The Western Agricultural Research Center (WARC), located in Corvallis, is standing in the doorway to one of the most significant transformations in its history as it transitions from doing research […]
Town of Darby, former mayor sued
A complaint and demand for a jury trial has been filed in Ravalli County District Court by former Darby Public Works Director Terry Linton against the Town of Darby and […]
Darby disc golf course removed from ‘no man’s land’ for now
Last week a Supervisor for the Bitterroot Conservation District (BCD) and associates, along with a Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) biologist, a Ravalli County Flood Plain Administrator, a couple of […]
Suit filed to force Ravalli County to open Hughes Creek gate
by Michael Howell Public Land Water Access Association (PLWA) has taken action in District Court to force the Ravalli County Commissioners to take down a locked gate on Hughes Creek […]
Revegetation project underway at Stevi FAS
Work on installing the Stevensville Fishing Access Site began last week with the start of a revegetation project along the riverside access point. The planned development was made possible when […]
Victor fire truck smashed in fog-related accident
About 7 a.m. on Saturday morning October 2, Victor Volunteer firefighters were called to the scene of an automobile accident on Highway 93 south of Victor. The accident happened in […]
Another gate on Hughes Creek Road
Another gate has been erected blocking public access on Hughes Creek Road located above Painted Rocks Reservoir on the West Fork. This one is adorned with a “Warning No Trespassing” […]
New Zealand mud snails spotted in Bitterroot
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks has notified Trout Unlimited and landowners in the area of Mitchell Slough, a 19-mile long spring-fed channel of the Bitterroot River, that it […]
Get ready to recycle!
The days are getting shorter, and the leaves are beginning to turn. Autumn is upon us and, for a couple of years now, this time of the seasonal cycle is […]
County board of health adopts new MOU with commissioners
The Ravalli County Board of Health (BOH) approved a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Board of County Commissioners last Wednesday that was designed to bring it into conformance […]
Bitterroot part of algae monitoring effort
Hannah Riedl and Ryan Koeblein from the Watershed Protection Section of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality were in the Bitterroot last week collecting algae samples which will undergo laboratory […]
County helps kick-start college transition
by Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners decided last Wednesday to help kick-start the transition process from the existing Bitterroot College UM to the recently formed Bitterroot Valley Community College […]