By Michael Howell On the morning of Tuesday, June 13, two crews working for the Bitterroot National Forest Service were up Willow Creek Road past the Willow Creek Trailhead and […]
Archives for June 2017
Forest Service seeks public comment on Gold Butterfly project
By Michael Howell The Bitterroot National Forest is inviting the public to review and make comments on a proposed vegetation management and fuels reduction project in the Sapphire Mountains east […]
Municipal election filings close
The following candidates have filed for open positions in the November municipal elections. CITY OF HAMILTON Mayor: Dominic Farrenkopf, Travis Martinez City Council Ward 1: Kristi Bielski, Eric Monson […]
Daly Hospital Foundation donors honored
By Michael Howell Since 2011, the Daly Hospital Foundation has been recognizing major donors by placing their names on the Power of Health Honor Wall located just inside the main […]
Changes on ‘Food Row’ at Fairgrounds
Change isn’t easy and it sometimes brings hard feelings and misinformation. In January, the Ravalli County Fair Commission began looking into credit card charges which garners a three percent charge […]
Mayn, Wood take top honors at shooting event
By Michael Howell Sixteen young people attended a training session in firearm use and got the chance to spend the day shooting .22 caliber rifles and pistols on Saturday, June […]
Bitterroot South Valley All Stars on a roll
The South Valley 9U All Stars are tearing up the baseball fields this summer with the 9U North Valley team right on their heels. With the dividing line at Victor, […]
Trexler is national breakaway roping champ
Corvallis’ Cole Trexler is the national champion in boys’ breakaway roping. Trexler won the title at the National Junior High Rodeo Finals in Lebanon, Tennessee, on Saturday night. He finished […]
Sports Talk – Glimmers of future basketball stars?
For the better part of last week, I was in the gym watching basketball. Well, not exactly basketball as we know it, but the beginnings of basketball. Dave Bradshaw, his […]
MONTANA 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Name Change of Daniel Rodriguez Soriano, Daniel Rodriguez Soriano, Petitioner Cause No. DV-17-229/3 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE OF […]
Sales ESTATE SALES – June 29-30, Missoula, Base of Evaro Hill, 12591 Hwy 93 N. www.bluejayestatesales.com Day One 6-8PM, Day Two 9AM-1PM, Line #’s given after 4PM. Full Range […]
Fran Page
Fran Page, 76, of Stevensville, MT, passed away June 2, 2017 at St. Patrick Hospital after a nearly month-long series of increasingly complex medical difficulties. Born Frances Jeanette Sokolofsky to […]
Wednesday, June 28 Kids’ Writing Workshop A writing workshop for kids ages 8-14 will be held Wednesday, June 28 from 1 to 2 p.m. at the North Valley […]
Debris slides close Willow Creek roads
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Ranger District has temporarily closed Willow Creek Roads #364 and #969 east of Corvallis following several slides that have covered the road with mud, rocks […]
Boat launch blocked – mayor to work on plan for town launch
By Michael Howell Just as he promised, Fort Owen Ranch owner Roy Capp has placed concrete blocks along the town’s right of way as it crosses his property allowing public […]
Wings & Wheels fly-in and car show at airport Saturday
By Jean Schurman Loop-the-loops and car engines revving up, that will be part of the sights and sounds happening at the Ravalli County Airport this Saturday, June 24th. It’s the […]
New insurance rating saves us money
Thanks to the Stevensville Fire Department, the price of our homeowners insurance has dropped 28%. We even received a substantial rebate on the remainder of our current annual policy. Stevensville […]
Living in community of compassion
The other day St Paul Episcopal Church and the Montana Human Rights Network shared in sponsoring a presentation featuring Soft Landing Montana, a group which works with refugees living in […]
Should close their doors
I just attended a meeting with a woefully ignorant organization called Soft Landing. Ms. Poole, the speaker who helped start this, couldn’t answer simple questions and most of her responses […]
Senate health care bill
Many Republican and all Democratic senators are being kept in the dark while a cabal of old white men develop a top secret “health care plan.” But Senator Daines brags […]