by John Dowd There are many things that make a hero. With modern action movies, we often recognize things like capes and superpowers as a sign of heroic potential. However, […]
Archives for December 17, 2024
Local forester authors book on wildland fires and wildland firefighting
by Michael Howell Wildland fires are always a hot topic in the Bitterroot valley, it seems. Especially following the fire storms of 2000. For all those interested in the topic, […]
Mountainside Medical opens in Stevensville
by John Dowd As the world progresses, development and growth are unavoidable. This can often mean bigger buildings, corporate-run businesses and sometimes a greater disconnect between businesses and their clients. […]
Looking for answers to the septage disposal crunch
by Michael Howell Ravalli County has obtained funds to complete a comprehensive wastewater preliminary engineering report that focuses on finding solutions to the ongoing septage treatment and disposal limitations that […]
Stockman Bank to open Stevensville branch
Stockman Bank has announced plans to open a new location in Stevensville. The new bank, located at 318 Main Street, is slated to open in the next few months. This […]
Hamilton American Legion places wreaths on veterans’ graves
On December 5th, Ravalli Post 47 (Hamilton) placed wreaths to honor our Veterans at three cemeteries in Darby, Grantsdale, and Hamilton as well as at the Post 47’s Tomb of […]
No setbacks? No sense
by Peg Brownlee, Florence Once again, the Fish and Wildlife Committee has kowtowed to the small minority of trappers in Montana and is allowing for no setbacks of traps on closed […]
Trapping setbacks
by Brad Davis, Hamilton Finally someone has taken a stand against the anti-trappers by issuing the correct decision to do away with setbacks on closed Forest Service roads in Ravalli County. […]
Bedey puts women at risk
by Brad Tschida, Missoula The MT House Rules Committee met on 12/3/2024 to determine if men should be allowed to use women’s bathrooms at the Montana State Capitol. At issue is […]
Trapping regs: harmful shell game for wolves, grizzlies, public
by KC York, President, Trap Free Montana Peering through Montana’s wildlife management smoke and mirrors. A bear shadow was cast as Governor Gianforte’s priority to delist grizzlies was the marker for […]
Apology demand is ridiculous
by Bill Jones, Stevensville Perhaps the poster boy example of the restricted source information gathering practiced by so many voters nowadays could be the Nov. 20 LTE titled “Will Tester apologize.” […]
Basketball season opens at Western A Tip Off Tournament
by Scott Sacry The boys and girls basketball teams from 15 Montana schools (and one Idaho school, because it’s nice to include Idaho sometimes) competed in the Western A Tip […]
Bitterroot basketball roundup
by Scott Sacry Hamilton falls to Loyola On Tuesday, December 12, the Hamilton boys and girls basketball teams hosted Class B power Missoula Loyola. The Loyola boys have won the […]
Wrestling roundup
by Scott Sacry Bob Kinney Classic The boys wrestling teams from Darby, Corvallis, Florence and Stevensville were among 14 area high schools that competed in the annual Bob Kinney Classic […]
Gary Edward Thomas
Gary Edward Thomas passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 13, 2024. He was born in Missoula, MT on November 29, 1941 at St. Patrick’s Hospital to Edward and […]