The Ravalli County Road & Bridge Department will hold a public meeting on Thursday, June 30 at 6 p.m. to provide information and project schedules and address any questions concerning […]
Someday
Someday, one day, any day that comes along I’ll promise to finish that task, providing nothing goes wrong. I made that promise a long time past It didn’t get done […]
Commissioners’ real agenda
Dear Editor, On June 9, our commissioners wasted half an hour of taxpayers’ time and money giving a regrettably inadequate presentation on “coordination”, their far-right scheme to use truncated, Civil […]
The Flat Iron show
Dear Editor, The Flat Iron show is back in town. 450 acres, 389 houses, plus condos for another 162 residents, plus 4 commercial developments. These are “plans,” one can only […]
What’s not behind animal rights agenda
by Kathleen Stachowski, Other Nations, Lolo Animal rights (AR) supporters were recently demonized in a guest column by Theresa Manzella of Willing Servants Christian horse rescue group. Willing Servants has […]
This doc practices what she preaches
Many people go for a run or a bike ride after work to get in shape or stay in shape. They make the trip to the gym a part of […]
American Legion baseball action
The Bitterroot Bucs played in a tournament at Lewistown. They opened with a win over the Gallatin Valley Outlaws in extra innings. Riley Philips pitched a complete game with 14 […]
DeWalt named Big Sky Athlete Award winner
The University of Montana’s Kara DeWalt has been selected 2011 Big Sky Conference Scholar-Athlete Award winner, announced the league recently. The student-athletes were selected by their respective institutions based upon […]
Valley News
Bitterroot Orthopedic and Sports Medicine – up and running By Michael Howell One of the latest physicians to join the staff of Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital, Dr. Jeremiah Clinton of […]
Legal Notices
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY FARMER’S STATE BANK VS. DONN J. MCAFEE, JANICE J. KURTH, RAVALLI COUNTY TREASURER; INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND DOE OCCUPANTS 1-10 OF 348 BLAIR […]
Calendar
Wednesday, June 29 Adventure day camp Outdoorsmen Church/Bitterroot will hold a free Adventure Day Camp June 27-29 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. for boys and girls age 5-12 at 3919 […]
Classifieds
Sales/Auctions GARAGE SALE – Saturday, June 24, 8 AM to 4 PM, 154 Mid. Burnt Fork Road, Stevensville. SANDERS COUNTY YARD SALEING EVENT! MT Highway 200, Dixon to Heron. 80+ […]
Circus coming to town
The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus is coming to Stevensville on Friday, June 24, and Skeeter the Clown made an early appearance at the Bitterroot Valley Living Center Monday. While there, […]
Stevi struggles with utility bill collections
By Michael Howell – The Town of Stevensville got the word at its June 13 council meeting that, if bill collections for water and sewer services don’t improve, its massive […]
Hamilton clarifies City Attorney job description
by Michael Howell – Hamilton City Attorney Ken Bell, 66, is ready to ease out of his position as city attorney. Bell plans to continue working part time for the […]
Stevensville School’s building project on track
The old fourth- to sixth-grade school building on the Stevensville School District campus was reduced to rubble last week, giving way to a new era and a new set of […]
Board of Realtors releases housing stats
An increase in home affordability throughout most of Montana’s major real estate markets was the main highlight of the annual report on Housing Affordability and Montana’s Real Estate Markets, which […]
Florence Civic Club to sponsor music group
Attention, amateur musicians, all skill levels: The Florence community is considering starting a music group for community members, any instruments (including your voice), just for fun, beginning this summer. If […]
Compromise needed
Dear Editor, The national debt, now above $14 trillion, is equal to about 95% of our GDP. That’s up from 51% in 1988. Now, every man, woman and child living […]
Support for physician-assisted suicide
Dear Editor, I am undergoing my second round of cancer. I feel that only I can decide how much pain and loss of ‘quality of life’ I can endure. No […]