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by Nathan Boddy When Jeff Motley of the Lost Trail Ski Patrol instructed the candidate patrollers to guide the toboggan down Thunder, directly under chair lift #2, he knew they’d […]

by John Dowd When it comes to hunting, stories and tales around the fireplace can only go so far. To relive the adventure, many hunters strive to preserve some piece […]

by Nathan Boddy Jessi Trauth’s passion for building connections between people and new experiences has taken another step forward. A couple of months ago, she opened a Wine Bar inside […]

by Nathan Boddy Theater fans will be a few steps closer to comedy and tragedy when they attend a show at the Hamilton Players. The community theater’s playhouse, located at 100 […]

A National Institutes of Health research group with extensive experience studying ebolavirus countermeasures has successfully developed a vaccine against Sudan virus (SUDV) based on the licensed Ebola virus (EBOV) vaccine. […]

by Michael Howell Like the art of fly fishing and fly tying itself, Les Korcala came over to America from Europe, landing on the East Coast before eventually making his […]

Before the advent of spring, the Bitterroot Star is excited to introduce their new editor, John Dowd. Having worked for several publications around western Montana, and in other parts of […]

One of Stevensville’s longest running events is in need of a sponsoring organization. Western Heritage Days, which takes place in June and is one of the first local festivals of […]

For the fifth year, Sapphire Lutheran Homes is putting out a plea to the community to send Valentine’s Day cards to their residents. Dominic Farrenkopf, Director of Community Life at […]

Even though spring doesn’t arrive until next month, the Stevensville Ranger District is reminding everyone of the annual climbing closure in the Mill Creek area north of Hamilton to allow […]

Last week University of Montana President Seth Bodnar and Associate Vice-Provost for two-year education and workforce development Tom Gallagher visited the Bitterroot College primarily to recognize the importance of the […]

The Hamilton community is serious about the connection between locally sourced food and community health. Grace Nichols, manager of the Specialty Crop Business Development program at Ravalli County Economic Development […]

by Nathan Boddy Hamilton Downtown Association (HDA) Director, Robin Pruitt, knows that growth within the community can be seen from a lot of different viewpoints, but whatever someone’s outlook on […]

The Lone Rock School over the last three school years has grown with new families moving into the school district. Three years ago the district had 170 students in grades […]

by Nathan Boddy Athena Lande, Administrative Assistant for Emma’s House Child Advocacy Center in Hamilton, says that the CAC is, “very, very fortunate to be where we are and to […]

On Saturday, February 4th from 6-9pm, Brian Herbel of Verdure Pastures is hosting a Square Dance fundraiser for the Montana State University-Western Agricultural Research Center (WARC) at the Rocky Mountain Grange […]

The history of the Upper Clark Fork River is truly a tale of three rivers. The river before industrial mining. The river during the heyday of metal extraction. The river […]

14-member legislative bloc pledges to push state Legislature further to right  by Arren Kimbel-Sannit, Montana Free Press The mission of a freedom caucus, Montana congressman Matt Rosendale told state lawmakers in […]

by Nathan Boddy After 30 years of owning and operating Lost Trail Hot Springs, co-owner Stann Honey says that he is glad that things have worked out. Located equidistant from […]