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Archives for March 2020
Trustee’s Sale – Broughton
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Robert D. Broughton and Michiyo Broughton, PO Box 654, Corvallis, MT 59828-0654, the Beneficiary, and SEAN M. MORRIS, the Successor Trustee, […]
Trustee’s Sale – Broughton
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Robert D. Broughton and Michiyo Broughton, as joint tenants, PO Box 886, Victor, MT 59875, the Beneficiary, and SEAN M. MORRIS, […]
Notice to Creditors – Heckelsberg
Naomi J. Cheeney Cheeney Law, PLLC PO Box 212 Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: (406) 363-9060 MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES […]
William ‘Bill’ Thomas Shannon
Stevensville – William “Bill” Thomas Shannon, born 3/23/1933, passed away peacefully on 3/22/2020 in Missoula, Montana from acute respiratory failure, lung cancer and numerous other health issues related to Agent […]
Ray E. Williams
Stevensville – Ray E Williams, 64, of Stevensville, passed away after being diagnosed in January 2020 with pancreatic cancer. Patricia, his wife of 30 years, was by his side when […]
Theodore ‘Ted’ Garrard
Victor – Theodore “Ted” Garrard, 91 of Victor passed away March 25, 2020 at the Marcus Daly Hospice Center in Hamilton. Ted was born May 5, 1928 in Victor, Montana […]
A poignant warning, direct for Italy
By Marty Essen, Victor Sixteen months ago, my wife and I traveled to Italy to see a concert and enjoy the sights. While in Genova, we got horribly lost—twice. The […]
Trump’s SNAP cuts hurt most vulnerable – and economy
By Ron Guillot, Denver As our nation struggles to deal with the COVID-19 emergency, congress weighs giving the country a trillion dollar bailout, including a $50 billion dollar bailout to the […]
McLean is not one of us
By Tim Blackburn, Florence Counties, and states, are divided into legislative districts based on population, and we choose the candidates to representative us in each district. Ravalli county has four […]
Message from state legislative leaders
By Scott Sales, President of the Senate, Mark Blasdel, President Pro-Tem, Fred Thomas, Senate Majority Leader, Greg Hertz, Speaker of the House, Wylie Galt, Speaker Pro-Tem, Brad Tschida, House Majority Leader Montanans should rest assured that […]
Bitterroot National Forest partners with ‘citizen science’ group to monitor water quality
The USDA Forest Service has partnered with the Bitterroot River Protection Association (BRPA) to conduct water quality monitoring on Bitterroot National Forest system lands within the Bitterroot River Basin. BRPA, […]
Local business making masks for the cause
By Marnie Craig Korenda Schultz of Stevensville started sewing face masks last week and hasn’t stopped. Her business, Bags-N-Packs Embroidery, slowed due to the coronavirus and she wanted to help. […]
Washington Foundation donates to Montana food banks
Bitterroot valley food banks offering curbside services The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation announced last week that it has awarded $450,000 to 86 organizations that provide basic needs support to our […]
Couple heads home to Bitterroot during pandemic
Two visitors to the valley, Eli Linton and Caitlin O’Connor, have had an up close and personal view of the COVID-19 pandemic from the beginning. Linton, who grew up in […]
Stay at Home directive now in effect statewide
Montanans told to stay home except for essential activities, all nonessential businesses and operations temporarily restricted Governor Steve Bullock has issued a Directive requiring Montanans to stay home and temporarily […]
Message from our County Sheriff Steve Holton
Thank you for following the Governor’s Order and doing what each of us individually is able to do towards slowing the threat of Coronavirus to our community. While this emergency […]
Governor directs 14-day quarantine for travelers coming into Montana
Governor Steve Bullock on Monday, March 30 directed that travelers arriving from another state or country to Montana for non-work-related purposes undergo a 14-day self-quarantine. The directive follows the governor’s […]
Ravalli County Incident Management report
As of noon today, March 30, 2020, There is still only one case of COVID-19 in Ravalli County. IC Dr. Carol Calderwood: “We – friends, neighbors, emergency services, pastors, the […]
Montana records first COVID-19 death, of Troy man in Kalispell
By Jodi Hausen, courtesy of Montana Free Press It only took four days for 77-year-old Jim Tomlin to go from an amiable and much-loved father, husband, friend, and teacher to […]