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 […]
Archives for August 2017
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 […]
Sales/Auctions BLU-J ESTATE SALES – www.bluejayestatesales.com, 363-1600. Day One 6-8PM, Day Two 9AM-1PM, Line #’s given after 4PM. Yard sale – Saturday 8/12, 9am to 3pm, 918 Westside […]
Fire danger level raised to ‘extreme’
Hamilton, Montana (August 2, 2017) – Fire danger on the Bitterroot National Forest will be raised to “Extreme” beginning tomorrow, August 3, 2017. Firefighters responded to 13 human-caused fires in […]
Fishing restrictions on river to go into effect
Warm water temperatures have triggered “hoot-owl” fishing restrictions, beginning Thursday, August 3, on the Bitterroot River from Veteran’s Bridge on Highway 93 just north of Hamilton, downstream to the confluence […]
Fires (still) all around us
Lolo Peak Fire now 4792+ acres The Lolo Peak Fire, burning northwest of Florence, was listed at 4,792 acres as of Monday afternoon. The lightning-caused fire started in remote backcountry […]
Hamilton board approves cell phone tower in cemetery
By Michael Howell Despite overwhelming public comment against placing a cell phone tower on the Hamilton Cemetery grounds, the City of Hamilton’s Zoning Board of Adjustments approved a conditional […]
Victor now has its own physicians clinic
By Jean Schurman The building that was once a lawyer’s office and then a physical therapy office has been transformed once again. Now, the building that is located on the […]
Commissioners contract for youth crisis services
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners decided on July 27 to fund the Bitterroot Youth Crisis Diversion project for a few months, enabling the Western Montana Mental Health […]
County applies for FAA grant for airport fixes
By Michael Howell On Thursday, July 27, the Ravalli County Commissioners approved making a grant application to the Federal Aviation Administration for a taxilane design and a replacement beacon at […]