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One hundred years later, while much has changed, there is still, all across our country, a “strong personal prejudice and dissatisfaction with social and political matters.” Here’s hoping we can learn from the past. Let’s resolve to make 2026 a year of cooperation and splendid community spirit. Happy New Year!

Two studies published in 2025 pushed back on the claims that the Dutch painter’s famous work accurately depicted a 20th-century mathematical model of turbulence.

Yellowstone Volcano Observatory webcam captures morning explosion at Biscuit Basin, same site damaged in July 2024.

Here’s how the Missoula Sentinel newspaper described things on December 25, 1925: “Christmas was unmarred by accident or disorder ... the ideal weather called many people out of doors. Streams were sought by fishermen, camera enthusiasts took pictures of joyous events, and friends exchanged holiday greetings throughout the day.”

On Thursday, Governor Greg Gianforte issued an executive order declaring a disaster following Wednesday’s destructive wind storm.

Jim Elliott writes, "Fifty years ago, on December 9, 1975, I laid down cash money on a sizeable “stump farm” near Trout Creek. Things have changed over those years, but the land is still here, and so am I."

Back in the 1920s, dancing to the music of a live band or orchestra was hugely popular across the country and here in western Montana. The Elks Club and the Florence Hotel in Missoula featured large ballrooms, and in the summertime, couples enjoyed the great outdoor dance pavilion at Greenough Park.

In the summer of 1924, the Sheridan brothers took a seven-piece orchestra on a statewide tour including performances in Butte, Anaconda, Helena, Bozeman, and a number of small towns near Missoula. By then, they were promoting themselves as having the “oldest organized dance orchestra in the Northwest.”

No. 3 Montana advanced to the quarterfinal for the 16th time in program history on Saturday with a dominant 50-29 win over No. 14 South Dakota State.

The Montana Grizzlies got the Jackrabbit off their back in a big way on Saturday, exploding for over 550 yards of total offense while holding the prolific South Dakota State offense to just 61 rushing yards for a dominant 50-29 playoff win.