By Michael Howell Family and friends of the late Priscilla June Antrim of Stevensville gathered at the North Valley Public Library last week for the ribbon cutting ceremony re-opening the […]
Archives for April 2017
Concerns over President’s budget proposal
By United States Senator Jon Tester, Democrat, Big Sandy When my wife Sharla and I sit down to do our budget each year we outline our priorities. Whether it’s spending […]
Re: National Guard Armory sale
The sale of the National Guard armory to the City of Hamilton is a bad deal for the residents and businesses of Hamilton and the City should walk away from […]
Can’t support school district ‘wish list’
Believe it or not, it’s almost spring. One telltale sign is to once again read about the Hamilton School District’s “wish list”. It reminds me of the wish list I […]
Holidays not PC
Sarcasm: All holidays should be cancelled due to political correctness. Nowadays corporations are being forced to rethink their holiday strategy due to political correctness. Some companies have chosen “volunteer holidays” […]
Randall Dwayne Harlow
Florence – Randall Dwayne Harlow, 72, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at his home in Florence. He was born August 14, 1944 in Benson, MN, son of the late […]
Father/son body builders square off
It doesn’t happen very often in the sporting world that a father and son will go head to head in competition but that will be the case this week in […]
Powerhouse Hamilton wins two
The Hamilton softball team flexed their muscles this weekend with wins over valley rival Corvallis and then in Butte at Butte Central on Saturday. Hamilton’s pitcher, Sky Lopez, picked up […]
Weather cuts short Frenchtown Invite
There were 17 teams at the Frenchtown Invitational on Saturday. The weather was good in the morning but as the day went on, the clouds and the rain came, and […]
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDWIN E. HELLER, Deceased. Cause No. DP-17-36 Dept. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN […]
Sales/Auctions Blu-J Estate Sale! Stevensville. April 20-22. Thurs 6pm-8pm, Fri-Sat 9am-1pm, 3906 Illinois Bench. EMERGENCY MOVING SALE! Household, antiques, collectibles, farm, garden, outdoor, guy stuff, firewood, outstanding boat and […]
Wednesday, April 12 Lutheran Holy Week schedule On behalf of the congregation of Our Savior Lutheran Church of Stevensville Pastor Andrew Eckert welcomes visitors to the celebration of […]
Super 1 Foods Stevensville expansion complete
By Jean Schurman On Wednesday, April 5th, Super 1 Foods will begin their celebration of the completion of a renovation that, although it may have seemed like it went on […]
Wildland firefighters: the next generation
By Michael Howell The Bitterroot National Forest has always cooperated with Trapper Creek Job Corps Center located south of Darby, but in 2014 an official fire program was initiated with […]
Ravalli Electric Cooperative to build new headquarters
The Ravalli Electric Co-op, located in Corvallis, is feeling growing pains and, hemmed in as its headquarters is by surrounding school property, there was not much choice but to […]
Dam safety always a top priority
By Lorri J. Gray, Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific Northwest Region Last month, many people watched anxiously as communities near California’s Oroville Dam were evacuated due to the […]
Re: National Popular Vote Compact
There are dozens of issues facing thoughtful citizens at this time. Folks appear to be galvanized in new ways to make their voices heard on topics ranging from abortion to […]
Core Christian values lacking
Christian churches globally will soon celebrate Easter. Christians in other countries must wonder how so many Christians in America voted for a lifelong, unrepentant sexual predator for President. This President […]
What happened to 1st Amendment?
We just came back from a trip to the East Coast. While on the plane we got into a discussion with several college students returning from spring break. The subject […]
Re: Funding for Legal Services Corporation and AmeriCorps
Open Letter to Senators Tester and Daines: As current and former Justices of the Montana Supreme Court, we write to express our deep concern with the proposal to eliminate funding […]