by John Dowd For six years, 1 Horse At a Time Draft Horse Rescue, a nonprofit out of Corvallis, has been striving to protect the lives of numerous draft horses […]
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Local Whittecar Shooting Range spawns Olympian
by John Dowd After participating in a local shooting competition in Hamilton in 2018, a youth went on to make his way into the Youth Olympics. Every year since 2016 […]
Stevensville third graders celebrate Arbor Day
by John Dowd Last Friday, Stevensville Elementary School third graders were treated to a bit of conservation knowledge when they attended the first Stevensville Arbor Day celebration that has been […]
Stevensville library – a valuable community resource
Author E.B. White, famed for “Charlotte’s Web” and “Stuart Little,” once wrote that a library is “a place to go if you want to sit and think. It is a […]
Emma’s House moves audience with film and speaker
Nonprofit invites acclaimed speaker to tell his story of abuse and recovery by Nathan Boddy Sasha Joseph Neulinger closed his presentation on Thursday night at the Hamilton PAC (Performing Arts […]
Stevensville’s top scholars
Stevensville High School is excited to announce its Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the graduating class of 2023. The Valedictorian, Madeline Sacry (right), has plans to go to Brown University in […]
Bitterroot Health opens oncology wing
by John Dowd Last Thursday, Bitterroot Health held a grand opening for its new oncology department which has been in the works for nearly 23 months. Started in 2018, Bitterroot […]
Living with the land
by John Dowd Last Saturday, the Historic St. Mary’s Mission and Museum held another of a serious of presentations they call their Saturday Series. These talks are presented by Humanities […]
Meet more school trustee candidates
Victor Marci Smith My name is Marci Smith and I am running for Victor school district. My husband, Dave and I live on a farm in Victor that was homesteaded […]
Landowner urges open space protection
by John Dowd “My philosophy is that you can always make more money, but you can’t make more land,” said Charlie DeVoe, a landowner in the Bitterroot Valley. He, among […]
Outdoor organizations gather for youth
by John Dowd Getting youth interested in carrying on the traditions of Montana is something at the forefront of the minds of many Bitterrooters. This is definitely the case for […]
Meet your Stevensville School District trustee candidates
Ben Meyer My name is Ben Meyer, and I am running for a three year position at Stevensville. I’m a product of Stevensville Schools having completed my K-12 education here. […]
Meet your Hamilton School District trustee candidates
Eli Johnson My name is Eli Johnson and I’m Running for Hamilton School Board. I am a local dentist in Hamilton. I’ve lived here for about 16 years. I enjoy […]
Lone Rock Park to get new playground
by Sean Malcom Ground has been broken for a new playground at Lone Rock Park. The new jungle gym will be located on the east side of the Three Mile […]
Bitterroot plant, valley namesake, under threat?
by John Dowd With his health failing him, John Stroud, lifelong Bitterroot Valley resident and champion of the bitterroot flower, is reaching out to the community to give one of […]
Ride with Mary
by John Dowd Small town communities are known for coming together to help each other, and Stevensville residents are exemplifying that through “Ride with Mary.” The fundraiser and community event […]
Hamilton resident to cycle 545 miles to raise funds for HIV/AIDS services
Hamilton resident, Kathy Dexter, is someone who genuinely cares about people, her community, and has made it her personal mission to make life better for those around her. A family […]
Popular bluegrass fest will be held in Victor
After the forced hiatus due to Covid, the Montana Rockies Bluegrass Association Festival and Fundraiser came back stronger than ever in 2022, with a new venue and renewed enthusiasm. That […]
Landowners to get their day in court
by Michael Howell A couple of Bitterroot valley residents who sued the Forest Service for allowing public access across their land, only to have the case dismissed for being filed […]
The last of the ‘Old Breed’
by Sean Malcom Recently, I had the honor of spending two afternoons with Richard Nelson, a local United States Marine Corps veteran who celebrated his 100th birthday last month. Nelson […]