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by John Dowd The Bitterroot Chamber of Commerce recently announced their annual Chamber awards, one of which is the Spark Plug Award. This award is given to someone who is […]

by John Dowd Last year, the Stevensville Civic Club held their first ever Creamery Picnic logo contest. The winner’s logo was featured as an official face of the picnic. Also […]

by John Dowd Safe Haven Llama and Alpaca Sanctuary in Corvallis has been open since 2004. Since then, Char Hakes, the founder and operator of the nonprofit, has been working […]

As wildfire smoke season quickly approaches, North Valley Public Library is stepping up to support the community by offering a Clean Air Center to ensure safe indoor air quality for […]

by Victoria Howell Roger DeBrito has been a part of the Florence community since 1976 and a member of the Florence Civic Club since 1983. He is a consummate volunteer, […]

by John Dowd The last Stevensville Town Council meeting, on June 12, was a contentious one. However, it ended positively, and for many present, it seemed to highlight an effort […]

by John Dowd A few weeks ago, on June 2, the Stevensville Town Council held a special meeting to discuss extending a maintenance contract for the point of sale system […]

Fire danger level on the Bitterroot National Forest was raised from “Moderate” to “High” Fire Danger on June 11, due to hotter and drier weather conditions. When fire danger is […]

by John Dowd The Bitterroot Gem and Mineral Society is gearing up for their biggest and only event of the year. Faith Farley, a member of the Bitterroot Gem and […]

by Michael Howell The Board of Commissioners released its final draft of an updated Ravalli County Natural Resource Management Plan (NRMP) at a meeting on June 10, kicking off a […]

by John Dowd Saturday, May 31, was the culmination of a seven-week fly fishing program, hosted for youth by Bitterroot Trout Unlimited (TU). Known as the “Bitterroot Buggers,” the program […]

by Michael Howell An application submitted by Network Connex, a wireless network designing and implementation company owned by ORIX Capital Partners, to install a cell phone tower on the mountainside […]

by Nathan Boddy If you’ve been in western Montana for a decade or more, you know that seasonal wildfire smoke can get bad. Really bad. According to the Environmental Protection […]

by Nathan Boddy Science Olympiad is a nationwide non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of science education for students K-12th grade. Its mission is, “to host exciting competitive tournaments and […]

by John Dowd On June 11, 2024, the company that services and manages the fuel tank at the Stevensville Airport decided to discontinue service to Stevensville. This meant that for […]

by Michael Howell The Ravalli County Board of Health makes decisions on a regular basis that can have very significant impacts on people’s lives. Given the complexity of the many […]