By Michael Howell The Board of Directors of the Bitter Root Valley Historical Society, which operates the Ravalli County Museum, asked the County Commissioners last week to consider placing a […]
Archives for January 2016
Bitterroot ammo manufacturer meets with Trump
By Michael Howell Darren Newsom, a successful local businessman with one of the valley’s largest manufacturing firms, got to meet with Donald Trump last week in Las Vegas. Newsom, who […]
Salish story telling event in Hamilton
Tony Incashola, Director, Salish-Pend d’Oreille Culture Committee, will be in Hamilton on Saturday, January 30 at 2 p.m. to tell Salish Winter Stories (which may only be told in winter […]
Stevensville Main Street to get facelift
As Founders Day approaches, the celebration of Stevensville’s 175th Anniversary, the committee in charge of making preparations for the event is doing what it can to encourage the downtown business […]
Irrigators’ ‘Stupid Bowl’ about to begin
By TC Richardson, Stevensville I never thought I’d be confessing my stupidity in the newspapers, but I just found out that I am suing myself and am likely to pay […]
Essen’s the one whining
Ordinarily I do not participate in the ‘Letter to the Editor’ arena as I find some of the persons occupying the fringe seats irrational and unable to accept other points […]
Why the Oregon uprising?
When a couple ranchers face the death penalty for accidentally burning 140 acres of public land, but federal bureaucrats burn thousands of acres of public — and even private land […]
Locals don’t support takeover
By now the whole world knows about the armed takeover of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Malheur is a beautiful and very popular recreational area near the rural town of Burns, […]
Sad state of affairs
America needs and deserves Presidential honesty, integrity, maturity, competence, transformative leadership, and efficient and effective management! In short, governance that serves the common good, not the left or the right, […]
Granny shots give Victor the win over Darby
They are not the conventional free throw shot but this method works for Victor’s Jayce Allred. The senior hit two free throws to pad the margin for the Pirates in […]
Lady Tigers win
The Lady Tigers of Darby have struggled a bit this year, trying to find their identity after losing all five starters to graduation last year and having a new coach […]
Stevensville wrestles tough but falls to Columbia Falls
The Stevensville Yellowjackets held a home wrestling dual on Saturday against Columbia Falls. The two teams battled to a draw on actual matches but Columbia Falls won four forfeits and […]
Sales/Auctions Guns and Ammo Show January 29 noon to 6:00, January 30 9:00 to 6:00, January 31 9:00 to 3:00, Jerry Martin Memorial Hall Big Sandy Montana. For more info […]
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 […]
Jeanne Beth Bodle
Jeanne Beth (Stirewalt) Bodle passed into God’s loving arms surrounded by family on January 10th, 2016 at the Masonic Home in Helena, MT after a short illness. Jeanne was born […]
Jack Weston Stark
Victor – Jack W. Stark was born June 8, 1928 in Denver, Colorado, to John Wall Stark and Lenora Katherine Stark. Jack spent his early years in Cripple Creek, Colorado, […]
Thursday, January 28 Bike/Walk Group Ravalli County cyclists and pedestrians are invited to express their views when the nascent chapter of Bike/Walk Bitterroot gets together on January 28 to map […]
New taxi service opens in valley
By Jean Schurman For those people who don’t want to leave their car in airport parking while they go on a trip, there is a solution. For those who have […]
Governor visits hospital to discuss state’s Medicaid program
By Michael Howell Governor Steve Bullock came to the Bitterroot Valley last week to tour Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital (MDMH) and discuss implementation of the Health and Economic Livelihood Partnership […]
Stevi receives grants for growth policy update
By Michael Howell The Town of Stevensville received notice from Governor Steve Bullock that two grants have been awarded to the town to be used in updating the Town’s Growth […]