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The Bitterroot Performing Arts Council (BPAC) has announced its highly anticipated programming for the 2023-2024 season, marking 20 years of delivering exceptional performing arts experiences to the Bitterroot Valley. This […]

The Bitterroot Celtic Games & Gathering (BCGG) returns to the Bitterroot Valley for its 14th year on Saturday and Sunday, August 19 and 20. The annual event is presented by […]

by Sean Malcom The streets of downtown Hamilton were filled for the 2023 Daly Days Celebration, hosted by the Hamilton Downtown Association. The festivities began Friday afternoon, carrying into Saturday […]

by John Dowd Since the 1980s, the Town of Stevensville has been dealing with an issue facing many small Montana communities as the state modernizes. But, however common, the issue […]

by John Dowd If a person was stranded on a deserted island, with nothing but some pliable material, and a roll of duct tape, how would they make a water […]

Sean Doyle, president of the Stevensville Civic Club, is the chair of this year’s Creamery Picnic. Doyle, who moved here with his family in the summer of 2019, said that […]

by John Dowd Several forest fires in the area surround the Bitterroot Valley. The largest and most urgent of these is the Bowles Creek Fire, just three miles west of […]

by Nathan Boddy Montana Free Press The overwhelming sentiment in the public meeting room in Hamilton was one of concern. Residents of the Bitterroot Valley were there to watch the […]

by John Dowd “It’s a way for law enforcement to interact with their community,” said Kristin Kruse with the Stevensville Police Department about the upcoming National Night Out event. The […]

by John Dowd Last week, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) met with citizens of Darby about the potential future use and current situation of the State Superfund Site […]

by Nathan Boddy Terry Linton of Darby has had a tough couple of years, but with a unanimous ruling by a jury in the Ravalli County District Court last month, […]

Hot, dry conditions continue to dry fuels out, prompting the Bitterroot National Forest to raise fire danger to “Very High” effective immediately. Very high fire danger means that fires start […]

The Bitterroot National Forest (BNF) has announced that it has received approval for emergency actions from Forest Service Chief Randy Moore to implement the Bitterroot Front Project.  Earlier this year, […]

by John Dowd Tom Reed has been with the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge for 13 years. When he started there as manager, there were 13 staff, including seasonal help. […]

by John Dowd “The town is never going to be able to replace Mac Sosa,” said Stevensville Mayor, Steve Gibson, about the departing Stevensville Police Chief. The town, and the […]

It has been a year since the 2022 levy for the Bitterroot Valley Community College failed. Since that time, little if anything has been heard from or about BVCC; this […]

Ravalli County-based nonprofit organizations, Fire in the Root Council (FITRC) and MAPS Media Institute (MAPS), recently partnered to create six radio PSAs that shine a light on wildfire safety and […]

by Eric Dietrich Deputy Editor / Reporter, Montana Free Press Tucked off U.S. Highway 93 in the Bitterroot Valley, in a nondescript building with mountains rising behind it, is a 21st-century […]

by Nathan Boddy The City of Hamilton will be one of only three municipalities in the state of Montana to receive RAISE grant funds for the 2023 cycle. RAISE (Rebuilding […]

by Nathan Boddy Hamilton’s City Council held several public hearings on Wednesday, July 5th to a small turnout. One of the hearings was arranged to take public comments on the […]