By Jean Schurman Florence does not have a senior on their team. In fact, Ally rust is their only junior. The young team is finding and fighting their way through […]
Archives for January 20, 2015
Florence stops Loyola
By Jean Schurman A Florence/Loyola basketball game is always exciting and the match on Thursday night was no exception. The young Florence team, there are only three seniors, went into […]
B.P. Hackett honored by Bitterroot Stockgrowers
By Jean Schurman The early part of January is somewhat of a quiet time for ranchers and Stockgrowers in the valley. Although there are animals to feed, calving and lambing […]
Tickborne Relapsing Fever endemic to the Bitterroot
By Michael Howell Most Bitterrooters are familiar with the Rocky Mountain wood tick (Rickettsia rickettsia) that proliferates here during the spring and summer months, the ones known to occasionally transmit […]
Hamilton school board addresses issue of transgender athletes
By Michael Howell The Hamilton School District Board of Trustees gave clear direction to their representative to the Montana High School Association (MSHA) that he should vote against the association’s […]
Parents want to discuss ‘toxic’ atmosphere at Stevi school
By Michael Howell At the beginning of last week’s meeting of the Stevensville School District Board of Trustees, Lori Rokosch made a statement about what she calls a “toxic environment” […]
Public comment on hiring Stevi coach heard in private
By Michael Howell At last week’s meeting of the Stevensville School District Board of Trustees, a motion was made to approve all the fall sports head coaching assignments which included […]
City considers sponsoring grant application for local business
By Michael Howell The Hamilton City Council was set to hear a request at its January 20 meeting from the Ravalli County Economic Development Agency (RCEDA) for the city to […]
Governor wrong on Medicaid expansion
We are disappointed in Governor Bullock’s attempt to further expand Obamacare in Montana. No matter how Governor Bullock tries to spin it, the Healthy Montana Plan is merely Obamacare expansion […]
A good deal for Montanans
Providing health insurance to the estimated 70,000 hardworking Montanans earning less than $16,000 a year will promote prosperity and save lives. In the majority of states, Republicans and Democrats put […]
Montanans being robbed of insurance coverage
By Duane Krowen, Victor Sarah Palin was right, she said that Obamacare would lead to death panels that would have the power to withhold healthcare, and lead to deaths of […]
It’s about more than water
People on the reservation are well aware of the mind-set and objectives of certain tribal council members, water compact commissioners and key group of supporters. This same attitude, if extended […]
Support for ‘Build Montana’ program
As many as 2,000 temporary high paying blue collar jobs will be created in Montana if the U S government approves the much publicized Keystone XL pipeline. More than twice […]
Gertrud ‘Trudy’ A. Landwehr
Corvallis – Gertrud (Trudy) A. Landwehr, age 94, passed away January 16th, 2015 from natural causes with her “Montana Family” nearby. She was born February 24, 1920 in Gossau, St. […]
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 OF THE ESTATE […]
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Wednesday, January 21 Museum annual meeting The Ravalli County Museum & Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, January 21 at 8:30 a.m., followed immediately by the monthly […]