MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS J. MATTISON, Deceased. Case No.: DP-13-50 Department No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS […]
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Wednesday, July 31 Book discussion What can the past teach us for the present and the future? Come examine and discuss “Small Town Renaissance: The Story of the Montana Study” […]
‘Ordway’s Cove’ – Did Lewis & Clark camp here?
By Michael Howell If you are attempting to walk in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery as they traveled west through what is now […]
Union snubbed in county Road Department lay-offs
By Michael Howell At a budget meeting on Tuesday, July 9, the Ravalli County Commissioners decided to eliminate five driver/operator positions and two secretarial positions in the Road Department. […]
Hamilton to make offer on site for new Justice Center
By Michael Howell The City of Hamilton is looking to purchase some property at the corner of Foxfield and Skeels as the future site of a planned Justice […]
Wildfire update
Afternoon winds, hot temperatures, and single-digit humidity pushed the lightning-caused Gold Pan Fire burning in the remote Frank Church wilderness in Idaho to 200 acres on Sunday. The fire is […]
Dr. John Lee Swanson
August 16, 1936 – July 8, 2013 Dr. John Lee Swanson, 76, of Missoula, MT and the Bitterroot Valley, died unexpectedly in the arms of his wife Deirdre of […]
Verlin Howard Rees
Hamilton – Verlin Howard Rees, 75, of Hamilton, died of natural causes on Monday, July 15, 2013 at Marcus Daly Hospice. Verlin was born Nov. 1, 1937, in Bonner […]
John Lee Adams
Victor – John Lee Adams, 74, of Victor, passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital of natural causes. John was born on May 28, 1939 […]
Another opinion
Recent diatribes by Van P. Keele and Marty Essen in local newspapers about global warming are merely opinions based upon their interpretation of “facts”! It is imperative to point […]
Common Core evil
Common Core or CC is one size fits all, with no provision for students with learning difficulties and evil to the core. Its only design is to make […]
Commissioners pro-job?
For three years our Ravalli County has been run by a very conservative government. So how are things shaping up? Where are the jobs, based on “conservative, pro-growth” […]
Inalienable or unalienable
There is a saying in science: “In God we trust, everyone else bring data” which leads one to believe that the scientific methods that brought us out of […]
Government threatens Montanans’ privacy
We take privacy for granted. Too often we mistakenly assume that we are the only ones privy to our personal information. We assume it is within our discretion to decide […]
Climate change is real and it’s here
By Van P. Keele, Hamilton Climate change is real. We know it because we’re living it right here in the Bitterroot – earlier snowmelt, raging wildfires, record high temperatures, […]
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 the Matter […]
Sales/Auctions Garage sale. 419 N. 7th Street, Hamilton. No children items. 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Fri. & Sat. No early birds. Blu-J Estate Sales! – All Sales Start Day […]
County Fair Poetry Contest Call for submissions! The third annual RC Fair poetry contest is in full swing and all poets and aspiring poets are invited to participate! Submit […]
Commissioners set to slash road department
By Michael Howell Unless something changes before the county budget for FY 2014 is adopted, the Ravalli County Commissioners are going to cut the Road Department to the bone. […]
Bitterroot Resort proposal gets another initial screening
By Michael Howell The development of a ski resort area on the flanks of Carlton Ridge near Lolo Peak is back on the table as the U.S. Forest Service […]