County Republican Central Committee ousts its longtime chair, the climax of a long-running factional struggle between hard-right members affiliated with the John Birch Society and the county’s GOP establishment by […]
Archives for October 16, 2023
Former Stevensville mayor sentenced in misconduct case
by John Dowd Last Tuesday, former Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey pleaded no contest to three misdemeanor charges of official misconduct. The charges stemmed from alleged misconduct during his term as […]
Stevensville town council discusses budget concerns
by John Dowd Last Thursday the Stevensville Town Council met to discuss the 2023/24 budget. During the meeting several concerns were voiced, both by town officials and the public. Chief […]
North Valley Library open house scheduled
The Stevensville area community is invited to attend an open house on Wednesday, October 25 at the North Valley Public Library to talk about a potential new library building. Members […]
Darby Community Partners donates $30,000 to Darby Schools
Local nonprofit Darby Community Partners has contributed to Darby Schools in the amount of $30,000 to kick-off overdue repairs on a damaged and leaky high school gym roof. Raised through […]
Rachel Willard – hunting like a woman
by John Dowd The stereotype of the male hunter seems to be becoming a thing of the past, and numerous big-name-brand companies are beginning to target the new demographic with […]
Stephen Lassiter – why he hunts
by John Dowd Hunting is a Montana and American tradition as old as the country itself. Native peoples lived and hunted in the plains and mountains for thousands of years, […]
Summons – Clemons v. Hume
Matthew Fermelia 1912 Capitol Ave. Suite 500 Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001 County of Goshen In the District Court Eighth Judicial District Docket No. CV-2023-83-DC DONALD “BUD” CLEMONS V. LARRY L. HUME Be advised, and take […]
Call for Bids – Stevensville School disposal items
Call for Bids Stevensville School District has disposal items available for bid. If you have questions about the items available, please contact Greg at 406-777-5481×3352 or Kaleb at 406-777-5481×3351. Sealed bids will […]
Corvallis gets comeback win over Hamilton
by Scott Sacry The matchup was billed as the Battle of the Bitterroot and it didn’t disappoint. On Friday, Oct. 13th, the Hamilton Broncs hosted the Corvallis Blue Devils with […]
Corvallis boys soccer on to state semifinals
by Scott Sacry The State Class A soccer playoffs began on Saturday, Oct. 14th, and out of the 16 teams competing in the boys and girls tournament, four were from […]
State cross country this weekend in Kalispell
by Scott Sacry The 60th State Class AA, A, B, & C Cross Country Championships will be held at Rebecca Farms in Kalispell on Saturday, Oct. 21st. All the Bitterroot […]
Butte Blocktober volleyball
by Scott Sacry The Hamilton, Stevensville, Corvallis, and Florence volleyball teams traveled to Butte on Friday, October 13th & Saturday, October 14th for the 2023 Blocktober Classic. The Blocktober Classic […]
Michael is back!
by Sheryl Olson, Stevensville It is so refreshing and delightful to have Michael Howell reporting again. I can count on his articles to be well-researched, thoughtful, and relevant. What a testament […]
The real plague assaulting Region 1 forests
by Michael Hoyt, Corvallis Tom Partin, a paid lobbyist for the trade association, American Forest Resource Council, is once again attempting to resurrect that old, worn-out, dishonest claim that environmentalists get […]
‘Good old English’
by Mary Fahnestock-Thomas, Hamilton In commenting on a letter I wrote to the Star recently, a friend said yes, she had to look up “BIPOC” and “LGBTQ+” (as I suggested) to […]
Thanks from County Fair Manager
by Melissa Saville, Fair Manager, Ravalli County Fairgrounds The Ravalli County Fairgrounds Staff would like to thank everyone who came to the 2023 Fair. Our attendance was up from last year’s […]
Veterans heads up
by David Leslie, Corvallis You don’t have to check recent census data top know Ravalli County has a significant military veteran population. Visit any public space, grocery store, and annual county […]
Denise Verbrugghen McFarland
Denise V. McFarland passed away peacefully on September 30th, 2023 in Stevensville, MT. Denise was born February 19th, 1936 in Bemidji, MN to Lois Hopkins Verbrugghen and Philippe Corneille Verbrugghen. […]