At a special meeting on Wednesday, July 22, the Stevensville Town Council approved the controversial agreement between the Town and First Call Computer Services for IT services. The non-binding agreement […]
Archives for July 28, 2020
MHSA sets fall sports guidelines
On Monday, July 27, 2020, the Montana High School Association set out the guidelines for the 2020 Fall Activities for Montana schools. This was done by the MHSA Executive Board […]
Connect 93 – a vision for improving the ‘heart’ of Hamilton
The Hamilton City Planning Department has been working on a plan to improve the area around the city’s central intersection at Main Street/Marcus and Highway 93 since last fall. It […]
COVID-Safe Practices Certification Program available for Stevi businesses
Certification program will help Stevensville businesses operate safely and responsibly as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Ravalli County. In response to the Reopening the Big Sky Plan and […]
MDMH is providing sports physicals, just differently
Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital has been informed that the sports season is going to open; therefore we are going to provide sports physicals to middle and high school students in […]
Me versus we
By Margaret Gorski, Stevensville Last Saturday I attended the Stevensville Farmer’s Market where delightful crafts and vegetables are sold every week in the summer. I was pleasantly surprised by how […]
40 acres and a mule
By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton The Emancipation Proclamation took effect on January 1, 1863, and General Sherman asked a representative group of freed men about reparations for their slavery. They responded that […]
Good luck with that
By Linda Schmitt, Corvallis Almost 150,000 dead Americans. Drink bleach. Don’t plan to handle virus, just buy Goya beans. $500,000 bounty on American soldiers, no reaction from White House. Vote […]
Open letter to Ravalli County Commissioners
By Archie L. Thomas, Corvallis You have been dealt an impossible hand. The reality is we have failed COVID national leadership. Through its directives, pandemic responsibilities without adequate support have been […]
Ravalli County health official resigns
By Kate Gervais, Corvallis Dr. Calderwood has resigned as head health official of Ravalli County, because of the commissioners of Ravalli County’s decision to disobey Governor Bullock’s directives. Bullock has […]
Tragic loss
By Amy Monteith, Hamilton Regarding the loss of Public Health Officer Dr. Carol Calderwood: What a tragic and unnecessary loss for Ravalli County, due to the short-sighted leadership of the County […]
Mask up, Montana!
By Nancy Dezell, RN, MSN, United States Air Force, Ret, Hamilton After devoting 37+ years of my life to the health care of others and being a cancer survivor, I totally respect […]
Dear Mr. Trump
By David Leslie, Corvallis A friend of mine named Albert, a gifted oral surgeon, died yesterday in San Diego of COVID-19. You are as responsible for his death as if you […]
Thank you to Dr. Calderwood
By Paul and Dulcie Belanger, Hamilton We want to thank Dr. Calderwood for her dedicated work towards protecting the health of our community. With her resignation we have lost a […]
Open letter to Ravalli County Board of Health
By Corrine Gantt (Chair), Nancy Neal (Treasurer), Linda Weber (Secretary), Rich Morrisey, Bridget Doland, Linda Schmitt, Mary Blankenbaker We are the Ravalli County Democratic Central Committee. There have only been a very few times in the […]
Really quite simple
By Mark Van Loon, Hamilton The economy, no matter how robust, cannot and will not control the coronavirus. However, until the coronavirus is controlled and contained, the economy cannot and […]
Be kind to customer service workers
By Desirae Coty, Stevensville I have never been afraid of Covid-19. I am now scared of people. Customer Service workers have been through the ringer since March. We have been yelled […]
Opening up, realistically
By Jane Shigley, Hamilton Opening up the valley’s activities involves a much more thoughtful approach than simply “If you want to buy your sandpaper and pantyhose without a mask, we […]
Lessons learned
By Joseph G. Gallagher Jr., Stevensville I will come out of all this lockdown realizing there are two economies in the country, i.e. those companies that make up the Fortune 500 […]
Montana’s small businesses and employees deserve better
By Scott Mendenhall, President, Montana Business Leadership Council As a small business owner and someone who signs the front of paychecks, I understand what it’s like to stay awake at night […]