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Click here to comment on our front page stories on the new Bitterroot Star blog! A new day...New county officials sworn inOn Thursday, December 30, 2010 a new set of county officials, all of them Republicans, were sworn in at the County Commissioners’ meeting room in Hamilton. The meeting room was packed with citizens. Many family members of the elected were also present. The mood was ceremonious and celebrative. More...  
Floodplain permit for gravel pit grantedBy Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners, at a public hearing held on Monday, December 27, unanimously approved a floodplain permit for Scott Mucha to mine gravel on his mother’s property along Alpenglow Road, off of Bell Crossing south of Stevensville. More... Legislative Session News – Week 1Follow the bouncing bills: What to watch as Montana’s 2011 Legislature gets to work
By Cody Bloomsburg HELENA – Montana’s 62nd Legislature opened for business this week, with lawmakers offering more than 1,900 ideas for bills so far. Most won’t survive the journey into law, but they do show what’s on legislators’ minds. More... Victor handweaver recognized by Montana Arts CouncilBy Michael Howell It was announced in November that Deb Essen, a local handweaver from Victor, will be inducted into the Montana Circle of American Masters (MCAM) for Traditional and Folk Art. The date for the induction ceremony, which will be held in the Capitol Rotunda in Helena, has not yet been set. Essen was one of seven traditional and folk artists in the county to complete the Montana Arts Council’s Montana Artrepreneur’s Program in 2010. She was nominated for selection to the MCAM by Kristine Komar of the Bitter Root Cultural Heritage Trust. More...   Hamilton extends union contractBy Michael Howell At its December 21 meeting, the Hamilton City Council authorized the Mayor to sign an agreement with Laborer’s Union Local #1618, extending the current contract with the union to June 30, 2011. The motion to extend the contract was amended to include the condition that the Mayor will not sign the agreement until the Union has accepted the agreement and withdrawn its complaint before the Labor Board of Appeals alleging unfair labor practices by the City. Special Projects Director Dennis Stranger told the council that the city’s negotiating team had worked out the proposed agreement at a meeting on December 16, but that it would still require approval by the union members as well as the council. More...
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