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st place weekly prize in the Valdez Halibut Derby. Fleming was jigging for halibut aboard the  Reflection last Monday. “As soon as that fish hit, I knew it was a big one,” Fleming said. While Fleming knew his fish was a good size, he had to wait until the end of the derby week Saturday to find out if he won the 1 st place prize. When the weigh-in closed Saturday night at 8pm, Fleming’s name was still at the top of the leader board which means he did, indeed, win the 1 st place weekly prize. Fleming is also leading the overall derby. Tim Ellis of Valdez is currently 2

BOB BROWN On April 3, Montana lost a wise and deeply decent public servant. Stan Stephens, our state’s 20th governor, passed away at the age of 91. A native of Calgary, Stan’s father suffered a debilitating illness when Stan was a small boy, leaving Stan’s mother and her five young sons in perilous circumstances. Trained by his musician father, at the age of 7 Stan was able to use his remarkable gift for music to play trumpet solos in the Calgary Symphony, and soon after as the child prodigy player in small ensembles, musical productions, dance bands and jazz bands. Importantly...

Stephens a wise and deeply decent public servant   Stan Stephens April 3, Montana lost a wise and deeply decent public servant. Stan Stephens, our state's 20th governor, passed away at the age of 91. A native of Calgary, Stan's father suffered a debilitating illness when Stan was a small boy, leaving Stan's mother and her five young sons in perilous circumstances. Trained by his musician father, at the age of seven, Stan was able to use his remarkable gift for music to play trumpet solos in the Calgary Symphony, and soon after as the child prodigy player in small ensembles, musical producti...

Billings businesswoman Karen Fagg shares a great story about a meeting involving the late Montana Gov. Stan Stephens and former NY Gov. Mario Cuomo.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Former Montana Gov. Stan Stephens, a radio journalist who became a leading Republican lawmaker, has died. He was 91. Stephens died Saturday in Kalispell after several months of ill health, according to former state Sen. John Brendan. Stephens, a Republican, served as the state's 20th governor between 1989 and 1993. He was born in Calgary, Canada, and moved to Montana when he was 19 to harvest wheat. During his decades-long career in broadcasting he served with the U.S. Armed Forces Broadcast Network during the Korean War. Prior to his tenure as governor, Stephens was...