Bitterroot Star

“If I ever had an opportunity to save a life, why wouldn’t I?” That’s a question that Tim Schreiber asked himself and it didn’t take him long to answer it. […]

by Nathan Boddy Maria Chavez has wanted to “give back” for quite some time, and says that her personal experiences make giving something that she does from the heart. Indeed, […]

David Evans starting working at his parents’ hardware store in Hamilton in 2008. In 2010, he bought it. Once he was fully committed to the business, he began to expand […]

by Nathan Boddy It’s only been a few weeks since Robin Pruitt took over as Executive Director of the Hamilton Downtown Association (HDA), but a busy holiday season is underway, […]

Stevensville Police Clerk Kristin Kruse is excited about the “Shop with a Cop” program she’s creating for the Stevensville Police Department. A former events coordinator who moved to Stevensville with […]

The Western Agricultural Research Center (WARC), located in Corvallis, is standing in the doorway to one of the most significant transformations in its history as it transitions from doing research […]

A complaint and demand for a jury trial has been filed in Ravalli County District Court by former Darby Public Works Director Terry Linton against the Town of Darby and […]

At its November 8th meeting, the Stevensville Town Council decided to hire Robert Peccia and Associates and HDR Engineering to do a Transportation Master Plan update. The current plan was […]

The annual Country Christmas celebration in Stevensville, sponsored by the Stevensville Civic Club and local businesses, will be held Friday and Saturday, December 3rd and 4th.  The evening will kick […]

According to Rachel Smead, owner of Sabai Massage in Stevensville, “sabai” is a Thai word that means “happy, comfortable, relaxed.” Smead has been a certified massage therapist for the past […]

by Nathan Boddy Thursday, the 4th of November, was a day that many parents in Ravalli County were looking forward to.  Following the November 2nd announcement by the CDC giving […]

Stevensville will have a new mayor on January 1. Steve Gibson defeated incumbent Brandon Dewey by a wide margin, 394 to 267. Dewey’s tenure has been controversial and Gibson ran […]

Jean Schurman has a personal goal that she always works by. Whenever she does something, it has to be better than the last time she did it. Schurman has just […]

Colleen Meyer, a mainstay at Historic St. Mary’s Mission in Stevensville, will be stepping down as Executive Director on December 31. She has been in that position for 21 years.  […]

Shed Horn Wine Cellars tasting room in downtown Hamilton offers delicious wine and charcuterie in a pleasant setting  by Alyssa DePompa If you stroll down Main Street in Hamilton you will likely […]

by Nathan Boddy Several dozen people met at the Bitterroot Inn Convention Center on Monday, November 1st as Glacier Country Tourism (GCT) kicked off a whole new focus for the […]

November 5, 2021 As of 4pm, Ravalli County Public Health is reporting 117 active cases.  Public Health has seen a steady decline of reported positive cases in the last few […]

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens are seeking information on two separate poaching incidents in the southern Bitterroot Valley. In one case, two brow-tined bull elk were shot and […]

Joan Prather, chair of the committee working on creating a splash pad for Stevensville, wants the public to know that the project is still ongoing. “We had hoped to break […]

Last week a Supervisor for the Bitterroot Conservation District (BCD) and associates, along with a Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) biologist, a Ravalli County Flood Plain Administrator, a couple of […]