by Sen. Jason Ellsworth, Hamilton I’m not a pro-marijuana guy. I voted against Montana’s adult-use cannabis initiative (I-190) in the 2020 election. However, since Montanans approved the initiative and recreational […]
Archives for December 2022
Forest Service tries new technique to get the cut out
by Jeff Lonn, Hamilton The October 18, 2022, Star article “Forest Service tries different technique in Mill Creek fire suppression efforts” got half of it right. The FS is certainly trying […]
Government censorship
by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville In case you haven’t heard, the new owner of Twitter released internal documentation this week clearly showing how the information concerning the Hunter Biden laptop story was […]
Complicit in contempt
by Wade Sikorski, Willard When Trump became president, he swore an oath to “preserve, protect and defend” the Constitution. Trump’s willingness to obey the highest law in the land has always […]
Attention, state legislators
by Helen Sabin, Corvallis “…Cities may be rebuilt, and a People reduced to Poverty, may acquire fresh Property: But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. […]
Don’t be an accomplice
by Mark Snider, Hamilton According to “Accountable.US”, a non-partisan organization focused on the “big lie”, ‘The deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 was the result of months […]
Sheri Lynn Pruett
It’s been a little over a year since Sheri left us, and we hope and pray that she is finally at peace. Sheri was born November 22, […]
Virgil Mark Tye
Hamilton – Virgil Mark Tye, 78, of Hamilton passed away Tuesday Dec 6, 2022 at St. Patrick Hospital. He was born May 15, 1944 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Mark was […]
Alvin Robert ‘Bob’ Thorson
Alvin Robert “Bob” Thorson, age 83, passed away December 5th, 2022 at Bitterroot Health/Marcus Daly Hospital, Hamilton, MT. Bob was born October 17, 1939 to Alvin Ernest Thorson and Edith […]
Krista Louise Kanenwisher
March 12, 1946 – December 10, 2022 Krista Louise (Jones) Kanenwisher returned to our Heavenly Father on Saturday evening, 10 December 2022. Krista was the second of seven children of […]
DOJ Alert: Hoax active shooter calls being made across Montana
HELENA – Law enforcement have responded today to hoax calls about an active shooter in multiple parts of the state. There has been no evidence of an active shooter and […]
Puppies
PUREBRED BASSETT HOUND PUPS. $1200. Adorable! Great Christmas present! (406) 285-8510.
Daly Ditches Meeting
PUBLIC NOTICE The Daly Ditches Irrigation District will be holding its regular meeting on Tuesday, December, 13th,2021, starting at 5:00 p.m. at the District office, 566 Tammany Lane, Hamilton. BS […]
Notice to Creditors – Parpolia
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 […]
Next generation takes over at Chamber of Commerce
by Nathan Boddy As a young graphic designer for the Ravalli Republic, Jodi Mitchell had not expected her professional interests to take the turn they did. As luck would have […]
Supreme Court hears initial arguments in Robbins Gulch access case
The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday, November 30 from opposing attorneys in a case brought by some Ravalli County property owners against the Bitterroot National Forest […]
Music provides a lifetime of benefit
by Nathan Boddy Jenn Adams has enjoyed a lifetime of music. The owner of Rooted Music in Hamilton began playing guitar at the age of six and followed her musical […]
Ag research center halfway to fundraising goal
Western Agricultural Research Center (WARC) is in the final stages of fundraising to build a new office, laboratory and education facility to replace the current buildings that are outdated, unsafe, […]
Florence mother, daughter find success in MSU machine tech program
By Diana Setterberg, MSU News Service Malena Ketelhut remembers the exact moment when, as a child, she decided on the career path that would one day bring her to Gallatin College […]
Hey there, Mr. NAPA
by Craig E. Thomas, Stevensville Rob, I missed your memorial in presence but not in spirit. I remember when you built the new store. Quite a deal for Stevensville, but it […]