Years ago, before dropping down to Class C, Darby was a Class B school and had success on the court, winning a couple of district championships. But since they moved […]
Archives for February 2019
Darby girls finish second, moving on
The Lady Tigers finished second at the District 13C tournament in Frenchtown after losing to Seeley-Swan on Saturday night, 42-34. Seeley’s speed and height were too much for the scrappy […]
Hamilton boys take first
The Hamilton Broncs and Butte Central Maroons battled to the end of the championship game on Saturday in Butte with Hamilton scoring the last and taking the 54-52 championship. Powered […]
Hamilton next stop for Lady Broncs
The Lady Broncs will play another week, this time in front of their home crowd, after taking second place at the Southwest A district tournament in Butte. The Lady Broncs […]
Martha H. Burgett
Stevensville – Martha H. Burgett, 89, passed away on February 10, 2019 at the Living Centre in Stevensville. Martha was born on February 6, 1930 in Cortland, NY to Donald […]
Loring Charles White, Sr.
Loring Charles White, Sr. passed from this well-lived life into the eternal on Monday February 4, 2019. Loring was the second son of Howard and Helen (Smith) White, born to […]
Aubrey Doyle Larson
Stevensville – Aubrey Doyle Larson, 87, of Stevensville passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019 from complications of multiple myeloma. He had endured this painful cancer for several months. He […]
Making our schools safer
By Christin Rzasa School officials in the Bitterroot Valley are making the safety of their facilities a priority, and this past October, they learned how to help the public sector […]
Lawsuit filed over decision to allow demolition of historic church
Ten property owners in the neighborhood of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, located at 411 South 5th Street in Hamilton, have filed a lawsuit challenging the decision by […]
Bonney receives national Wildfire Mitigation Award
Byron Bonney, Community Forester with Bitter Root Resource Conservation and Development, was recently named as a recipient of the 2019 Wildfire Mitigation Award (WMA). The award was established in 2014 […]
Call for Bids – Magnesium Chloride
INVITATION TO BID MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE The Ravalli County Board of County Commissioners is now accepting proposals for the delivery of 2019 Magnesium Chloride Supply. Sealed proposals will be received by […]
Call for Bids – Hot Plant Asphalt Supply
INVITATION TO BID HOT PLANT ASPHALT SUPPLY The Ravalli County Board of County Commissioners is now accepting proposals for the delivery of 2019 HOT PLANT ASPHALT SUPPLY. Sealed proposals will […]
Call for Bids – Equipment Rental
INVITATION TO BID EQUIPMENT RENTAL The Ravalli County Board of County Commissioners is now accepting proposals for the delivery of 2019 EQUIPMENT RENTAL. Sealed proposals will be received by the […]
Notice to Creditors – William L. Taggart
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM L. TAGGART, Deceased. Probate No.: DP-19-16 Department No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY […]
Forest seeks comment on Threemile project, meeting set
The Bitterroot National Forest is inviting the public to review and make comments on a proposed vegetation management and fuels reduction project in the Sapphire Mountains northeast of Stevensville. The […]
County to loan BR Irrigation District $300k for dam repairs
Last week the Ravalli County Commissioners agreed to loan the Bitter Root Irrigation District (BRID) $300,000 to replace some ancient gate valves that serve to control the flow of water […]
Nomination Commission solicits judgeship applications
Chief Justice Mike McGrath has notified the Judicial Nomination Commission that the Hon. Jeffry H. Langton, district judge for the Twenty-First Judicial District (Ravalli County) will be retiring effective April […]
DEQ targets Bitterroot for nonpoint pollution prevention funds
Shaun McGrath, the Director of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, recently announced at the Montana Watershed Coordination Council’s annual conference in Helena that the Bitterroot River watershed had been […]
Bill addresses public road closure issues
A bill introduced in the Montana Legislature last week would give county attorneys a strong tool to prevent public road closures by increasing the outdated fine for illegally gating established […]
Ban trapping of Northern Rockies fishers
By Michele Dieterich, Hamilton It is heartbreaking that Montana’s wildlife managers still allow Northern Rockies Fishers to be trapped. Their dwindling population could be on the brink of extinction, but […]