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A bill introduced in the Montana Legislature last week would give county attorneys a strong tool to prevent public road closures by increasing the outdated fine for illegally gating established […]

The Eighth Annual Rockin’ RC Rodeo Cowboy Ball will be held this Saturday night, February 9,  at the First Interstate Building at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds. The doors will open […]

The Westslope Distillery is still in its infant stages as far as producing with only Sweet Sting Honey Spirit and Lost Trail Rye Vodka bottled right now. But just one […]

After being convicted at a jury trial on November 20, 2017 on two counts of negligent homicide, eleven counts of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs and nine counts of criminal […]

By Christin Rzasa For Jasmin Shinn, the process of founding and running a non-profit organization that helps unwanted draft horses has taught her many things, and not just about these […]

Volunteers at Ravalli County Recycling (RCR), a non-profit recycling center located on Highway 93 north of Hamilton,  are still graciously accepting corrugated cardboard, compressing it and baling it for shipment, […]

A bench trial in Federal District Court in Missoula has been scheduled for March 16, 2020 in a lawsuit filed by two landowners along Robbins Gulch Road seeking to close […]

In the Stevensville area, particularly east of town, readers may have noticed the increased horse-drawn vehicle traffic. That’s just one of the signs of the growing number of Amish families […]

Stevensville – John “Mac” MacDonald of Missoula has just issued a book detailing his experiences as a prisoner of war under the Japanese in World War II in the Philippines. […]

  Following some blistering opening comments from the public and town staff at the beginning of last Thursday’s Stevensville Town Council meeting, a cluster of controversial agenda items presented by […]

Ravalli County Commissioners are considering an offer to purchase the Big Sky Baptist Church building located just north of the county administration building on S. 4th in Hamilton. Pastor Steve […]

On January 15, Ionic Masonic Lodge #38 hosted the second annual “First Responder” Awards dinner in Hamilton to recognize deserving individuals within our community who have been identified by their […]

By Chief James Marble On the evening of January 28, Stevensville Police Department received information that an individual student conveyed a threat upon other students at Stevensville High School. The […]

A planning meeting for Stevensville Western Heritage Days will be held on Tuesday, January 29 at 5 p.m. at the Stevensville Town Hall, 206 Buck.  The continuation of the annual […]

At the invitation of the Bitterroot Chamber of Commerce, Patrick Barkey, Director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) at the University of Montana, offered the Bitterroot valley […]

  Stevensville Town Council members Bob Michalson and Stacie Barker have placed five items on the agenda for the January 24th town council meeting which include abolishing the Park Board; […]

The Stevensville School District is considering its options for a bond election in Spring 2019. An informational fact sheet, photos of current and proposed facilities, and a survey were mailed […]

Last week, white nationalist fliers were distributed on doorsteps in Missoula and the Bitterroot Valley. The Montana Human Rights Network received reports of the fliers from recipients who were disturbed […]

Every two years, the congregation at Faith Lutheran Church in Hamilton pays homage to their Scandinavian roots by cooking and serving a Scandinavian Dinner. This dinner is not a dinner […]

Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton said law enforcement investigated two separate incidents at Ravalli County Schools on Monday, January 21.  The Florence School District went into a modified lock down […]