FROM THE RAVALLI COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE: RULES OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY – Adopted June 10, 2023 SECTION B SUB SECTION H – Election Policy. In the choice of officers […]
Archives for May 2024
Notice to Creditors – Phillips
Craig Mungas State Bar No. 6746 Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC 2809 Great Northern Loop, Ste 100 Missoula, Montana 59808 Telephone: 406-721-8896 Telefax: 406-541-8037 Email: craig@bjornsonlaw.com Attorneys for Linda Lee Johnston, […]
Notice to Creditors – Bayles
Naomi J. Cheeney Cheeney Law, PLLC PO Box 212 Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: (406) 363-9060 Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives Thomas J. DeVine, Sr. and Beverly A. DeVine IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS EDWARD BAYLES, Deceased Case No.: […]
Hearings – Hamilton Annexation, Zoning Request
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE HAMILTON ZONING COMMISSION AND HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL Zoning Request 2024-02 & Annexation Petition 2024-02 – A request by Bradford P. Larkin to annex a tract of land and to establish a zoning designation of […]
Local chapter of Audubon Society changes its name
by John Dowd The Ravalli County chapter of the National Audubon Society is undergoing some big changes. According to Micki Long, president of the Bitterroot Audubon Society, following a nationwide […]
Hamilton plans removal of dead and dying trees
by Nathan Boddy At their regular meeting on Tuesday, May 21st, the Hamilton City Council heard a recommendation by Parks and Urban Forestry Director, Amy Fox, for removal of some […]
County will not accept seasonal groundwater monitoring results this year
by Michael Howell The Ravalli County Board of Health decided last week not to accept seasonal high groundwater data for the coming season. The board has the authority to refuse […]
Darby Xtreme Rodeo this weekend
With 68 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) bareback riders set to converge on the Bitterroot Valley, the field is set for the fifth annual Yellowstone Darby XTREME Bareback (YDXB). The […]
Terrill ‘Terry’ Ann Smith-Hinman
Terrill “Terry” Ann Smith-Hinman, beloved spouse, sibling, mother, and grandmother, tragically left us on May 18th. All her life, she worked tirelessly, pouring herself into everything and everyone who might […]
Grace Koeppen
Grace E. Koeppen, 96, of Stevensville passed away peacefully on Friday, May 17, 2024. She was born November 29, 1927 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the oldest of three children born to […]
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. […]
HB 402
by Rachel Bartlett, Stevensville Well, Helen Sabin, you did it again. First of all, regarding HB 402, you tried so hard to make it come out the way you wanted. You […]
Support for Rusk
by Helen Sabin, Corvallis Theresa Manzella is “in a pickle.” She is so desperate to win the SD44 seat that she resorts to: 1. Telling BIG fibs about other legislators […]
County Government Review ‘24
by Doug Bohn, Victor On the ballot is a rare opportunity for citizens to review the current form of county government. Naturally, the government is not in favor of this, as […]
A roundabout?
by Scott Fisher, Stevensville A roundabout at Bell Crossing and 93? I come from a land of roundabouts and find them to be a great traffic control. But not here. […]
Support for Rusk
by Nathan Rusk, Corvallis My name is Nathan Rusk, I am writing today to address the lies that have been spread about my father Wayne in the height of his race […]
Legal advice sought by Michalson
by Susan Devlin, Stevensville This is in regards to the article in this week’s Bitterroot Star regarding the political practice complaints filed against Michalson. In his answer, he says that, I’m […]
COS supporter for Montana
by Andrew Luibrand, Stevensville I want to encourage fellow Convention of States (COS) supporters to not be “one issue voters” on COS. Please look at the whole voting record of candidates. […]
Are you curious?
by Emma Lou Elliot, Stevensville In this current political environment that we find ourselves in regarding our town, county, and state, do you ever wonder and ask yourself about the WHYs […]
Many flag wavers are traitors
by Mark Snider, Hamilton We pledge allegiance to the American flag and what it stands for at many public events and most government meetings. The word “allegiance” means to to be […]