By Michael Howell To kick off the new year, members of the Hamilton City Council brainstormed potential goals for the coming year at a Committee of the Whole meeting last […]
Archives for January 2016
Sheriff to run for county commissioner
By Michael Howell Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman has thrown his hat in the ring for a seat on the Board of County Commissioners. He will face fellow Republican and […]
Lost skier’s body found
Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman announced in a press release that the body of missing skier Bart Allen Pickard was found on the south side of the Lost Trail Ski […]
Cecilia Jean Hoornbeek
Cecilia Jean McCann Hoornbeek entered into Christ’s glory January 7, 2016 at 5:25 p.m. surrounded by family and friends in her own home. Cecilia or Jeannie, as called by her […]
Mark Matthews Hammond
Florence – Mark Matthews Hammond, age 25, of Florence Montana, joined our Lord on January 7, 2016. He was born in Great Falls, Montana on June 12, 1990 to Richard […]
James ‘Jim’ Agee
Hamilton – James Roger Agee (Jim), beloved husband, father, and friend, born March 11, 1945, was carried home to be with Our Lord Monday, January 11, 2016. We take comfort […]
Rose Morrell
Missoula – Rose L. Jostes Morrell, 62, of Clinton passed away Saturday January 2, 2016 at St. Patrick Hospital. She was born January 9, 1953 in Denver, CO to Joe […]
Florence wins battle of unbeatens
The Florence boys basketball program is one of the best in Western Montana. So is the boys program at Bigfork. The two met Saturday in a battle that came down […]
Stevensville wins one, loses one
Stevensville picked up their first win of the season with a 56-43 win over Polson. The Lady ‘Jackets held the Lady Pirates to only 15 points in the first half […]
Collaboration necessary for progress
By Edward Monnig, Missoula In preface to commenting on Stewart Brandborg’s opinion piece on wilderness issues (December 16), I would like to acknowledge with gratitude the service that he and […]
Work together for effective public land management
Over the last few weeks, we have watched a gang of self-styled revolutionaries take over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. In addition to trespassing on public lands, these […]
Get back to Golden Rule
I have to say that week after week, it’s getting a bit tiresome to read the diatribe of a certain contributor to your editorial section slamming liberals. Personally, I could […]
Re: Local Government Study Commission
Good local government necessarily requires an informed and knowledgeable electorate. To this end the efforts of the Local Government Study Commission should be focused on what provides adequate and easily […]
Forget the labels
Thank you, Jerry Haslip, for your comment that conservatives think liberals have their heads in the sand and a tendency to think the sky is falling. Liberals probably feel exactly […]
Not in my country
Anyone believing that bringing Muslims into this country is a good idea isn’t looking at what’s happening in Europe. Europeans are horrified at rapes occurring by Muslim men against innocent […]
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ASTRID MORRIS, aka ASTRID ARLAN MORRIS, Deceased. Probate No.: DP-15-117 Department No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS […]
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 […]
Wednesday, January 20 Avalanche Training The West Central Montana Avalanche Center and Bitterroot Ridgerunners Snowmobile Club will host an avalanche awareness and response class on Wednesday, January 20 at 7 […]
B.E.A.R. program offers outdoor opportunities for local youth
By Randi Burdette The outdoors has always mattered to Montanans, especially in the Bitterroot Valley. Anyone who has grown up here has had the pleasure of having the Rocky Mountains […]
Falkow awarded National Medal of Science
By Michael Howell The White House announced last month that part-time Bitterroot valley resident Stanley Falkow, PhD, the Robert W. and Vivian K. Cahill Professor in Cancer Research, Emeritus, at […]