Bitterroot National Forest Supervisor Matthew Anderson, on Friday, August 28, withdrew his Record of Decision approving the Gold Butterfly Project. The project area stretches over 10 miles in the Sapphire […]
Archives for September 1, 2020
Demand high for public input at Stevi council meetings
Dissatisfied with the way public input at Stevensville Town Council meetings has been handled or mishandled, depending on your point of view, over two dozen people, many carrying signs, gathered […]
County Health Department: wearing masks works!
Aware that some people in the valley, even some influential public officials, are under the false impression that wearing masks in public is not an effective or otherwise essential way […]
State may purchase additional acreage at Fort Owen State Park
Montana State Parks, a division of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP), is seeking public review of its proposal to acquire fee-title acquisition to an approximately 0.9-acre parcel of property […]
Special drone being used over Cinnabar Fire
For the first time on the Bitterroot National Forest a drone is being used to map and provide live surveillance of the Cinnabar Fire in the Welcome Creek Wilderness northeast […]
Bitterroot Library goes fine free
The Bitterroot Public Library Board of Trustees voted unanimously at their August board meeting to approve eliminating overdue fees for most items at the library effective Sept. 1, 2020. “Late […]
Corvallis hosts cross country meet
The first cross country meet of the season was held in Corvallis on Friday. Because of COVID-19, the meets will be smaller with only teams from the same classification competing. […]
Football – Corvallis tops Stevensville
The Corvallis Blue Devils opened their season with a win over valley rival Stevensville on Friday night in Stevensville. The win, 19-7, was the first for new coach Doug South, […]
Florence comes back to top Stevi in five games
The Florence Lady Falcons finished third in the state last year. But this year the Lady Falcons have a new look. They lost some of their core players to graduation […]
Celebrating 15 years of Bitterroot River Clean Up
Since 2006 volunteers throughout the Valley have come together for an Annual Bitterroot River Clean Up. This year’s event was held Saturday, August 8th. Volunteers spread out from Painted Rocks […]
Rule changes bring increased hunting and fishing opportunities to Metcalf Refuge
Following passage of the “Great American Outdoors Act,” the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has expanded access on 2.3 million acres of public land for sportsmen. The National Wildlife Refuge […]
Star Editorial – Importance of public comment
By Michael and Victoria Howell, Bitterroot Star Publishers In our system of government, we elect people to represent us in the activities of setting and implementing policies. We entrust them […]
Masking
By Helen Sabin, Corvallis Mr. Daniel Rogers of Hamilton, in the August 26 edition of the Bitterroot Star excoriated the editor of the paper for publishing an OPINION letter from a […]
Mask thinking?
By Kathleen Rhodes, Stevensville One thought out there: Having a mask on makes you safe, right? OK, then why does someone who doesn’t have a mask on make you feel unsafe? […]
Response to Linda Schmitt
By Ron Marshall, Victor In response to Linda Schmitt’s letter of Aug. 18, 2020: You state that “my only position is that he wants to sell candy-flavored nicotine based addictive […]
Zoom needs to end now!
By Leanna Rodebaugh, Stevensville There was a protest held at town hall last Thursday. Most of the signs held were against any more Zoom meetings. There are several reasons to acknowledge […]
These are the rules
By Jim Kalkofen, Stevensville So everybody knows, here is the language exactly as written in the Subdivision Review Joint Application Form written by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality. Part II […]
Stevensville needs real public meetings now
By Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville If you saw the legal notice regarding the Burnt Fork Estates Subdivision in the Bitterroot Star, page 16 of the August 26, 2020 paper, you saw a […]
Cause for concern
By Nancy Kopszywa, Stevensville As a citizen of Stevensville, and a customer on the municipal water and sewer systems, I am becoming more alarmed about the proposed Burnt Fork Estates subdivision […]
Worst thing
By Lee Kierig, Hamilton This is the worst thing we have ever faced. The degenerate LIAR CRIMINAL in the White House represents a certain kind of cretin person who is not […]