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Scientists using an experimental treatment have slowed the progression of scrapie, a degenerative central nervous disease caused by prions, in laboratory mice and greatly extended the rodents’ lives, according to a new report in JCI Insight.  Dr. Byron Caughey, a senior investigator in NIAID’s Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases, said that Dr. Greg Raymond’s group […]

Darby residents are gearing up for the second annual celebration of Sacajawea’s passage through the area as she led members of the Lewis and Clark expedition down to the valley floor where they met the Salish Indians near Ross’s Hole. The celebration is scheduled to take place on Friday, August 30 from 1 to 4 […]

Sapphire Community Health has been awarded supplemental federal funding to initiate and support Integrative Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) services. The IBHS purpose is to support an increase in access to high quality Integrative behavioral health services, including prevention or treatment of mental health conditions and/or substance use disorders (SUDs), including opioid and methamphetamine use disorder. […]

At the last Stevensville School District Board meeting, Superintendent Bob Moore was presented the Montana State Literacy Administrator Award. Ann Ellsworth, who serves on the Executive Board of the Montana State Literacy Association, said she was honored to present the award. School district administrator Tracy Rogstad wrote the letter of nomination for Moore. Ellsworth said […]

An era has ended at my house. For most people, buying a new refrigerator and getting rid of the old fridge is just one of the many things you do when you own your own home. But for me, this refrigerator is a link to my past and my childhood. I don’t even know what […]

Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton said three search dog teams from True North Search Dogs, Ravalli County Search and Rescue ground teams, as well as helicopters from Choice Aviation of Hamilton and the Montana Army National Guard continued the search for 25-year-old Kaden Laga in the Selway Wilderness of Idaho west of Twin Lakes. Laga separated from his […]

It’s been two years since the initial launch of Bubba’s Bundles, a kindling and firewood business owned and operated by Christopher Mosser of Stevensville. Christopher has been servicing six retail locations (four in Stevensville, one in Hamilton and one in Missoula) for the majority of that time. However, that all changed in May of this […]

The deadline for objecting to the Draft Record of Decision (ROD) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Gold Butterfly Project on the Bitterroot National Forest closed on August 2.  The Gold Butterfly Project area encompasses 55,147 acres on the eastside of the Bitterroot National Forest. The project area is primarily on lands administered […]

At the August 8 Stevensville Town Council meeting, Council member Robin Holcomb took her last stab at making a motion, seconding it, and then approving it all by herself, as she appointed three new council members that evening. “I move to move the agenda item of appointing the new council members to be the next […]

Members of the Hamilton City Council met as a Committee of the Whole in July to consider the city’s ordinance concerning off-street parking space requirements; review the Aggressive Dog Ordinance; and discuss the status of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries. The discussion about off-street parking requirements was primarily focused on churches and included a proposal to change […]

Once again, a small camp on the shores of Flathead Lake will be transformed into a space for grief, hope, and healing.  For over 20 years, A Camp to Remember (ACTR) has provided bereaved youth with opportunities to have fun, to honor and remember, and to be with understanding others. Bringing together over 50 campers […]

The North Valley Public Library Foundation is sponsoring “Birdies for Books”, a golf tournament to benefit the north Valley Public Library.  Birdies for Books will be held on Saturday, August 24 at the Whitetail Golf Course, located within the Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge at 4925 Wildfowl Lane, Stevensville.  The Foundation is registering 18 teams for […]