By Michael Howell Kellieann Morris, Noxious Weed Coordinator for the Ravalli County Weed District, made a pitch to the Hamilton City Council at its last Committee of the Whole […]
County to deed park land to Darby
By Michael Howell In early February, the Ravalli County Commissioners agreed unanimously to transfer the title to the property known as Waincrest Park to the Town of Darby. The […]
NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED TO: DARBY LUMBER, INC. 2770 El Camino Road Las Vegas, NV 89146-5221 INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY 6400 Poplar Avenue Memphis, TN 38197 COUNTY […]
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Response to LaCroix
I usually ignore the rantings of Bill LaCroix as they are so over the top that I know the reasonable citizens of Ravalli County will see this poor man’s […]
Shedding light on dark money
Montanans are tired of dirty politics, nasty mud-slinging campaigns, and personal attacks. I believe they’re even more disgusted with the fact that many of these tactics are hidden inside […]
Why are we still using poisons?
Ravalli County had the highest number of bird species observed (84) of any county in Montana in Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology’s Great Backyard Bird Count in mid February, with […]
The real airport plan
The almost two decades of the effort by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to take our sport flying airport has always puzzled me. Maybe I haven’t seen the forest for […]
Thanks from Pantry Partners
Pantry Partners Food Bank would like to say thank you to our communities for the generous support we received in 2012. Of the total poundage of food received monthly, […]
Opposed to SB24
After all the claims and threats we heard about private property rights, a real threat has passed the Montana Senate. If enacted, sand and gravel operators could file a permit […]
Report from Helena – Week 8
Whew! If the 2nd half of the legislative session goes by this quickly we’ll be done before I can catch up. This point is called transmittal break, which means […]
Open letter to Ravalli County Commissioners
By Allen Bjergo, President, Tonia Bloom, Secretary, Roy Meyer, Treasurer Dear County Commissioners, In 2009, we wrote to you about our concerns regarding pedestrian and bicycle safety at the Woodside […]
Spring Thaw The 4th Annual Spring Thaw is scheduled for Saturday, March 16 in the First Interstate Center at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds. This is a marketplace to see what […]
Obituary – David J. Bush Stevensville – David J. Bush, 79, passed away peacefully on Saturday February 16, 2013 at his home in Stevensville, Montana, surrounded by his family […]
Commissioners to object to Forest Service’s water right applications
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners voted unanimously on Wednesday, February 20 to file an objection to the U.S. Forest Service’s application for instream water rights on Blodgett […]
Portage routes requested on Mitchell Slough
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners heard from Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Fisheries Biologist Chris Clancy last week about the need to respond to a […]
Hamilton American Legion Park may keep its name
By Michael Howell After hearing from Greg Marose at the last Hamilton City Council meeting, the Council indicated that it may continue to call the American Legion Park by […]
Community discussion tonight on Lolo Creek migration
The Lolo Watershed Group is hosting a community discussion regarding the movement of Lolo Creek. This conversation will focus on the history and impact of this creek movement, as […]
SECTION 1.1 INVITATION TO BID STEVENSVILLE AIRPORT TOWN OF STEVENSVILLE, MONTANA Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received and publicly opened at 2:00 p.m., local time on […]
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