Michael Howell

Last week Hamilton residents got a chance to weigh in on a large revegetation project planned for installation along the river in Skalkaho Bend Park. Although the project only recently came before the City of Hamilton for review by the Committee of the Whole it has been in the development stage for quite some time, […]

In a memorandum filed on October 27, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the 2018 decision by U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christianson upholding the Bitterroot National Forest Travel Plan against a challenge from the Bitterroot Ridge Runners Snowmobile Club and other motorized and mechanized users. The six recreation groups argued in their lawsuit […]

The Stevensville Town Council held a “workshop” at its regular council meeting on October 22 in which it considered Council President Bob Michalson’s conduct in relation to the Town Council’s Code of Conduct. Mayor Brandon Dewey produced a memorandum for the Town Council in September outlining “a pattern of unprofessional and disruptive behavior” by Michalson, […]

Last Thursday at the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, representatives of the Bitterroot Youth Conservation & Education Expo, a community sponsored program which introduces young people to the wonders of nature and the value of exploring the great outdoors, accepted a $2,000 donation from the Friends of the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. The gift […]

The Department of Environmental Quality has granted an additional 30-day extension to its review of Todd Townsend’s application for a gravel mining permit on property located near the intersection of Highway 93 and Bell Crossing Road in the Big Creek area. Townsend seeks a permit that will allow him to take out about 400,000 yards […]

The Ravalli County Commissioners held a meeting last Thursday to discuss a proposed joint letter with the Ravalli County Board of Health to the community concerning the recent increase in active COVID-19 cases in the county. According to the local Public Health Department reports, the number of active cases on any given day has increased […]

On September 22, 2020 at 10 p.m., 81-year-old Carol Nutt was reported missing by staff at the Discovery Care Centre in Hamilton. She showed up a day later at the emergency room of a Missoula hospital. Her son, Randall Scott Vadnais, has been charged with accountability for kidnapping and accountability for custodial interference in relation […]

It has been recognized for a long time now that the Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department was outgrowing its accommodations in the historic Fire Hall, located in the downtown area on the corner of 3rd and State streets. Fire Chief Brad Mohn and City Mayor Dominic Farrenkopf are in agreement that the time has come to […]

Heidi House, cancer survivor, has a message for everyone: skin cancer can be treated successfully – but the sooner the better! Cancer is a scary word to hear from your doctor. That may be one of the reasons that it took Heidi House over eight years to go see a doctor about the dry itchy […]

A plan was presented to the Hamilton City Committee of the Whole on October 13 to do a major riverbank protection project and parkland enhancement along the river in Skalkaho Bend Park. The Bitter Root Water Forum and the Bitterroot Land Trust have been working with City staff to draw up a plan for riverbank […]

The City of Hamilton’s new online public meeting platform is up and running! If you are interested in what the city of Hamilton is up to and want to examine all the relevant information, this is the site to visit: www.hamiltonspeaks.net.   Hamilton Speaks is an online platform where action items (issues) for City public […]

The Stevensville Town Council gave the go-ahead at its October 8 meeting to Brian Osowski of AMKO Advisors to generate an analysis and proposal to refinance the town’s water and sewer bonds. Osowski works for a registered municipal advisory firm that started in Fargo, North Dakota but has recently expanded into Montana.  He told the […]