A few thoughts… About the real West
By Sandy Compton
Reader Columnist
They’re making hay in southwestern Montana; cutting record harvests in the Big Hole, Horse Prairie, and the Beaverhead and Madison valleys. These water-rich bottoms are …
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Train carrying coal derails near Noxon
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
An unknown amount of coal spilled into the Clark Fork River due to the derailment of a Montana Rail Link train Sunday.
At about 11 …
Coalition challenges water pollution permit for Montanore Mine
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A coalition of conservation groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asking a state district judge to overturn a water pollution discharge permit for the Montanore …
Montana Congress candidate accused of assaulting reporter
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Montana GOP House candidate Greg Gianforte is taking heat for allegedly assaulting a reporter the night before the state’s special election.
The Guardian reporter Ben …
Whitefish residents brace for white nationalist march
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Just across state lines, residents of Whitefish, Mont., are mobilizing against a possible armed demonstration by white nationalists.
The small ski town, a familiar setting …
Collection of personal wilderness tales from Montana released
By Reader Staff
Blue Creek Press of Heron, Mont., announced this week the publication of “Voices in the Wilderness: A Collection of Wild Essays,” a collaboration of Friends of Scotchman …
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