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Updated 4 months ago

A modern arsenal for ice fishing

The recent cold weather has been very welcome for those of us that like to ice fish.

Updated 4 months, 4 weeks ago
God bless the USA

As the old Charlie Daniels song goes, God Bless the USA. Let me revise that song a little bit and say, God Bless the state of Montana.

Updated 5 months ago
Roadside frosties meant to bring smiles

Together the Laumans aimed to create something special, fun and secular, and settled on snowmen, or “frosties.” They started in 1999 with about 25.

Updated 5 months ago
Column: A ranking and a giant from the past

When you see the Iowa State Cyclones are 9-1 and ranked No. 3 in the men’s college basketball poll, you might think this is the best they’ve been since “The Mayor” — Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg — was putting up sho…

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
Time to change horses

The general rifle seasons for deer and elk hunting has mostly ended. Unless you were lucky enough to draw a late-season elk tag and have access to private ranch land in central Montana, your big game hunting season…

Updated 5 months, 1 week ago
Column: Where QBs go - but not to stay

It was a spring evening a couple years ago when a longtime friend — we’d played fastpitch together, and like me he is maybe a little too fond of Red’s Bar — made an off-hand yet salient point.

Updated 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Conrad closets spill history

Last weekend I brought out all my sweaters and donned a pair of the wool socks I will wear for the next five months. Among the three basic needs, clothing seems like the lightweight, but a layer between self and en…

Updated 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Peak deer season has arrived

For the thousands of local deer hunters who have not notched their deer license this year, your time has arrived.

Updated 6 months ago
Only you can prevent overvotes

As a member of a resolution board that worked the last federal general election, I have pointers.

Updated 6 months ago
Column: Senior season a test for Thompson

What was supposed to happen, coming off a scintillating 2023 season, was that Skyleigh Thompson would again be a force for the Montana Grizzlies soccer team her senior year this fall.

Updated 6 months, 1 week ago
Is hunting always great?

When I return from a hunting trip, people frequently ask me, “How was hunting?” My response is almost always the same, “Hunting was great!”

Updated 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Finding value or lack thereof in treasured items

Flathead treasure hunters and keepers flocked to the Northwest Montana History Museum for the sixth Montana Antiques Appraisal Fair on Oct. 26. Organized by the Foundation for Montana History, the fair brings in ex…

Updated 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Column: Key for Eureka is having a good, even great Day

One of the factors behind Eureka’s long-term success on the high school gridiron is that coach Trevor Utter has been a middle school principal for 18 years.

Updated 6 months, 4 weeks ago
Saddled up for stories

About a hundred of us leaned in to hear every word said in honor of this occasion — the 60-year anniversary of the Wilderness Act — and also the recent publication of Elser's memoir, “Hush of the Land: A Lifetime i…

Updated 7 months ago
Opening day excitement builds

This Saturday is the opening day for the general rifle season for deer and elk hunting in Montana. This is the grandaddy of all opening days for the fall of 2024 hunting seasons. This is the day that probably over …

Updated 7 months, 1 week ago
Clock doctor makes house calls

The museum’s Seth Thomas wall clock that hangs in the museum’s Swanberg Classroom hadn’t worked in years. Gentle prompts from our volunteer teachers spurred me to action.