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Archives for November 2023

Darby denies well to proposed lodge

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DEQ has concerns on negative impacts of proposed irrigation well  by Michael Howell Last week the Darby Town Council denied a request for an irrigation well to serve the property […]

Victor School’s Turkey Brigade

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by John Dowd On Nov. 8, students from Victor KU (preschool) and second grade paired up to visit the food pantry at the Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene, in Victor. […]

Victor family gifts community with public access

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One local family’s longtime vision to conserve their 540-acre ranch and provide permanent public access for the community to enjoy forever has finally come to fruition, thanks in part to […]

Notice to Creditors – Crofts

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Craig Mungas State Bar No. 6746 Kelcie Peltomaa State Bar No. 60058157 Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC 2809 Great Northern Loop, Ste 100 Missoula, Montana 59808 Telephone: 406-721-8896 Telefax: 406-541-8037 Email: […]

Notice to Creditors – Mason

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Carrie Van Dyke 107 State Street Hamilton, MT  59840 Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Margaret K. Mason, Deceased Cause No.: DP-23-126 Dept. No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN […]

Notice to Creditors – Ralls

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David T. Markette  MARKETTE & CHOUINARD, P.C. 601 S. First Street  P.O. Box 515  Hamilton, MT 59840  (406) 363-1110 DavidM@mcpcattorneys.com Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI […]

Hamilton – Infrastructure Projects Hearing

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Hamilton will hold a public hearing on December 5, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose […]

Extremism in Republican Central Committee

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by Rick Franklin, Hamilton Alan Lackey’s recent letter defending the John Birch Society is what you would expect from a man being managed and directed by Theresa Manzella: divisive and dishonest. […]

Charter schools or public education?

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by M. Scott Fisher, EDD, Stevensville Before you look for a charter school to improve your chances of providing your children with a quality education, consider the following. If you think […]

Septic disposal in Ravalli County

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by Tony Owen, Corvallis After reading “Septic pumpers face hard times” (Bitterroot Star 11/8/23), I found myself scratching my head with more questions than answers. Having spent 40+ years of my […]

Trump stress syndrome

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by Charles E. Wissenbach, Pinesdale Isn’t keeping Trump off state ballots the real election interference? Voters should decide who wins. Soldiers returning home to welcoming arms often can’t succeed due to […]

45 percent, or Prop. 13?

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by Les Waldron, Hamilton My property tax bill arrived in the mail yesterday. Talk about eye-popping. My property taxes have, in effect, increased by 45-percent over last year. A 45-percent property […]

Ronald Victor Gray

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Ronald Victor Gray, 67, passed peacefully on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at his home in Stevensville. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, December 1, 2023 at 1:00 […]

Local sanctuary takes in feral llamas

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by John Dowd For most of her life, Char Hakes has been working with llamas. She opened and operates Safe Haven Llama and Alpaca Sanctuary, and expressed that “it’s just […]

Who wants to be mayor of Stevensville?

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Town of Stevensville works through administration changes by John Dowd Last Thursday, the Stevensville Town Council met to decide the course of action they would take to elect a new […]