Bitterroot

The high water in the Bitterroot Valley has caused some closures of Fishing Access Sites and Forest Service campgrounds for the Memorial Day Weekend. And in other places, too much snow is the problem

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The new Ravalli County Rodeo Queen and Princess and their courts were crowned Saturday at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds.
Amber Powell is 2011's Miss Ravalli County Rodeo and First Runner Up is Tayne Tingle

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Everybody's talking about it. High water. The experts are cautioning that the valley's streams and creeks and the Bitterroot River will be running up toward record highs this year.
The photo here is from a few years ago, when the river was almost bankful in Hamilton

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The 6th Annual Bitterroot Classic Triathlon will be August 27th. The race is centered around the Bitterroot Aquatic Center in Hamilton, on Kurtz Lane.
Organizers said the event is a sprint distance race, a 75-yard swim (15 laps in the Bitterroot Aquatic Center pool), a 20K Bike Run and a 5k Run

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Forest Service crews will be replacing a culvert on a road in the south end of the Bitterroot Valley next week.
The Bitterroot National Forest crew from the Sula Ranger District will be closing Road #729 near Indian Trees Campground on the west fork of Camp Creek

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In the category of "Food and Drink," our month-long on-line survey brought us these favorites from those who voted, (completely non-scientific, by the way):
1. Best Cup of Coffee - No Clear Winner (some of the favorites - Caroles Coffee Place, Friendly Giant, Bitterroot Beanery, River Rising)
2

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The results are in. The KLYQ "Most Bestest of the Bitterroot" survey has been completed.
Today, we have results from the first category. The results from other four categories will be released each day this week

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Shane A. Day, age 40, of Corvallis died in a Friday (April 15)evening accident.
The single-car wreck happened on Victor Crossing. Day's pickup was eastbound and went off the road, into a ditch and onto its side

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The Bitterroot Valley's volunteer fire departments have been busy with calls to out-of-control grass fires the past few days. It's an annual activity here, which locals call "fencepost-burning season

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Somebody has the perfect name for two renovated areas of Lake Como, northwest of Darby. It is you? The Bitterroot National Forest is accepting name suggestions from the public for the Campground and the Group Site at the popular destination

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