by Deborah Mason, Hamilton Was I reading this right? After all this talk about lowering our property taxes, I read that the Hamilton School District wants to try another bond […]
Archives for February 2025
Long live the king
by Don Gardner, Corvallis Hear ye, all who dwell in the Kingdom of America. Laws of the land are hereby changed. By proclamation of the king, all who reside in […]
Musk is dangerous
by Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville Elon Musk is an unelected billionaire immigrant from South Africa and yet he was illegally given recent access to the $6 trillion US Treasury Payment System […]
2nd Amendment case
by Glenn Ferren, St. Regis There is a Second Amendment case in Montana you should pay attention to. The second amendment question in this case, can you use a firearm […]
The Trump Effect
by Linda Schmitt, Corvallis To all those who proudly voted for Trump, a heads-up. Already people in the Valley are losing jobs due to his Executive Orders. Others are already […]
Margaret ‘Peg’ Whitesitt
Margaret “Peg” Kathryn Whitesitt, 83, of Stevensville passed away peacefully on January 29, 2025 in Stevensville, MT with her family by her side. She was born, along with her twin […]
Jerry Gordon Lewis
February 9, 1939 – February 1, 2025 Jerry Gordon Lewis, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and outdoorsman, passed away peacefully in his home on February 1, 2025, at the age of […]
Brian William Sutherland
Brian William Sutherland, 84, of Hamilton, passed away January 31, 2025. He was born March 14, 1940 to Dan and Dorothy Sutherland. Brian grew up north of Corvallis on the […]
Soft Rock Scoping Notice
The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservations Southwestern Land Office Hamilton Unit is in the preliminary process of developing a hazardous fuels reduction east of Corvallis off Soft Rock […]
Sapphire Valley Estates Subdivision Hearing
Legal Notice Sapphire Valley Estates Major Subdivision. The proposal is a 33-lot major subdivision on 49.22 acres. The subdivision is located before the intersection of Eight Mile Creek Road going […]
Commissioners approve Open Land funds for Groff Park
by Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners last week approved the use of Open Land Bond funds in the purchase of 21 acres of land near Victor for the purpose of […]
Ambrose Creek Towing has your back
by John Dowd Calling a tow truck is the last thing most people think about until they need one. Justin Lattin is the owner, manager and dispatcher for Ambrose Creek […]
Hamilton School District looks to run bond survey
by Nathan Boddy Following the successful ballot measure last fall which gave Hamilton School District 3 the freedom to sell the 100 year old middle school on South 5th Street, […]
Report from the House
by Rep. David Bedey, HD 86, Hamilton The first three weeks of the legislative session have gone by. As of January 24th, one hundred and fifty three bills have passed […]
Notice of Self Storage Sale
Please take notice Park River Storage located at 17 Red Ranch Rd. Stevensville MT 59870 intends to hold an Auction of storage units in default of payment. The sale shall […]
Hearing on Name Change – Larot
Montana 21st Judicial District Court, Ravalli County In the Matter of the Name Change of Kelly Larot, Kelly Larot, Petitioner. Cause No.: DV-41-2025-0000019-NC Dept. 2 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME […]
Alcohol License Transfer
PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages License RALLS INC (Beverly Ralls and Robert Ralls, Owner(s)) has applied to transfer Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages License […]
Florence defeats Darby
by Scott Sacry Florence’s Jaden Fisher defends Darby’s Austin Hackel in the game between Darby and Florence in Darby on Thursday, January 23. Florence won 82-22. Photo by Scott Sacry. […]
Bitterroot Valley Basketball Roundup
by Scott Sacry Hamilton hosts Dillon On Thursday, January 23, the Hamilton girls hosted #3 (406mtsports.com) Dillon. The Broncs were unable to generate enough offense to compete with the Beavers […]
Hamilton’s Blome is AD of the Year
by Scott Sacry The Montana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (MIAAA) has selected Hamilton Activities Director Travis Blome as the Class A Activities Director of the Year. As the name indicates, […]








