A petition is being circulated in Stevensville to recall Mayor Brandon Dewey for violating his oath of office when he signed a $79,800 contract for services with First Call Computer […]
Archives for April 2020
Stevensville School Board Election
NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION of Stevensville School District No. 2, Ravalli County, Montana for the Election of two (2) trustees to be elected for a three (3) year term […]
Natural selection and COVID-19
By Elliott Oppenheim, MD, JD, LLM Health Law, Florence Viruses have been around for billions of years. They survive and will continue to mutate and survive. The human immune system […]
Debt: a four-letter word
By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”–Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Actually, it really was the best of times […]
Support for Lone Rock levy
By Paula Short, Stevensville I write to encourage my fellow Lone Rock School District residents to support the tax-neutral Lone Rock levy. We are currently living in uncertain times, but […]
Not public
By Jim Kalkofen, Stevensville Town Council meetings are supposed to be public meetings. In my opinion, the virtual meeting planned for Thursday is NOT a public meeting. If the Council […]
Opportunity missed
By Bob Williams, Stevensville What a golden opportunity for President Trump. Almost heaven sent. Put the right people in the right places, with appropriate experience, to respond to the COVID-19 disease […]
Do you drive drunk?
By Mark Van Loon, Hamilton I certainly hope not. Do you wear a face mask in public? I certainly hope so. What do these have in common? Maybe more than […]
Resumé help for Daines, Gianforte
By Dana Hendricks, Florence Dear Steve Daines and Greg Gianforte, I think you’d better update those resumés. Here, I’ll give you a hand: [Steve Daines] [Greg Gianforte] [Address] [Phone number] [Email […]
Support for Manzella
By Laura Fricke, Florence; Tom and Karen Round, Florence; Matt and Penny Brainard, Florence; Maria Cole, Stevensville Theresa Manzella will support the Constitution representing us in Helena. She stands for […]
Support for Ballance
By Former Rep. Ron Ehli, House Majority Leader 2017, Hamilton It is unprecedented times like these, we expect our political leaders to do exactly that; lead. Whether it is President Trump or Governor […]
Redefining varmint
By Andy Roubik, Corvallis No, I’m not talking about our politicians! Every spring across our great state and throughout the west, young and old alike take to fields and pastures to […]
Support from legislators for economic development
The RCEDA Commissioners: Ryan Oster, Kay Clevidence, Doug Davis, Teri Polumsky, Bob Thomas, Bob Whalen, Ed Greef, Mike Bradt, Allen Bjergo Ravalli County is the 7th largest county in Montana […]
What are our local athletes doing during the pandemic?
This year’s sports seasons came to an abrupt end in March when the COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to virtually everything in a high school senior’s life. For some, this […]
Danny Wetzel
Darby – Danny Wetzel, 73, passed away from a lengthy illness Saturday, April 11, 2020 at the Living Centre in Stevensville. He was born in Pittsburg, CA on November 12, […]
Charles Hayden Wilson
Charles Hayden Wilson, 92, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2020 at the Bee Hive Homes in Hamilton, Montana. He was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on April 25, 1927. Charles […]
Governor’s statement on 12th COVID-19 death in Montana
April 20, 2020 Governor Steve Bullock today issued the following statement regarding the death of a Montanan due to COVID-19, marking the 12th in the state. “Each death in Montana […]
Ravalli County Incident Management update 4-20-20
April 20, 2020 As of noon today, April 20, 2020, there are no new cases of COVID-19 in Ravalli County. There are 5 cases, with the first three cases recovered. […]
Governor issues statement on 11th COVID-19 death in Montana
April 20, 2020 Governor Steve Bullock today issued the following statement regarding the death of a Montanan due to COVID-19, marking the 11th in the state. “As we continue to […]
Governor secures 5000 swabs for testing from FEMA
April 20, 2020 Today’s arrival of swabs confirmed by Montana’s Disaster and Emergency Services; Bullock will continue push to federal government to obtain additional testing supplies Governor Steve Bullock announced […]