Suspended Ravalli County Treasurer Valerie Stamey has taken some hard knocks recently for her manifest incompetence, legal troubles from her previous incarnation in South Carolina, and her seemingly wild […]
Way out of touch
One can only wonder what goes on in the collective mind of the three teapublicans, namely Foss, Stoltz and Burrows, that currently hold sway on the Ravalli County commission… […]
Efficiency is not a partisan quality
Like many of us here in the Bitterroot Valley, I have watched the unfolding developments in the Ravalli County Treasurer’s and the County Commissioners offices with a combination of fascination […]
Thanks to Ravalli County Museum
You missed a treat if you were unable to attend the Homeshooler’s History Fair at the Ravalli County Museum. Complete with costumes, presentation boards and props, twenty-nine homeschoolers, age […]
Preventing dam disasters critical
As a volunteer with the Red Cross as the Disaster Chair for Ravalli County I have some concerns about the readiness for disasters here in the valley in several respects. […]
Watching our ideologues, and ourselves, fail
By Mark Behnke, Darby Four years ago here in the Bitterroot, a group of approximately 200 local citizens declared quite publicly just how radical their political beliefs were. It was […]
Wednesday, February 12 Drum Circle A Drum Circle will be held Wednesday, February 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Center for Spiritual Living. African Hand Drumming […]
Trustee Sale Number: 13-00979-5 Loan Number: 0177432994 APN: 758800 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD for cash at Trustee’s Sale on May 23, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 […]
Sales/Auctions Blu-J Estate Sales Follow our green signs! Feb 19-21, Stevensville 416 Buck Antiques, collectibles, riding mower, huge dollhouse, complete household and outbuilding. Feb 26-29, Hamilton Address posted week of […]
Marcus Daly Hospice service, volunteers recognized
Marcus Daly Hospice Services and three of its volunteers – Judy Fowler, Ellen Green and Wanda Green – have been recognized for the commitment to end-of-life care by the Hospice […]
Bruce Takeshi Burk
Bruce Takeshi Burk, 53, died at his home in Lolo, Montana on January 28th, due to complications from lifelong muscular dystrophy. He had lived in Lolo for the past 30 […]
Kathleen Ann Wessel
Florence – Kathleen (Kathy) Ann Wessel, 61, unexpectedly passed away January 26, 2014 due to natural causes. She was born June 6, 1952 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to Edward and Frieda […]
Treasurer investigation under way amid new allegations
By Michael Howell In the week following Ravalli County Treasurer Valerie Stamey’s departure from her office on administrative leave, county staffers have been attempting to organize the data she left […]
Stevensville man sentenced for incest and other charges
By Michael Howell James Morris Colburn of Stevensville was sentenced last week by Ravalli County District Judge James Haynes on a number of convictions including two separate convictions of […]
Pedestrian bridge at Woodside river crossing to be funded
The proposal to build a pedestrian bridge at the Woodside crossing of the Bitterroot River was one of 25 transportation alternative projects recently approved by the Montana Department of […]
Commissioners should have chosen Johnson
The Commissioners finally brought Valerie Stamey to a meeting to explain the lawsuit brought by eastern attorneys concerning $18,149.00. That gave her plenty of time to write something inflammatory […]
Pay attention to upcoming election
Full ballots coming up this year! June 3, 2014: Federal-State-County Open Primary Election. Here are some of the Ravalli County Offices up for four year terms: Administrator, Attorney/Auditor, Clerk […]
Apology to county employees
I want to personally thank all the hard working “blue collar” Ravalli County employees for their unflinching work ethic, professionalism, and commitment to public service. I also want to […]
No politics here!
Ms. Foss was quoted in last week’s Star stating that she doesn’t know what political persuasion the people she and her fellow commissioners have hired or appointed during their […]
Stream access ruling a victory for the people
The recent ruling by the Montana Supreme Court upholding our state’s stream access law and the ability of everyone to get to streams from county roads is a victory […]