. Chapla
Stevensville – Captain Paul A. Chapla, CEC, USN, assumed command of the Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory on June 29, 1990. A Lorain, OH native, Captain Chapla commenced his military career […]
Gerald ‘Gerry’ Rotering
Hamilton – Gerald Albert “Gerry” Rotering reunited with the love of his life, Astrid Lynn (Harper) Rotering, on Thursday, October 23, 2025. After a twenty-year career in the United States […]
Local orchard aims to connect with school food programs
by John Dowd, Editor Last Thursday, Swanson’s Orchard in Corvallis hosted a Farm to School event meant to bring education administrators and school food workers closer to local produce. The […]
Hamilton holds annual Halloween decorating contest
by John Dowd, Editor According to Hamilton City Administration, this year’s Hamilton Halloween Homes decorating contest was another great success. Hamilton Mayor Dominic Farrenkopf and Hamilton City Deputy Clerk Cynthia […]
Funds being raised for Corvallis girl
The Bitterroot community is rallying behind a child with a rare genetic disorder that impacts her heart, speech, spine, and internal systems. Twelve-year-old Diane Paxson of Corvallis will be getting […]
Hamilton Players to present ‘I Never Saw Another Butterfly’
Hamilton Players concludes its 2025 season with “I Never Saw Another Butterfly,” a moving theatrical work based on the poetry and artwork created by Jewish children imprisoned in the Terezin […]
‘Applachian Christmas’ concert is next Bitterroot Performing Arts Council offering
For those with Christmas trees decorated in November, the Bitterroot Performing Arts Council is hosting the perfect concert. Three-time Grammy winner Mark O’Connor and his wife, Maggie, will be playing […]