Prior to the resignations submitted by council members Bob Michalson and Robin Holcomb, the Stevensville Town Council had been considering Mr. Michalson’s conduct as well as the town’s policies concerning […]
Archives for November 2020
Stevensville police chief resigns
Stevensville Chief of Police James Marble gave notice last Friday, that he was resigning his job as top cop in Stevensville effective November 27, 2020 in order to take a […]
Bitterroot Library interested in expanding into fire hall
Bitterroot Public Library Building Director Mark Wetherington told the Hamilton City Council members at their last Committee of the Whole meeting last week that, after hearing the Hamilton Fire Department […]
Montana COVID-19 testing results 11-17-20 – 1500 new cases
Total COVID Cases in Montana 49398 Total New Cases Today 1500 Total number of tests completed since last report 10494 Total Number of Tests 583828 County Gender Age Range […]
County officials need to act on COVID-19
By Allen B. Gates, Stevensville Open letter to Ravalli County Commissioners As noted in an earlier Open Letter to you, the Covid-19 pandemic is out of control in every state […]
Reply to Lawrence
By Helen Sabin, Corvallis This is in reply to Russ Lawrence’s article in the November 11, 2020 opinion section. The title was “Masks and Rights.” He begins, “…Your right to […]
Put your money where your mouth is
By Mark Van Loon, Hamilton Literally. If you, despite all the evidence, choose not to wear a face mask or follow the protocols of the county health professionals, I’ll not debate […]
Well done, Regina!
By Ed Sperry, Col USAF (ret), Stevensville Sometimes we fail to recognize positive services rendered by our county officials. It’s so easy to criticize; but, how often do we offer some […]
Remembering Ted Schwinden
By Bob Brown, Bigfork The recent behavior of the current President reminded me of an insightful comment made forty or so years ago by then Governor Ted Schwinden. The Governor said, […]
Tit for tat
By Jerry Esmay, Stevensville As I write this, the results of the recent Presidential election are still being contested by the Trump administration. However, the recent call for unification by former […]
Heartbreaking loss for Falcons
It was a game for the ages and for Fairfield, one to remember. However for the Florence Falcons, it was a bittersweet loss. The two teams met in the Class […]
Corvallis finishes fourth
It wasn’t the ending they were hoping for but considering how many seniors were on last year’s Class A State champion volleyball team, Coach Laurie Jones was pretty happy with […]
Tough tourney for Lady Falcons
The Lady Falcons opened up their Class B State tournament with a match against undefeated Huntley Project. Huntley was on their game and dominated the match. Kasidy Yeoman of Florence […]
Velma Mae Ramey
Graveside services for Velma Mae Ramey, 91, Ponca City, Oklahoma resident, will be held Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 11 a.m. in the Pawnee Cemetery, Pawnee, Oklahoma with Cheryl Bryce […]
Dolores Hurtt
Dolores gained her angel wings Saturday, October 31, 2020 at the family home in Florence, MT. She passed from complications of Covid, quickly, quietly and painlessly in the loving arms […]
Jane Alice Davidson
Hamilton – Jane Alice Davidson, 88, of Hamilton passed into eternity on November 11, 2020 at Discovery Care Centre. Born to Lyman and Luetta (Renner) Stoughton on Valentine’s Day, February […]
Ravalli County COVID-19 update 11-16-20 – 196 new cases
Ravalli County Public Health reported 137 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend (November 14th and 15th) and an additional 59 cases on Monday, November 16th. Ravalli County has updated the […]
Montana COVID-19 testing results 11-16-20 – 869 new cases
Total COVID Cases in Montana 48027 Total New Cases Today 869 Total number of tests completed since last report 773 Total Number of Tests 573334 County Gender Age Range […]
Montana Attorney General announces record settlement with tobacco companies
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today Montana will recover all funds wrongfully withheld from the state by tobacco companies under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), as well as a […]
Montana COVID-19 testing results 11-15-20 – 1272 new cases
Total COVID Cases in Montana 47158 Total New Cases Today 1272 Total number of tests completed since last report 2867 Total Number of Tests 572561 County Gender Age Range […]