Betsy Cohen
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Sentinel High students, teacher bring solar power to school
There is no better example of 21st century education than David Burtch’s classroom at Sentinel High School. → Read More
Revised $10.5 million Lolo school bond back on ballot
Lolo School District is taking another swing at trying to pass a $10.5 million bond to build a new K-4 school. → Read More
Montana Public Radio's 'Plant Detective' retires after 18 years
Avid listeners of Montana Public Radio might have felt a little off Monday – and come Saturday, they might just feel even more unsettled. → Read More
Maclay Ranch draws interest from prospective buyers local to international
LOLO – Missoula real estate agent Bill McDavid gets at least one call a week from a prospective buyer interested in the Bitterroot Valley ranch that Tom Maclay had hoped → Read More
Western Montana families benefit from holiday season care
Haley Ray finally paid off what she owed on the 2002 PT Cruiser she bought last year when she earned her driver’s license. → Read More
Teenage Missoula, Whitefish skiers have Olympic team in sights
When the sport of slopestyle skiing makes its Olympic debut in Sochi, Russia, in February, two western Montana teenagers hope to be among the U.S. skiers vying for gold. → Read More
Campaign finance: Man fined $100 for Missoula school election 'reward'
The Montana commissioner of political practices has found Missoula businessman John Suprock in violation of the state’s campaign finance and practices laws and rules – and fined him $100. → Read More
MCPS' focus on safety, mental wellness continues year after Newtown
Like many school districts around the country, Missoula County Public Schools rolled up its sleeves to make schools safer after the massacre in Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary a year ago. → Read More
Western Montana schools see collaboration on safety after Newtown
A year ago on Dec. 14, the tragedy that unfolded in a Newtown, Conn., school left 20 first-graders and six educators dead. → Read More
St. Pat's to outsource LifeFlight as cost-cutting move
As St. Patrick Hospital streamlines it operations, looking to save nearly $5 million by March, the hospital’s chief administrator is looking to outsource or find a partner to operate its → Read More
MCPS students tune up for full schedule of holiday music performances
With joyful spirits, two kindergarten classes at Cold Springs Elementary School skipped, danced, ran and jumped their way to music class on Monday. → Read More
Missoula runners on the move for causes - even if indoors
Missoula runners are known for putting in the miles to stay fit. → Read More
ACLU protests Flathead high school choirs' performance at church
Despite protest from the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana, three public high schools in the Flathead Valley will allow their choirs to perform at a Kalispell church Thursday. → Read More
Willard students find First Friday art inspiration at Missoula homestead
Take a cold fall day wandering around an old homestead with 20 high school students. → Read More
Developers pull Missoula's Wilma off market, will get into entertainment
The 92-year-old grand dame of Higgins Avenue is so revered, nearly all of Missoula calls her “The Wilma.” → Read More
$180K from Washington Foundation helps hungry, homeless as holidays near
As Thanksgiving nears and with it the holiday season, agencies that serve the hungry and homeless across Montana are saying a heartfelt thank you to the Dennis and Phyllis Washington → Read More
Missoula man says wolf hunter shot, killed pet malamute
A Missoula man is heartbroken and angry after a day of cross-country skiing with his malamute dogs near Lolo Pass turned into his worst nightmare Sunday afternoon. Layne Spence was → Read More