by Scott Sacry On Tuesday, January 17th, Corvallis made the short trip south to Hamilton for a tripleheader in front of a raucous crowd from both communities. First, the girls’ […]
Basketball Roundup
by Scott Sacry Stevensville On Tuesday, January 17th, the Stevensville girls traveled to East Helena and won, 51-39. The Lady Yellowjackets jumped out to a 19-9 first quarter lead and […]
Hamilton’s Blome honored by MHSA
by Scott Sacry The Montana High School Association’s Executive Board held its annual meeting on January 14th & 16th in Missoula. Hamilton’s Activities Director Travis Blome was awarded a MHSA […]
Darby Tigers best Victor Pirates, boys and girls
by Scott Sacry On Thursday, January 19th, Darby made the trip north to face Victor in an all-Bitterroot Valley matchup. The Darby Tigers dominated the court, winning both games. The […]
Stevensville council rejects apartment complex proposal
At their first meeting of the new year, in front of a packed house, the Stevensville Town Council voted down a proposal to build 41 rental units just off the […]
Local cat rescue offers option
The Bitter Root Humane Association announced last week that it was temporarily suspending acceptance of cats and kittens at the Hamilton shelter. For people that have cats and kittens they […]
Haven House food bank chugging along post-Covid
by Nathan Boddy Judy Williams, the manager at Haven House food bank in Hamilton, talks over the sound of a bustling background and explains that the community non-profit is busy, […]
Forest Service issues decision on Mud Creek Project
Bitterroot National Forest Supervisor Matt Anderson has signed a Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Mud Creek Project on the West Fork Ranger District. The decision […]
Stevensville athletes sign letters of intent
by Scott Sacry Victoria Uskoski and Daphne Engel from Stevensville High School have signed letters of intent to play sports in college next year, Engel for volleyball and Uskoski for […]
Busy week for Bitterroot basketball teams
by Scott Sacry The boys and girls basketball teams of Corvallis played games against two Bitterroot Valley opponents last week, hosting Stevensville on Tuesday, January 10th, then playing Florence later […]
Wrestling Roundup
by Scott Sacry Choteau Classic The Florence wrestling team competed in the Choteau Classic on January 13th & 14th alongside nearly 30 other schools. Overall, the Florence girls finished in […]
Basketball Roundup
by Scott Sacry Florence The Florence boys played Anaconda on Tuesday, January 10th and won, 57-42, behind a strong second half where they outscored the Copperheads 32-17. Jesse Padilla had […]
Fostering literacy through Imagination Library program
by Nathan Boddy The Smoky Mountains of Tennessee are a long way from Ravalli County, but the impact of their native daughter, Dolly Parton, is resonating here in the Rocky […]
Bitterroot animal shelter bursting at seams, not accepting cats right now
The Bitter Root Humane Shelter in Hamilton is completely full, according to Kathie Butts, president of the board. The shelter is not accepting cats at this time and Butts said […]
Howell named as publisher for Bitterroot Star, three other papers
Victoria Howell has been named publisher of four Mullen Newspapers-owned papers: the Bitterroot Star, the Philipsburg Mail, the Seeley Swan Pathfinder and the Silver State Post. Howell joined the Mullen […]
New year begins for Hamilton City Council
by Nathan Boddy The Hamilton City Council had its first meeting of the year on Tuesday, January 3rd, during which time they appointed council representatives to various commissions and boards […]
Comment sought on Metcalf Refuge fish barrier removal project
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seeks public comment through February 3 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released for public review and comment a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for Lee Metcalf National Wildlife […]
Hamilton sweeps Stevensville in basketball
by Scott Sacry The boys and girls basketball teams from Stevensville and Hamilton squared off in Hamilton on Tuesday, January 3rd. The Broncs ruled the court and won both games. […]
Basketball roundup
by Scott Sacry Victor On Tuesday, January 3rd, the Victor boys defeated Valley Christian, 55-44. The Pirates had a strong 4th quarter, outscoring Valley Christian 18-8. Jordan McClane led the […]
Western Montana Wrestling Duals results
by Scott Sacry Wrestling teams from 18 western Montana schools traveled to Ronan on Friday, January 6 and Saturday, January 7th to compete in the Western Montana Duals. On Friday, […]