Michael Howell

The Bitterroot National Forest is inviting the public to review and make comments on the East Fork Ditch Fish Screen Project. The project proposes to install a fish screen on […]

All the signs of spring are showing up in Hamilton. The robins are out rebuilding their old nests and the city’s cold-patch crew is out filling potholes. Donny Ramer, Director […]

After several weeks of negotiations, the Ravalli County Commissioners have reached a preliminary agreement with Brad Mildenberger to purchase about 120 acres of land adjoining the Ravalli County Airport for […]

Judy Hoy, local wildlife rehabilitator and author of the book, “Changing Faces – The Consequences of Exposure to Gene and Thyroid Disrupting Toxins”, published in 2017, has tried unsuccessfully for […]

If you are looking to do some socializing and thinking of a fun night out with dinner and music in Stevensville, then you can mark April 13th on your calendar […]

As part of his application process with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality to expand his gravel pit located northeast of Stevensville on the Eastside Highway, owner Jake Yoder sent […]

Back in 2004, a Resource Assessment Team came to Darby as part of a statewide effort led by Montana Economic Developers Association and several state and federal agencies and organizations, […]

Volunteer organizations from all over the valley are gearing up once again for the annual Youth Conservation and Education Expo at the Teller Refuge near Corvallis. It’s a free event […]

At its March 14 regular meeting, the Stevensville Town Council declined to pay approximately $26,000 in claims to various local contractors who were hired for snow removal during the recent […]

Sapphire Community Health Clinic in Hamilton is offering a series of wellness classes this spring designed to provide some valuable skill sets to anyone of any age in the community […]

Regional U.S.F.S. officials have announced that their expected response to objections filed over the issue of mountain bike use within the Sapphire and Blue Joint Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs) will […]

The Bitterroot Valley started out the new year around 20% below average in snowpack. Then came the snows of February. It was a lot of snow and a lot came […]

Senate Bill 24, a bill increasing the optional light motor vehicle registration fee for parks and recreation, appears to be headed for approval by the Senate. It would then be […]

Senate Bill 224, sponsored by Sen. Tom Jacobson, D-Great Falls, has passed the Senate and been transmitted to the House. Proponents of the bill say it gives county attorneys a […]

Montana is blessed with some of the most spectacular wilderness areas in the country. These special places have come to define our state in the minds of most Americans and […]

Almost thirty years ago, Lowell Smith decided to “buy himself a job.” What he did back in June of 1990 was purchase the chainsaw and small engine/mower repair business owned […]

  The Ravalli County Health Board will begin discussions concerning a draft revision of the Ravalli County Subsurface Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Regulations on Wednesday, March 6, at 2 p.m. […]

Proposed amendment would clarify commercial floating regulations on the Bitterroot River The commercial use permit restrictions for floating the upper Bitterroot River and West Fork appear to be working, according to […]

At the suggestion of Julie Foster, Director of the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority, the general manager of a successful manufacturing and shipping operation with facilities in the Victor area […]