Bitterroot Star

This year, Sort Pink of Montana will be celebrating their 10th year of fundraising for Tough Enough to Wear Pink. The event will be held at the Sapphire Arena which is north of Corvallis on Eastside Highway. It is a three-day event with the open on Friday afternoon. This will feature some of the top […]

Officials from Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks were in Florence last week at a community meeting sponsored by the Riverview Orchards Landowners Association to address the homeowners’ growing problem with browsing herds of deer, some even showing threatening and aggressive behavior towards pets and humans. Fish, Wildlife and Parks Bitterroot Wildlife Biologist Rebecca […]

The Bitterroot National Forest is inviting the public to review and make comments on the East Fork Ditch Fish Screen Project. The project proposes to install a fish screen on the headgate of the East Fork Ditch. The East Fork Ditch is located on the north bank of the East Fork Bitterroot River at river […]

All the signs of spring are showing up in Hamilton. The robins are out rebuilding their old nests and the city’s cold-patch crew is out filling potholes. Donny Ramer, Director of Hamilton’s Public Works Department, told the City Council last week that he will soon have a full inventory of the potholes that can then […]

After several weeks of negotiations, the Ravalli County Commissioners have reached a preliminary agreement with Brad Mildenberger to purchase about 120 acres of land adjoining the Ravalli County Airport for $3 million for the purpose of runway expansion. The commissioners voted last Friday to forward that preliminary agreement to the Federal Aviation Administration for approval […]

Judy Hoy, local wildlife rehabilitator and author of the book, “Changing Faces – The Consequences of Exposure to Gene and Thyroid Disrupting Toxins”, published in 2017, has tried unsuccessfully for decades to get the state of Montana to look into the possibility that the birth defects and health issues that she was observing in white-tailed […]

If you are looking to do some socializing and thinking of a fun night out with dinner and music in Stevensville, then you can mark April 13th on your calendar and plan to attend “A Novel Affair,” a fundraiser sponsored by the North Valley Public Library Foundation. The event includes a dinner and silent auction […]

RML, FWP to discuss monitoring, management, risks  Chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elk has been a popular topic nationally in recent months as several states try to balance concerns and answer questions from hunting, wildlife management and public health sectors. What causes CWD? Can its spread be contained? Are people who consume venison at […]

Ravalli Electric Co-op (REC) Communications Specialist, Melissa Greenwood, recently received recognition in the 2019 Spotlight on Excellence Awards program nationally, sponsored by the Council of Rural Electric Communicators and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Greenwood received top honors winning the Gold Award in the Best Photo category for “Trouble in the Water,” a […]

As part of his application process with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to expand his gravel pit located northeast of Stevensville on the Eastside Highway, owner Jake Yoder sent notification of his application to property owners in the area giving them the opportunity to request a public hearing on the application or not. If […]

Trooper Wade Palmer has regained consciousness after he was shot three times on March 15th, 2019, near Evaro, Montana. His medical status has improved from critical to stable condition and he has been moved from the University of Utah Hospital’s Neurological Critical Care Unit to the Neuro Acute Care Unit. All of his interactions have […]

A community fundraiser for the family of Trooper Wade Palmer will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2019, from 11 am to 3 pm in the Super 1 Foods parking lot. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Wade Palmer was shot multiple times recently in Evaro and remains in critical condition in a Salt Lake City hospital. […]

Harsh winter weather and flooding have already taken large toll on state’s infrastructure and commerce   (U.S. Senate) – To prepare for more dangerous flooding as temperatures rise, U.S. Senator Jon Tester is calling for a “swift and effective response” from the federal government to provide support for Montana communities. Tester is pushing FEMA and […]

There recently was a news article in the Missoulian about the wild horses up Eight Mile, northeast of Stevensville. That got me to thinking about my own family’s connection with those horses. I talked with my brothers to get their take on the story and see what they remembered. Tom didn’t remember much but then […]