By Michael Howell The new sign ordinance proposed by the County Commissioners and approved unanimously on first reading two weeks ago went down like a mega-billboard in a hurricane last […]
Secure Rural Schools funding approved for one more year
By Michael Howell About 76% of Ravalli County’s land base is comprised of national forest lands. Since 1908, the Forest Service has shared with states 25 percent of gross […]
Some Stevi speed limits lowered to 20 mph
By Michael Howell Following a public hearing last Thursday, October 11, the Stevensville Town Council passed an amended ordinance lowering the speed limits on Chilcott, Smith, Barbara, Valley View, […]
Making the Bitterroot a SAFE place
By Michael Howell October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It is a time to acknowledge the grim reality that instances of domestic violence and abuse continue to occur in our […]
Re: County ‘Natural Resource Policy
By Dave Smith, candidate for Ravalli County Commissioner, District 2 There seems to be a lot of misconception about the draft Natural Resource Policy currently under review by the County […]
Forest Service must coordinate with local government
Coordination is a mandate set forth by Congress to insure that local interests and concerns are taken into account before federal actions are implemented. Coordination is a powerful tool […]
Thank You, Mr. Eric Anderson
Upon Dave Ohnstad’s departure as Supervisor of the Ravalli Road and Bridge Department, the position was split into two positions by the Ravalli County Board of Commissioners (BOC). One position […]
Teaching tolerance always a good idea
The Southern Poverty Law Center founded in 1971 is a nonprofit civil rights organization dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry. Some of the issues of social injustice on which they […]
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 RE THE […]
Sales/Auctions Fall Bazaar & Luncheon, Saturday, October 20, 9am – 2pm, United Methodist Women, Stevensville United Methodist Church, 216 College Street in Stevensville, 777-5443. Breakfast of homemade cinnamon rolls & […]
Bitterroot NAMi Bitterroot NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) family support group meets the second Thursday of the month at 700 N. 4th St. in Hamilton in the followship […]
Scarecrow Festival winners announced
As usual the entries in the 7th Annual Stevensville Scarecrow Festival were outstanding. The festival featured 25 sculptures in the theme of scarecrows, crows, fall, etc. and five Living Statues. […]
Commissioners consider industrial TIFD near airport
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 […]