by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis In the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” there is a scene where the locals claim a woman is a witch. The problem is, the “witch” […]
Archives for April 2024
Common sense choices
by Archie L Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Don’t reward local election deniers, John Birchers and GOP central committee radicals in the upcoming Primary election. Regardless of your party affiliation, moderates, […]
American Legion needs help
by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville Help! The local American Legion Posts need help in recruiting high school students to attend our American Legion Boys State/American Legion Auxiliary Girls State program this summer. […]
Don’t ruin it for everyone
by Cindy Taylor, Treasurer, Stevensville Clothes Closet, Inc. The Stevensville Clothes Closet Inc. is a non-profit business staffed by volunteers and supported by donations. We lease the building/lot at 3624 ALC […]
Vote in Primary to be represented
by Margaret Gorski, Stevensville Everyone in Ravalli County knows that practically all our elected officials in the valley are not only Republican, but increasingly extreme right-wing Republicans. We also know that […]
Support for Sheehy
by Jim Kalkofen, Stevensville One of the perils of politics is that when someone votes 90+ percent for the party, it is difficult to do the right thing. Especially the right thing […]
Shiny objects
by John Grant, Hamilton Tim Sheehy, Ryan Zinke AND Giantfortune are just shiny objects; attractive to Ravens, Magpies, Pack Rats and Birchers. Character matters. Vote for Montanans. Not carpetbagger shiny objects! […]
Support for Tranel
by Wayne Adair, Hamilton As a long-time resident of Ricketts Road near Hamilton, I was delighted to read that $1 million in federal funding has been earmarked to repair this cracked […]
Weeds!
by Jane Lambert, former Ravalli County Weed Board member, Stevensville You can PULL ‘em, And then CULL ‘em. You can SPRAY ‘em, Which will SLAY ‘em. You can MOW ‘em, Or […]
Support for Rusk
by Sharon Greef, Florence Wayne Rusk is a candidate I wish each of you knew personally. I am proud to call him a friend after knowing him for several years. Wayne […]
Support for Rusk
by Roger Hagan, Great Falls I am writing this letter in support of Wayne Rusk and his candidacy for Senate District 44. I had the honor of working with Wayne during […]
Ravalli County Track Invitational results
by Scott Sacry On a cold and rainy spring day, the track & field teams for Florence, Stevensville, Hamilton, Corvallis, Darby, and Victor competed in the annual Ravalli County Invitational […]
Stevensville’s Perez signs with Bulldogs
by Scott Sacry Stevensville’s Alexia Perez recently signed her letter of intent to play rugby at Adrian College in Michigan. Perez is excited about the opportunity and plans to study […]
Softball at Frenchtown Tournament
by Scott Sacry All the Bitterroot Valley softball teams played in the Frenchtown Tournament on Friday, April 26th and Saturday, April 27th. For Class A Corvallis, Hamilton, and Stevensville, it […]
Bitterroot Baseball Roundup
by Scott Sacry Florence 11, Corvallis 0 Corvallis hosted Florence on Tuesday, April 23rd in an all-Bitterroot Valley matchup. Florence scored 5 runs in the top of the 6th inning […]
Florence girls win LSH Spring Swing
by Scott Sacry The golf teams from Florence and Darby participated in the Loyola Sacred Heart Spring Swing on April 22 & 23 in Missoula. The Florence girls (Kipley Solari, […]
Corvallis, Hamilton tennis teams split
by Scott Sacry The Corvallis tennis team hosted Hamilton on Tuesday, April 23rd in an all-Bitterroot Valley matchup. On a competitive day, the Hamilton boys won 5-2, while the Corvallis […]
William E. ‘Bill’ Keiser, Sr.
William E. “Bill” Keiser, Sr., 82, passed away in the afternoon, Thursday, April 18, 2024, at home in Darby. William was born July 1, 1941 in Bloomington, Illinois, to Margaret […]
Joey ‘Joe’ Kelly
Corvallis resident Joey “Joe” Kelly passed away due to cancer the night of his 68th birthday, April 11, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. He was born April 11th, 1956 in […]
Meet your school board candidates
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to provide some additional information. Four of the seven school districts in the valley will hold school board elections. Ballots were mailed out […]