At a press conference on Friday, Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey issued a veto of the Town Council’s recent resolution appointing Jim Crews to fill the vacant Ward 2 council seat. […]
Water use restrictions invoked in Stevi after well failure
Last Thursday, June 20, the Town of Stevensville implemented water conservation practices due to the failure of a well pump in the Town’s well field adjacent to the Twin Creeks […]
Stevi council appoints former mayor Jim Crews to fill council vacancy
Although he had withdrawn his application during the public comment at a June 3 special meeting of the Stevensville Town Council, Jim Crews was unanimously appointed at the June 13 […]
Local legislators report on 66th Session
Local legislators gave their assessment of the 66th Legislature at a luncheon at The Catered Table in Stevensville last week, sponsored by the Stevensville Main Street Association. Senator Fred Thomas […]
Local business benefits from recently passed MEDIA Act
Legislators, economic development specialists, investors, and members of the general public recently attended an open house at Montana Studios located south of Hamilton at the turn-off to Skalkaho Highway. Montana […]
Laundry Love Hamilton – ‘do-it-yourself’ laundry service at no cost
Laundry Love Hamilton (LLH) is a non-profit organization working out of Fast & Fluffy laundry service in Hamilton that offers homeless and low-income people an opportunity to do their own […]
Explore Lewis & Clark ‘Descent Trail’
The Darby Adult Education (DAE) program is offering Bitterroot Valley residents and visitors a unique opportunity to not just learn about the history and the flora and fauna of the […]
Anaconda Job Corps to remain open, Trapper Creek fate uncertain
Montana Senator Steve Daines is taking credit for convincing President Trump to keep the Anaconda Job Corps Center open. Daines stated in a media conference call last week that he […]
Lewis’s Woodpecker under study
Lewis’s Woodpecker populations are declining throughout their range, but the Bitterroot and Missoula Valleys have some of the highest densities anywhere in the world. Researchers Kate Stone and William Blake […]
New center at Stevi school will have technology focus
Successful Coding for Kids program helps lead the way By Michael Howell After partnering with the local non-profit organization Coding for Kids for a few years now as a summer […]
Shooting victim returns home
Shooting victim Casey Blanchard has returned to his home in Stevensville from the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City where he received treatment for severe gunshot wounds. […]
Trapper Creek Job Corps Center slated for privatization
Montana’s U.S. Congressmen are moving quickly to try and reverse the planned closure of the Anaconda Job Corps Center. Having been under the control of the USDA since its inception […]
‘Outbreak’ exhibit on display at Ravalli County Museum
The Smithsonian National Museum of History exhibit “Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World” has come to the Bitterroot and is on display at the Ravalli County Museum in Hamilton thanks […]
Community welcomes Trooper Palmer home
Highway Patrol Trooper Wade Palmer got an incredible welcome from the community last week as he returned to his home in Stevensville from the Salt Lake City hospital where he […]
Stevensville town council appointment goes awry
The Stevensville Town Council went awry last week when one of the two applicants for the vacant council position withdrew his application during the public comment period and the other […]
GSK invests $100M in Hamilton facility
In a press release from its U.S. office in Philadelphia, PA, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced recently “$100 million of new investment in its manufacturing site in Hamilton, Montana to expand the […]
Time to get ‘Bear Aware’ in the Bitterroot
The Bitterroot National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Hamilton hosted an open house last Thursday to provide bear awareness information to Bitterroot Valley residents. The free event featured the Montana Bear […]
Earth Stewardship Program gets students out in the field
As predictable as the return of loons in spring, young students from across the valley who have participated in the Earth Stewardship Program sponsored by the Bitter Root Water Forum […]
Stevi council errs in stopping meeting for lack of town clerk
Misinterpreting state law, the Stevensville Town Council abruptly adjourned its latest town council meeting without conducting any business last week, claiming that council cannot meet without the Town Clerk being […]
Road, curb improvement work now in progress in Stevi area
Eastside Highway through Stevensville Motorists in the Stevensville area will need to exercise caution while driving through Stevensville beginning Wednesday, May 20. The Montana Department of Transportation is updating sidewalk […]