Ravalli County Recycling, in conjunction with Recycling Works MT, will be hosting their Spring Event on Saturday, March 8, at the north end of Ravalli County Fair Grounds. From 10 […]
Elk calves in Bitterroot die after eating toxic plant
At least five elk calves were killed in mid-January in the Florence area of the Bitterroot Valley due to ingestion of toxic ornamental plants. The calves were found by homeowners […]
Fly Fishing Film Festival coming to Victor
The 2025 International Fly Fishing Film Festival is coming to Victor on Friday, March 14, featuring 7 short and feature-length films. The Victor screening of IF4 will be at the […]
Cancer patient needs your help
Shortly before Christmas, Lisa Wallace of Darby was diagnosed with a rare anal cancer. For those of you that know Lisa and her husband Bryan, giving back to their community […]
Lady Falcons 2nd at divisionals
by Scott Sacry The Florence girls took 2nd place in the Western B Divisional tournament on Saturday, March 1 in Hamilton. The Lady Falcons had an impressive overall tournament, winning […]
Florence boys take 4th at divisionals
by Scott Sacry The Florence boys took 4th in the Western B Divisionals in Hamilton on March 1. Florence played a lot of basketball in the four days. They opened […]
Western A Divisionals preview
by Scott Sacry The Hamilton boys and girls are the only two teams from the Bitterroot Valley to make the Western A Divisionals, which are held in Whitefish on March […]
Class A divisional play-in games
by Scott Sacry In Southwestern A basketball, the top three teams automatically qualified for the Western A Divisionals, which are in Whitefish this weekend on March 6-8. The Hamilton girls […]
Darby girls bow out at divisionals
by Scott Sacry The Darby girls played St. Ignatius, the top seed out of the 7B conference, in the first round of the Western B Divisionals and were defeated 35-79. […]
Gurney Montgomery Palin
Gurney Montgomery Palin, 80, passed away on February 19, 2025, in Hamilton, Montana. Born on December 19, 1944, Gurney spent his life deeply connected to the land he worked and […]
Eugene Leslie ‘Les’ Towner
Eugene Leslie Towner (Les), 67, adventurer, gas geezer, miner, hunter, mentor, brother, uncle and one heck of a man passed on February 18, 2025 during his travels through Guyana, South […]
Corvallis coach finalist for national award
by Scott Sacry Corvallis’s assistant track and field coach Garrett Middleton, shown here (on the far right) at divisionals last year with his throwers, was selected as a finalist for […]
Florence, Darby advance to divisionals
by Scott Sacry The boys and girls basketball teams from Darby and Florence competed in the 6B District boy and girls basketball tournament in Anaconda on February 21-22. The Florence […]
Class A basketball postseason
by Scott Sacry Corvallis, Hamilton and Stevensville are in the Southwestern A conference for basketball. The top three boys and girls teams automatically qualify for Divisionals, while the bottom three […]
Victor ends season at 13C District tournament
by Scott Sacry The Victor boys and girls basketball teams were in Frenchtown on February 19-22 for the 13C District tournament. There are 12 teams in 13C, and for the […]
DOGE cuts impact local workers
by Nathan Boddy Several dozen people squeezed themselves into a local Hamilton establishment last Wednesday afternoon, the unofficial gathering having formed in response to the wide-spread layoffs by the Trump […]
Stevi school superintendent interviews scheduled
On Wednesday, February 26, candidates for the position of Stevensville School Superintendent will meet at 1 p.m. in the District Office. District staff will escort the candidates on a tour […]
Darby Study Commission to hold public hearing
by John Dowd Last year residents of the Town of Darby voted to hold a government review. A temporary study commission was established. Now, that commission is at work and […]
Stevensville police to host annual chili cook-off
by John Dowd The Stevensville Police Department will be bringing back their chili cook-off for the third annual event, and according to Stevensville Police Chief John Boe, “it’s gonna be […]
Montana Horse Sanctuary hopes to help horse owners
by John Dowd After the success of last year’s course, Jane Heath and Leslie Nalls with Montana Horse Sanctuary are bringing their horse ownership basics class back again, with big […]