The Great Flood of 1900

Jim Conner over at the Flathead Memo has unearthed some new information about the great Flathead Flood of February 1900. The information is posted on his website along with a great historical photo of the Old Steel Bridge. Headway on removing the old bridge is currently proceeding full bore and though we’ll be sorry to [...]

Small Town Politics

Dateline Hot Springs, Montana:
You gotta love it. The Mayor of Hot Sprints (population “550 or so”) Renea Keough resigned this week from a tumultuous first term. The mayor, who is in Florida to receive training for the blind, emailed her resignation to Hot Springs City Hall.  A recall petition has been circulating since Keough suspended [...]

Zero Spread

Spring is finally here. Just a friendly reminder that among all that beautiful greenery out and about in Montana Evil lurks.  All those purty flowers may not be what they seem.
The friendly folks at the Montana Weed Control Association want you to know the difference. They have put together [...]

Community News

The Bugle editorial board has ferreted out another grievous misuse of our hard-earned taxpayer dollars through sneaky budgetary earmarks. The Independent-Observer over in Conrad reveals “Pondera County will receive $2,500 in federal funds to supplement and expand emergency food and shelter programs.” Yep, that’s right now Congress is giving up your tax dollars to [...]

Sad But Not Unexpected

Okay, so here’s one for ya. The Char-Koosta News reports on the closing of the closing of the Camas Prairie School after seventy years. So, yeah, it was only a matter of time and they were down to three students this year but you have to admit that it brings a bit [...]

Kudos Andy

Congratulations to Andy Hammond for sniffing out another leftist. He’s really got a nose for it. Although he calls this a “lefty blog” and while I must admit to strong “progressive” leanings, I never intended this blog to be another smear campaign against republitoons, there are plenty of those already, and really they [...]