Stevensville – It is with a heavy heart that the family of Phyllis Marie Williamson Clevidence announces her passing at the age of 92. Phyllis was born on Willoughby Lane […]
Archives for February 2026
Albert L. Sutherlin
Stevensville – Albert L. Sutherlin, 92, of Stevensville, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2026, in Hamilton. Born January 7, 1934, in Missoula, Albert was the first child of Glen and […]
Byron Winslow Caughey
Byron Winslow Caughey, of Hamilton, MT, passed away in his home overlooking the beautiful Bitterroot Mountains on February15th at the age of 68. He is survived by his wife of […]
Lynn Shulund
August 5, 1942 – February 14, 2026 Husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather. Pro-bowler, fisherman, hunter, contractor, friend. Lynn Shulund packed a lot into his 83 years before he passed away of […]
Robin Lynn Walker
With sorrow today, but hope forever, the family of Robin Lynn Walker announces her passing on February 15, 2026. Because Robin had a deep personal faith in Jesus and the […]
Support for Big Corral Park
byBig Corral Park Supporters: Paula English Carney, Brian Wrede, Clay Moore, Jeff Jones To the Citizens of the Bitterroot Valley, the Ravalli County Commissioners, and the Ravalli County Park Board: […]
Gold Butterfly project will have devastating consequences
by Gail Goheen, Corvallis A hearing held in Montana U.S. District Court (Missoula) last month considered challenges to the Forest Service (FS) proceeding with its planned Gold Butterfly (GB) logging […]
Naïveté
by Tom Tunny, Hamilton “The quality of being naïve; lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment; innocence or unsophistication.” Some people consider a naïve person to be endearing, cute or innocent. […]
What is the real story on Sheep Creek?
by Paul E. Roege, P.E., Corvallis Having been involved in both national security and technology development aspects of critical materials for years, I was nevertheless only vaguely aware of the […]
Complicit with fraud
by Richard Parker, Stevensville Minnesota governor Tim Walz and Keith Ellison (AG) and Mayor Frey of Minneapolis were at the very least complicit with all the Somali fraud in Minnesota. […]
Support for Trump
by Jerry Esmay, Stevensville The last several “Letters to the Editor” pages have been filled with liberal lies and half-truths. The underlying motivation for these writers is TDS (Trump Derangement […]
Open letter to Zinke
by Larry Keogh, Hamilton Congressman Zinke, I received a survey from your office Tuesday. The survey does not allow me to share my view(s), the survey only provides opportunity to […]
Political silence
by Archie L. Thomas & Merry Schrumpf, Corvallis A political silence colder than a normal winter has settled across Montana. Where is the governor, Montana Senate and House leadership, the […]
Government agencies
by Charles Sleath, Hamilton The Trump administration is bragging about saving billions of dollars by eliminating government agencies and laying workers off, in order to eliminate waste and fraud. I […]
What’s the plan?
by Dana Henricks, Florence Dear Jane Lambert, This letter has been a very, very long time in coming. Sorry for the delay, but I have been mulling over your two […]
Thanks to Star
by Sheryl Olson, Hamilton Once again, thank you Bitterroot Star for keeping us updated on the current developments on the Sheep Creek Mine. Your investigative reporting and the clear presentation […]
Representative government or voting app
by DW Shumway, Stevensville Fellow restless Americans! I have a solution: Let’s give actual representative government a try and see if the electorate can’t do better than the donor-compromised, lobby-compromised, […]
License Transfer Application – Burping Doodle/Blacksmith Brewing
PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF Montana Retail On-Premises Consumption Beer and Wine License BURPING DOODLE, LLC (Matthew Blair, Owner(s)) has applied to transfer Montana Retail On-Premises Consumption […]
County Floodplain Application – MGY Ranch
OG-26-02-070 Legal Notice The Ravalli County Planning Department is inviting public comment on a floodplain permit application for a project within the Regulated Flood Hazard Area of the Bitterroot River. […]
Call for Bids – Stevensville Airport Pavement Rehab
INVITATION TO BID STEVENSVILLE AIRPORT STEVENSVILLE, MONTANA The Town of Stevensville, Montana, is formally requesting bids for construction services for the Pavement Rehabilitation at the Stevensville Airport. The Town will […]