Robert F. Sizer died at the Living Centre in Stevensville, MT on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Bob was born April 7, 1925 in Victor, MT. He was preceded in death […]
Bethany Ann Hyun Jin Andersen
Bethany Ann Hyun Jin Andersen, 39, passed away peacefully due to aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage early in the morning, Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula. The Celebration […]
It’s tournament time for bitterroot valley basketball teams
Tournament Time By Scott Sacry Basketball season bookends winter in Montana – it starts with the last echoes of fall and ends with spring in sight. This weekend, Montana high […]
Meeting scheduled on Hamilton workforce housing proposal
A public mmeting on the proposed D Lazy S Meadows workforce housing development will be held Monday, February 19 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Rocky Mountain Grange, 1436 S […]
Local vet clinic prioritizes community involvement
by John Dowd One of the things most beloved about Montana is the “small-town feel.” Many who move to the state do so because of that feeling of community and […]
Stevensville to vote on local government review
by John Dowd Last Thursday, the Stevensville Town Council met to discuss several topics that have been in the works for some time. The most important of these was the […]
Florence’s Sutton is state wrestling champion
by Scott Sacry One of the toughest things to do in high school sports is win an individual state championship in wrestling. Going undefeated all year and also winning a […]
Florence Falcons flummox Tigers
by Scott Sacry The basketball teams from Darby trekked north along the Bitterroot River on Friday, February 9th to face their Bitterroot neighbor Florence in a conference battle. In the […]
Hamilton Broncs bounce Stevensville Yellowjackets
by Scott Sacry On Tuesday, February 6th, the boys and girls basketball teams from Hamilton ventured north to face Stevensville. In the boys game, #2 ranked (406mtsports.com) Hamilton jumped out […]
Lone Rock Trustee Filing
NOTICE OF FILING FOR TRUSTEE CANDIDATES: Lone Rock School District# 13 is looking to fill one (1) Trustee position for a 3-year term. If interested in being part of a board that has a focus […]
Notice to Creditors- Sizer
Naomi J. Cheeney Cheeney Law, PLLC PO Box 212 Hamilton, MT 59840 Phone: (406) 363-9060 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT F. SIZER, Deceased. Case No.: […]
Darlene Emma Hughes
Heaven gained an angel January 24, 2024, when Darlene Emma Hughes passed away at the age of 93 surrounded by her family at her home in Hamilton. She was born […]
Mikel Ridgley Greenhouse
Mikel Ridgley Greathouse, 66, passed away on February 4, 2024, surrounded by his kids and listening to music, in Stevensville, Montana. When Mikel was born May 3, 1957 in Fairbanks […]
Harry Lee Yaskus
Harry Lee Yaskus, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2024, at the age of 81 surrounded by his family in the Bitterroot Valley. Harry was […]
Ronald W. Ochs
Ronald W. Ochs greeted family and friends in Heaven on February 5, 2024. He resided at the Discovery Care Nursing Home for 10 years. He was often referred to as […]
Local conservation groups express concern over Sheep Creek mine
by Michael Howell Conservation groups are urging the U.S. Forest Service to disclose more information about a Canadian company’s mining exploration plans in Montana’s Bitterroot National Forest, set to begin […]
Ravalli County juggles subdivision proposals
by Nathan Boddy The Ravalli County Planning Department staff, together with the county’s volunteer Planning Board, has been busy reviewing two contentious subdivision proposals over the last several months, and […]
Proposed easement faces pushback
by Nathan Boddy “You don’t know of the tidal wave of people coming here.” These were the words spoken by Barbara Burnham Edmunds at a recent meeting of the Ravalli […]
Honoring our first responders – ‘Grateful is an insufficient word’
by John Dowd Last Friday, the Hamilton Masons Ionic Lodge No. 38 recognized three first responders for their outstanding service to the surrounding community. The event was attended by over […]
BVCC sets record straight on mill levy
The following letter addresses an error in last week’s print edition of the Star. In the story, ‘BVCC gives it one more college try,’ the article and press release claimed the […]