by John Dowd On Wednesday, March 27, the Bitterroot Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted a well-attended mid-day event for members, giving their annual report, reviewing 2023 and talking about what […]
Archives for April 2024
Hamilton officers fire on suspect
by John Dowd On Monday, April 1st, around 4:30 p.m. Hamilton Police officers were involved in a shooting with a robbery suspect at the Riverside Conoco Convenience Store. The engagement […]
Bluegrass Festival set for Saturday
by John Dowd The annual Montana Rockies Bluegrass Association (MRBA) Bluegrass Festival is returning to Victor. On Saturday, April 13, the Neely Center will again be hosting the music. This […]
Rep. Zinke secures $1 million grant for Ravalli County
Last week, Congressman Ryan Zinke joined Ravalli County Commissioners and local stakeholders for a ceremonial check presentation to celebrate the awarding of a one-million-dollar grant to fund repairs to Ricketts […]
Sharon ‘Sherry’ Lee
Sharon “Sherry” Lee, 77, of Hamilton, passed away March 30, 2024 at Continental Care Center in Butte, Montana. Sherry was born June 11, 1946 in Hayward, California to James E. […]
Freda Jo Brawley
Freda Jo Brawley, 91 of Hamilton, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 23, 2024 with her family present. Freda was born in Enid, Oklahoma to Fred and Buelah Carter and was […]
Stevensville library a valuable community resource
by Carla Sanders, NVPL Foundation Did you know that libraries are good for you? According to recent information from the National Institutes of Health, public libraries enhance children’s reading skills, […]
Water quality monitoring program gets boost from Rapp grant
The Bitterroot River Protection Association (BRPA) was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from the Rapp Family Foundation to purchase additional water quality monitoring and stream flow measuring equipment. “This couldn’t […]
Exposing noncitizen votes the truth about HB 402
by Tony Hudson, Stevensville Americans across the political spectrum are becoming increasingly concerned about the flood of noncitizens spilling across our southern border. This crisis threatens national security and is putting a […]
Subdivision Hearing – Sunnyside Orchards No. 4
Legal Notice The Amended Subdivision Plat (AP) of Lot 5, within Block 20 of Sunnyside Orchards No. 4, a six (6) lot Major Subdivision. The proposal is a 6-lot major subdivision […]
Tax Abatement Hearing – Corixa/GSK
Public Hearing-Ravalli County TAX ABATEMENT (Benefits) REQUEST: Corixa Corporation/GSK The Board of Ravalli County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 10:00 AM in the Ravalli County Administrative Center at 215 […]
Burnt Fork Water Commission meeting
PUBLIC NOTICE The Burnt Fork Water Commission will hold its first meeting of the 2024 irrigation season on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 7:00 pm at the American Legion Hall, corner […]
Darby Hearing – MCEP Infrastructure Grant
PUBLIC NOTICE The Darby Town Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 6pm, at the Darby Town Hall, 101 E. Tanner Avenue, to receive comments, both […]
Powerful message
by Archie Thomas, Corvallis Using my power as commander in chief of the Montana National Guard, I declare relief for the Montana housing shortage by sending 10 guardsmen to the Mexican […]
Ongoing concerns
by Jill Deppel, Hamilton Ongoing concerns The following letter was sent to the RCC: Dear Commissioners Burrows, Chilcott and Huls, As members of “Save-the-Neighborhoods,” we have concerns about the potential easement […]
Straightforward request
by David Leslie, Corvallis Like you, I regularly read the political rants that appear in this Opinion section of the Bitterroot Star. I think we can do better. My request today […]
Support for Manzella
by Rachel Bartlett, Stevensville This letter is a response to Jeff Darrah’s letter in the March 27 edition of the Bitterroot Star regarding the recent bill HB 372 which was defeated […]
Trapping is a constitutional right
by Mary Hackett, Stevensville A couple Letters to the Editor in the April 3 Bitterroot Star state that trapping of animals is not a constitutional right under Montana’s Constitution. This is […]
Zinke bringing jobs to Western Montana
by Matthew Roth, Florence Recently, Congressman Zinke announced he secured $1,000,000 in funding for Ravalli County and nearly $35 million for Western Montana. Here in Ravalli County, we cannot thank Congressman […]
Biden didn’t create all those jobs
by Bill Cavanaugh, Corvallis A few weeks back, Mary from Hamilton tried to tell me that Joe Biden “created” 15MM jobs. One of many lies he spewed during the worst state […]