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Archives for May 2022

Nolan joins Bitterroot Health team

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Bitterroot Health is pleased to announce that David “Dave” Nolan, PA-C, is joining the Orthopedic & Sports Medicine team. Nolan is well known in Ravalli County from his prior experience […]

Pharaohplex opens for season this weekend

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by Nathan Boddy May 6th will provide residents of the Bitterroot Valley with the return of a unique opportunity as Pharaohplex Theaters reopens its drive-in movie theater. The  two-decades-old institution […]

Celebrating the law at NVPL

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Ed Higgins, from the Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA) is coming to the North Valley Public Library in Stevensville on Wednesday, May 11, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. to help […]

Ravalli County Track Meet results

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Boys Team Scores: Hamilton 216.5, Corvallis 157, Stevensville 52.5, Florence 50, Darby 26, Victor 24. Individual: 100M: 1. Tyson Bauder, Ham., 11.43. 2. Tyson Rostad, Ham., 11.65. 3. Solomon Morgan, […]

Mary Lou Nelson

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Stevensville – Mary Lou Nelson was given her well-earned angel wings on April 24th, 2022, while at her home in Stevensville, MT. She will be eagerly embraced by her husband, […]

Star ad policy

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by John Grant, Hamilton Now would be a good time for your newspaper to disclose to your readership just what is your policy as to the content of advertising you accept […]

You have a choice

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by Glenda Edgeworth, Stevensville We have a battle for HD88 between two Christian Constitutional Conservatives, Wayne Rusk and Alan Lackey. Neither has a voting record but listening to them, Wayne is […]

Broken code of ethics and decency 

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by Ed Greef, former State Rep. HD-88, Florence  State Senator Theresa Manzella’s recent efforts to help a new candidate for a state House District has placed her in a position of […]

Fighting for Montana

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by Terri Lackey, Stevensville This is in response to Ed Sperry’s letter titled “Wow, A Letter from Helena.” There have been a lot of accusations of unethical practices being spewed at […]

A vote for Lackey is a vote wasted

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by Margaret Gorski, Stevensville “On the Trail to Freedom”… that is what HD 88 GOP primary candidate Alan Lackey’s campaign signs say. It is a typical GOP slogan that, in my […]

Your participation required

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by Scott Turner, Corvallis Some investing advice for the morally bankrupt, yet savvy investor. The industrial military complex should be a solid bet for the next year or, well, probably until […]

Reminder of traffic laws

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by Timothy Adams, Stevensville For the sake of harmony on Ravalli County roads, I’d like to gently remind Montanans and our visitors of some of our traffic laws. Considering that I […]

At a crossroads again

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by Rachel Bartlett, Stevensville This June 7th 2022 we will be voting for one of two Republicans who will claim the banner of being a “True Conservative Republican.” Which one is it? […]

Re: Alleged thief Regina Plettenberg

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by Peter Lethenstrom, Stevensville It is alleged that you and other MT county Clerk & Recorders who are in charge of elections lack supervision over the integrity of results… e.g. insertion […]

Support for Burrows

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by Greg Chilcott, Stevensville Your political affiliation shouldn’t matter as the well-being of Ravalli County is paramount. Commissioner Jeff Burrows has demonstrated time and again that his first priority is working […]

Support for Bedey

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by Gordon Read, CAPT, CHC, USN, (Ret), Hamilton I strongly endorse David Bedey in his bid for reelection to a third term in the Montana House of Representatives.   Throughout his […]

Support for Bedey

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by Ron Ehli, Former Majority Leader, Montana House of Representatives, Hamilton Spending four terms in the Montana House of Representatives, my last as Majority Leader, I understand what it takes to be […]