The Stevensville community will gather Sunday, September 28, at 2 p.m. at Historic St. Mary’s Mission located at the west end of 4th Street. It was 173 years […]
DEQ gets an earful about wastewater permit for big box store
By Michael Howell The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) came to Hamilton last week to hear from the public about a wastewater discharge permit for a large retail store […]
Republican Central Committee wants closed primaries
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Central Committee has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Helena contesting open primary elections in Montana. They are seeking to enjoin Montana […]
Hamilton Council hears about high alcohol fuel
By Michael Howell State Representative and candidate for the Senate Pat Connell told the Hamilton City Council last week that oil, natural gas and coal are only a part […]
North valley car thefts under investigation
The Ravalli County sheriff’s Office is investigating a rash of car thefts that took place on on Monday, September 15, in the Stevensville/Florence area. Five separate reports of stolen […]
Dr. Raymond ‘Ray’ Karr
Dr. Raymond W. Karr, 89, passed away on September 5, 2014 at St. Patrick Hospital. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois on November 4, 1924 to Peter and […]
Harold D. ‘Harry’ Squires
Missoula – A True Son of the Bitterroot was lost when Harry Squires passed away on September 19, two days after his 76th birthday and just three days shy […]
Leland ‘Gene’ Ayres
Hamilton – January 3, 1932 in a cold and snowy storm, the doctor arrived by a horse drawn sleigh to greet Leland Gene Ayres into Wetonka, South Dakota. Gene was […]
Schallenberger’s ethics called into question
Doug Schallenberger, Republican, has no business running for or, God forbid, getting elected as a Ravalli County Commissioner. Why? Because he does the bidding of the Mormon Church […]
LR 126 would eliminate voting options
When you examine your ballot for the November 4 election, one of the decisions you will be asked to make is whether to vote for or against repealing current […]
Voice your opinion on ‘bike paths’
Public comment is important to the process of making a final decision. Public input influences the final decision, as well it should, and that is why we, the […]
Support for Curtis and Lewis
No matter what national political pundits say about us being a red state, Montanans have shown time and time again that we vote for the person, not the party, and […]
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 Day One – 5:30-8:00; Following days 9-5:30 Sept. 24-25 – Hamilton Merchants Storage, Old Corvallis Rd. entrance […]
Wednesday, September 24 BPL Used Book Sale Attention all Bibliophiles! The 2014 Annual Friends of the Bitterroot Public Library Used Book Sale is coming to the downstairs Community […]
Next Habitat for Humanity house to be ‘blitz built’
By Michael Howell Ground was broken last Tuesday, September 9 at the site of the latest Habitat for Humanity house scheduled to be built in Stevensville. The house lot […]
No permissive levy in Stevensville for now
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Town Council decided last week to table its discussion concerning a permissive medical levy until the next budget cycle. At its previous meeting, the […]
Body of missing Stevensville man found
According to Ravalli County Sheriff/Coroner Chris Hoffman, elements of True North Search Dogs, Ravalli County Search and Rescue, and Ravalli County Sheriff’s Deputies located and recovered the body […]
Household garbage difficult to regulate
By Michael Howell Gary Cargile’s level of frustration reached extreme proportions last week when he was told by the Ravalli County Board of Health that it could do nothing […]
DEQ invites comments on water quality plan for 11 Bitterroot streams
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking comment on a water quality document and plan for the Bitterroot River and a number of its tributaries. A public […]