Wildlife officials captured a grizzly bear in the Ovando area on Sept. 2 and relocated it to the north side of the Rattlesnake Wilderness the same day. The bear was […]
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County board of health adopts new MOU with commissioners
The Ravalli County Board of Health (BOH) approved a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Board of County Commissioners last Wednesday that was designed to bring it into conformance […]
A passion for birds and other living things
There’s one thing members of Bitterroot Audubon Society have in common. They are passionate about birds. A few members stopped by the Bitterroot Star last week to talk about the […]
Hamilton School District forms Covid Response Committee
by Nathan Boddy The Hamilton School Board continues to deal with pressure from all sides as the Covid-19 virus infects more people in Ravalli County. Prior to the start of […]
Scarecrow Festival to take place in Stevensville
The 15th annual Scarecrow Festival will take place October 1-3 in Stevensville. This popular event started in 2006. It was a project of the Stevensville Art & Sculpture Society (SASS) […]
UM rides maroon wave into the weekend
UM News Service Perched on the 50-yard line and surrounded by a sea of purple, four Griz fans at last Saturday’s Grizzlies-Huskies game said the energy in the stadium during […]
Forging partnerships – Sapphire Early Learning Center opens at Stevensville Methodist Church
Pastor Sarah Merchant arrived in Stevensville in July 2019, to take over the ministry of Stevensville United Methodist Church. It wasn’t long after that the congregation of around 80 souls […]
‘Light Up Stevi’ at Scarecrow Brewfest
Jimmy Edwards is excited about the upcoming Scarecrow Brewfest. This event, which is held on the first Saturday of October, during the Stevensville Scarecrow Festival, is a fun time outdoors […]
Stevensville mayor cleared of wrongdoing in legal fees claim incident
At the August 26 meeting of the Stevensville Town Council, the council unanimously approved payment of a claim for $12,020 in legal fees related to a complaint filed by Mayor […]
Stevi council wants more info on covid recovery plan
Emergency declaration remains in place At a Committee of the Whole meeting on August 26 that was held just prior to the regular meeting, the Stevensville Town Council decided it […]
Allen announces bid for Stevensville council seat
Stevensville Town Council member Sydney Allen officially announced her candidacy this week for a seat on the town council in the November election. She joins just one other candidate, Bob […]
Bitterroot part of algae monitoring effort
Hannah Riedl and Ryan Koeblein from the Watershed Protection Section of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality were in the Bitterroot last week collecting algae samples which will undergo laboratory […]