About 22,000 Montanans eligible for third dose for limited immunocompromised groups Montana health care providers can now offer third doses of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to certain immunocompromised […]
Archives for August 18, 2021
Storage Unit Sale – Anthony L. Arellano
LEGAL NOTICE ANTHONY L. ARELLANO, NOTICE IS NOW GIVEN, THAT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF MC 70-6-601, ET, SEQ, AND THE CONTRACT YOU SIGNED, THE CONTENTS OF YOUR STORAGE UNIT […]
Notice to Creditors – Brent Adrian Walsh
Naomi J. Cheeney Cheeney Law, PLLC PO Box 212 Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: (406) 363-9060 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF […]
Stevensville Budget Hearing 8/26/21
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council of the Town of Stevensville will hold a public hearing during their Council Meeting on August 26, 2021 at 7:30 pm at […]
County health officer releases COVID statement
On Thursday, August 12, the Ravalli County Public Health Department released an update on the COVID-19 situation from County Health Officer Carol Calderwood, M.D. “Ravalli County Public Health (RCPH) expects […]
Howell authors book on battle over Mitchell Slough
Michael Howell, former publisher of the Bitterroot Star, has written a book titled “Saving the Mitchell” which has just been released by Stoneydale Press of Stevensville. The non-fiction book was […]
Celtic Games & Gathering this weekend
After a 2020 hiatus, the Bitterroot Celtic Games & Gathering (BCGG) is back, bigger and better than ever for 2021. The annual event produced by the Bitterroot Celtic Society will […]
Governor visits Summit Career Center in Stevensville
Governor Greg Gianforte was in Stevensville last week where he stopped in at Fort Owen Ranch to check in on activities at the Summit Career Center. The non-profit organization started […]
West Fork river access project to begin
Limited parking and short delays may impact boaters The Bitterroot National Forest announced today that work will begin next week on the West Fork River Improvement Project at the West […]
Bitterroot in midst of employee shortage
by Nathan Boddy The Bitterroot Valley is hiring. It’s hard not to notice the ‘now hiring’ signs that have popped up all over the Bitterroot Valley. In Hamilton, businesses up […]
Forest to host public meeting on Climbing Management Plan
The Bitterroot National Forest will host a third public meeting on Wednesday, August 18th from 6:00-8:30 p.m. to share information regarding the development of a forest Climbing Management Plan (CMP). […]
Literacy in the USA
by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton “Less than half of Americans are proficient readers” (The Economist, 31 July 21, p. 18). Ouch! “Low Literacy Levels Among U.S. Adults Could Be Costing The Economy […]
No ID = no job, no diploma
by Dixie Stark, Darby Where are our state and local services? Throughout Ravalli County there are signs posted on the doors of local businesses: HIRING, HELP WANTED. However, people who would […]
Needless anger
by Amy Monteith, Hamilton Sadly, anger is prevalent in our world, and it doesn’t help for me to be angry too. But I am. Here we go again, just after life […]
Democrats aiding in China takeover
by Jerry Haslip, Victor The Democratic Party is mis-leading America down a very, very dangerous path! Such leadership is forcing us into a financial disaster that America cannot survive! This year […]
Say no to SEL
by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Social Emotion Learning (SEL) and Brain-Based Learning are hitting the Corvallis schools in the fall. WHY? What happened to academics? Why is the school board wasting money […]
Thank you for supporting Robert’s Run
by Doug Martin, Race Director On behalf of our race committee, I would like to thank everyone who made the third annual Robert’s Run a huge success on August 7th, 2021. […]
Masks
by Toxann Olson, Hamilton I am against our schools requiring masks. Air re breathed has no oxygen- Proven fact: every system in the body requires oxygen. Masks don’t stop particles the […]
Howard George ‘Sandy’ Sandford
Stevensville – Howard George “Sandy” Sandford loving son, husband, father, uncle, grandfather and great grandfather passed away on August 3, 2021. He was born on the family ranch located near […]