JUNE 16, 2020 — To date, 54.9% of Montana households have responded to the 2020 Census. The national self-response rate is 61.4%. It has never been easier to respond […]
Archives for June 2020
Arthur Hammersley
Stevensville – Art was born November 5, 1943 in Denver Colorado. He died of a sudden heart attack at home on May 3, 2020 at his home in Montana. He […]
Stevensville recall election set
The Special Election to Recall Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey is scheduled for August 4, 2020. Registration for the election will close at 5 p.m. on July 6, 2020. Dewey has […]
Stevi council approves water & sewer connection without annexation
The Stevensville Town Council balked once again at annexing a 26-acre parcel of land next to the Town of Stevensville’s well field and instead approved the connection of the future […]
‘Another one’s gone’ – Huls Dairy stops milking
The last cow was milked on Memorial Day at the Huls Dairy barn located on Simpson Lane, northeast of Corvallis. It was the end of an era that began in […]
Open letter to Stevensville Town Council
By Chris L. Grove, Sara Grove, Jim Notaro, Kathleen Notaro, Bill Perrin, Janet Perrin, Joseph W. Moore, Catherine Ahlin-Moore, Annemarie McCormack, Meghan Hanson, Jessica Shourd, Patrick Shourd, John D. Grove, Darlene L. […]
Enough is enough
By Kathy Dufresne, Stevensville Enough is enough! I am a Stevensville resident for now over 50 years. I yearn for the years when I would visit with a close friend and […]
Bad behavior needs to stop
By Mark Harris, Stevensville I recently read the Stevensville town employees’ open letter to residents of Stevensville and our elected officials with great sadness. (It can be found here. https://bitterrootstar.com/2020/05/open-letter-to-stevensville-town-council-members-and-citizens-of-stevensville/) The […]
Five reasons why I won’t resign
By Mayor Brandon E. Dewey, Stevensville Our budget is balanced. Our reserves are stable. Our community is experiencing growth and opportunity even despite effects of COVID-19 and I am committed to […]
Demand more from our leaders
By Skip Kowalski, Stevensville Today’s demonstrations and riots bring back memories of the 60’s: Martin Luther King speeches; place names like Love Canal, Watts and Kent State; Lake Erie burning; Los […]
Glass half full
By Margaret Gorski, Stevensville Is the glass half empty or half full? Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue visited Missoula on June 12 to announce a “new vision” of increasing productivity from […]
Just asking
By Rod Nielsen, Hamilton Reference headline Sunday Missoulian 6/7/20 “Listen” They had reported responses from a cultural cross section of the community. If black lives matter, why are black babies being […]
Glorification of treason
By Claire L. Kelly, Stevensville I am the child of immigrants from two British countries who met and married in the Port of Entry, NYC, where I grew up. For over […]
Consequential election
By Robyn Driscoll, Chair, Montana Democratic Party It’s no exaggeration to say that this is the most consequential election facing Montana voters in my lifetime. On November 3rd, Montanans will make […]
Ravalli County has five active COVID-19 cases
June 16, 2020 As of 10 am. today Ravalli County continues to have five active cases. According to the Ravalli County health Department, the State count will differ from the […]
Ravalli County has four COVID-19 cases
June 13, 2020 As of Saturday, June 13 at 5 p.m., Ravalli County has four COVID-19 cases. According to the Ravalli County Public Health Department, none are from community spread. […]
Governor’s statement on Montana’s 19th COVID-19 death
Governor Steve Bullock today issued the following statement regarding the death of a Montanan due to COVID-19, marking the 19th death in the state. “With another tragic loss of life […]
Another positive COVID-19 case in Ravalli County
June 12, 2020 As of 4 pm. today, Ravalli County now has confirmation from the State Lab on the presumptive case from June 11, according to the Ravalli County Department […]
Governor announces $8.7 million in emergency grants to education entities
Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund will provide grants to education related entities impacted by COVID-19 Governor Steve Bullock today announced $8.7 million in federal grants will be distributed to education […]
New COVID-19 case in Ravalli County
June 11, 2020 As of 2 pm. today Ravalli County has a presumptive positive case. The Ravalli County Public Health Department is waiting on confirmation of the case from the […]