It seems to me that the election process is flawed. We are hiring these people to serve all the people within the designated political boundaries of their respective districts. […]
Janet (Jan) Arlene Ames
Janet (Jan) Arlene McKenzie Ames, 80, returned to her heavenly home on February 24, 2014 while wintering in St. George, Utah, from her home in Victor, Montana. She was […]
Florence fire chief under investigation
By Michael Howell The Florence Volunteer Fire Department Board of Trustees has launched an investigation into allegations of mismanagement and possibly criminal actions by past and present employees including […]
Forest Service making headway in protection of Wildland-Urban Interface
By Michael Howell Acting Supervisor of the Bitterroot National Forest Dan Ritter gave the Ravalli County Commissioners an update on the agencies activities designed to reduce the fire hazard […]
Status report on Treasurer’s office
By Michael Howell It’s been over a month since Ravalli County Clerk and Recorder Regina Plettenberg volunteered to step in and help oversee the day to day functions of […]
New site found for Stevensville substation
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Town Council heard from representatives of NorthWestern Energy that a new location had been found for the company’s proposed electric substation in Stevensville. The […]
INVITATION TO BID The St. Mary Rehabilitation Working Group is seeking a contractor to provide coordination services to implement their Strategic Plan. Please call 406-265-9226 or e-mail mburchard@bearpaw.org for more […]
Sales/Auctions Blu-J Estate Sales Follow our green signs! view photos at www.bluejayestatesales.com Day One 5:30pm-8pm Following Days 9am-5:30pm March 12-14 359 Jordi, Corvallis Complete household, Mission style furnishings, leather furniture, […]
Wednesday, March 12 St. Mary’s Mission Meet & Greet Historic St. Mary’s Mission will host a Meet & Greet on Wednesday, March 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. […]
Public art should be cherished
I called Rocky Mountain Bank, mistakenly thinking they had something to do with the hot dog cart in front of Jay Laber’s great sculpture entitled, “Two Left Feet Dancing Free.” […]
Re: Hamilton City Council
My political spirit was rejuvenated this past Wednesday after reading the Star’s news report of Hamilton City Council’s vote of 6 to 0 against the appointment of County Commissioner […]
Citizen militia essential
This is in response to “Watching our ideologues and ourselves, fail” and his comment about citizens and the sheriff. You refer to them as radical believers, but the article […]
Senate replacement should be elected
With the departure of Senator Baucus from the Senate, Montana’s longest serving statewide elected official is Ed Smith. Never heard of him? Well, we have elected him Clerk of […]
Paying dearly for lapse in vigilance
Remember Celebrating Conservatism? That good old Johnny Reb revivalist show that camped at our publicly-funded fairground for a couple years after the 2008 elections? You must remember them, especially […]
Re: Obamacare
Van P. Keele spent an enormous amount of time and effort writing the Bitterroot Star editor to show support for Obamacare. Paragraph after paragraph after paragraph after paragraph of […]
Alice C. Brown
Stevensville – Alice C. Brown, born May 23, 1936, passed away on March 1, 2014 after a long illness. Alice was raised in Billings, the daughter of Joseph F. and […]
Gayle Wells Radcliffe
Florence – Gayle Wells Radcliffe passed away after a short illness on February 22, 2014, in Florence, Montana, surrounded by her family. Gayle was born to John and Helen Wells […]
Christopher Michael Ralls
Chris Ralls died unexpectedly December 7, 2013 at St. Pat’s Hospital in Missoula. He was born August 15, 1968 in Hamilton, Montana to Bev and Vic Ralls. He grew up […]
Gary Ince
SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/bitterrootstar/Desktop/Inside%20Info%203-5-14.doc Hamilton – Gary R. Ince, 64, of Hamilton passed away Monday, February 24, 2014 at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula of a heart attack. He was born October […]
Jennifer B. Lint Boatwright Law Office, P.C. 1091 S. First Street Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 375-1385 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN RE THE […]