By Jean Schurman Debbie Severson is one of the most well known individuals in the Stevensville area. Over the years, she’s worn many different hats, from bank employee to volunteer […]
Archives for December 2016
Standing with Standing Rock panel discussion scheduled
By Michael Howell Last month when the protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation in North Dakota were making national headlines, people gathered along the […]
Hamilton low income housing project a go
By Michael Howell Work on a low income housing project in Hamilton, called Valley Villas, is set to begin next week. Helena developer Beki Glyde Brandborg of Echo Enterprises was […]
Neighbors concerned about septic waste land application
By Michael Howell Several landowners living on Sunset Bench, about six and a half miles southeast of Stevensville, are upset at the prospect of having septage and grease trap waste […]
Florence keeps streak going
Florence continued their unbeaten streak with a 64-20 win over St. Ignatius on Thursday night. The Lady Falcons jumped out early and never let up as they cruised to the […]
Hamilton boys win another nail biter
Three pointers were the norm at the MAC in Butte at the Butte Central/Hamilton game. Hamilton finished with 13 long-range bombs including three critical buckets in the last two minutes […]
Locals selected for East-West Shrine Game
The 71st annual East-West Shriner Game will be held in Billings at Rocky Mountain College on July 15, 2017. The game features seniors from across the state and serves as […]
Jean Atthowe
Jean Atthowe died just shy of her 86th birthday on December 19, 2016 at home in Richland, Oregon with her daughter (Helen), son-in-law (Carl Rosato) and surrounded by her five […]
Suggestion for Star
I am an 11-year-old Boy Scout from Troop 1115 in Florence. I read your newspaper every once in a while, and I really like it. I am writing to you […]
Scary stuff
We see Trump rising up from the ashes of Nazism. The majority of Americans do not accept him as their president. We see white supremists saluting him chanting “HeiI Trump.” […]
Re: Electoral College
Back in 1969, by a whopping vote of 339-70, Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives united to pass legislation to do away with the electoral college. A […]
Thanks from Share Tree
Stevensville Christmas Share Tree Program would like to thank the following on serving 427 local children this year: Linda Page & family Bitterroot Family Church The Hunting Shack The Dennis […]
Message to Montanans from Governor Bullock
By Governor Steve Bullock, Helena When the snow started falling all across our state last week, Montanans got to work. We shoveled sidewalks for our neighbors who couldn’t. We […]
RICHARD A. WEBER, P.C. 345 West Main Street Hamilton, Montana 59840 Telephone: 406/363-6888 Fax: 406/363-2972 Attorney for Petitioner MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, RAVALLI COUNTY In Re the Name Change of […]
Sales/Auctions Habitat for Humanity ReSale. New & used building materials & much more. Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, 9–4. 131 Old Corvallis Rd, Hamilton, 375-1926. Farm and Garden […]
Friday, December 30 BPL Story Time Story Time for Kids will be held Friday, December 30 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Bitterroot Public Library in Hamilton. […]
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Spreading joy – wherever it’s needed
By Jean Schurman Santa Claus normally wears a red suit and drives a sled. Not in Stevensville, Montana, though. Santa wears a police uniform and drives a patrol car, and […]
Stevi land swap offer is ‘take it or leave it’ deal
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Park Board on December 12, entertained the idea of setting up a subcommittee to identify alternative proposals to the offer made by the owner of […]
Local students selected for Youth Leadership Council
Josephine Lange, a senior at Hamilton High School, and Olivia Zepeda, a sophomore at Hamilton High School, were among 20 middle and high school students from throughout Montana that have […]