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The Stevensville area community is invited to attend an open house on Wednesday, October 25 at the North Valley Public Library to talk about a potential new library building. Members […]

Local nonprofit Darby Community Partners has contributed to Darby Schools in the amount of $30,000 to kick-off overdue repairs on a damaged and leaky high school gym roof. Raised through […]

by John Dowd The stereotype of the male hunter seems to be becoming a thing of the past, and numerous big-name-brand companies are beginning to target the new demographic with […]

by John Dowd Hunting is a Montana and American tradition as old as the country itself. Native peoples lived and hunted in the plains and mountains for thousands of years, […]

by Scott Butler and John Dowd  According to Scarecrow Festival organizers, this year’s may have been one of their most attended events ever. Under cerulean sky and warm temperatures, Stevensville […]

by John Dowd Early this month the Stevensville Police Department moved into their new location in Stevensville Town Hall. The move was overseen by new interim chief, Todd Schafer, who […]

by Michael Howell The  Ravalli County Commissioners have recently approved the lease of a new software program and  accompanying hardware to help track activities at the Ravalli County Detention Center. […]

by Michael Howell The Town of Darby has received notice from the Department of Environmental Quality enforcement division that it is in violation of the Montana Water Quality Act at […]

by John Dowd This year’s Operation Christmas Child hopes to be bigger than ever. According to Greg Reinhardt, co-area coordinator for the nationwide program and elder for the Mosaic Church […]

by John Dowd The Stevensville Alternative Learning Center (ALC), which started this year, has graduated its first success story. Elijah Baker said that he has been through a lot, and […]

Aly Lester, a high school graduate of Stevensville and a college graduate of Lewis-Clark State College in Idaho, has been a resident of Stevensville since 2012 after she and her […]

by John Dowd “When you run a regular race, it’s all about you,” said Teresa Petterson, organizer for the first “dryland mushing” competition held in Seeley Lake. According to her, […]

Have outdoor gear you want to sell? Kids outgrowing their gear? Lost Trail Ski Patrol’s 52nd Annual Outdoor Gear Swap on October 13th and October 14th at the Ravalli County […]

by John Dowd Montana Governor Greg Gianforte visited the Bitterroot last week to welcome the expansion of Alpha Loading Systems. The company has actually been using its new facility expansion […]

by Michael Howell Bitterroot Valley residents are seeing a lot of helicopter activity in the valley right now. Some of it is related to spraying for noxious weeds as the […]

by John Dowd Since its statehood, in 1889, the backbone of Montana’s economy has been agriculture. Being its number one industry, many are working to maintain the survival of Montana’s […]

by John Dowd If there is one thing it seems all Montanans can agree on, it is their love for the outdoors, and according to a local organization, a national […]

by John Dowd The annual Bitterroot Heritage Civic Group Chili Cook-Off is quickly approaching, and organization president Laura Owings-Smith has thrown down the gauntlet. “If you think you have the […]