Stevensville – Mark Henry Heller passed away at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula on December 2, 2013. He was 60 years old. Mark was born in 1953 in Arkansaw, Wisconsin […]
Suellen Mary Schertenleib
Suellen Mary Schertenleib went to be with the Lord on December 3, 2013 in the comfort and peace of her home at the age of 57. She was surrounded […]
Anne (Casson) Sullivan
Stevensville – Anne (Casson) Sullivan died December 14, 2013 at Marcus Daly Hospice Center in Hamilton from the insuperable challenges of advanced age. Anne was born May 5, 1912 […]
Utah rep stumps for transfer of federal lands to states
By Michael Howell “Federal control of public lands is destroying forests and water sheds, shutting off access, constricting economic opportunity, breaking the state and local budgets, and threatening our way […]
UM professor urges cooperative effort in managing federal lands
By Michael Howell Last Monday, December 9, Martin Nie, Professor of Natural Resources Policy at the University of Montana, came to the valley at the request of Bitterrooters for […]
Stevi awards grants to community non-profits
By Michael Howell The Town of Stevensville first began considering helping out a few of the non-profit organizations in the community a few years back when Chris Weatherly came to […]
Burst water pipe closes Hamilton Middle School
By Michael Howell A frozen water pipe in the Hamilton Middle School burst and flooded the basement, destroying three boilers and a hot water heater last Tuesday, December 10. […]
Medicine Tree rumor put to rest
By Mary H. Williams, Tribal Relations Coordinator, Bitterroot National Forest A December 4 letter to the Bitterroot Star contained an unfortunate and all-too-widespread piece of misinformation regarding the death of […]
Another bad idea
I just sat through two relentless hours while Ken Ivory from Utah told me and fellow Bitterrooters how much better off we’d be if our federal lands were turned […]
Rudeness inexcusable
Wednesday night I attended a meeting in Hamilton. In six years of volunteering in local Ravalli County politics, I can truthfully say, I have never been to a meeting where […]
Next ‘Sagebrush Rebellion’
The Sagebrush Rebellion has arrived in the Bitterroot at the invitation of County Commissioner Suzy Foss, who brought in Ken Ivory, a slick lawyer from Utah. He delivered a […]
Caution advised on public lands
A fresh snowfall and warmer temperatures invite Montanans to enjoy the outdoors for skiing, hiking and Christmas tree hunting. But Footloose Montana urges people to use extreme caution on […]
Move to Kabul, take Treasurer and Planning Board Chair with you
I read in the paper that one of our esteemed commissioners, Suzy Foss, recently returned from a Heritage Foundation/American Lands Council convention in Utah and is now starting a […]
We couldn’t have foreseen
How we got here, Corrine Gantt, Ravalli Republic, Dec l2, 2013. She is right, many of us did vote in favor of five commissioners because prior to that, in […]
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES ADOLPHE STANKER, SR., Deceased. Case No.: DP-13-88 Department No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS […]
Sales/Auctions Blu-J Estate Sales! www.bluejayestatesales.com 363-1600 Follow green signs. Dec 18-20. Wed-Fri. 309 Harbison. Behind IGA. Mobile home jammed full. Make a pile, make a deal sale! Car, van, camper […]
Toys for Tots toy drive Now collecting new toys through Toys for Tots – local donations stay local! Look for boxes at these locations: Hamilton – Walgreens, Murdoch’s, The Edge […]
Groundbreaking ceremony held for Daly Hospital Intensive Care Unit
Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital’s groundbreaking ceremony could not have happened on a more beautiful day. The sun was bright and warmed about 150 people, including community members, hospital staff, […]
Another employee jumps ship as Treasurer Stamey stumbles
By Michael Howell A third employee at the Ravalli County Treasurer’s Office has resigned. All three have stated publicly that they were greatly frustrated by Treasurer Valerie Stamey’s lack […]
Megaload to pass through Bitterroot Valley
By Michael Howell The company that hauled a megaload over Lolo Pass on Highway 12 last August, before having that route shut down by a federal judge, now plans to […]