Michael Howell

At a special meeting on July 28, the Stevensville Town Council considered a fraud examination report presented by Police Chief Mac Sosa. In the report Sosa, who is a certified […]

Two of Montana’s biggest industries, tourism/recreation and agriculture, like everything else in life, need water to thrive. Both sectors of the economy suffer when the water runs low. Back in […]

The Annual Field Day event at the Western Agricultural Research Center (WARC) located on Quast Lane just north of Corvallis drew a large gathering last Thursday where participants feasted on […]

by Michael Howell Three felony theft charges and accompanying misdemeanor charges of official misconduct were filed on July 15 in Ravalli County District Court against former Stevensville mayor, Brandon Dewey. […]

This past winter on January 27 as the temperature in the Bitterroot dropped from 19 degrees at 6 p.m. to a low of 3 degrees at 6 a.m. on the […]

by Michael Howell Nicole Ballard, Education Program Manager for the Teller Wildlife Refuge, was selected last week as the 2022 recipient of the Emerging Conservationist Award by the Missoula Conservation […]

Victoria Clark, Director of the Bitterroot College UM, put in her last day on the job this Monday, June 6, 2022. This August would have marked her 13th year on […]

When Roger and Sharon DiBrito heard from their neighbors Tony and Linda Neumayer that they had spotted a black bear with a radio collar in their backyard, it didn’t take […]

Following a recent ruling by District Court Judge Robert Olson, candidate Joan Mell’s name will appear on the ballot in the upcoming June 7 election ballot for the position of […]

The Bitterroot Valley Community College District Board of Trustees is desperate to have a face to face working dialogue with University of Montana officials to discuss the future of the […]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) told the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) by letter on May 10 that the agency has determined that the law passed by the Legislature […]

In a recent press release distributed by Ron Ehli, Treasurer for County Attorney Bill Fulbright’s election campaign, it was announced that a lawsuit had been filed in District Court contesting […]

The Bitterroot National Forest is inviting the public to review and make comments on a proposed fuels reduction, vegetation management, and forest health improvement project on the Stevensville and Darby […]

At a meeting that drew a roomful of concerned citizens last Friday, the Ravalli County Commissioners agreed to send a letter to the Montana Secretary of State requesting that Ravalli […]

Plaintiffs in lawsuit challenging Ravalli County’s Jail Diversion Program file for class action status In a lawsuit filed in 2021 in Federal District Court in Missoula challenging Ravalli County’s Jail […]