Stevensville School District is soliciting bids for student transportation bus contracting services for five routes beginning November 19, 2021, through the end of the 2021-22 school year to serve students […]
Archives for October 19, 2021
Call for Bids – School Bus Services
Stevensville School District is soliciting bids for student transportation bus contracting services for routes serving students residing within the Stevensville School District beginning in the 2022-23 school year for a […]
Notice to Creditors – Lowell Douglas Olin
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 […]
Imagine if all of us… loved to read
Ravalli County ‘Imagination Library’ campaign expanding Country music icon Dolly Parton believes that when you read books, it opens up a world of possibilities. Syble Solomon of Hamilton shares that belief, and she’s […]
Overstreet confirmed as Stevensville Town Attorney
On Thursday, October 14, the Town Council confirmed Mayor Brandon Dewey’s appointment of local attorney Greg Overstreet as the new Town Attorney for the Town of Stevensville. In May, current […]
Meet the Hamilton City Council Ward 3 candidates
by Nathan B0ddy For the past two weeks, the Bitterroot Star has run side-by-side looks at the candidates for City Council. In this last installment, the candidates for Ward 3 […]
Local businesses showcase value-added agriculture
by Nathan Boddy It’s been a busy few years for Hamilton Packing Company owner, Jason Schlange. Having taken over the meat processing business prior to the explosion of COVID-19, there […]
Exercise is great medicine when fighting cancer
Provided by the Daly Hospital Foundation Juli Goss remembers the day she arrived at the emergency room at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. She could barely speak or walk due to […]
County creates Treatment Court, seeks donations
District Court Judge Howard Recht, with the full support of Judge Jennifer Lint, has teamed up with County Attorney Bill Fulbright, Sheriff Stephen Holton, the Public Defender’s Office, and the […]
Revegetation project underway at Stevi FAS
Work on installing the Stevensville Fishing Access Site began last week with the start of a revegetation project along the riverside access point. The planned development was made possible when […]
Local climate action group participates in $450k NOAA grant for climate change education, planning
Concurrent with the University of Montana’s announcement of acceptance of a $450,000 project grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Bitterroot Climate Action Group (BCAG) announced that […]
Support for Gibson
by Peggy and Tommy Pope, Stevensville Some might think the current mayor is doing a god o. I do NOT!1 He severely limited my opportunity to voice my concerns by limiting […]
Support Ludington for Ward 1
by Sue Devlin, Stevensville Paul Ludington: current Ward 1 town council and President of the council Paul has served the Town for many years, in several capacities He was a mayor, […]
Support for Mayor Dewey and Council
by Stan and Nancy Schweissing, Stevensville We heartily endorse the re-election of Brandon Dewey, an energetic young professional who has led our city government these past four years with integrity, diligence […]
Character matters
by Angela Lyons, Stevensville Despite holding the position of Mayor for 4 years, it appears that Dewey has learned little about fiscal responsibility, following the law, civility and leadership. While reading […]
Death by doctor
by Terri Lackey, Stevensville Do Not Comply is what I screamed from the rooftop a year and a half ago. “This is crazy” I said. “This has to be a curse.,” […]
Land grab?
by John E. Meacham, Jerry Esmay, Warren Price, Lynn Moshier, Adam Merlino, Charles Coutts, Chuck Burgmeier, Roger Linhart, Garrick Doll, Dennis Lenahan, Duane Bell, Brian K. Potton, Harry Potton As most Stevensville readers are aware, a plot of land on the north […]
Where’s the truth?
by Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville I wrote a brief Letter to the Editor this past week but felt I needed to follow up after seeing a smear campaign against Steve Gibson who […]
It’s about ethics
by Jim Sayre, Stevensville I voted for Brandan Dewey for mayor when he first ran for the position. Since then, I have observed his performance in as much detail as he […]
How did we get to this?
by Laura M. Krum, Stevensville I find myself wondering how we got here and have been unable to find an answer. I now find myself living in an era where bullies […]