by Mark Oswald, President, Ravalli County Fish and Wildlife Association The Ravalli County Fish and Wildlife Association would like to go on record to support keeping the Hamilton Trap Club at […]
Archives for May 22, 2024
A simple guide for behavior
by Nancy Jennings, Florence Stopping in the Stevensville P.O. earlier this week, I noticed a multi-page flyer regarding Wayne Rusk, state senate candidate, in the junk mail bin. Someone placed it […]
Exposing ‘Dirty Thirty’ mailing
by Marc L. Sabin, Corvallis It seems to me that the John Birch America First organization has plenty of money to spend on mailings and ads of all kinds. One of […]
Support for Rusk
by Melva Neal, Stevensville Those who want power and control over the politics of the valley are stopping at NOTHING to win the current elections including targeting children with their vile […]
Expansion of city limits
by Joe Petrusaitis, Hamilton For the past 20 years, previous administrations, plus laws passed by previous councils, have supported annexation for water and sewer services. Grants are usually given for repairs […]
Helmbrecht chosen as Corvallis Parade Grand Marshal
by John Dowd This year’s Corvallis Memorial Day Parade will be the area’s 104th annual event, and one of its greatest honors is to be appointed the Grand Marshal. This […]
Complaints filed over Stevensville political sign incident
by Victoria Howell Two complaints have been filed with the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, Chris Gallus, following a Stevensville incident involving campaign signs. The complaints are against Stevensville resident […]
Charter schools answer to funding shortages?
by John Dowd After resounding defeats last year, the school districts of Ravalli County decided not to run any levies this year. According to school officials, they decided not to […]
NIH study shows Chronic Wasting Disease unlikely to move from animals to people
by Michael Howell Thanks to the work of scientists at Rocky Mountain Lab in Hamilton, Montana hunters can feel a lot more at ease eating their venison this coming season. […]
Veteran-owned Lockhart’s Custom comes to Stevensville
by Kristin Kruse At the young age of 15, Eric Lockhart, the owner and operator of Lockhart’s Custom, started working in a cabinet shop. Working as more of a helper […]
Hamilton Downtown Association party set for May 23rd
Hamilton Downtown Association (HDA) and Hamilton Downtown Foundation are hosting a Parking Lot Party at the City Center Motel to celebrate the downtown flower basket season. Organizers ask community members […]
Meet the Bitterroot Forest Collaborative
by Michelle Long Standing on a meadow high in the Sapphires, my dog resting nearby, I breathe deeply and smile. The hillside is a carpet of arrowleaf balsamroot. My gaze […]
Responders attend crisis prevention training
by John Dowd Last Friday, twenty-nine members of local mental health organizations, EMT and paramedic services, fire stations, police departments and the county sheriff’s office attended a unique training opportunity. […]
Forest announces wildflower walks
The Bitterroot National Forest is offering two free Botany walks for the public this summer. Join in to admire wildflowers on your local national forest. Bring a snack, water, and […]
Florence Falcons soar to state baseball title
by Scott Sacry The Florence Falcons are the 2024 Baseball State Champions. Florence defeated Hamilton 4-2 in an all-Bitterroot-Valley final to claim the state title on Saturday, May 18th in […]
Florence girls golf team takes 2nd at State
by Scott Sacry The Florence girls golf team took home the Class B Golf State runner-up trophy on May 16th in Shelby. The Florence girls team includes Alexa McLean, Reese […]
Corvallis boys, Hamilton girls win track divisionals
by Scott Sacry The track & field teams from Corvallis, Hamilton, and Stevensville were in Polson on May 17-18 for the Western A Divisionals. And, as always, the Bitterroot schools […]
Lady Falcons win softball divisionals
by Scott Sacry On Saturday, May 18th, Florence defeated Manhattan 3-2 to become the Western B/C Divisional champions. The championship game was a pitcher’s duel as Florence only had six […]
Hamilton tennis teams dominate divisionals
by Scott Sacry Both the Hamilton boys and girls tennis teams hoisted 1st place trophies at the Southwest A Divisional Tennis Tournament in Butte on May 14-16th. “I am just […]