Mary “Arlene” Kamura, passed away peacefully in her home from natural causes Thursday, April 18, 2024 with comforts of her family by her side. Born August 18, 1937 in Missoula, […]
Marlene J. Leese
Marlene J. Leese, 87, of Stevensville, MT passed away of natural causes on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at home surrounded by her family. She was born March 26, 1937, in […]
Stevensville soccer camp has international feel
by Scott Sacry Stevensville Youth Soccer (SYS) is once again teaming up with UK International Soccer for their 2024 Summer Camp June 17-21. This is the 6th year that SYS […]
Softball & baseball all-conference, all-state honors
by Scott Sacry The 2024 All-Conference and All-State teams have been announced for softball and baseball. As always, many Bitterroot Valley athletes were honored. Florence softball is in the Southwest […]
Lone Rock softball team ‘makes it reign’
by Scott Sacry The Lone Rock Reign, a U12 girls softball team from the Lone Rock area, had a unique team building activity this year. They collected crayons. Ever wonder […]
Notice to Creditors – Phillips
Craig Mungas State Bar No. 6746 Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC 2809 Great Northern Loop, Ste 100 Missoula, Montana 59808 Telephone: 406-721-8896 Telefax: 406-541-8037 Email: craig@bjornsonlaw.com Attorneys for Linda Lee Johnston, […]
Notice to Creditors – Bayles
Naomi J. Cheeney Cheeney Law, PLLC PO Box 212 Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: (406) 363-9060 Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives Thomas J. DeVine, Sr. and Beverly A. DeVine IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS EDWARD BAYLES, Deceased Case No.: […]
Hearings – Hamilton Annexation, Zoning Request
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE HAMILTON ZONING COMMISSION AND HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL Zoning Request 2024-02 & Annexation Petition 2024-02 – A request by Bradford P. Larkin to annex a tract of land and to establish a zoning designation of […]
Local chapter of Audubon Society changes its name
by John Dowd The Ravalli County chapter of the National Audubon Society is undergoing some big changes. According to Micki Long, president of the Bitterroot Audubon Society, following a nationwide […]
Hamilton plans removal of dead and dying trees
by Nathan Boddy At their regular meeting on Tuesday, May 21st, the Hamilton City Council heard a recommendation by Parks and Urban Forestry Director, Amy Fox, for removal of some […]
Darby Xtreme Rodeo this weekend
With 68 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) bareback riders set to converge on the Bitterroot Valley, the field is set for the fifth annual Yellowstone Darby XTREME Bareback (YDXB). The […]
Terrill ‘Terry’ Ann Smith-Hinman
Terrill “Terry” Ann Smith-Hinman, beloved spouse, sibling, mother, and grandmother, tragically left us on May 18th. All her life, she worked tirelessly, pouring herself into everything and everyone who might […]
Grace Koeppen
Grace E. Koeppen, 96, of Stevensville passed away peacefully on Friday, May 17, 2024. She was born November 29, 1927 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the oldest of three children born to […]
Sharon ‘Sherry’ Lee
Sharon “Sherry” Lee, 77 of Hamilton passed away March 30, 2024 at Continental Care Center in Butte, Montana. Sherry was born June 11, 1946 in Hayward, California to James E. […]
Corvallis wins back-to-back state track championship
by Scott Sacry Corvallis is once again on top of the Class A track world. Both the Corvallis boys and girls teams won the Class A State title in Laurel […]
Corvallis’ Olivia Lewis breaks state record
by Scott Sacry Corvallis’ senior track standout Olivia Lewis finished her high school track career in historic fashion at the Class A State meet in Laurel on May 24-26. And […]
Hamilton girls track 3rd at state
by Scott Sacry The Hamilton girls took 3rd place in the team standing at the Class A state track meet, while the Hamilton boys took 5th. The following Hamilton athletes […]
Class B state track standouts
by Scott Sacry Florence’s Isaac Bates had an exceptional state meet at the Class B State meet in Laurel on May 24-26. Bates won the 400m (50.50) and took 2nd […]
Florence girls 3rd in state softball
by Scott Sacry The Florence girls softball team took home the 3rd place trophy at the Class B State Softball tournament in Billings on May 24-25. Florence defeated Huntley Project […]
Hamilton girls 2nd in state tennis
by Scott Sacry The Class A State Tennis tournament was played in Kalispell on May 23-24. The Hamilton girls continued their strong play this year, and took home the Class […]















