By Michael Howell The Bitterroot Valley Eagle Project is drawing a lot of interest from the local raptors. They are attracted by the dead carcasses that have been placed at […]
Archives for January 30, 2018
Mill levy for Veterans Service Center to go on the ballot
By Michael Howell At a meeting on January 25, the Ravalli County Commissioners approved placing a 2-mill levy for the Valley Veterans Service Center (VVSC) on the June ballot. Back […]
County to add sanitarian
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners approved a request from Environmental Health Department Director John Palacio to advertise for two new Sanitarians. This will result in a total of […]
Habitat for Humanity – Another house becomes a home
By Michael Howell Last Friday, Habitat for Humanity of Ravalli County hosted an open house celebration at the recently constructed home of the Ballas family in Stevensville. Christopher and Sharayah […]
Continuing the fight for Montana
By U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Montana At the start of the New Year many Montanans make New Year’s resolutions. Maybe it’s to spend time with family, put more money […]
Multiple use
‘Multiple use’ as pertaining to public lands is a term used incorrectly by almost everyone, including people representing conservation organizations. Multiple use by statute, is stated as “a sustained […]
Our 2018 wildfire season
What’s this? January and rain, rain, rain. Dogs and cats mousing bare spots in the field. Few mice in the house, until trapped. Kind of normal for late February […]
Trump hurting, not helping, solar industry
I own a small business that sells solar power and pumping systems. With great dismay I note that President Trump has put a 30% tariff on imported solar modules. […]
Tester in trouble
I, for one, care deeply about what I see Tester NOT doing for me as my Senator. He was one of 18 Democrat Senators who voted against re-opening the […]
Montana’s Report Card
Montana’s public education ranks 38th among the states with an overall grade of C-. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) tracks what state policies have succeeded or failed and […]
Response to McCreary
This is my response to Sue McCreary. She wants to know where I was in July, August, and September. I was mowing my lawn, hiking and biking, and also […]
Inaccurate reporting should be corrected
There has been some conversation about prosecutorial vindictiveness in Ravalli County in your paper and in the courts. Anyone who has been awake during the last several years knows […]
Lady Falcons playing tough
If you look at the roster for the Florence Lady Falcons, you might think they are still pretty young, after all there is only one senior on the team. However, […]
Victor splits
The Victor Pirates may be turning a corner this basketball season. On Thursday night, the Pirates lost to Hot Springs in a close game, 48-45. Then, on Friday night, the […]
Stevi’s Gavlak signs with Dickinson State
Stevensville Yellowjackets wide receiver Alex Gavlak has signed a deal to play ball for North Dakota’s Dickinson State University Bluehawks. “A lot of hard work has paid off for him,” […]
Corvallis wins Battle of the ‘Root
For the third time, the Corvallis Blue Devils have taken home the ‘Root’ trophy. The Battle of the Root brings all four wrestling programs in the valley to one location […]
Frances Josephine McDonald
Missoula – Frances Josephine McDonald, 89, passed away January 20, 2018 at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula. Frances was born in Strabane, Northern Ireland, May 3, 1928 to Bernard and […]
Josephine ‘Josie’ Grubb
Stevensville – Josephine “Josie” Grubb, 99, of Stevensville, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018 at The Living Centre. Josie was born on June 6, 1918 in Chicago, IL to Wojchek […]