May 6, 2020 Governor Steve Bullock today announced $10 million in federal CARES Act funding is now available to Montana childcare providers to continue serving Montana families with essential workers […]
Archives for May 6, 2020
Joan Zen – making music for life
Will there be live music concerts in the ‘new normal’? Debra and Jason Hicks, founders of the Joan Zen Band, like many professional musicians across the nation are not immune from […]
Hamilton park vandalism complicates skate park opening
Sometime during the night last Tuesday, April 28, or perhaps in the wee hours of the morning on Wednesday, someone spray painted a couple of messages on one of the […]
Restraining order for Darby Lumber Lands II project denied
In a decision issued on April 29, Federal District Judge Dana Christensen denied a request from the Friends of the Bitterroot for a Preliminary Injunction/Temporary Restraining Order to stop the […]
Tax Appeal Notice
TAX APPEAL NOTICE The Ravalli County Tax Appeal Board will be in session from July 1 through December 31, 2020 for the business of hearing appeals of property valuations set […]
RFP – Grants Administrator
Request for Proposals Grants Administrator Services The Board of Ravalli County Commissioners is soliciting Request for Proposals for Grants Administrator services for Edward Bridge Replacement Project. Proposals will be received […]
Lung health has never been more important
By Joseph Hopkins, Tobacco Prevention Specialist, Ravalli County Public Health Department In this time of uncertainty amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is certain, lung health has never been more […]
No, they didn’t have to vote for it
By Cindi Hamilton, Hamilton I’ve just read a certain ridiculous assertion by the Solutions Caucus candidates in this valley just one too many times and can’t hold back my outrage […]
Tip of the iceberg
By Mark Adams, Stevensville I recently read the letter the Mayor of Stevensville posted on the Town’s website. I have some genuine concerns. Mayor’s fact: “The agreement signed by the […]
Sanctity of Life
By Rachel Bartlett, Stevensville To those who believe in the sanctity of life, I feel it is my God given right and duty to inform those who are pro-life, as to […]
Open letter to Nancy Ballance
By Jim Burrill, Corvallis I want to call attention to these points which you have not mentioned in your recent advertisements: – Your recent mailing indicated that you voted in favor […]
What is the truth, Nancy?
By Kathy Love, Hamilton I have a few questions for Nancy Ballance. I have worked in a healthcare profession for 35 years. I have seen firsthand the lack of oversight […]
Public lands: Will these days be the Good Old Days?
By Harold Johns, Butte Privatizing of our public lands is being promoted by politicians. A two minute computer search of Montana’s Republican Platform, Page 12, and a two minute computer […]
Spring has sprung…time to share the road
By Chris Fox, Bike Walk Montana Board Member, Stevensville With the beginning of nicer weather, many of us are heading outside to recreate on bicycles. Now seems like a good time […]
Fake news
By Rep. Theresa Manzella, Hamilton How many citizens received the phony, deceptive “scorecard?” Here’s my response – FAKE NEWS!! Grandma used to say that if a person will lie, they’ll cheat; […]
Manzella must own her bad votes
By Rep. Nancy Ballance, HD87, Hamilton Here she goes again. Theresa Manzella’s lack of respect for the voters and for the legislative process is once again displayed in her latest letter […]
Commentary on ‘temporary roads’
By George Wuerthner, Livingston I recently had a representative of a “conservation group” tell me that they supported logging/thinning on national forest lands because the agency was mostly accessing the timber […]
Adele Ruth Branch
Victor – Adele Ruth Christopherson Branch, age 88, died peacefully early Wednesday morning, April 29, 2020 at West Hills Assisted Living. She was born July 17, 1931, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, […]
Corrie Vlijm Knottnerus
April 14, 1927-April 26, 2020 Stevensville – Corrie was born Cornelia Vlijm on April 14, 1927 to Willem Vlijm and Jansje Van Der Does in Ermelo, the Netherlands. She was […]
Governor announces grants available through CARES Act funding
Governor Steve Bullock has announced that families, small businesses, non-profits, health services centers and individuals across Montana hardest-hit by impacts of COVID-19 will be eligible to apply for grants through […]