Darby News

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During my way-too-short stay at the Triple Creek Ranch in Darby, MT last month, one of their staff was a delightful young woman who told me that she too had been published.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the Bitterroot River near Darby as well as near Victor.

NorthWestern Energy's plan to build a 200-megawatt, $206 million natural gas-fired power plant near its Mill Creek substation south of Anaconda was approved Tuesday by the Montana Public Service Commission.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the South Fork of the Clearwater River near Stites, Idaho and a flood warning for the Bitterroot River near Darby and Victor, Mont.

The warmer temperatures mean that Bitterroot National Forest fire managers can now start with their prescribed spring burning which they say helps to reduce fuels and meet resource objectives.

Warmer temperatures and diminishing precipitation will allow Bitterroot National Forest fire managers to begin their spring prescribed fire program.

The federal government already announced plans to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list, just like a year ago.

The gray wolf population in Montana is expected to come off the Endangered Species List early next month, for the second time in a year.

Senator Rick Laible of Darby said if the state's 4-year schools can establish a system to run satellite campuses, it could help make extended education more affordable and accessible to Montanans.

You don't think of Adult Education classes as a cure for the winter isolation that happens in Montana, but it is one benefit.

Saturday's windy weather has caused some problems across Western Montana, especially in the Bitterroot Valley.

A pair of Darby runners are raising money for a competition in Australia. Juniors Seth Garbet and Heather Demorest were asked to go after winning a cross country competition.

Spending to stomp out wild fires could be reduced by training and rewarding homeowners to practice fire-safety defense, lawmakers said Wednesday as they presented several bills intended to cut costs.

Warren Winter and his wife, Wanda Thorpe, wash and dry puppies taken in by the Thompson River Animal Care Shelter last February in Thompson Falls.

The Montana Board of Regents said turned down the idea of a community college in the Bitterroot Valley earlier this month.

In the Yule season, tradition holds that an especially large log should be placed in the hearth.

The Four Seasons Resort Lana'i The Lodge at Koele is the best in Hawaii, the No.

The general hunting season for deer and elk in Montana came to a close Sunday, with the exception of some season extensions in hunting regions 3 and 6. This year's season will probably be remembered mostly for ...