Sales/Auctions Blu-J Estate Sales! www.bluejayestatesales.com 363-1600 Follow green signs. Dec 18-20. Wed-Fri. 309 Harbison. Behind IGA. Mobile home jammed full. Make a pile, make a deal sale! Car, van, camper […]
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Archives for December 2013
Toys for Tots toy drive Now collecting new toys through Toys for Tots – local donations stay local! Look for boxes at these locations: Hamilton – Walgreens, Murdoch’s, The Edge […]
Groundbreaking ceremony held for Daly Hospital Intensive Care Unit
Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital’s groundbreaking ceremony could not have happened on a more beautiful day. The sun was bright and warmed about 150 people, including community members, hospital staff, […]
Another employee jumps ship as Treasurer Stamey stumbles
By Michael Howell A third employee at the Ravalli County Treasurer’s Office has resigned. All three have stated publicly that they were greatly frustrated by Treasurer Valerie Stamey’s lack […]
Megaload to pass through Bitterroot Valley
By Michael Howell The company that hauled a megaload over Lolo Pass on Highway 12 last August, before having that route shut down by a federal judge, now plans to […]
DEQ permit renewal for Grantsdale subdivision draws interest
By Michael Howell After gauging the level of interest in a Montana Ground Water Pollution Control System permit for the Grantsdale Addition, one of Ravalli County’s largest subdivisions, approved in […]
Meeting scheduled for Hwy 93 access management plan
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to develop an access management plan for U.S. Highway 93 in […]
Emergency drill scheduled for Corvallis school
The Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office is sponsoring an emergency exercise at the Corvallis High School on Wednesday, December 11. The Sheriff’s Office is partnering with Corvallis School District, Corvallis […]
Wesley Kip West
Stevensville – Wesley Kip West, 59 of Stevensville, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2013 at his home in Stevensville. Wes was born August 24, 1954 in Pocatello, Idaho. He retired […]
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANNABEL D. PECKINPAUGH, Deceased. Case No.: DP-13-86 Department No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS […]
Auctions/Sales Blu-J Estate Sales! www.bluejayestatesales.com 363-1600 Follow green signs. DEC. 11 ONLY. 4-8pm 8 Little Fox Trail, Hamilton E. at Safeway, N. on Skeels. In Foxfield Townhouses. Approximately 10 pieces […]
Darby Bread Box The Darby Bread Box is collecting the following items: turkey or chicken stuffing, pumpkin pie mix, soup broth and olives. Drop off the donated items at […]
Joshua L. Hufschmied
Hamilton – Joshua L. Hufschmied, 33, has returned home again after a brief sojourn of 33 years and 7 months. Born in Hamilton on April 24, 1980, Josh will be […]
Verda Mae Rummel
Corvallis – Verda Mae Rummel, 89, of Corvallis, passed away at her home on Friday morning, November 29, 2013, losing her battle with lung cancer. Verda was born in Missoula […]
‘Culture clash’ or cultural ignorance?
By Marina Weatherly, Art and Indian Education Specialist in Montana schools, Stevensville The Ravalli County Commissioners invited CSK tribal representatives to discuss transfer of the Medicine Tree site to Federal […]
Hope for Democrats’ demise
The fiscally irresponsible and disastrous Obamacare law is unraveling. Obama continues to demonstrate that he is deceitful. One wonders when liberals will abandon ship – Obamacare! Conservatives and many […]
Stoltz doesn’t deserve reelection
Commissioner Ron Stoltz is asking for our vote when he runs for reelection next year, but I don’t think he deserves it and here’s why: He didn’t campaign much […]
Totally stunned
That our Big Sky state refused to provide basic healthcare, for all, feels mean-spirited and uncivilized (Senate Bill 395 went down 51 to 49, against expanded Medicaid). The result […]
More county tricks
Wanna know what our Ravalli County Commissioners got up their sleeves now? If you can believe it, they’re plotting to take away our federal public lands—lands you and I hike, […]
Thanks from Operation Christmas Child
I’m writing to thank Bitterroot Valley and North Fork, ID residents for their generosity in helping thousands of suffering children worldwide this Christmas. Through their efforts, combined with those […]