Michael Howell

Following passage of the “Great American Outdoors Act,” the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has expanded access on 2.3 million acres of public land for sportsmen. The National Wildlife Refuge […]

Ravalli County Commissioner Jeff Burrows told the Bitterroot Star on Monday that the County Commissioners were considering establishing a single polling place at the Fairgrounds First Interstate Building for the […]

The Ravalli County Commissioners put one of the final pieces of the puzzle in place last week when they approved the use of Ravalli County Open Lands Bond Program funding […]

After coming under fire for excluding public comment at the Town’s meetings on the Zoom platform, Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey has announced that under the new operating procedures citizens will […]

Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey’s hopes of stopping the recall election against him were recently dashed by District Court Judge Howard Recht when he denied Dewey’s lawsuit against the recall petitioner […]

Hamilton resident Russ Lawrence is a member of a new non-profit group in the valley called the Bitterroot Climate Action Group (BCAG). The group’s motto is “people of the Bitterroot […]

The Stevensville Town Council meeting on Thursday August 13, took place on the internet using the Zoom platform. Mayor Brandon Dewey hosted the meeting from his office at Town Hall. […]

Although all the superintendents from every school district in the county have been meeting weekly to discuss plans for reopening in the fall in an effort to try and stay […]

Last week, Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey issued a letter to Stevensville School District Superintendent Dr. Bob Moore and school board trustees concerning the recent decision to recommend but not require […]

Residents of the Creekside Meadows subdivision in Stevensville are disturbed by the proposal being put forth to build a 137-lot subdivision called Burnt Fork Estates adjacent to and connected to […]

Pantry Partners, the community food bank located in Stevensville, recently received a $5,000 donation from Stevensville resident Rick Harrison. Harrison serves as Chaplain for the American Legion Post 94 in […]

Although the county’s Public Health Officer Dr. Carol Calderwood announced in a widely distributed email which was also sent to the press, her intention to resign in two weeks, the […]

The Town of Stevensville is reviewing a subdivision application for Burnt Fork Estates, a planned residential and commercial addition to the town that has already raised some notes of alarm […]

The lawsuit filed by Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey aiming to stop the recall vote against him has been fully briefed in Ravalli County District Court. The lawsuit was filed by […]

At a special meeting on Wednesday, July 22, the Stevensville Town Council approved the controversial agreement between the Town and First Call Computer Services for IT services. The non-binding agreement […]

The Hamilton City Planning Department has been working on a plan to improve the area around the city’s central intersection at Main Street/Marcus and Highway 93 since last fall. It […]

The Ravalli County Fairgrounds recently posted a notice concerning the cancellation of the main portion of the Ravalli County Fair by Ravalli County Public Health Officer Dr. Carol Calderwood. The […]

Ravalli County Public Health Officer Dr. Carol Calderwood has resigned. On Monday July 20, the county’s Public Health Officer issued the following letter of resignation: It is the right time […]

Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton has announced that he will not be enforcing Governor Bullock’s directive issued on July 15 requiring all Montanans to wear masks in public. To slow […]

A lawsuit was filed July 10 in Federal District Court in Missoula challenging the legality of the Bitterroot National Forest’s 55,147-acre Gold Butterfly project and asking the court for injunctive […]