By Michael Howell Members of the Ravalli County Planning Board, along with several concerned members of the public, toured the site of the proposed Legacy Ranch Subdivision last week. […]
Archives for March 5, 2013
Shortfall in MRL contract may cost taxpayers
By Michael Howell Last May, facing a possible shut down of the Bitterroot rail spur, Julie Foster, the director of the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority, helped broker a […]
Hamilton Farmers Market being squeezed
By Michael Howell The Hamilton Farmers Market is feeling the squeeze this summer as the City of Hamilton is closing down Second Street to accommodate the American Legion Park […]
Hamilton eyes noxious weed management plan
By Michael Howell Kellieann Morris, Noxious Weed Coordinator for the Ravalli County Weed District, made a pitch to the Hamilton City Council at its last Committee of the Whole […]
County to deed park land to Darby
By Michael Howell In early February, the Ravalli County Commissioners agreed unanimously to transfer the title to the property known as Waincrest Park to the Town of Darby. The […]
NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED TO: DARBY LUMBER, INC. 2770 El Camino Road Las Vegas, NV 89146-5221 INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY 6400 Poplar Avenue Memphis, TN 38197 COUNTY […]
Sales/Auctions AUCTION! Tools (carpentry, power, cement, auto body) scaffolding, vehicles, furniture and more! Saturday March 23rd, 9:30am, 611 North Central, Sidney. Complete list/photos www.montanaauctioncompany.com 406-939-2501. UNRESERVED AUCTION. Complete Dispersal. Prairie […]
Response to LaCroix
I usually ignore the rantings of Bill LaCroix as they are so over the top that I know the reasonable citizens of Ravalli County will see this poor man’s […]
Shedding light on dark money
Montanans are tired of dirty politics, nasty mud-slinging campaigns, and personal attacks. I believe they’re even more disgusted with the fact that many of these tactics are hidden inside […]
Why are we still using poisons?
Ravalli County had the highest number of bird species observed (84) of any county in Montana in Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology’s Great Backyard Bird Count in mid February, with […]
The real airport plan
The almost two decades of the effort by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to take our sport flying airport has always puzzled me. Maybe I haven’t seen the forest for […]
Thanks from Pantry Partners
Pantry Partners Food Bank would like to say thank you to our communities for the generous support we received in 2012. Of the total poundage of food received monthly, […]
Opposed to SB24
After all the claims and threats we heard about private property rights, a real threat has passed the Montana Senate. If enacted, sand and gravel operators could file a permit […]
Report from Helena – Week 8
Whew! If the 2nd half of the legislative session goes by this quickly we’ll be done before I can catch up. This point is called transmittal break, which means […]
Open letter to Ravalli County Commissioners
By Allen Bjergo, President, Tonia Bloom, Secretary, Roy Meyer, Treasurer Dear County Commissioners, In 2009, we wrote to you about our concerns regarding pedestrian and bicycle safety at the Woodside […]
Spring Thaw The 4th Annual Spring Thaw is scheduled for Saturday, March 16 in the First Interstate Center at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds. This is a marketplace to see what […]