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 […]
Animal shelter still struggling with delays over sewer line
by Michael Howell It’s been over five weeks since the Bitter Root Humane Association’s Animal Shelter has been restricted to curbside service. The shelter is not closed and animals can […]
Bitterroot College in transition
After failing to get legislative approval for establishment of a Bitterroot College District about a decade ago, the University of Montana stepped in and established the Bitterroot College University of […]
Public comment ends on Mud Creek Project
The last day for registering objections to the Bitterroot National Forest’s Draft Environmental Assessment and decision notice of finding of no significant impact on the Mud Creek Vegetation Management Project […]
Governor visits Summit Career Center in Stevensville
Governor Greg Gianforte was in Stevensville last week where he stopped in at Fort Owen Ranch to check in on activities at the Summit Career Center. The non-profit organization started […]
Bitterroot River low flows not as bad as elsewhere
by Michael Howell Caught under the same heat domes that have brought extremely high temperatures and drought across the West, the Bitterroot River is faring a good deal better than […]
Ag research center holds Field Day
Local residents turned out in droves this year for the annual Field Day at the Western Montana Agricultural Research Center (WARC) in Corvallis last week. The research center is located […]
Fire and smoke in the Bitterroot
Fires of unprecedented size and intensity are raging across the western U.S., forming what looks like a ring of fire in the Rocky Mountains stretching from Mexico to Canada on […]
Ravalli County Tourism Business Improvement District to be dissolved
The Ravalli County Tourism Business Improvement District (TIBD) is shutting down, according to board member and County Commissioner Dan Huls. The district was established in 2011 and established a $1 […]
Program aims to help keep the Bitterroot the Bitterroot
by Michael Howell People aren’t just coming to the Bitterroot Valley to enjoy the hiking, biking, climbing, fishing and hunting and then heading back to where they came from anymore. […]