Governor Steve Bullock today announced that over 100 contracted medical staff from across the country are deployed in Montana to assist hospitals with responding to COVID-19 and filling in gaps […]
Archives for November 23, 2020
Support our front line workers and our community
By Amy Monteith, Hamilton I read and appreciated Russ Lawrence’s letter in the Bitterroot Star, dated November 11. One week later I read Helen Sabin’s letter, and was frustrated and […]
Needing a Vehicle
I am a mother of 2 teenage children. I moved away from Missoula to Stevensville to get away from an abusive relationship. My children are 50-60 miles away and I […]
Notice for Publication – Guardianship of P.S.R, minor child
Dustin M. Chouinard MARKETTE & CHOUINARD, P.C. 601 South First Street P.O. Box 515 Hamilton, MT 59840 (406)363-1110 Attorneys for Petitioner MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN RE […]
Public Hearing – BitterRoot Bus and MR TMA Transportation Plan
PUBLIC NOTICE BitterRoot Bus and MR TMA of Missoula is applying for our annual 5311 grant from the Montana Department of Transportation. Due to recently enacted federal legislation, BitterRoot Bus […]
Call for Bids – Ravalli County Legal Notices
CALL FOR BIDS The BOARD OF RAVALLI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS is calling for bids on the printing of legal notices for the Ravalli County Offices in a local newspaper within the […]
Call for Bids – Ravalli County Display Advertising
CALL FOR BIDS The BOARD OF RAVALLI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS is seeking bids for Display Advertising for our Ravalli County Offices in a local newspaper within the County of Ravalli for […]
Governor issues new directive to address COVID-19 surge
Following a record-breaking week of new COVID-19 cases in Montana, Montana Governor Steve Bullock has issued a new directive. Effective Friday, November 20, the latest directive concerning the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Health board won’t enforce mandates despite covid surge
At its last meeting on November 10, the Ravalli County Health Board made it clear in its discussion with officials from the City of Hamilton that it supports the CDC […]
‘Colors of Cancer’ campaign gives way to fundraising launch for MDMH Cancer and Infusion Center
This year’s Colors of Cancer campaign was quite a success, according to one of its main drivers, Stacie Duce, Director of Philanthropy at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. This year, despite […]
Stevensville schedules interviews for two vacant council seats
The Stevensville Town Council has received four applications for the two seats on the council that were recently vacated following the resignations of Ward 1 Councilor Bob Michalson and Ward […]
Message from Corvallis school board
By Corvallis School Trustees, Becky Anderson, Tonia Bloom, Shawn Boelman, Jennifer Channer, Mark Fournier, Dan Wolsky, Todd Wyche With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the Corvallis School District has a lot […]
A call to action: help wanted
By Roger Mitchell, Stevensville Since March 22nd, 2020, I have written and posted 24 articles to my blog, Poor Rogers Almanac (https://poorrogersalmanac/) concerning the viral “threat” known as Covid-19, the dread […]
A true leader
By Scott Butler, Stevensville After downplaying the virus for ten months, Senator Daines jumped right up to the front of the line for the vaccine, just to make sure it is […]
Covey Spreaders
By Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville In Ravalli County it appears there are a lot of people who believe it is OK to be a Covey Spreader. They engage in this behavior under […]
Open letter to Montana mayors
By Kim Yaged, Missoula Dear Mayors, I hope this message finds you well. I know I struggle to feel any degree of security considering the growing disaster overtaking our country, our […]
Sadly neither tit nor tat
By Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton Jerry Esmay of Stevensville, I hear your pain and frustration. I’m just so very sorry that you believe any of that stuff. It’s true that Nancy Pelosi […]
Just the facts
By Paul Kink, Stevensville On Friday, November 20th, the United States saw 195,000 new cases of COVID-19, a record of new cases in a single day. More than 12 million Americans […]
Nurses Association urges mask use
By Vicky Byrd, MSN, RN, Chief Executive Officer, Montana Nurses Association The Montana Nurses Association continues to be incredibly proud of the Montana nurses serving our communities during the covid pandemic. As […]
Conserving grizzly bears takes self-responsibility
By Jessianne Castle, Marion Randy Newberg doesn’t carry a sidearm. Clocking some 100 days every year exploring the unbound—and often bear-laden—pockets of the American landscape, Newberg says when it comes to […]