Stevensville – Edwin Carl Hebner, of Stevensville, passed away at his home on Friday afternoon, October 13th, after a long illness. He was surrounded by his close family while overlooking […]
Archives for October 2017
Sculpture of Sacajawea placed in Darby pocket park
By Michael Howell Sacajawea passed through what is now the town of Darby twice on her journey with the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery. A sculpture destined to honor […]
Corvallis School District proposes purchasing REC property
By Michael Howell Voters in the Corvallis School District will have the chance this November 7 to approve the purchase of 21.23 acres of property that adjoins the […]
Stevensville School District to place two bonds on the ballot
By Michael Howell The Stevensville School Board voted unanimously to proceed with bond elections for both the Stevensville High School and Elementary School Districts in May 2018, for deferred […]
Making headway at Riverside Crossing housing project
By Michael Howell It’s been a long time coming but work is set to begin this fall on the Ravalli County Council on Aging’s new “pocket neighborhood” development called […]
Lt. Governor visits valley to talk budget
By Michael Howell Lt. Governor Mike Cooney was in the Bitterroot valley last week and stopped in at the Bitterroot Star to talk about the Governor’s budget. He said […]
Hamilton blasts Frenchtown, secures home playoff berth
The Hamilton Broncs secured a home playoff berth with a 40-21 win over Frenchtown on Friday. The Broncs will play Dillon this weekend for the conference championship and a first […]
Soccer – Hamilton girls advance
The Hamilton girls soccer team kept their momentum going in the first round of the playoffs on Saturday with a 2-0 win over Polson. Both goals occurred in the first […]
Time to create a new high tech vision for our National Forests.
By Margaret Gorski, Stevensville Senator Daines, you have been in the press a lot lately; 1) on the need for forest management reform to reduce the risk of wildfire […]
Defective bison?
We went to Yellowstone National Park in spring and fall 2017. In the 17 photos of adult male bison I took in the park, mostly from our moving vehicle as […]
Support White Ribbon Campaign
October 22 to 28 is White Ribbon Week in Ravalli County. The White Ribbon Campaign is a community-wide event designed to raise awareness about domestic violence. Please […]
Build Montana’s workforce, build Montana’s future
As communities across the nation work to recover from recent natural disasters, many are discovering that while they have plenty of rebuilding to do, they lack the manpower to […]
Jennifer B. Lint Boatwright Law Office, P.C. 1091 South First Street Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: (406) 375-1385 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE […]
Sales/Auctions Blu-J Estate Sales. www.bluejayestatesales.com. 363-1600. New Fall Hours: Day One 5:30-7:30 PM, Day Two 9 AM-12 Noon. Oct. 19-20 – Hamilton Fairgrounds. Complete Potomac Valley estate. Oct. 27-28 – […]
Thursday, October 19 Operation Christmas Child Countdown Event Olivia Lajani is the guest speaker at the local Operation Christmas Child countdown event to be held Thursday, October 19 at […]
Renowned science writer to speak in Hamilton
By Michael Howell Rocky Mountain Laboratories, one of the few laboratories in the nation conducting research on the Ebola Virus, is hosting a talk by Montana author and journalist […]
New usage rules proposed for upper Bitterroot River, West Fork
By Michael Howell The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission took public comment at a meeting in Hamilton last week on proposed administrative rules restricting recreational and commercial use […]
Hamilton mayoral candidates – in their own words
Dominic Farrenkopf I am Dominic Farrenkopf, candidate for Mayor of the City of Hamilton, and I truly care about people. I read to preschool and elementary students at the […]
Stevensville mayoral candidates – in their own words
Mark Adams My name is Mark Adams and I am running for Mayor of Stevensville. First, I would like to thank Michael and Victoria Howell for giving me this […]
Stevi wins battle of Bitterroot in Corvallis
The Stevensville Yellowjackets had a strong second and third quarters and used that to take the inter valley win over Corvallis, 31-20. Corvallis got on the board first when Ridge […]