Ravalli County

I don't want to write this next sentence.

Steve Powell died at his home last Friday, April 19. He had fought a long battle with cancer. He was 61. It's a huge understatement to say he will be missed

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Friday, what was billed as an evening of "eclectic" music at the Ravalli County Museum lived up to the definition - featuring piano music, a bell choir and bluegrass tunes.

Director Tamar Stanley and the Bitter Root Preservation Society Board came up with thefundraising idea and invited Jona Roe to play piano, Mike and Tari Conroy to sing and play the bluegrass portion of the night and the Presbyterian Church Bell Choir to provide a unique centerpiece for the event

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The snowfall was much heavier in nowrthwestern Montana, but the Bitterroot Valley had snow on the ground Monday morning.

The weather system caused a number of vehicle side-offs and seerious accidents from St Ignatius to Polson, where at least six inches of snow fell around Flathead Lake

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A prescribed fire plan on the Bitterroot National Forest that was first proposed in 2010 has been reduced and brought forth again.

Sula District Ranger Chuck Oliver said the old plan was to apply fire to over 12,000 acres in the Blue Mountain and Cameron Creek areas on the Sula District

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Author Ellen Baumler is the featured speaker at Saturday's Daly Mansion Spring Lecture Series April 20.

Baumler has been collecting firsthand accounts, personal interviews and historical records of haunted places throughout Montana

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"The Women" is the latest play on stage at the Hamilton Playhouse. It starts Friday, April 19, at 8 p.m. and has a two-weekend run with shows on Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday matinee at 2 p

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Hamilton's hospital has been named one of the top 100 Critical Access hospitals in the nation.

Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital CEO John Bartos said the iVantage Health Analytics rankings in March listed the Hamilton among the top hospitals that provide the nation's best rural safety-net institutions

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Monday, April 15 is a day that will live in American history when two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Hamilton resident Dean Jordan had just finished the race minutes earlier, and was only a block or two away from the explosions.

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Academic All State honors have been announced for high school students who have both lettered in their sport and earned at least a 3.5 grade point average.

Hamilton High School Activities Director listed those athletes from the winter sports:

Holland said the honor "speaks volumes for these student-athletes' work ethic and pride in their academic record."

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The online voting is already underway for a State Farm Insurance $25,000 "Neighborhood Assist" grant - and one of the finalists is the MAPS Media Institute in Hamilton.

The top 40 vote-getters on State Farm's Facebook page will each receive a grant

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