Star Editorial It has come to our attention that Ravalli County Treasurer Valerie Stamey, aka Valerie Scott, aka Valerie Addis, has told the members of the South Valley Pachyderm Club […]
Sales/Auctions Blu-J Estate Sales Follow our green signs! Feb 19-21, Stevensville Address posted week of sale. Antiques, collectibles, riding mower, huge dollhouse, complete household and outbuilding. Feb 26-29, Hamilton Address […]
Wednesday, February 5 Microsoft Office Suite Basics series The Microsoft Office Suite is the most popular business software in the world and remains the industry standard. These programs […]
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 […]
Awards rain down on Marcus Daly Hospital
The award wall is filling up as Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital (MDMH) in Hamilton continues to rack up the awards for high quality care. And now the hospital has received […]
Donald Lee Johnston
Hamilton – Donald Lee Johnston, 57, died on Thursday, January 23, 2014, due to multiple medical issues at the St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. He was born to Goldie Lee […]
Frank Roger Grenfell
Frank Roger Grenfell, 61, died suddenly at his home in Missoula on January 16, 2014. Roger was born to Frank and Dorothy Grenfell on December 29, 1952, the second […]
County Treasurer placed on leave as fallout continues
By Michael Howell On Tuesday, January 21, beleagured Ravalli County Treasurer Valerie Stamey chose to use the meeting at which she was scheduled to give an update on her work […]
County attorney says investigation under way
By Michael Howell Before the County Commissioners could hold their meeting to discuss instituting an investigation into treasurer Valerie Stamey’s allegations made public at an update meeting last Tuesday, […]
Sapphire Community Health to open women’s clinic
In an effort to fill the health care gap in Ravalli County, Sapphire Community Health recently developed an outreach program to provide health services to underserved women in our […]
County takes ownership of Victor Park
By Michael Howell At a meeting last week, the Ravalli County Commissioners agreed to accept ownership of the Victor Park. The Victor Garden Club is handing over the parkland, […]
Star Editorial – Time for Foss and Stoltz to step down
With a very serious crisis facing all of us that recently led to our county treasurer being placed on administrative leave, it may seem petty and trivial for the Bitterroot […]
Circus is in town!
Come one, come all to the most dysfunctional show of all. What’s it cost to attend such a show of this caliber? Well, if you don’t live and pay […]
Truth in reporting
Valerie Stamey, Ravalli County Chief Nuisance and Tea Party Exemplar Nonpareil, complained in her recent diatribe that the media et al are orchestrating her character assassination. Not so, Ms. […]
Apologies for leaving
To the people of Ravalli County, my apologies for having to leave my term as your County Treasurer early. Sometimes, as was this case, family has to take priority […]
Re: Commissioner Foss
To paraphrase the Everly Brothers: “Wake up, little Suzy, you gotta go home!” because your record as a commissioner isn’t so hot. Your arrogant support of Ravalli County Treasurer […]
Commissioners deserve the blame
Don’t blame the latest debacle on Valerie Addis-Beatty-Scott-Stamey. Blame it squarely on the tea bagger (Ravalli) County Commissioners. Once again they zigged when they should have zagged. If the […]
Thanks and support for Star
I write this letter to publicly thank the Bitterroot Star and Michael Howell’s investigative reporting. We Bitterroot citizens have clearly reaped the rewards of independent investigative journalism with the […]
Thanks to the Star
Thanks to the Bitterroot Star for great investigative reporting! If it weren’t for Michael Howell’s research, the commissioners would still be acting like they are helpless in the face […]
Looking toward next election
With the chaos and unnecessary expense that extreme partisanship has created in Ravalli County, I hope this next election will bring us a number of qualified Independent candidates. Some […]