By Michael Howell New residential construction in the flood plain has been prohibited in Ravalli County since 1997. The Ravalli County Commissioners are now considering a proposal from the Planning […]
Public lands bill signed into law
By Michael Howell On December 12, the U.S. Senate gave its stamp of approval to the historic public lands agreement negotiated by Montana’s Congressional delegation. Senators Jon Tester and John […]
Reconstruction of dangerous diversion dam a high priority
By Michael Howell Wade Farrell shed a few tears as he gazed silently upriver at the dam on the Bitterroot River north of Woodside Crossing that had taken the life […]
Doris Milner inducted into Montana Outdoor Hall of Fame
By Michael Howell The late Doris Milner, longtime Bitterroot Valley resident and renowned wilderness advocate, was among the first dozen Montanans to be inducted into the newly established Montana Outdoor […]
Local legislators get a look at school security upgrades
By Michael Howell In 2013, the Montana Legislature passed Senate Bill 348, sponsored by Senator Fred Thomas (R-Stevensville), allowing local school districts to transfer funds from any budgeted or non-budgeted […]
Stevi gets new police officer
By Michael Howell The Town of Stevensville has a new police officer. Officer Craig Robertson was sworn in last Sunday. Robertson previously was employed as the county’s Adult Probation and […]
Thomas F. ‘Pat’ Patterson
Stevensville – Thomas F. “Pat” Patterson passed away at 5 minutes before midnight on Dec. 9, 2014 at the age of 98 while under the care of The Living Centre […]
Jennifer B. Lint Boatwright Law Office, P.C. 1091 South First Street Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 375-1385 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER […]
Sales/Auctions Habitat for Humanity ReSale. New & used building materials & much more. Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, 9–4. 131 Old Corvallis Rd, Hamilton. Farm and Garden EXPERIENCED husband & wife […]
Thursday, December 18 Back Country Horsemen Bitter Root Back Country Horsemen host their monthly meeting on Thursday, December 18, at the Corvallis School Cafeteria on Eastside Highway in Corvallis. Potluck […]
Burnt Fork Market opens its doors
By Michael Howell After months of anticipation, punctuated by a few unanticipated delays, the doors finally opened last week to Stevensville’s new grocery store. Owner of the newly opened Burnt […]
County Commission meetings now being streamed, archived
Would you really like to see what your County Commissioners are up to but maybe you work from 9 to 5 and can’t make any of the meetings? Now you […]
Former Job Service site is home to new tech business
By Russ Lawrence Elliott Lander and his wife, Grace, found their way to the Bitterroot Valley via Triple Creek Ranch, where the Texas couple came for a break from their […]
Local RML scientist talks about Ebola
By Michael Howell Dr. Marshall Bloom, Associate Director of Rocky Mountain Laboratory (RML), gave a community based talk about the Ebola virus last week at the Darby Public Library. He […]
Nola Pauline Edgar
Stevensville – Nola Pauline (Smail) Edgar passed away peacefully on November 22, 2014, in the shadow of the Bitterroot Mountains and surrounded by her children. Nola was born December 21, […]
RICHARD A. WEBER, P.C. 345 West Main Street Hamilton, Montana 59840 Telephone: 406/363-6888 Fax: 406/363-2972 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, RAVALLI COUNTY In Re the Estate of: […]
Sales/Auctions BLU-J ESTATE SALES 363-1600 Follow our green signs! View photos at www.bluejayestatesales.com All Sales Day One 4:30-6:30pm Following Days 9am-5:30pm Dec. 11-13 – Hamilton Collette Lane. 2 mi. up […]
Library ‘Food for Fines’ Are your library fines beginning to add up? Why not exchange food for fines? Throughout December the North Valley Public Library will be accepting donations of […]
Wednesday, December 3 Christmas Tea The Stevensville Garden Club is sponsoring a Christmas Tea on Wednesday, December 3 at 1 p.m. at the Community Baptist Church, 409 Buck, Stevensville. Limited […]
RICHARD A. WEBER, P.C. 345 West Main Street Hamilton, Montana 59840 Telephone: 406/363-6888 Fax: 406/363-2972 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, RAVALLI COUNTY In Re the Estate of: […]