Michael Howell

The Whittecar Rifle Range, a non-profit public shooting range, located on Riverview Road northeast of Hamilton, has, with some ingenuity in design,  squeezed in a brand new shooting range. The […]

On October 30, the Opencut Mining Section at the Department of Environmental Quality issued a permit to mine gravel to Wade Moudy in the Victor area near Bell Crossing at […]

The ethics complaint lodged by Stevensville resident (now council person) Dempsey Vick on October 24, 2019 against Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey was dismissed by Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (COPP) […]

Acting at the request of the Valley Veterans Service Center, whose board of directors has offered up their resignations, the Ravalli County Commissioners have agreed to enter a three-year lease […]

Jim Crews of Stevensville wants to fly his hovercraft on the Clark Fork and Bitterroot Rivers. He presented a petition to the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission at the […]

At a special meeting on Tuesday, November 19, the Stevensville Town Council decided not to exercise its Right of First Refusal on a 26.4-acre parcel of land adjacent to its […]

People in the Bitterroot valley have been living with bears for a long time. Over the years the population has grown more “bear aware”, especially on the West side of […]

The Bitterroot National Forest Supervisor’s Office recently announced that Steve Brown has accepted the Ranger position for the Stevensville Ranger District. Brown has been serving as the interim Ranger at […]

The Montana Department of Transportation is beginning to work on the Stevensville Safety Improvement Project. The project involves a stretch of the Eastside Highway (Highway 269) from North Birch Creek […]

  Last month you may have seen what looked like an ordinary semi-trailer truck sitting in the parking lot at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. But it was not your ordinary […]

A bit of confusion still clouds the air around the Bitterroot National Forest’s latest efforts at involving the public in its forest management decisions. Under the National Environmental Policy Act […]

At its November 14 meeting, the Stevensville Town Council unanimously approved making a grant application to Montana Department of Commerce for $10,000. No match is required. The grant request was […]

The pending Water Compact between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), the state of Montana and the federal government is the result of more than a decade of negotiations […]

Voters overwhelmingly rejected the bond and levy proposed for a remodel and addition to the Bitterroot Aquatic Center in Hamilton. In both cases 72% of the voters said no deal. […]

  The Town of Stevensville is considering the potential purchase of 26 acres of ground located adjacent to the town’s well fields next to the Twin Creeks Subdivision. The issue […]

Employees of the Ravalli County Federal Credit Union and members of the Bitterroot Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening of a new branch office in Florence last week. The doors […]

  Local artist Bobbie McKibbin has returned from the second annual Yellowstone Plein Air Invitational with more honors. McKibbin’s work earned her an award for excellence in the 2018 inaugural […]

  On October 30, the Opencut Mining Section at the Department of Environmental Quality issued a permit to mine gravel to Wade Moudy. The Moudy Pit Site covers 13.7 acres […]

Hayes Creek Road, located on the west side of the valley south of Hamilton in the Charlos Heights area, will remain open up to the Forest Service boundary where public […]

The October 24 Stevensville Town Council meeting was not live streamed due to technical difficulties, but an audio record of the meeting was made and is available on the town’s […]