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Archives for April 29, 2025
Darby Study Commission Hearing
Public Notice The Darby Study Commission will hold a Public Hearing to receive comments oral or written of the Tentative Report of the proposed changes to the form of government […]
Hearing on Name Change – Porter
Montana 21st Judicial District Court, Ravalli County In the Matter of the Name Change of Leslie Porter, Leslie Porter, Petitioner. Cause No.: DV-25-142 Dept. 1 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME […]
RFB – County Courthouse Walkways
Request for Bids (RFB) Ravalli County The Board of Ravalli County Commissioners are soliciting bids (RFB) for the following: Re-pour and level already removed deteriorated walkways at 205 Bedford Street, […]
Hearing on Holtzen Commercial Park Subdivision
Legal Notice Holtzen Commercial Park 6 Lot Major Subdivision. Ravalli County has received an application for a 6-lot commercial major subdivision, located approximately 1-mile north of the intersection of Woodside […]
Hearing on Wireless Communication Facility Permit Application
Legal Notice The Ravalli County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) will hold a continuance of the public hearing held on April 11th, 2025 to resume review of Wireless Communication Facility […]
Floodplain Permit App FA-25-01
Legal Notice The Ravalli County Planning Department is inviting public comment on a floodplain permit application for a proposed project within the Regulated Flood Hazard Area of the Bitterroot River. […]
Four running for two seats on Hamilton school board
The Hamilton School Board has four candidates running for two seats on a seven-member board. Mail-in ballots are due back May 6. The Hamilton School District #3 has several upcoming […]
Tolan Creek recovery efforts underway
by Michael Howell Tolan Creek, a tributary to the East Fork of the Bitterroot River, is a textbook case of the kind of havoc that can be wreaked across an […]
Corvallis FFA shines at state
by Scott Sacry The Corvallis FFA program competed in the Montana FFA’s 95th Annual State Convention April 1-5 in Bozeman. To say they were successful would be an understatement. Corvallis […]
New director at Hamilton Downtown Assn.
by John Dowd The Hamilton Downtown Association (HDA) just underwent some changes, primarily taking on a new executive director. Matthew Zwicker started April 8, and says in his time with […]
Company to continue exploration at Sheep Creek
by Michael Howell The Bitterroot National Forest issued a press release on April 25, 2025 announcing that it had received a Notice of Intent (NOI) to conduct mineral exploration from […]
Ravalli County Invitational track meet results
by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor The annual Ravalli County Invitational took place in Hamilton on Friday, April 25. Athletes from Darby, Corvallis, Florence, Hamilton, Stevensville and Victor competed in this […]
Florence & Darby golf in Missoula
by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor The golf teams from Darby and Florence were at the LSH Spring Swing tournament in Missoula on April 22-23. The Florence girls team of Kipley […]
Bitterroot Valley HS baseball roundup
by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor Stevi defeats Corvallis in 11 innings Stevensville hosted Corvallis on Tuesday, April 22. The score was tied 5-5 going into the bottom of the 11th when […]
Bitterroot Valley HS softball scores
by Scott Sacry, Sports Editor Florence On Thursday, April 24, Florence had a doubleheader at Troy. They won the first game 12-0 in 5 innings. For Florence, pitcher Kenzy Pickering […]
Bring back old GOP
by Ruth Hazelton, Hamilton Senators Daines and Sheehy, and Representative Ryan Zinke: Are you really going to let this insanity prevail?… kidnappings, cuts to vital services, pardons for criminal behavior, […]
Colstrip is dirtiest, most polluted
by Tom Tunny, Hamilton The coal burning operation in Colstrip, Montana has achieved recognition as the dirtiest, most polluted facility in the United States of America! Not to be deterred, […]
Is there democracy without bipartisanship?
by Diane Thomas-Rupert, Stevensville As we all know the present Montana legislature is controlled by Republicans. From their present action of censuring legislators from their own party, it would appear […]
Make America great again
by David Leslie, Corvallis One of the things that Trump and the MAGA crowd get wrong is that they treat greatness as an assertion. In fact, it is a reputation. […]








