Misinterpreting state law, the Stevensville Town Council abruptly adjourned its latest town council meeting without conducting any business last week, claiming that council cannot meet without the Town Clerk being present. Town Clerk Audree Tribbensee recently resigned due to what she called a hostile work environment created by council members. The Town’s Chief Finance Officer, […]
Archives for May 2019
Road, curb improvement work now in progress in Stevi area
Eastside Highway through Stevensville Motorists in the Stevensville area will need to exercise caution while driving through Stevensville beginning Wednesday, May 20. The Montana Department of Transportation is updating sidewalk corners along Secondary 269 (Main Street) through downtown Stevensville in conjunction with planned pavement preservation efforts. Approximately 20 curb ramps are being updated as part […]
Expect delays as Clerk of Court moves to online system
After years of preparation and planning, the Ravalli County Clerk of District Court will transition to a new web-based case management system. This will take place beginning Monday, June 3, 2019 and will be a precursor to electronic filing. Services will be available during the conversion process, but the public should be aware that there […]
Call for Bids – Barn Roof
CALL FOR BIDS ROOF REPLACEMENT FOR SHEEP/SWINE BARN AT RAVALLI COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IN HAMILTON, MONTANA The BOARD OF RAVALLI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS are calling for bids for a roof replacement at the Fairgrounds in Hamilton, Montana. A full package of the bid which includes the scope of work, timeline, pre-bid walk through and award process are […]
Call for Bids – Barn Roof
CALL FOR BIDS ROOF REPLACEMENT FOR DAIRY/POULTRY BARN AT RAVALLI COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IN HAMILTON, MONTANA The BOARD OF RAVALLI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS are calling for bids for a roof replacement at the Fairgrounds in Hamilton, Montana. A full package of the bid which includes the scope of work, timeline, pre-bid walk through and award process are […]
RFP – Concrete Culvert
Request for Proposals Concrete Culvert The Ravalli County Board of Commissioners is soliciting Request for Proposal for concrete culvert to be delivered at the Road and Bridge Department at 244 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, MT. Proposals will be received by the Ravalli County Clerk and Recorder, 215 S. 4th Street, Suite C, (Second Floor) Hamilton, […]
Hearing on Name Change – Nicole Anderson
Montana 21st Judicial District Court, Ravalli County In the Matter of the Name Change of Nicole R. Anderson, Nicole R. Anderson, Petitioner Cause No. DV-19-169/3 Dept. No.: 2 Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Nicole Rainbo Anderson to Maeve […]
Notice to Creditors – Jayne Williams
Dustin M. Chouinard David T. Markette Megan S. Winder! MARKETTE & CHOUINARD, P.C. 601 S. First Street P.O. Box 515 Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 363-1110 DustinC@mcpcattorneys.com Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of JAYNE CARMELITA BUSH WILLIAMS, a/k/a JAYNE C. WILLIAMS, Deceased. Probate No. […]
Really?
By Mark Van Loon, Hamilton Really? “China will pay for these tariffs.” In what Universe? Maybe when Mexico pays for the wall? Remember your junior high economics – tariffs are taxes on products coming INTO our country. We pay the tariffs. And we even pay more when we buy other products? That’s right. In the […]
Bummed out
By J. Ward, Lolo Tax cuts – trickle down, tsunami up. Bull puckey, great wealth, celebrity. Ignorance, arrogance, greed, unearned wealth and privilege. I love my country and the freedom it provides for me. Government of the people, for the people, by the people. If you attack my government, you attack my country, you attack […]
Outstanding generosity through Bitterroot Gives
By Sharon Dedmon, Board President, Bitter Root Water Forum We are swept off of our feet and completely blown away by the support of this community for the Bitter Root Water Forum during Bitterroot Gives. It was heartening to have the community come together for us, as a nonprofit focused on bringing our community together […]
Pat and Jim Hunter
Pat and Jim Hunter, native Californians, passed away in Missoula, Montana in January and May 2019 respectively. They moved to Montana to be close to their family. Pat was born to an old Whittier Quaker family on October 11, 1927. During the Depression, the Haworth family moved to a small farm on the Santa Ana […]