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by John Dowd Last week, on Tuesday, September 23, the Stevensville Town Council held a special meeting to deal once again with the 2025/2026 budget, which was finally approved. Once […]

by John Dowd At the September 25 regular meeting of the Stevensville Town Council, the council heard a presentation by Bobbie Schular, from Montana Rural Water Systems. This organization works […]

Bitter Root Humane Association (BRHA) has announced a new partnership with the Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office, made possible by the generous funding of the Rapp Family Foundation. This collaboration will […]

by John Dowd  Pete Joseph, Corvallis School District Superintendent, is looking forward to the coming year and believes this may be one punctuated by growth and excellence. Joseph met with […]

Family Shelter of the Bitterroot Community Meals Program by Gary Locke In November 2008, while helping Samaritan’s Purse with disaster relief clean up in Galveston, TX after Hurricane Ike, I […]

by Michael Howell On September 8, and again on September 15, the County Commissioners’ meeting room was packed with people wanting to have their say about the Calf Creek Subdivision […]

by John Dowd The Ravalli County branch of the Salvation Army has taken a leap of faith in doing something they know will help those in need around Hamilton. However, […]

The Victor Cemetery, filled with mature evergreens and deciduous trees and bushes, is usually alive with blooms and awash in color by Memorial Day. All that beauty comes at a […]

In front of an almost sold-out audience at the Performing Arts Center in Hamilton recently, Executive Director Larry McCloskey announced it would be his last concert in the leadership position. […]

by John Dowd Last week, the Ravalli County Fair Board held their post-fair meeting, and hosted a long public comment period, where numerous members of the public voiced their concerns. […]

by John Dowd During the last Stevensville Town Council meeting, on Thursday, September 11,  the main concern was passing the final budget for 2025-2026, which has been pending for the […]

by Sarah Glass Many hearts and hands have been involved in creating the stylized mountain and wildflower mural at 310 Madison Street in Hamilton this past week. On the afternoon […]

by John Dowd Last Tuesday, Bitterroot Health and its partners were excited to host a ribbon cutting for a very unique and needed facility. Completed in August and having seen […]

by John Dowd Hamilton Mayor Dominic Farrenkopf has filed for re-election. Farrenkopf was concerned by the statements in a campaign letter that was sent out to local media outlets by […]

by John Dowd The Victor School District is ready for 2025, and excited to roll out a number of changes for the year. Scott Stiegler is Victor Schools Superintendent, and […]

by Michael Howell A two-day music and arts festival billed as “Lovers and Lunatics” that was planned to be held on private property up Fred Burr Road west of Victor […]

by Kristin Kruse Thirty plus horses have found safety and sanctuary in Corvallis on a 23-acre horse property that is called The Wings Program. The program has been operating as […]

“I compared it to my tax bill in 2015 and found the City of Hamilton taxes had gone up much faster than from either the school district or the county, […]

Jana Branch, End-of-Life Doula with Good Passage LLC, has been chosen as one of ten grantees to participate in the newly launched Community Death Literacy Project. Grantees in ten states […]