Our Savior Lutheran Church of Stevensville will host a celebration dinner on Sunday, August 30, to honor the 40th anniversary of the ordination of Reverend Ray Larson, a former pastor […]
Archives for August 2015
Buck Horn Fire still burning
By Michael Howell Heavy smoke has blanketed the Bitterroot Valley for days, despite the fact that, as of Monday, August 24, the Buck Horn Fire was the only uncontained, active […]
ATR owner says layoffs temporary
By Russ Lawrence “We believe this is temporary,” said ATR owner Elliott Lander, of a scale-back at their Hamilton office, which is currently running with only two employees. The Main […]
Hamilton downtown business district levy approved
By Michael Howell At a public hearing held on August 18, the Hamilton City Council heard some objections to approving the work plan and budget for the Downtown Hamilton Business […]
High correlation found between pesticide use and disease
By Michael Howell A recent research article published in the on-line open access journal “Poultry, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences” documents a high correlation between the rising use of glyphosate-based pesticides […]
Hamilton adopts FY 2016 budget and levies taxes
By Michael Howell The Hamilton City Council approved a final budget for FY 2016 that projects about $10 million in total expenses with about $9 million in revenues. Projected expenses […]
Setting record straight on county payouts
It’s long past time to set the record straight on the county commissioners’ $1 million payment to two land developers, arguably one of the most unexplainable – and as yet […]
Climate change just an excuse
I was distressed to read the letter “Climate change must be faced” only to find yet another pointless claim of anthropogenic “Republican” environmental damage to our planet. One question comes […]
Calendar info clarified
The Historic St Mary’s Mission staff and volunteers developed a commemorative calendar for the 175th Anniversary Celebration in 2016. It has been brought to our attention that the caption for […]
Support for Darby library levy
Will we maintain our position in the world by our children’s ability to shoot a 25’ jump shot or by their ability to logically solve a mathematical theorem? We need […]
Public paying for commissioners’ bad decisions
Star Editorial The Board of County Commissioners has developed the habit of giving money away to developers just for the asking, it seems. The distressing part about it is that […]
Mountettes host state championship
Teams from Kalispell, Dillon and Lewistown, along with the hometown Mountettes competed over the weekend for bragging rights and the chance to carry the flag of the champion drill team […]
MONTANA 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Name Change of Jeremy William Turner, Nicole Cheetham, Petitioner Cause No. DV-15-266/3 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE OF HEARING […]
Leone Ruth Lyndes Likes
June 3rd, 1917 to June 6th, 2014 Leona Ruth Lyndes Likes passed into the Lord’s arms on June 6th 2014, of natural causes. Leona was 97 years young. Our mother […]
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Thursday, August 27 Stevensville Town Council The Stevensville Town Council will meet Thursday, August 27 at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 206 Buck Street. Agenda items include: first reading […]
Mill levy election set for Darby Library
By Russ Lawrence Voters in the Darby School District will begin receiving mail-in ballots this week for a special election on a mill levy to provide additional support for the […]
Benefit set for beloved local musician Chip Jasmin
By Russ Lawrence Chip Jasmin has spent decades promoting music and music education in the Bitterroot Valley, and far beyond. His passion is sharing folk music, and the stories it […]
RML researchers make strides towards Ebola vaccine
By Michael Howell Scientists at Rocky Mountain Laboratory in Hamilton recently published the results of a study proving for the first time that a single dose of an experimental Ebola […]
Replacement process for Stevi mayor discussed
By Michael Howell Town Attorney Brian West gave a brief overview of the process by which the Stevensville Town Council will select a new mayor. He told the council that […]