Sales/Auctions NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE SALE – Christmas, camping/sporting, kitchen, home healthcare, bedding, household goods, tools, snowblower, furniture, artwork, books, lots more! September 24-25, 8-3. 376 Aspen Wood Dr., ES Hwy […]
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Wednesday, September 21 Library used book sale The Friends of the Bitterroot Public Library Used Book Sale will be Wednesday September 21 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday […]
Groundbreaking held for next Habitat home
By Michael Howell Last week community members gathered at 511 6th Street in Hamilton to break ground on the latest home being built by Habitat for Humanity Ravalli County. Jennifer […]
Land swap proposed for Stevensville river access
By Michael Howell State Senator Fred Thomas of Stevensville presented a proposal on behalf of Roy Capp, owner of the Ft. Owen Ranch, for a land swap along the river […]
Local author/adventurer publishes new book
By Russ Lawrence When Jon Turk set out on his historic effort to circumnavigate Ellesmere Island in the high arctic, he knew it would be his last fully-committed expedition, but […]
Stevi adopts budget without employee cost-of-living raises
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Town Council adopted its Fiscal Year 2016-2017 budget at the September 8 council meeting, despite the fact that the Airport Fund was not yet in […]
Football in full swing
All of the valley’s football teams saw action this weekend with the Class A teams finishing up their non-conference games. Four teams picked up wins on Friday or Saturday. Victor […]
Florence volleyball squad opens tough
The Lady Falcons of Florence had a big weekend and notched three wins over tough opponents. They defeated Thompson Falls in three games on Thursday. Saturday the team played in […]
Young but working hard
The Hamilton boys’ soccer team is young. They are working hard but their size and inexperience are big obstacles when going up against more physical teams. That was evident on […]
Hamilton girls win two
The Hamilton girls soccer team scored early and often in their match against Libby. Junior Mallory McGill was the only Bronc to score twice. She hit the net at 20 […]
Richard ‘Dick’ Ellis Smith
August 19, 1941 to September 4, 2016 Dick was born August 19, 1941 in Scott City, Kansas to Ellis and Olive Stratton Smith. The only son, Dick was the third […]
Woodrow Wilson Bentham, Sr.
Lolo – Longtime Lolo resident Woody Bentham, 97, passed away August 18, 2016 of congestive heart failure at The Living Centre in Stevensville. He was born in Florence to John […]
MONTANA 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY In the Matter of the Name Change of Campbell Mark Maier, Leneé Marjerison, Petitioner Cause No. DV-16-296 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE OF HEARING […]
Sales/Auctions 4 Sales in 1 Block! Sat. 9-3, Stevi–401 Central, 503 Charlos, 506 Riverside, 510 Riverside Ave. Antique white desk, glassware & collectibles, tools, nail gun, toys, handmade signs, Wii […]
Wednesday, September 14 Lolo food drive The Lolo Senior Citizens group is holding a food drive on Wednesday, September 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lolo […]
Tough soccer teams come to town
The local high school girls’ soccer teams faced some tough opponents over the weekend. Last fall, Laurel and Billings Central squared off against each other for the state championship with […]
Volleyball season gets under way
The volleyball season hit its stride this weekend with the marquee match being a rematch of the state championship game last year between Columbia Falls and Corvallis. Last year, in […]
Valley football roundup
The valley’s football teams had a good weekend overall, with three teams putting a ‘W’ in their win columns and only two teams losing. Florence had the weekend off. Corvallis […]
Bull trout group shares local data
By Michael Howell The Sula Clubhouse was the place to be last week for anyone interested in bull trout. It was the gathering place this year for the Salvelinus confluentus […]
Unbalanced airport fund delays adoption of Stevi budget
By Michael Howell The Town of Stevensville held a public hearing on Wednesday, August 31, to take public comment on the 2016-2017 FY Preliminary Budget. In the course of public […]