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February 21, 2025 7 a.m.

New hunting, fishing and conservation license year begins March 1

Deer and elk permit application deadline is April 1.

February 21, 2025 midnight

Legals for February, 21 2025

Comfort Inn coming to Libby’s Kootenai Business Park
February 18, 2025 7 a.m.

Comfort Inn coming to Libby’s Kootenai Business Park

The 80-room hotel in a multiple-floor story building will also feature...

February 18, 2025 7 a.m.

Cruelty of federal firings hits home

Even more alarming, many of these positions augment firefighting crews.

February 18, 2025 7 a.m.

Federal government approves BNSF’s grizzly conservation plan

The railroad will support conservation efforts in northwest Montana in return for a permit allowing it to ‘take’ 19 grizzly bears over seven years.

February 18, 2025 7 a.m.

Libby Chamber supports Montanore Mine project

Our business members have an interest in the project’s jobs creation since the early adit dewatering rehabilitation process will generate 6 to 10 jobs and then generate 30 to 35 direct jobs.

February 18, 2025 7 a.m.

Protecting the Cabinet Mountains: Say No to Mining in Our Wilderness

The Cabinets are beloved by all who've recreated in it, and particularly the fortunate residents of Libby and Troy, upon whom extractive industries have historically bestowed considerably less fortune over the same time period, a litany of which need not be relitigated.

February 18, 2025 7 a.m.

New Billings veterinary college set to launch in 2026

Since that appointment, the College has charted an ambitious course to fulfill accreditation requirements and complete construction of a 60,000-square foot facility in time to welcome its first class of 40 students pursuing a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) in July 2026.

February 18, 2025 7 a.m.

Officials will consider banning motorized boats on Bull River

The Fish, Wildlife and Parks commission voted Wednesday to accept a petition calling for the regulation of motorized watercraft on the Bull River in Northwest Montana.

February 18, 2025 7 a.m.

Sheriff's Office blotter

A deputy took a dog to the shelter following a complaint in the 300 block of Templin Drive, Troy.

February 18, 2025 7 a.m.

Troy man dies in car-train collision

The car stopped on the tracks, then attempted to back up.

UM Research: Reforestation Needs in the West to Double by 2050
February 14, 2025 7 a.m.

UM Research: Reforestation Needs in the West to Double by 2050

While severe fires create large areas in need of reforestation, a warming climate simultaneously limits a forest’s ability to regenerate on its own.

February 14, 2025 7 a.m.

Lawmakers debate Republican income tax relief proposals

Two proposals by GOP leaders in legislature would expand the lower tax bracket to encompass middle class, while governor continues touting ‘historic’ top-down approach.

February 14, 2025 7 a.m.

Another step toward tyranny?

The blocked funding includes hundreds of millions for broadband improvements across Montana and millions in U.S. Department of Agriculture payments for our agriculture producers.

February 14, 2025 7 a.m.

Montana men plead guilty to fish and wildlife violations

Both men will also lose their hunting, fishing and trapping privileges for 20 years.

James Arnold Judkins
February 14, 2025 7 a.m.

James Arnold Judkins

James Arnold Judkins

Troy High School Drama Club puts on a show to remember
February 14, 2025 7 a.m.

Troy High School Drama Club puts on a show to remember

Despite some unforeseen setbacks, Troy High School Auditorium hosted two shows Friday and Saturday evening.

Walter "Wally" J. Hume Jr.
February 14, 2025 7 a.m.

Walter "Wally" J. Hume Jr.

Walter "Wally" J. Hume Jr.

February 14, 2025 7 a.m.

State officials issue influenza warning; monitor bird flu

Between Sept. 29, 2024 and Feb. 1, 2025, there were 16 influenza-associated deaths reported to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services.

Angela L. (Jill) Wilson
February 14, 2025 7 a.m.

Angela L. (Jill) Wilson

Angela L. (Jill) Wilson