| Florence, Montana News |
First Night Missoula revelers out in forcePosted on Dec. 31
Don Gisselbeck's job on First Night is a hand-me-down, but oh what a job. For a couple of hours, he stands in front of the Florence Building and reads Shakespeare's sonnets.
|
Light up the season: Keyser family dresses up home to the nines every Christmas
A tin soldier made with lights stands as a welcoming figure at the brightly adorned house and yard of the Keyser home on Darlene Drive in Missoula.
|
FLASHBACK - Special Christmas event held 45 years ago
The attendees were treated to a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, and caroling.
|
6th annual Macya s Parade of Lights Saturday
A day full of holiday cheer is being guaranteed on Saturday in conjunction with the 6th annual Macy's Parade of Lights in downtown Missoula.
|
Count the blessings: Florence woman thankful after overcoming breast cancer
Marsha Ratz and Jim Ratz sit on the front porch of their Florence home Wednesday morning.
|
Downtown Missoula reopens after assurances of construction cranea s safety
A water company worker glances up at the construction crane on Front Street on Tuesday after a water main break caused worry that the crane might be unstable.
|
Bonner buses stolen, smashed up on joyride
The four young men who allegedly stole two buses from Bonner School this weekend did their best to destroy the big yellow rigs.
|
Two men hospitalized after crash on Old Highway 93 in Florence
An Isuzu Rodeo with one passenger aboard plowed off the road on Old Highway 93 just north of Florence early Friday morning, throwing the passenger about 20 to 30 feet out of the car, and trapping the driver ...
|
One hurt in rollover near Florence
One man was hurt in an early Friday morning rollover in the Bitterroot Valley. The Montana Highway Patrol tells us that one vehicle driving across Old Highway 93 by Pollette Drive near Florence over turned.
|
Western MT gas prices keep falling
Gas prices in the Missoula area fell below $3 a gallon, and it's been awhile since we've seen gas in the $2 a gallon range.
|
Florence meeting draws big crowd
Hundreds of people showed up at the Florence-Carlton High School Gym on Wednesday night as some Florence School Board Trustee members tried to re-organize the school board.
|
Voters douse rural fire levy
The results of Tuesday's mail-ballot election involving Missoula Rural Fire District's request to permanently increase taxes for fire services proved even bleaker than the first time around.
|
Florence woman wins $50,000 lottery prize
A Florence woman has claimed a $50,000 scratch ticket prize. Montana Lottery officials say Beverly Ralls bought her winning Deal or No Deal ticket at Rooster's Casino in Stevensville.
|
Legislative race preview: House District 90 - Yvonne Gastineau Gritzner
Editor's note: Throughout the coming weeks, the Missoulian will profile state legislative candidates in western Montana who face opponents on Nov.
|
Sex offender's location irks school officials
A Missoula judge say an 18-year-old sex offender must move out of his grandmother's home next to a Florence school.
|
Judge orders sex offender to move away from school
A Missoula judge ordered an 18-year-old sex offender this week to move out of his grandmother's home next to the Florence-Carlton School grounds following a public uproar.
|
Pon, Michael and Lina Miller cook Thai food together. Times photo by Kimm Anderson
The only peanut butter and jelly sandwiches I had as a kid were the ones I made myself, but that's what happens when your mother is Thai.
|
Red Quill Wildfire: Winds dying down on wildfire near Florence; no evacuations
The Red Quill wildfire that erupted at 2 p.m. Tuesday and is currently burning in the Upper Woodchuck area of the Sapphire Mountains near Florence is estimated at between 15 and 20 acres in size, said Cindy ...
|
Defendants back in court for Florence murder
Next month the two defendants in the Florence triple murder case are scheduled to be back in court.
|
Twelve Small Fires Contained Along Hwy 12 Near Lolo
Twelve small fires, ranging in size "from two feet to two acres," flared up along a 1.5-mile stretch of Highway 12 near Lolo Friday, apparently the result of a vehicle's mechanical failure, said Cindy Super, ...
|