Florence – Patricia Ann Johns died peacefully on April 1, 2017, at home in Florence, Montana. She was 74. Pat was born May 24, 1942 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter […]
County to consider buying local
By Michael Howell After hearing from a few Hamilton downtown business owners who had taken the time and gone to the expense to look into one small part of the […]
Hamilton bond passes
By Michael Howell The citizens of Hamilton have approved a $1.35 million bond for the purchase of 5.9 acres of land along 10th Street that contains Claudia Driscoll Park and […]
Stevensville town council notes
By Michael Howell The Town of Stevensville’s Finance Officer Roxanne Wagner gave the Town Council an update on the annual financial report. She said that the FY 2014-15 audit report […]
USDA requires Stevensville to increase school lunch price
The Stevensville School District will be increasing meal prices for all regular priced meals by .25 cents for the 2017-18 school year. The increase is required by the USDA to […]
Treasurer’s office being remodeled
By Michael Howell If you have ever waited your turn in the long, narrow, dark, basement-floor hallway leading to the Treasurer’s Office in the Ravalli County Administration building, you’ll be […]
Another Habitat for Humanity home going up in Stevi
By Michael Howell Ground was broken last Sunday in the Twin Creeks subdivision for a Habitat for Humanity home to be built in the Twin Creeks subdivision in Stevensville. It […]
Richard ‘Dick’ Neville
Stevensville – Richard “Dick” Leo Neville, 84, of Stevensville passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at St Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana. He was born March 1, 1933 in Kalispell, […]
New look at Whitetail Golf Course
The Whitetail Golf course has been in operation for 70 plus years, nestled next to the Bitterroot River and surrounded by the Lee Metcalf Wildlife Refuge. (In answering the question, […]
Sports Talk – How time flies when you’re having fun
A few days ago I was hit with an urge to do some spring-cleaning. I waited but the urge didn’t leave so I started cleaning out some drawers. As I […]
Jennifer B. Lint Boatwright Law Office, P.C. 1091 South First Street Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 375-1385 MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In Re the Estate of HOYT A.L. […]
Thursday, March 30 Water exhibit A free Family Science Night will be held Thursday, March 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Daly Elementary School for “Water,” the […]
Commissioners object to FS Meadow Vapor project
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners agreed last week to send a letter expressing their objections to some road decommissioning proposals included in the Bitterroot National Forest’s Meadow Vapor […]
County, road department union reach contract agreement
By Michael Howell After some long lasting negotiations, the Ravalli County Commissioners and representatives of the Laborer’s International Union Local #1686 which represents the county’s Road Department, have finally come […]
Darby community tackles good problem
By Michael Howell Figuring out ways to spend millions of dollars in discretionary money is a problem most schools and communities would like to have. And that’s just what is […]
Flavorful to open second location
Flavorful, the popular Stevensville burrito restaurant, is expanding into Missoula. Starting on April 7, the Flavorful company is launching its second location, inside AT&T’s call center. AT&T is number 10 […]
Students learn about water through traveling exhibit
By Michael Howell Last Thursday, Stevensville students and their families and friends had the opportunity to attend a free Family Science Night and enjoy the University of Montana spectrUM Discovery […]
Florence fourth graders excel
By Jean Schurman Imagine corralling a classroom of fourth graders and getting them excited about developing a science type project that doesn’t even exist. It’s up to the students to […]
Victor art students win big
By Jean Schurman The Keep Montana Green Association recently announced the winners of their annual art competition. The mission of the contest is to create a lasting interest in preventing […]
Victor Park getting restroom facility
By Michael Howell Last Wednesday, March 16, the Ravalli County Commissioners decided to chip in a couple thousand dollars towards the installation of a restroom facility in Victor Park. Following […]