Patricia Ann Burkhardt, 55, of Stevensville, Montana, passed away Friday, December 28, 2018 at St. Patrick’s Hospital due to complications with cancer. Patricia was born February 16, 1963, in Billings, […]
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Barbara Jackson
Victor – Barbara Jackson, 89, passed away suddenly before Christmas, December 20, 2018 at her home in Victor. Barbara was a proud member of the 1948 U.S. Olympic Swim […]
Douglas James ‘Butch’ Delaney
Stevensville – Douglas James “Butch” Delaney, 69, of Stevensville died at home of natural causes surrounded by family. Born to Robert Delaney and Joan (Fifield) Delaney on November 23, 1949 […]
Food bank makes sure folks have a holiday meal
Every year, the week before Christmas, volunteers from Pantry Partners and the Back Country Horsemen gather at St. Mary’s Family Center in Stevensville to make Christmas brighter for many families […]
Stevensville’s ‘We the People’ class headed to state competition
This is the second year that We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution program has been integrated into teacher Wesley Wells’ Advanced Placement (AP) Government and Politics class at […]
First Riverside Crossing cooperative cottage completed
It’s been a long time coming but the door of the first completed cottage at Riverside Crossing Active Adult Cottage Cooperative in Hamilton was open to the public last week […]
Commissioners quiz consultant on natural resource policies
The Ravalli County Commissioners questioned Marty Gardner last week about his work as a consultant helping a couple of counties in Idaho revamp their Natural Resource Policies. Gardner was […]
Hannah’s Hope Fund awards grant for school reading room
Hannah’s Hope Fund has announced that a second distribution from the fund was used to purchase much needed and more durable furniture for all the activity that Hannah’s Reading Corner […]
Monitoring local bighorn sheep population
Hanging onto the rungs of a helicopter with a dart gun in pursuit of several Bighorn Sheep sounds more like a video game than a real job. But a few […]
Stevensville Fishing Access Site a done deal
On Monday, December 10, the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission unanimously approved a proposal made by Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) to accept fee title to […]
Fire guts kitchen at landmark Stevensville restaurant
The Stevensville Fire Department was dispatched to the 200 block of Main Street in downtown Stevensville for smoke coming out of a heater at 9:36 p.m. on Saturday, December […]
Stevensville council to develop code of ethics
At its meeting held on Monday, December 10, the Stevensville Town Council finally discussed Mayor Brandon Dewey’s report on the complaints made by Town Clerk Audree Tribbensee concerning harassment […]
Decision on Stevensville harassment and bullying complaints delayed
Consideration and possible decision concerning the Mayor’s response and recommendation report regarding Stevensville Town Clerk Audree Tribbensee’s complaints of bullying and harassment was on the agenda for the Town Council’s […]
Music for everyone – Rooted Music and Bitterroot School of Music make fine pairing
Rooted Music, a music store located in Hamilton, houses a unique school, the Bitterroot School of Music. Together they form an incredible duo. One is a store specializing in quality […]
Hamilton Fire Department to get new SCBAs
The Ravalli County Fire Council recently received a $500,000 grant to purchase new Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for the Florence, Stevensville, Victor, Corvallis and Pinesdale volunteer fire departments. The […]
City and county consider city sewer for the county TEDD
At its last Committee of the Whole meeting, Hamilton City Council members discussed the potential agreement to contract with Ravalli County for wastewater treatment services in the county’s Targeted Economic […]
New police officer in Stevensville
Stevensville’s new police officer Kevin Oberhofer comes to the job with a good deal of experience. Police Chief James Marble, who has been handling the department by himself following two […]
Local recycling non-profit looking for new benefactor
A new challenge has been placed before the non-profit Ravalli County Recycling. The property that RCR leases is for sale. Ravalli County Recycling will need to find a new benefactor […]
Stevensville school nutrition program expands
Moving toward local sourcing, home cooking The Stevensville School District has implemented a Breakfast Before the Bell program in which all students in the district are served breakfast. The program […]
Bouncy beginnings in the Bitterroot
A hometown couple has taken the leap to bring the Bitterroot a much needed outlet for the valley’s kids. Brian and Heather Appel own Bitterroot Bouncers, an inflatable bouncy house […]
















