Ravalli County

The Victor High School and Middle School students of instructor Amber Lynch will turn back the hands of time Tuesday, April 30 and Wednesday May 1 with their Radio Show.

The live stage show will be performed at the Mary Stuart Rogers Performing Arts Center at 7 p

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Take our quiz and show us how well you know what is arguably the most historic part of Montana.

At Hamilton's Washington Friday School Friday, the day was sunny, the kids were prepared and the emergency was imaginary.

The 240 kindergarten and 1st grade kids participated in a full emergency drill at about 1 p

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The "rest of the story" about bacteria will be the topic of Dr Martin Blaser's free public lecture Friday evening in Hamilton. The title - "While our babies sleep and dream, their microbiomes work and scheme

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Trapper Peak is one of the magnificent mountains in Ravalli County that draws people to the Bitterroot Valley.

This photo is one I snapped a few years ago, while flying by in a small plane. The views of the mountains from the air is unforgettable

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The Bitterroot National Forest is not issuing any commercial mushroom picking permits this year.

Tod McKay, in a news release, said that most of the forest fires that are likely places for mushroom growth -  such as the prized Morel mushroom - were in Idaho, and much of the fire activity was in wilderness area, where commercial picking is prohibited

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No open burning is being allowed Saturday, April 27. The weather in the Bitterroot Valley will be hot and windy Saturday - with gusts expected near 40 miles per hour.

Due to the hot temperatures in the 70s, combined with that wind, Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman and Ravalli County Fire Warden Brad Mohn are asking residents to not do any open burning Saturday, and to be cautious even on Sunday

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Avast, ye mateys! Crab legs, salad, baked potato and a cookie for dessert is the menu for the Community Crab Feed, sponsored by the Hamilton Downtown Association.

Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at Hamilton City Hall (the Bedford Building) on South 2nd Street, the evening starts with a no host bar catered by the Banque Club

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Saturday, April 27, the annual Emma's House Bike Parade will start at 10 a.m. in Hamilton at the advocacy center address, 800 North 2nd Street.

The parade for kids, adults and families will wind through Hamilton and then follow the Highway 93 bike path out to Hieronymus Park on the north end of town

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In the 1930s, thousands of sheep were grazing in the Bitterroot Valley. Where did they go?

The Saturday morning Spring Lecture Series will cover the history of sheep in the valley. So, instead of "pulling the wool over your eyes," Maureen "Mo" Lischke will be pulling the wool away from your eyes

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