The Burnt Fork of the Bitterroot has become a hot spot for placement of Conservation Easements in Ravalli County with some help from the county’s Open Lands Bond program. […]
Sand Hill Ridge Subdivision Final Plat for Phase 1 approved
The Ravalli County Commissioners gave final plat approval to the first phase of the Sand Hill Ridge Major Subdivision, east of Florence, on Monday, July 23. It’s been a long […]
Stevensville town council still mum on public safety levy
The first order of unfinished business at the Stevensville Town Council meeting on July 23 was a reconsideration of placing the proposed public safety mill levy on the next general […]
New CEO at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital meets the press
The new Chief Executive Officer at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital, John Bishop, is on the ground and rapidly coming up to speed on his new job. You may have met […]
World War II veterans are Grand Marshalls
The theme of this year’s Corvallis Memorial Day Parade is “Still Serving after 80 Years.” Four Grand Marshalls, all veterans of World War II, have been chosen to honor all […]
Candidate spending for primary varies widely
SENATE DISTRICT 43 As of May 1, Senate District 43 candidate Jason Ellsworth was by far the biggest spender in the 2018 Montana State primary elections for the state senate. […]
Hamilton looks at parks
By Michael Howell Since the uproar over the proposed plan to install a disc golf course at Hieronymus Park, the Hamilton City Council has stepped back and is trying to […]
Stevensville town council gets down to business
By Michael Howell Prior to business last Monday, May 14, the Stevensville Town Council heard a few letters of correspondence. One was a letter from members of the Parks and […]
Bitterroot College geology students study local peatlands
Bitterroot peatlands may help date latest geologic fault activity Peatlands are not common in the Northwestern Rocky Mountains but they do exist. A 1998 survey of peatlands on the […]
Bitterroot area waters remain high
The flows in the Bitterroot River were trending steadily downward into Monday, reaching a low of 5.75 feet at the Darby Gage where Flood Stage is 7.5 feet. But after […]
An ounce of prevention…
Every day is now clean-up day on the Bitterroot River. Every year the Bitter Root Water Forum organizes a River Clean Up Day in which hundreds of volunteers in boats […]
Stevensville school bonds fail
Voter turnout was fairly high in the Stevensville School District mail-in election with 42% of the eligible voters voting on both a $9,745,000 high school bond and a $6,876,000 […]
Stevensville police officer under investigation
Stevensville Police Officer Sam Fawcett, who serves as the School Resource Officer, has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by the Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office, according to […]
Mayor will not be fighting fires for Stevensville
Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey will not be returning to his duties as a firefighter in the Stevensville Volunteer Fire Department anytime soon, at least not as long as he […]
Bitterroot River nears flood stage, warnings issued
It’s about time to pull out the hip boots in the Bitterroot if you’re living down by the river. According to Alex Lukinbeal at the National Weather Service in Missoula, […]
Public gets first look at Stevi Fishing Access Site conceptual plan
The state Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) and the Stevensville Parks and Recreation Board co-sponsored a meeting last week to present a preliminary concept design of a proposed […]
NIH study shows no Chronic Wasting Disease transmissibility in macaques
After thirteen years of study, scientists at Rocky Mountain Laboratory recently published the results of a study that casts doubt on the possibility that Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is transmissible […]
Blacksmith Bill Snedigar hangs up his tongs
By Michael Howell The upcoming auction at Bill Snedigar’s place north of Stevensville, scheduled for this Saturday, May 5th, marks the end of an era in blacksmithing in the Bitterroot […]
Lake Como Master Plan in works
The Bitterroot National Forest is in the process of finalizing the Lake Como Master Plan following a scoping process conducted last winter. The Lake Como Recreation Area is a high-use […]
Conservation Expo offers opportunities for local youth
High water comes just before summer here in the Bitterroot. And just before high water comes the Youth Conservation & Education Expo. It’s an event sponsored by over 45 conservation […]