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 […]
Archives for December 16, 2014
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 […]
Ninety-six percent carbon-free power
This article is in response to a recent guest comment calling for more out of state mandates to our local cooperative from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supporting additional carbon […]
Burrows’ true colors?
County Commissioner Jeff Burrows failed to distinguish himself before Ravalli County’s legislative delegation when they met on Dec. 9. In fact, Commissioner Burrows confirmed the public’s worst suspicions about politicians […]
Hell Gate Treaty forbids off-reservation water rights contained in CSKT Water Compact
The claim of the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) for off reservation water rights on rivers in the CSKT Compact is based on the 1855 Hell Gate Treaty, Article III: […]
Parking issue
I am a 73 year old retired businessman. I moved to Missoula County last year after spending 40 years in California and Colorado. While I love Montana and never plan […]
Hurry to Burnt Fork Market!
Bubba says run, don’t walk, down to the brand new $2 million investment, Burnt Fork Market, in Stevensville and check out this beautiful supermarket. As you enter this art gallery […]
Outrageous county settlement raises questions
By Tom Boland, Florence Being new to the valley and being generally interested in what’s going on around me, I decided to spend a morning reading “the Court File” to […]
Thomas F. ‘Pat’ Patterson
Stevensville – Thomas F. “Pat” Patterson passed away at 5 minutes before midnight on Dec. 9, 2014 at the age of 98 while under the care of The Living Centre […]
Jennifer B. Lint Boatwright Law Office, P.C. 1091 South First Street Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 375-1385 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER […]
Sales/Auctions Habitat for Humanity ReSale. New & used building materials & much more. Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, 9–4. 131 Old Corvallis Rd, Hamilton. Farm and Garden EXPERIENCED husband & wife […]
Thursday, December 18 Back Country Horsemen Bitter Root Back Country Horsemen host their monthly meeting on Thursday, December 18, at the Corvallis School Cafeteria on Eastside Highway in Corvallis. Potluck […]