For 30 years, Marty and Kim Auch have walked out their back door and walked across the parking lot to Hamilton Pack. But now they have moved out of the […]
Archives for August 28, 2019
Truss manufacturing business takes off
Over the last few years a number of businesses have sprung up along the Eastside Highway north of Stevensville. One of the latest is a truss manufacturing business called Quality […]
Disposal Items for Bid
PUBLIC NOTICE Stevensville School District has disposal items available for bid. If you have questions about the items available please contact Dave Haacke at 406-777-5481 ext 346. Bids will be […]
Hearing on Quinlan septic variance
Legal Notice The Ravalli County Board of Health (BOH) will conduct a Public Meeting to receive citizen comment on an appeal requested by Laurie Quinlan, for the Property known as […]
Hearing on North Valley Library Permissive Levy
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR PERMISSIVE MEDICAL LEVY SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 North Valley Public Library District Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at […]
Hearing on North Valley Library Budget
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LIBRARY BUDGET ADOPTION FY 2020 SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 North Valley Public Library District Board of Trustees will complete the final budget for fiscal year July 1, […]
New council members at the table in Stevensville
Stevensville Council member Robin Holcomb appeared relieved to have a full set of council members to conduct business once again after having been the lone member on the four-person council […]
Lone Rock to keep after-school program despite funding loss
Lone Rock School officials are planning to continue after-school programming despite being notified earlier this summer that their application for continued grant funding for the program was not approved. “It […]
Another argument in Hughes Creek gate issue
By Jay Bugli, Stevensville Open Letter to Ravalli County Commissioners: In regards to the Hughes Creek Gate, there is one serious issue that has not been discussed: The land parcels […]
Fear and ignorance on display
By David Stover, Stevensville I read the guest comment from David Welch and at first blush, I thought it was a conservative individual dissing liberal Democrats. He indicated that his ancestors […]
GOP’s total disregard for honesty
By Marty Essen, Victor When Donald Trump wishes to defend his bigotry, he calls people of color “racists.” When US Senator Steve Daines wishes to defend whatever he’s working on for […]
Remove hummingbird perches
By Judy Hoy, Stevensville On August 22, a lady called me and told me of an unusual encounter with a hummingbird she had that morning. She noticed her kitten was […]
Legislative Audit Committee update
By Dee Brown, SD2, Chair , Legislative Audit Committee The Legislative Audit Committee met last month to hear performance and financial audits on several agencies of state government. This committee was written […]
Weapons of Mass Destruction
By Jim Hamilton, Florence As a gun owner and game hunter I am truly horrified and saddened by the misuse weapons of sport and recreation have experienced in our society […]
How do ‘Meatless Mondays’ help?
By TJ Smith, Billings Meatless Mondays for your school lunch program? Meat grown in a petri dish from a foreign lab? These are questions we need to ask Governor Bullock. […]
Firefighter honors fallen friends with climb up Mt. Rainier
A little over four years ago, Daniel Lyon, whose parents Dan and Barbara Lyon live in Stevensville, and three of his fellow firefighters were helping battle the Twisp Fire […]
Braylynn Elizabeth Janes
Florence – Our precious little angel, Braylynn Elizabeth Janes, beloved young daughter of Cody and Lacy (Smith) Janes of Florence, MT, departed us to join our Lord on August 21, […]