UM News Service Enrollment is again rising at Bitterroot College UM. Bitterroot College UM has 145 students enrolled this spring semester, which is 39% increase compared to last spring. For […]
Archives for April 2024
Workshop scheduled on open burning protocol
Smoke is a common sight in our Bitterroot Valley whether it is spring, summer, winter, or fall. During the summer months, smoke from wildfires in neighboring counties, states, or Canada […]
Standing with sportsmen
by Rep. Wayne Rusk, House District 88 Candidate for Senate District 44 Once again I must take in hand some misinformation that appeared last week in regards to the proposed constitutional […]
Election lies matter
by Archie Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis Local election lies matter. “Let My People Go” election deniers and GOP Central Committee are not about improving local elections. National news has recently […]
In response to ‘absentee vs. mail-in’
by Kristin Ashcraft, Florence I don’t even know where to start with this one. It would be my hope that individuals who like to rant, strike that, complain about standard governmental […]
Trapping NOT our heritage
by Judy Hoy, Stevensville In the March 20, Bitterroot Star, Mr. Brad Davis claims that trapping should be protected in a constitutional amendment. Most kind and caring residents of Montana know […]
Support for Manzella
by Keith Kubista, Stevensville Representative Wayne Rusk resists reinforcing our Right to Keep and Bear Arms. House Bill 551 was introduced during our last legislative session to enshrine carrying of concealed […]
What’s to fear?
by Scott Fisher, Stevensville It’s fun to be cute, Mr. Cavanaugh. But I think there’s more to the Great Entertainer’s rallies than you suggest. Consider the recent “bloodbath” in Vandalia, Ohio. […]
Trapping not a protected right
by Amy Greer, Corvallis I am compelled to respond to candidate Brad Davis’ lie about HB 372 and remind people that the opportunity to hunt and fish is guaranteed in the […]
A biblical error
by John Grant, Hamilton Since I’ll not be purchasing, for $59.99, a Donald J Trump fund raising Bible, I am curious if, on the cover, the title “Holy Bible” is printed […]
HB-402
by Doug Bohn, Victor In response to Mark Sabin, Representative Bedey, Representative Rusk, Representative Binkley. Regarding your “spin” on HB-402, the law is the law, and I quote: U.S. Constitution, Amendment […]
No vote for Tester
by David Stover, Stevensville Jon Tester along with all of his Democrat comrades just voted against an amendment to the spending bill which would have banned all of the flights ferrying […]
Hand counts
by Dan Shumway, Stevensville Regarding the raging debate on hand-count ballots: “Experts agree that these machines are insecure because they record votes electronically and could either be manipulated or malfunction without […]
Let’s demand better
by Helen Sabin, Corvallis It’s disappointing to see politicians twist the truth to gain an advantage. At the Republican Women’s Club meeting on Tuesday, March 26, Kathy Love and Theresa Manzella […]
Hamilton takes top honors at Frenchtown meet
by Scott Sacry Twenty-five local high schools traveled to Frenchtown on Thursday, March 28th for the Frenchtown Invitational. Most of the Bitterroot Valley schools participated on a cool and overcast […]
Yellowjacket tennis results
by Scott Sacry On Saturday, March 30th, the Stevensville tennis team traveled to Polson to play against a tough Pirates squad. In the girls matches, Stevi lost 1-6 and in […]
Baseball, softball briefs
by Scott Sacry BASEBALL Corvallis 9, Columbia Falls 12 Corvallis hosted Columbia Falls on Thursday, March 28th and lost 9-12. For Corvallis, Brandon Brenneman went 1 for 2 with 3 […]
Charles P. ‘Charlie’ Stalker, III
It is with great sorrow, the family of Charles P. “Charlie” Stalker, III announces his passing on March 24, 2024 in the night at his home in Hamilton, Montana.Charlie was […]