By Michael Howell At a recent Hamilton City Council Committee of the Whole meeting, the owner of some property at the corner of Bedford and 3rd Streets asked the Council […]
Medical marijuana order troubling
Medical marijuana order troubling Dear Editor, Normally I believe that legislators should not comment on a pending lawsuit, and the suit challenging Senate Bill (SB) 423 (the revision the 2011 […]
Rebuttal of LaCroix letter Dear Editor, Your newspaper recently published a lengthy diatribe authored by Bill La Croix, Coordinator for the Bitterroot Human Rights Alliance (an oxymoron if I ever […]
Buying local has its rewards By Liz Cook It’s time again for Daly Days in downtown Hamilton. This year’s event promotes shopping local. On November 1, 2010, businesses in downtown […]
Farm and Garden HARDY fruit trees, shade trees, perennials and shrubs. Nine varieties of apple trees, sweet and sour cherry, plums and apricot trees. Blue spruce starting at $19.95. […]
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 […]
Hardtimes Bluegrass Festival – music and fun for everyone
By Jean Schurman The setting couldn’t be more perfect. With the Ponderosa pines scattered around the field and the gently sloping hill creating the feel of an amphitheater, the hill […]
FlatIron Ranch subdivision approved
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners conditionally approved FlatIron Ranch Subdivision, the largest subdivision in the county’s history on Monday, July 11. The 551-living-unit development is located off of […]
Stevi infrastructure projects move forward
By Michael Howell The Town of Stevensville is struggling to keep up with the two multi-million dollar water and sewer infrastructure improvement projects it is conducting simultaneously. At its July […]
Victor businesses meet with MDOT
By Michael Howell Victor area residents, business owners, local legislators, Chamber of Commerce representatives, and local economic development officials met with Montana Department of Transportation officials at the Hamilton House […]
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 […]
Commissioners, Weed Board adapt to new state law
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners took the initiative last week and handed the Ravalli County Weed District Board its version of what the changes in state law concerning […]
Horses attacked by mountain lion
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 […]