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Archives for May 2020

Hamilton City Judge resigns

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Hamilton City Judge Michael Reardon has announced his intention to retire as soon as the City Council can appoint a replacement. At a City Council meeting on May 5, Mayor […]

There goes the judge

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Hamilton City Judge Michael Reardon was quick to put to rest any notion that his recently announced retirement in mid-term was due to some dissatisfaction with the job. He said […]

Crews awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

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Ben Crews, Stevensville High School alumnus, was one of three Whitworth University undergraduate students who have been awarded prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships. The Goldwater Scholarship Program supports undergraduates who […]

Notice to Creditors – Wemlinger

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Kenneth Bransby Bransby Law Firm, P.C. 515 Main Street Stevensville, Montana 59870 Phone: (406) 777-1000 bransbylaw@gmail.com Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN RE THE […]

Civic Club wants your input

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By Joan Prather, President, Stevensville Civic Club On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 6 p.m. at the Lewis and Clark Park, there will be a meeting of the Civic Club regarding […]

A flood of community college confusion

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By Robert Walsh, Hamilton Community college confusion is flooding the Bitterroot Valley like spring runoff surging over the stream bed. Since this confusion about the community college district is not […]

Support for Bedey 

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By Dan Griffin, SFC, U.S. Army (retired), Hamilton Return David Bedey to the Montana Legislature! As an Army retiree and a 30-year member of the U.S. Armed Forces, I believe I […]

Manipulation of Ravalli County constituents

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By Charles “Bill” Scholl, Florence Why are people from the Flathead, eastern Montana, Missoula and other areas of Montana trying to manipulate the voting on legislative races in Ravalli County? Our […]

Overreaction

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By Allan R. Supak, MD, Stevensville A few observations regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Why this overreaction? In my opinion, a Draconian response such as we are seeing would be more appropriate […]

Support for Williams

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By Russ Lawrence, Hamilton Almost 40 years ago I answered a call from a pollster who wanted to know what I thought was the most important issue facing the United States. […]

Support for Daines

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By Pat Earnest, Hamilton I am so grateful to have Steve Daines as our Senator. This man is the exact kind of person Montana needs — he’s hardworking, independent and tough. […]

Support for Bedey

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By Ron Ehli, former Representative, House Majority Leader 2017, Hamilton As a former legislator, I get numerous calls this time of year from former constituents asking for assistance with voting their […]

Support for Olszewski

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By Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville Politics – it can be a ! We Conservatives, whether Independent or Republican, have a choice to make. How to break the tie in […]

Support for Ballance

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By Judy Vernier, Stevensville Vote Nancy Ballance Senate District 44 – voting records matter for the health of Ravalli County! Representative Nancy Ballance’s knowledge and foresight has been well applied and […]

Huls Dairy responds

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By Tim Huls, President, Huls Dairy Inc., Corvallis The recent letter by Susan McCreary headed “Support for Tummarello” comes extremely close to the rule that it shouldn’t be justified with a response. […]