Michael Howell

Plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit seeking to stop Ravalli County’s “Jail Diversion Program” argued their case in a renewed request for an injunction prohibiting defendants Ravalli County Sheriff Steve […]

by Michael Howell There is a tree on the side of the mountain above Sula that was about 20 years old on September 4, 1805 when a young Shoshone woman […]

by Michael Howell After ranking number one among all candidates, Bitterroot Trout Unlimited was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from Trout Unlimited’s Embrace a Stream Program. The program is considered […]

by Michael Howell The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission on Thursday, August 25, changed the state’s ‘Hoot Owl’ regulations for streams designated as having high value for native Cutthroat […]

by Michael Howell The Big Ditch was shut down last Thursday to repair a substantial leak that had developed in the canal bank northeast of Corvallis and south of Stevensville […]

by Michael Howell Senator Jon Tester’s office announced last week that Hamilton was going to receive a new veterans health clinic five times bigger than the one currently occupied on […]

Sapphire Community Health, a community-based, outpatient primary health and mental health care center located in Hamilton, is experiencing a rising demand for services that is driving a couple of expansion […]

Former Stevensville mayor Brandon Dewey appeared in Ravalli County District Court last week to answer a summons alleging three counts of theft and three associated counts of official misconduct. The […]

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 […]