The degradation of our Forest Service into the US Forest Fire Service is so blatant to those of us that have been here awhile that I cannot resist again writing […]
The rest of the story still leaves concerns
Star Editorial Two people contacted the Bitterroot Star about the story we ran disclosing the information contained in the Human Rights Complaint filed by former Road Department employee Danielle Senn […]
Wednesday, August 6 BPL ‘Maker Madness’ Maker Madness will be held August 6, 13 and 14 from 1 to 4 p.m. on the main floor of the Bitterroot […]
Fire burning in Lost Horse area
Smoke has been visible in the southern part of the Bitterroot coming from the lightning caused Lost Horse fire, located 10 miles southwest of Hamilton in the Bitterroot Mountains near […]
Court orders release of Stamey’s former employment records
By Michael Howell In an Order and Memorandum issued July 18, Missoula District Court Judge Karen Townsend ordered the Missoula County Public School (MCPS) District to release the documents in […]
Stamey can’t be found
Although the county has filed a lawsuit against former Treasurer Valerie Stamey alleging failure to perform the duties of the Treasurer’s office by failing to produce over 50 reports […]
Boy drowns in boating accident
Ravalli County Sheriff/Coroner Chris Hoffman says that a three-year-old Stevensville boy drowned in the Bitterroot River on Friday afternoon. Hoffman said that Tristan Iverson, his father, and his six-year-old […]
Hamilton council considers open burning in city
By Michael Howell Hamilton City Councilor Al Mitchell’s suggestion that the City consider allowing the open burning of leaves and yard debris within the city limits has drawn opposition from […]
New grocery store coming to Stevensville
By Michael Howell Missoula grocery store owner Jim Edwards, Jr. has applied for a business license to operate a grocery store in Stevensville. The store will open in the […]
Hamilton Elks Lodge donates Flag Retirement Box for Stevi Veterans Park
By Michael Howell The Bitterroot Valley Elks Lodge No. 1651, through the Elks National Foundation, was able to obtain a grant to develop a Community Investment Program within the Bitterroot […]
Veterans Stand Down scheduled
Valley veterans are invited to bring their families and their musical instruments to the Ravalli County Fairgrounds this week for the annual Ravalli County Veterans Stand Down. The event […]
Louise Line Grout
Louise Line Grout was born October 22, 1919 in Billings, Montana and grew up in nearby Columbus. When she was nine her family moved to Missoula where her father […]
Joshua Robert Stevens
Stevensville – Joshua Robert Stevens (Lunch Box) 20, of Stevensville, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014. The son of Faron and Jill Stevens was born March 10, 1994, in Missoula, […]
Howard E. Jordan
Missoula – Howard E. Jordan, 77, passed away peacefully at his home in Missoula on Thursday, July 24, 2014. He was born Jan. 7, 1937, in Durango, Colorado, to […]
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Star Editorial It has been six years since we made the risky but attractive decision to distribute 7,200 of our newspapers to nearly 3000 individual households and more than 100 […]
See for yourself
I would like to invite the public to stop by Stevensville Hardware and look at the “wall” that has caused us to sue the Stevensville Playhouse and form your […]
Car insurance nightmare
Maybe you all could help me… I got a notice in the mail a few months ago saying my car insurance went from $120 a month to $390 a […]
Paid in America
Walgreens, America’s largest drug store chain, says they are leaving the United States because our tax rate is too high. It must really be killing them, but it’s hard […]
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET A. MOREHOUSE, a/k/a MARGARET ANN MOREHOUSE, Deceased Probate No.: DP-14-55 Department No. 1 NOTICE TO […]
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