By Michael Howell It took a while to figure it out, but a few horse owners in the area of Illinois Bench northeast of Stevensville are now convinced that their […]
Local ammunition company expanding
Darren Newsom, owner of Bitterroot Valley Ammunition and Components (BVAC), an ammunition manufacturing company in Stevensville, is looking for another location in the Stevensville area to set up another facility, […]
Legion baseball recap
The Bitterroot Bucs finished third at the Missoula A Mavs tournament over the weekend with three wins and a loss. They opened their tournament by defeating the Post Falls Prairie […]
How to reduce the national debt
By Floyd Wood, Corvallis Here’s how we can reduce the national debt that’s on everyone’s mind these days. Bring home all of our troops and war material from Japan, Philippines, […]
Re: physician-assisted suicide Dear Editor, This letter is in response to Paulette Kimball’s letter (June 22, 2011) supporting physician-assisted suicide. I make two points. First, to clarify: Physician-assisted suicide is […]
Mortgage assistance help available NeighborWorks Montana and Rural Dynamics, Inc. announced that they have been selected by NeighborWorks America to help fight home foreclosures in Montana, under a grant […]
Sales/Auctions Estate Sale: 1633 Mozart Way, off of Popham Lane, Corvallis. Two motor homes, truck, household – Everything must go! No checks. July 15 & 16, 8 AM. HARDY […]
Book discussions The Bitterroot Public Library offers a “Brown Bag It” Book discussion group on the last Thursday of the month from noon to 1 p.m. in the West […]
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES M. DUUS, Deceased. Cause No. DP 11-57 Dept. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY […]
Commissioners review FlatIron subdivision proposal
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners have been proceeding slowly and carefully in a detailed examination of the FlatIron Ranch subdivision application in a series of meetings starting on […]
Victor open for business
By Michael Howell Highway 93 construction is having a devastating effect on some Victor businesses. Motivated to help, officials from the Ravalli County Economic Development Authority and the Job Service […]
Stevi Community Garden, library help kids learn to grow
By Ed Harrison Small fingers held a fat, greenish-gray cutworm up to the sky with the Bitterroot mountains in the background. “That’s the enemy,” Colleen Miller, the Stevensville Community Garden […]
Passing it on.
Kenny D. Heinze of Cory, Colorado, gives Ty Everson of East Helena advice on how to ride a mini bull at the Senior Pro Rodeo in Hamilton on Friday. Heinze […]
Stevi passes sewer bond resolution
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Town Council adopted a $780,000 Sewer System Revenue Bond Resolution at its June 27 council meeting. Although not specifically listed as an item of business, […]
RML mourns loss of scientist Mort Peacock
Rocky Mountain Laboratories lost a humble and hard-working scientist on June 16 when Marius Peacock of Hamilton passed away at age 79. For 45 years – from 1962 to 2008 […]
Sunnyside Cemetery aims for new fence
By Michael Howell Board members of the Sunnyside Cemetery Association have decided to replace the fence surrounding the cemetery located on Three Mile Creek Road northeast of Stevensville. The plan, […]
Premier bull riding event set for Darby
When the chute gates open in Darby on Saturday night at the Elite Bull Connection Shoot-Out, there will be two sets of athletes on display – the cowboys and the […]
Bitterroot Sparks
The 10U Bitterroot Sparks Fastpitch Softball Team placed 3rd out of 11 teams at the Capital City Classic in Helena, June 24-26. More importantly, the tournament presented the 10U Bitterroot […]
Thanks from Refuge
Dear Editor, The 7th Annual Wildlife Weed Roundup on 6/25 was a huge success! Forty people pulled about 2,200 pounds of houndstongue at Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. This is […]
Response to Manzella
Dear Editor, I almost did not want to even give any further thought to the guest opinion by Theresa Manzella. I now have concerns about a “animal helping” organization with people […]