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by Nathan Boddy At their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 15th, the Hamilton City Council adopted a last minute policy to disallow any painting upon public pavement within the city rights-of-way. Included in the motion, set forth by Councilor Jenny West, was the obligation that the City would remove, at its own expense, any decorative […]

by Nathan Boddy Chapter One Bookstore owners, Mara Luther and Marisa Neyenhuis, had been planning to do something in recognition and support of Pride month. However, it was the vociferous backlash to a proposal by area high schoolers and volunteers to paint a downtown crosswalk in pride colors, that made it clear for the co-owners […]

A proposed 377-acre conservation easement on land east of Victor has moved one step closer to final approval for a $395,000 grant from Ravalli County’s Open Lands Bond Program. The grant application recently gained unanimous approval from the Open Lands Board and now proceeds to a final decision by the County Commissioners. Land owners Bob […]

Who is MAPS? MAPS, originally named Media Arts in the Public Schools, started in 2004 as an after-school and summer media arts program in the Bitterroot Valley. This Montana nonprofit is a National Arts and Humanities Youth Programs awardee, an award which has allowed them to expand to several communities across Montana.  What is a […]

by Michael Howell There is a new and unique taco shop in Hall, Montana. If you are driving from Deer Lodge and take the turnoff at Drummond, not far along the Pintler Scenic Route to Philipsburg, you pass through the tiny town of Hall and you drive right by the Tres Rios Tacos. If you […]

On Saturday, six-year-old Maci Eldridge of Stevensville was the star of a very special “Frozen” princess party, complete with a coterie of other young princesses and other royalty, courtesy of Make-A-Wish. Maci first got pampered at Kutting Edge Salon, where her hair and nails were done and she donned her princess dress with tiara and […]

The Thursday, June 10th meeting of the Stevensville Town Council got off to a rocky start when council president Dempsey Vick asked for a suspension of council rules. He told the council that he had released a statement earlier that day regarding a claim payment and subsequent return of the money for legal fees that […]

Council member Dempsey Vick resigns Following allegations by council president Dempsey Vick of mayoral impropriety that surfaced at the June 10th town council meeting, on Friday Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey released a packet of information pertaining to the payment for legal fees he incurred following a lawsuit related to a recall attempt in 2020. Dewey […]

Stevensville Western Heritage Days is back after a pandemic-induced hiatus. The committee is hoping this will be a banner year for attendance as people turn out to celebrate making it through a super challenging year and can now gather and enjoy this popular local festival. The festival, the 32nd annual, will be held Friday and […]

by Nathan Boddy Several dozen people were clustered around the entrance to Hamilton City Hall last Tuesday, June 8th, well before the door was opened for the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting.  The majority of the large turnout was there to voice their opposition to a proposal by area high schoolers and volunteers to […]

Unveiling scheduled for July 4 Two new display panels are being installed at the Sacajawea’s Rest Park, a small pocket park located right on Main Street in Downtown Darby. The panels depict the two of the national historic trails that pass through Darby. One depicts the entire length of the trail taken by the Lewis […]

Fifty-seven-year-old Debbie Stevens just completed her fourth bodybuilding show, finishing in first place in the Masters 50+ Bikini competition at the Big Sky National Physique Committee (NPC) Bodybuilding Show in Missoula. She’s now headed to the national stage in July in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. “It seems surreal to me, to be able to be my age […]