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Archives for March 2017

Support for SB305

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I realize now that I’m a naive, 65 year old, fiscally conservative, socially responsible, Republican. I was present for the hearing on SB305 while the Secretary of State, who personally […]

Support for SB305

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My favorite page of newspapers is the opinion page! It reflects viewpoints from “reasons that sound good vs. good sound reasons”… a vast difference! A recent guest comment by Regina […]

Support for Quist

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Hordes of dark money have grossly corrupted both political parties. How much does Greg Gianforte stand above and against corruption? How much does Rob Quist stand above and against corruption? […]

Red Cross needs you!

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For more than 70 years, March has been recognized as Red Cross Month by the successive Presidents of the United States. Red Cross Month is the time of year when […]

County to consider buying local

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By Michael Howell After hearing from a few Hamilton downtown business owners who had taken the time and gone to the expense to look into one small part of the […]

Hamilton bond passes

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By Michael Howell The citizens of Hamilton have approved a $1.35 million bond for the purchase of 5.9 acres of land along 10th Street that contains Claudia Driscoll Park and […]

Stevensville town council notes

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By Michael Howell The Town of Stevensville’s Finance Officer Roxanne Wagner gave the Town Council an update on the annual financial report. She said that the FY 2014-15 audit report […]

Treasurer’s office being remodeled

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By Michael Howell If you have ever waited your turn in the long, narrow, dark, basement-floor hallway leading to the Treasurer’s Office in the Ravalli County Administration building, you’ll be […]

Richard ‘Dick’ Neville

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Stevensville – Richard “Dick” Leo Neville, 84, of Stevensville passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at St Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana. He was born March 1, 1933 in Kalispell, […]

New look at Whitetail Golf Course

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The Whitetail Golf course has been in operation for 70 plus years, nestled next to the Bitterroot River and surrounded by the Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge. (In answering the question, […]

Commissioners object to FS Meadow Vapor project

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By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners agreed last week to send a letter expressing their objections to some road decommissioning proposals included in the Bitterroot National Forest’s Meadow Vapor […]

County, road department union reach contract agreement

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By Michael Howell After some long lasting negotiations, the Ravalli County Commissioners and representatives of the Laborer’s International Union Local #1686 which represents the county’s Road Department, have finally come […]

Darby community tackles good problem

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By Michael Howell Figuring out ways to spend millions of dollars in discretionary money is a problem most schools and communities would like to have. And that’s just what is […]

Flavorful to open second location

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Flavorful, the popular Stevensville burrito restaurant, is expanding into Missoula. Starting on April 7, the Flavorful company is launching its second location, inside AT&T’s call center. AT&T is number 10 […]