Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton said a second social media threat of violence to the Darby School District is under investigation by the Darby Marshal’s Office and Ravalli County Sheriff’s […]
Archives for February 2018
Prepping for the season – Loyal to Local Bitterroot and Community Supported Agriculture
If you are growing or producing food products in the Bitterroot and want to expand your customer base, you might want to contact the Loyal to Local Community Agricultural Cooperative […]
Stevensville mayor forced to resign from volunteer firefighting
At the February 12 meeting of the Stevensville Town Council, Mayor Brandon Dewey agreed to resign from his position as a volunteer firefighter. The meeting got off to a rocky […]
DEQ extends gravel pit permit application reviews
Two controversial applications to mine gravel in the vicinity of Big Creek near Victor Crossing will remain in extended review for another month, according to the Department of Environmental Quality […]
Local author writes book on Lewis & Clark ‘Lost Pass’ route
Book signing for Ted Hall’s new book – “Lost Pass 1805” – to be held March 1st Ted Hall’s new book, Lost Trail 1805 is a detailed “groundtruth based” look […]
Stevensville Bridge Fishing Access Site officially opened
Public access to the Bitterroot River at Stevensville bridge is in place once again for floaters and others according to a recent press release from the Montana Department of Fish […]
Hamilton escapes with championship
The Hamilton Broncs had to come from behind earn the first ever Southwest A district basketball championship on Saturday night. With little more than a minute remaining in the game, […]
Lady Broncs falter but still advance
It was not the tournament the Lady Broncs wanted but perhaps they got rid of the jitters and will be able to focus on their game at the Western A […]
Florence avenges earlier loss
The Florence Falcons hit a slump earlier in the season when they played Deer Lodge and lost to the Wardens. That was on their minds on Thursday when they traveled […]
Darby finishes well at District Tourney
The Darby Tigers finished the regular season in second place in the District 13C regular season and had a first-round bye at the district tournament in Frenchtown. They met up […]
Star Editorial – Time to take another look at local
We continue to hear stories about the decline of the newspaper industry, due to the pressures of the internet, rising cost of newsprint, etc. But there is something to keep […]
County divided on WSAs
It is time for a collaborative process to decide the fate of the Wilderness Study Areas. Ravalli County Commissioner Greg Chilcott is claiming that the commission decided not to […]
Embarrassing
My apologies to the County Commissioners: I’m writing to publicly express regret for my poor manners in addressing you at the public meeting Wednesday (2/6/18). The meeting was in […]
Time to think about Montana
Maybe 3/4 of the USA population wants safer gun laws. What’s the odds on us voting in new national legislators to vote in safer gun laws? Maybe not good […]
Free speech
I find the oxymoron of liberals extremely funny. I attended a lecture on free speech. This lecture was protested by liberals who, while exercising free speech, protested free […]
Shirley Ann Wheat
Shirley Wheat passed away Friday, February 9, 2018 in Hamilton, Montana. She was 80 years old. She was born Shirley Ann Romano in Oakland, California on October 25, 1937. Shirley […]
Suspect in custody over Darby School threat
Ravalli County Sheriff’s Department has issued the following: February 19, 2018, 3:30 PM Sheriff Steve Holton said an investigation with the Darby Marshal’s Office into alleged social media threats towards the Darby […]
Trap-free group calls attention to collateral damage
Trap Free Montana Public Lands recently released photos of a Great Blue Heron who died after becoming ensnared in a steel-jawed, leg-hold trap that had been placed in a Bitterroot […]
Commissioners stand firm in support of releasing wilderness study areas for managed use
Hundreds turn out to weigh in on issue By Michael Howell At a meeting last week, the Ravalli County Commissioners re-affirmed their position stated in a letter sent to Senator […]
Local fisheries biologists awarded
By Michael Howell Two fisheries biologists in the Bitterroot, Mike Jakober working for the Bitterroot National Forest and Chris Clancy working for Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, brought […]