It’s always an unknown when rivals play, no matter what the sport. Thursday, on the Hamilton and Corvallis boys’ soccer team proved this adage. The Corvallis boys are a mature, […]
Archives for September 17, 2013
Young Lady Falcons playing tough
The Lady Falcons of Florence are young but don’t let that fool you, they are very experienced and polished team. Florence graduated almost all of their starters last year, with […]
Football Update
The first 58 seconds of the Darby/Arlee game was almost as electric as the lightning that delayed the game for about 40 minutes on Friday night. The Tigers scored two […]
Lawsuit filed challenging approval of Legacy Ranch Subdivision
By Michael Howell Bitterrooters for Planning (BFP), a local planning advocacy group, has filed a lawsuit in District Court challenging the preliminary plat approval of the Legacy Ranch Subdivision. […]
Municipal election debates scheduled
The Bitterroot Star and KLYQ Radio are sponsoring municipal election debates for all candidates in the Hamilton and Stevensville municipal elections this week. Steve Fullerton of KLYQ will serve […]
Commissioners to consider budget amendment for County Attorney’s Office
By Michael Howell The County Commissioners came to consensus on Monday, September 16, to schedule a public hearing to consider a proposed budget amendment that would add over $17,000 […]
Governor praises Stevensville Main Street Association
The Stevensville Main Street Association, which is part of the Montana Main Street Program, recently received a letter from Governor Steve Bullock congratulating the organization on receiving its […]
Stevensville Town Council discusses conflicts of interest
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Town Council discussed two possible conflicts of interest at its last meeting on September 12. One was an alleged conflict of interest made […]
Sally Ann Dickerson
Sally Ann Dickerson, 63, went to be with her loving Savior on Sept. 11, 2013 to await the glorious resurrection in the arms of her beloved Lord. With God’s help […]
Lack of understanding leads to glaring omission
People often casually use the term “conflict of interest” without truly understanding what that means. Case in point, Stevensville Town Councilmember Robin Holcomb who recently voted against approval of […]
Disappointment over Title X vote
The Ravalli County Commissioners voted 3-2 to reject continued funding for Title X Family Planning services on Friday, September 6th. We are extremely disappointed in the decision of the […]
Eliminating health care unconscionable
I have been a resident of Ravalli County longer than any other county in Montana, over 30 years. I have never been so disgusted and dismayed to live here […]
Fairness true sign of leadership
The letter from Mark and Victoria Adams illustrates some common misunderstandings about the role of the Mayor as the administrative leader for the Town. Their case was handled by […]
U.S. should stay out of Syria
You would think that the U.S. had learned its lesson about involvement in foreign wars that do not directly threaten our security. Think of Vietnam, Afghanistan (we stayed way […]
Medicaid expansion: protecting those who protected us
In Montana, we take care of our veterans – the men and women who were willing to give so much for us. The sad truth is that many veterans […]
What are we eating?
On May 23, our Senate overwhelming decided we do not have the right to know whether the foods we eat have genetically modified organism products in them. Sen. Jon […]
Audubon calendars available Bitterroot Audubon has produced a new calendar with photos by local photographers and local students. The photos and drawings highlight the beauty of the fascinating birds […]