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Click here to comment on our front page stories on the new Bitterroot Star blog! County looks for new treasurerBy Michael Howell Embattled Ravalli County Treasurer Mary Hudson-Smith has resigned from office and the County Commissioners are advertising for someone to fill the position until the next general election in November 2012. More...  These young hip-hoppers from Ballet Bitterroot wowed the audience at half-time at the Corvallis High School gym during last week’s Corvallis-Hamilton game. The Southwest A Divisional Basketball Tournament starts Thursday in Hamilton. For details, see this week’s Tournament Time insert. Jean Schurman photo. Stevensville Town CouncilStevi wants ‘snowbirds’ to pay water bills By Michael Howell Councilor Pat Groninger cautioned his fellow Stevensville Town Council members last week that there was a loophole in the Town’s water and sewer bill collection policy big enough for “snowbirds” to fly through. He said some people who go to warmer climates for the winter, sometimes called “snowbirds” or “heat seekers”, have their water service turned off for several months while they are gone and don’t pay their bills. More... Bitterroot Star not a pot dispensarySorry, folks, although the Bitterroot Star does sell a couple of extraneous items at its newspaper office on Main Street in Stevensville, like fresh espresso coffee drinks, farm fresh eggs and Bugoni’s Sausages, the newspaper definitely does not sell medical marijuana. More... Hamilton City CouncilDiscussion falters over purchase of park land By Michael Howell The Hamilton School District Board of Trustees rejected an initial request from the City of Hamilton to consider selling a three-quarter-acre piece of land currently called Kiwanis Park to the City for $30,000. The City would like to integrate it into the adjoining, city-owned River Park and possibly create a skateboard park at the site. More... Counterfeit bills passed in Stevi areaBy Michael Howell Several businesses in the Stevensville area received counterfeit money from customers last week. The counterfeit appeared in denominations of $100, $50, $20 and $1. More... Senate Ag Committee to hear ditch billThe Senate Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Committee is meeting in Helena on Thursday, March 3 at 3 p.m. to consider HB 309, a bill transmitted from the House to change the state’s Stream Access Law to clarify the meaning of a ditch. The bill would clarify the definition of a ditch to include the natural streams and river channels that are integrated into irrigation systems and would prohibit recreational access to them. Legislative Roundup, Week 7Montana’s 62nd Legislature lurches toward halftime
By Cody Bloomsburg HELENA – Legislators head home this week for a break, with the session’s biggest decisions – how to pay for education, social services and prisons – still to come. More...
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