By Michael Howell The Stevensville Airport has been buzzing with activity since the fire season burst into full bloom this summer. A covey of helicopters, including at one time four […]
Archives for August 9, 2017
The fire this time
By Michael Howell Smoke filled the Bitterroot valley last weekend, turning both the sun and moon into red orbs at certain times of the day and night. The smoke is […]
About the Lolo Peak fire
By Michael Howell According to LaWen Hollingsworth, Long Term Fire Analyst from the Missoula Fire Research Laboratory, the fire on Lolo Peak is burning from the top down and will […]
MT National Guard mobilized for firefighting
On Sunday, 15 soldiers and one CH-47D Chinook helicopter of the Montana National Guard were mobilized to support the Meyers Fire, located 25 miles southwest of Philipsburg. Following assembly and […]
County to deed land to Stevi for fishing access site
At a regular meeting on August 3, the Ravalli County Commissioners voted 4 to 0 to deed a 1.52 acre piece of land located at the northwest corner of the […]
Following in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark
By Michael Howell The epic journey of the Corps of Discovery across the American west and back, and the records that were kept along the way, have provided generations of […]
Time to raise tobacco tax
By Lyndsay Stover, Hamilton Whether or not you use tobacco, you are paying for it. Every year, each household in Montana spends $791 in taxes due to smoking. What’s […]
Good grief, Mr. Greef!
The July 26 edition of this newspaper carried a letter from Representative Ed Greef that favored trading the town park for a smaller acreage by the bridge. His letter also […]
Alternative to sales tax
My wife and I recently heard from a friend of ours that was traveling around Pennsylvania and New Jersey and spent over $100 a day going through highway toll booths. […]
In Memoriam: Liu Xiaobo
On July 13, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, a political prisoner in China and a champion of democracy, died of liver cancer in a Chinese hospital. The world mourned, […]
Education: what’s been happening to it and why
In 1992 the earth-changing Rio Conference launched Agenda 21, sustainability and the march towards The New World Order.This was also the year we retired and moved from Chicago to Montana […]
Wednesday, August 9 Kids manners series If we want something, we say “please.” We say “thank you” when someone helps us or does something for us. Having good manners […]
MONTANA 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Name Change of Frances Matlock, Frances Matlock, Petitioner Cause No. DV-17-303/3 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE OF HEARING ON […]
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