Perry Backus
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Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Stolen dreams: Bitterroot veterinarian reels after loss of prized dogs
It took just 15 minutes for Teresa Petterson’s life to turn upside down. → Read More
Hamilton’s Kmart prepares to close after 33 years
The end to blue light specials is coming in March to Hamilton. → Read More
Horsepower: Victor couple's horses help them savor life in the Bitterroot
Life moves at a different pace at the Hackett place, just up off Bear Creek Road west of Victor. → Read More
Rafters save drowning horse in Bitterroot River
The Eickholt family likely won’t soon forget this year’s Father’s Day float down the Bitterroot River. → Read More
Gianforte signs landmark investment in broadband expansion
In Montana, one in three residents doesn’t have broadband access. That's three times the national average. → Read More
Corvallis standoff moves into third day
A standoff involving a 35-year-old armed man barricaded in his Corvallis home moved into its third day Wednesday. → Read More
Corvallis man dies in Idaho avalanche Friday
A Corvallis man was killed in an avalanche in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains Friday. → Read More
Corvallis man dies in hunting accident
A Corvallis man died Saturday morning after a rifle discharged inside a vehicle during a hunting trip. → Read More
Victor woman drowned in Bitterroot River
A 66-year-old Victor woman drowned Wednesday evening in the Bitterroot River after getting trapped under a log jam. → Read More
Lightning sets six fires on Bitterroot Forest
An early morning lightning storm touched off six fires on the Bitterroot National Forest Thursday. → Read More
Gold-Butterfly: Bitterroot Forest prepares for work to begin on largest project in memory
There’s a race of sorts happening in the upper reaches of the Sapphire Mountains east of Corvallis. → Read More
Ravalli County has its first community spread
Ravalli County officially has its first case of community spread of COVID-19. → Read More
Swan cygnets spotted at Lee Metcalf Refuge for second year
For the second year in a row, the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge has a brood of trumpeter swan cygnets. → Read More
Ravalli County has second COVID-19 case
Ravalli County’s second COVID-19 case was confirmed Friday. → Read More
Rescued huskies slowly finding new homes
The Bitter Root Humane Association is working to find good homes for huskies that were rescued in December. → Read More
Rescued huskies slowly finding new homes
The Bitter Root Humane Association is working to find good homes for huskies that were rescued in December. → Read More
A legacy preserved: McCrossin Cabin placed on the National Register of Historic Places
A couple restores a cabin near Hamilton that now is on the National Register of Historic Places, → Read More
Stevensville neighbors paint over anti-Trump graffiti
A Stevensville couple received help from neighbors and others after their garage was covered in anti-Trump graffiti. → Read More
Fugitive arrested in Hamilton hideout
A Hamilton man who authorities have been seeking since Dec. 5 was arrested Friday. → Read More
Judge allows enforcement of vape ban to begin today
A Ravalli County judge filed a ruling Tuesday that will allow the state to begin enforcing a ban on those products. → Read More