By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners have been trying, unsuccessfully, to work with the City of Hamilton to establish an Industrial Tax Increment Financing District near the airport […]
RAC natural resource grant returned
By Michael Howell Due to an extended delay in implementing the project, the county commissioners agreed last week to return funds to the Ravalli County Resource Advisory Committee that had […]
Natural Resource Recovery Committee asks candidates to pledge support
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Natural Resource Recovery Committee has sent each candidate in the local elections a letter asking them to pledge their support for the Natural Resource […]
DALE L. KEIL, Attorney at Law KEIL LAW FIRM, P.C. 315 South Main, Suite A Conrad, Montana 59425 Telephone: (406) 271-5575 Attorney for Estate and Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL […]
Sales/Auctions MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE. Lots of junque! Saturday, October 13, 8-3. 5034 ESH, halfway between Florence and Stevensville. Fall Bazaar & Luncheon, Saturday, October 20, 9am – 2pm, United Methodist […]
Existing sign ordinance fine as is
By Marina Weatherly, Stevensville The Ravalli County Commissioners are currently in the process of changing our existing Sign Regulations to permit installation of mega- billboards along the Highway 93 […]
Leave sign ordinance unchanged
The change being considered for the maximum allowable size for a billboard to 672 sf is not a change my household supports. The current allowable size of 32 sf is […]
Opposed to sign ordinance change
I’ve just been made aware of the changes to the billboard ordinance which are being discussed. I think increasing the size of billboards by 2000% is unnecessary and intrusive. I […]
Don’t change sign ordinance
Are you fricking kidding? These new sign regulations sure sound like a joke! There is no excuse for allowing these ridiculous sized signs. I am against signs that are anywhere […]
Opposed to new sign ordinance
We are appalled at the idea of the increase in the size of advertising signs – we moved here 20 years ago because of the beauty of the Valley, […]
Opposed to sign ordinance change
I understand that the present Ravalli County Commissioners are revisiting and considering revoking the present Ravalli County Sign Ordinance that sets limits for off-premise road signs on Highway 93 and […]
The truth about wolves
I don’t usually write letters to editors, but this letter really got to me! This is in answer to Ms. Julia I. Fernandez-Clegg from Chicago (Letters Sept. 12, 2012). […]
Support for Ormiston
It has been my privilege over the past 15 years to work and become friends with John Ormiston who is running for a seat on the Ravalli County Board […]
Thanks from Stevi Civic Club
Thank you to the Lone Rock Bible Church’s Men Group for rerouting part of the trail in the River Park, and cutting away the windfalls. Every winter and spring […]
DCPL map/orienteering course A Map Reading and Orienteering Skills course is being offered at the Darby Community Public Library on Mondays in October at 7 p.m. Contact the library […]
Lawsuit amended to charge individual commissioners
By Michael Howell On September 13, former County Road Supervisor David Ohnstad amended his lawsuit against the Ravalli County Board of Commissioners for wrongful termination of employment, adding some […]
Scarecrow Festival this weekend
Every year around this time, as if arranged by some secret society, a strange convention occurs in Stevensville as dozens of scarecrows gather on the edge of town lining the […]
County sign ordinance amended
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners voted unanimously last Monday to change the county’s Sign Ordinance to allow larger off premise signs than are allowed in the current […]
Hamilton considers tax increment financing district
By Michael Howell Despite the questions raised by two local attorneys, the Hamilton City Council decided, at its meeting on September 18, to move forward in the process of […]
DALE L. KEIL, Attorney at Law KEIL LAW FIRM, P.C. 315 South Main, Suite A Conrad, Montana 59425 Telephone: (406) 271-5575 Attorney for Estate and Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL […]