Darby food bank collections The Darby Bread Box is collecting canned fruit, tuna and sugar for the months of June and July. Items can be dropped off at People’s […]
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Hamilton Senior Center activities Monday – 11:45 lunch, bingo on 1st & 3rd weeks, pinochle on 2nd week, 7 p.m. Tuesday – cloggers at 3 p.m., line dancing 6-7:30 […]
Hospital donates to Hamilton school nurse program
By Michael Howell Last week, on behalf of the board and staff at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital, Dr. Frederick Ilgenfritz handed over a check for $9,800 to Hamilton School […]
Stevi flooded with questions about high water bills
By Michael Howell For the Town of Stevensville sending out water bills this month was nothing like a routine operation. In fact, according to Mayor Gene Mim Mack, Town […]
Chamber director settling in
By Michael Howell As a Hamilton City Councilor and owner of a downtown business – The Paper Clip – you would think that Al Mitchell had enough to do. Not […]
Hamilton Schools superintendent retires
By Michael Howell Duby Santee is retiring after serving five years as Superintendent of the Hamilton School District. Santee didn’t start out as a teacher or an administrator. His first […]
Hamilton cell phone ban passes with amendment
By Michael Howell The Hamilton City Council passed an ordinance on second reading that will prohibit the use of handheld electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle in the city […]
A bunch of crackpots?
In a recent email to fellow commissioners, Commissioner Foss stated the following: “Our county is currently considered the leader in producing solid policies other counties can emulate, in the past […]
‘Bad’ fog
It’s summertime and yet there’s no shortage of fog here in the Valley–particularly, around Stevensville. After years of living a blue-collar, working-class existence, and after years of watching Missoulian newspaper […]
Stop the corruption
How do you like political ads now that corruption and lying are legal? In 2012, Conservatives dismantled Montana’s ban on knowingly lying in political ads (Sources: Havre Daily, March 24, […]
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN I. BASCOM, Deceased. Probate No. DP 12-27 Dept. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY […]
Sales/Auctions Stevensville Creamery Antique Mall on Eastside Highway will be open Thursday-Friday-Saturday from 9-5 with multiple vendors selling vintage, antiques, crafts, clothing, and high-end purses. The latter include both new […]
FEMA offers reduced cost flood insurance program
By Michael Howell Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sponsored a community outreach meeting last week in Hamilton to explain the new Flood Insurance Rate Map for the […]
Hamilton Golf Club given notice of lease violation
By Michael Howell In early March of 2011, officials at the Department of Environmental Quality received an anonymous complaint that someone at the Hamilton Golf Club had dug a […]
Ravalli County whooping cough infections tapering off
By Michael Howell After hitting the top of list for the most confirmed cases of whooping cough (aka pertussis) of any county in the state, Public Health Nurse Judy […]
Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) map completed
By Michael Howell Ravalli8x11UpdateRavalli County received official notification on May 22, from Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) Deputy Chief Bruce Suenram, that the Montana Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) […]
Upward Bound in jeopardy in Montana
When the U.S. Department of Education announced the annual grant winners for the TRIO Upward Bound program last month in Washington, D.C., the impact was felt by hundreds of students […]
Ugly words not warranted
The letter in the June 6 Bitterroot Star, by Mr. Leon Salois, was extremely disturbing. I agree with him that the Lee Newspapers only prints the news it suits them […]
Thanks from Stevensville Playhouse
The Stevensville Playhouse would like to thank everyone for their support at the Second Annual Peacock Strut Fundraiser. Thanks to you, it was a huge success, and a special thanks […]