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Just four days after going to “Extreme” fire danger, the highest level possible, the Bitterroot National Forest (BNF) announced today that it is implementing Stage 2 Fire Restrictions beginning tomorrow, […]

At its July 8 meeting, the Stevensville Town Council unanimously approved the formal application for a Water and Sewer Infrastructure Grant for $2,542,440 through the American Rescue Plan Act. At […]

On August 1, 2021, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) will begin a construction project below Painted Rocks Dam. The purpose of this project is to develop […]

by Nathan Boddy For over 100 years, the corner of 3rd and State Streets in Hamilton have been the center of fire safety for the City of Hamilton.  The stately […]

by Nathan Boddy The Hamilton City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 6th, started and ended on a topic that has lingered for weeks: the question about the City’s responsibility and […]

  For a year or two, times really were hard for the Hardtimes Bluegrass Festival. According to organizer Mike Conroy, in 2018 the event lost money and was in jeopardy […]

STATISTICS • Location: Near Lolo Pass • Date of Origin: Early July 2021 • Cause: Lightning • Total fire acres: 1,139 acres • Containment: 0% • Cost: not yet available […]

As part of the Biden Administration’s ongoing efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services […]

July 10th, 2021 The Lolo National Forest has issued multiple emergency road and trail closures for areas impacted by fires burning within the West Lolo Complex on both the Superior […]

As of 6 a.m. (PDT) July 8, Doug Turman’s Type 1 Northern Rockies National Incident Management Team 2 assumed command of the Dixie and Jumbo Fires.  The team is developing […]

KAMIAH, Idaho: July 8, 2021— Firefighting resources are still engaged in suppression operations on the Dixie fire, located 40 miles southeast of Grangeville and 15 miles south of Elk City […]

A celebration was held last Wednesday, June 30 at Fort Owen State Park in Stevensville to mark the official reopening of the park. The historic site has come a long […]

by Nathan Boddy On a recent Tuesday evening, Jeff Kern, of Bitterroot Backcountry Cyclists (BBC), awaits a crew of volunteers to help shape and refine another section of mountain bike […]

Summertime is here and Bitterroot River Health Check volunteers are headed out into the field to collect water samples and measure water flows in the Bitterroot River watershed once again. […]

by Nathan Boddy There may have been little fanfare, but Western Montana recently hosted a collection of top-notch athletes from around the nation. For three days along the banks of […]

Just a few short years ago, the Stevensville Civic Club was close to folding. There were only about 10 members and no one was showing up for meetings. In fact, […]

KAMIAH, Idaho: July 7, 2021—Firefighting resources are still engaged in suppression operations on the Dixie fire, located 40 miles southeast of Grangeville and 15 miles south of Elk City near […]

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) will close Highway 43 near the May Creek Campground approximately 17 miles west of Wisdom on July 12 -15 and July 26-29 to replace […]

July 2, 2021 What:  5 new fires Location:  Bitterroot National Forest Summary:  Firefighters are working this afternoon on 5 new fires caused by lightning from thunderstorms that went through the […]

Another spoke in the bio-tech hub developing in Hamilton Dr. Seth Lederman, CEO of Tonix, a pharmaceutical production company that is building a production facility in Hamilton, was given a […]