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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 […]

by Michael Howell Geoff Fitzgerald was awarded the Bitterroot Chapter of Trout Unlimited’s Earl Little Memorial Award in November 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent suspension of in-person […]

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to announce and invite the public to comment on a proposal to preserve 41 bridges south of Missoula. These bridges are located […]

Riley Lanes, who graduated from Stevensville High School last year, was in a car accident Sunday night between Lolo and Missoula which took the life of his girlfriend, 18-year-old Maria […]

January 24, 2023 Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and the Montana Department of Justice (DOJ), in conjunction with local law enforcement, have identified a sharp increase in […]

At their first meeting of the new year, in front of a packed house, the Stevensville Town Council voted down a proposal to build 41 rental units just off the […]

The Ravalli County Commissioners gave conditional approval on January 3 to a 4-lot commercial subdivision extending south from Bell Crossing intersection along the west side of Highway 93. The subdivision, […]

The Bitter Root Humane Association announced last week that it was temporarily suspending acceptance of cats and kittens at the Hamilton shelter. For people that have cats and kittens they […]

by Nathan Boddy Judy Williams, the manager at Haven House food bank in Hamilton, talks over the sound of a bustling background and explains that the community non-profit is busy, […]

Bitterroot National Forest Supervisor Matt Anderson has signed a Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact for the Mud Creek Project on the West Fork Ranger District. The decision […]

by Nathan Boddy The Smoky Mountains of Tennessee are a long way from Ravalli County, but the impact of their native daughter, Dolly Parton, is resonating here in the Rocky […]

The Bitter Root Humane Shelter in Hamilton is completely full, according to Kathie Butts, president of the board. The shelter is not accepting cats at this time and Butts said […]

Victoria Howell has been named publisher of four Mullen Newspapers-owned papers: the Bitterroot Star, the Philipsburg Mail, the Seeley Swan Pathfinder and the Silver State Post.  Howell joined the Mullen […]

While the Ravalli County Collaborative, a group appointed by the Ravalli County Commissioners to provide recommendations on public land management issues, recently issued a statement in support of the Bitterroot […]