By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners have been considering adoption of revised flood plain regulations for a few weeks now. The first meeting, on December 15, to potentially adopt […]
Archives for December 2014
CMC sale proceeds to go to new foundation, university
By Michael Howell Community Medical Center, Inc. (CMC), has executed an Asset Purchase Agreement with RegionalCare Hospital Partners, Inc. Billings – Missoula, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and others, […]
Bitter Root Water Forum celebrates successful year
By Michael Howell The Bitter Root Water Forum is a vibrant and growing organization, according to Executive Director Heather Barber. She told supporters at their annual end of the year […]
Daly Hospital contributes to national efforts for safer care
A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services shows that hospital stays are safer now than they were four years ago. Since 2010, 50,000 hospital deaths have […]
CMC board decision does disservice to community
By Dale Woolhiser, Missoula As an alumnus of the University of Montana who, through charitable giving and volunteerism, supports much within the Missoula community and across Montana, I am offended […]
How about equitable floodplain regulations!
From Hamilton to past the Florence Bridge, excepting choke points of bridges, and emergency 310 riverbank protections, the Bitterroot River flood season involves cut banks of sandy aggregate, eroding away, […]
Kudos to Hamilton School Bands
On December 16th my wife and I had an opportunity to attend the concert by the Hamilton School Bands conducted by Shawn Thacker. We were so impressed by the ability […]
Robert Vernon
Florence – In the early morning hours of December 27, 2014, Robert Alden Vernon peacefully passed away at the North Valley Living Centre in Stevensville with family members by his […]
Jennifer B. Lint Boatwright Law Office, P.C. 1091 S. First Street Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 375-1385 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN RE THE […]
Sales/Auctions Guns and Ammo Show January 23 noon to 6:00, January 24 9:00 to 6:00, January 25 9:00 to 3:00 Jerry Martin Memorial Hall, Big Sandy Montana. For more information […]
Wednesday, December 31 Winter storytelling series Travelers’ Rest State Park announces the return of the Winter Storytelling Series at Travelers’ Rest State Park beginning New Year’s Eve, December 31. Coyote […]
Relaxing floodplain restrictions doesn’t make sense
By Jim Rokosch, President, Bitterrooters for Planning Have you ever seen the Los Angeles River? I’ve only seen photos, but they were enough for me to move “visiting the Los […]
Strong flood plain regs make sense
I hope the good people of this valley are paying attention to what our planning department and our commissioners are about to do to our Bitterroot River. Under the guise […]
Herbert Frank Wanke
Whitehall/Stevensville – Herbert Frank Wanke, 86, born June 14, 1928 to Peter L. Wanke and Louise (Kraniak) Wanke in South Athens, Wisconsin, died on December 19, 2014 from heart disease. […]
Commissioners consider allowing residential construction in flood plain
By Michael Howell New residential construction in the flood plain has been prohibited in Ravalli County since 1997. The Ravalli County Commissioners are now considering a proposal from the Planning […]
Public lands bill signed into law
By Michael Howell On December 12, the U.S. Senate gave its stamp of approval to the historic public lands agreement negotiated by Montana’s Congressional delegation. Senators Jon Tester and John […]
Reconstruction of dangerous diversion dam a high priority
By Michael Howell Wade Farrell shed a few tears as he gazed silently upriver at the dam on the Bitterroot River north of Woodside Crossing that had taken the life […]
Doris Milner inducted into Montana Outdoor Hall of Fame
By Michael Howell The late Doris Milner, longtime Bitterroot Valley resident and renowned wilderness advocate, was among the first dozen Montanans to be inducted into the newly established Montana Outdoor […]
Local legislators get a look at school security upgrades
By Michael Howell In 2013, the Montana Legislature passed Senate Bill 348, sponsored by Senator Fred Thomas (R-Stevensville), allowing local school districts to transfer funds from any budgeted or non-budgeted […]
Stevi gets new police officer
By Michael Howell The Town of Stevensville has a new police officer. Officer Craig Robertson was sworn in last Sunday. Robertson previously was employed as the county’s Adult Probation and […]