Laurie Burnham passed peacefully into the presence of the Lord on September 27, 2024. Laurie was born Laurel Jean Cook on July 8, 1934 at the Griffith Park Maternity Home […]
Gary Paul Wetzsteon
Gary Paul Wetzsteon, 95, passed away September 25, 2024, at St. John’s United in Billings, MT. He was born on April 4, 1929, in Hamilton, MT to Edgar and Helen […]
Three valley teams head to soccer playoffs
by Scott Sacry The Class A state soccer playoffs begin this week. Three Bitterroot Valley teams qualified for the state tournament: the Stevensville boys, the Hamilton girls, and the Hamilton […]
Florence volleyball wins again
by Scott Sacry The Florence girls continued their winning ways last week, beating Arlee and Darby. They played at Arlee on Tuesday, October 8 and won 3-0 (25-7, 25-8, 25-15). […]
Bitterroot high school football roundup
by Scott Sacry #4 Florence over #6 Eureka The #4 Florence Falcons (406mtsports.com rankings) traveled north to #6 Eureka on Friday, October 11 in a battle of two of Montana’s […]
Bitterroot Star still bucking the trend
by Victoria Howell, Publisher This week is National Newspaper Week. It’s a time to celebrate the newspaper industry and the people who work in it, and to show appreciation for […]
Hearing – County Dog Ordinance
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Board of Ravalli County Commissioners will hold a public meeting on Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 10:30 AM in the Commissioners Conference room (3 rd floor) at the […]
Help pours into Moose Creek Ranger Station
by John Dowd The saying, “out of sight, out of mind,” is not something fans of the Moose Creek Ranger Station and backcountry airstrip would subscribe to. The remote outpost […]
Hamilton’s Linda Massa Youth Home closes
by Nathan Boddy Youth Homes, the Montana based non-profit organization dedicated to providing care, support and shelter to teens in crisis in Montana, has one less facility in Montana following […]
Daly Mansion new executive director and Tammany Trot
by John Dowd The Daly Mansion is gearing up for the Fifth Annual Tammany Trot race event, and the excitement is mounting, especially with help from the new executive director. […]
Kovatch wins Florence Community Service Award
At a ceremony on September 14th, hosted by Backyard Tap House owners Chris and Tessa Lynn, the Florence Civic Club presented its 2024 Community Service Award to Christopher Kovatch. Kovatch, […]
Stevensville’s Beames having record season
by Scott Sacry Stevensville soccer striker David Beames is having a season for the ages. The ‘Jacket senior has 32 goals on the season, which is a school record, a […]
Corvallis boys, Hamilton’s Burnett, 3rd at State
by Scott Sacry The Corvallis boys golf team of Brady Powell, Tate Jessop, Tag Jessop, and Dylan Wirt took home the 3rd Place trophy and Hamilton’s Cameron Burnett took 3rd […]
Bitterroot Valley football roundup
by Scott Sacry Florence 28, Anaconda 0 Florence hosted Anaconda on Thursday, October 3 and won 28-0. The score was tied 0-0 after an uneventful first half. But Florence found […]
Something special about a cross country meet
by Scott Sacry If you’re a fan of sports and competition, do yourself a favor and go to a cross country meet. I’m a traditional American sports fan. I put […]
Hamilton cross country invitational held
by Scott Sacry Hamilton hosted the Hamilton Invitational at the Daly Mansion on Thursday, October 3rd. The cross country teams from Darby, Corvallis, Hamilton, and Stevensville were among the 17 […]
Valley soccer playoff picture
by Scott Sacry The Class A State soccer tournament is on the horizon as the first round begins the week of October 14th. In Class A soccer there are three […]
Rudy Pepprock Jr.
Rudy Pepprock Jr., Hamilton, was born on a warm spring day in 1939. He passed with family at his side on September 26th at Majestic Senior Living in Corvallis. He […]
Meeting – Emergency Planning Committee
PUBLIC NOTICE RAVALLI COUNTY LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE The Ravalli County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) will hold its meetings for the year 2024 at 12:30 pm at the Commissioners Meeting Room, 215 S 4 th […]
Floodplain Permit Application – Weitzel
OG-24-09-384 Legal Notice The Ravalli County Planning Department is inviting public comment on an after-the-fact floodplain permit for the placement of fill and construction of landscape berms within the regulatory floodplain […]