The first order of unfinished business at the Stevensville Town Council meeting on July 23 was a reconsideration of placing the proposed public safety mill levy on the next general […]
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New CEO at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital meets the press
The new Chief Executive Officer at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital, John Bishop, is on the ground and rapidly coming up to speed on his new job. You may have met […]
World War II veterans are Grand Marshalls
The theme of this year’s Corvallis Memorial Day Parade is “Still Serving after 80 Years.” Four Grand Marshalls, all veterans of World War II, have been chosen to honor all […]
Candidate spending for primary varies widely
SENATE DISTRICT 43 As of May 1, Senate District 43 candidate Jason Ellsworth was by far the biggest spender in the 2018 Montana State primary elections for the state senate. […]
Ninth Circuit Upholds Montana’s DISCLOSE Act
For the third time in the last seven months, Montana Attorney General Tim Fox’s office has successfully defended Montana’s campaign laws before the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. On […]
Hamilton looks at parks
By Michael Howell Since the uproar over the proposed plan to install a disc golf course at Hieronymus Park, the Hamilton City Council has stepped back and is trying to […]
Stevensville town council gets down to business
By Michael Howell Prior to business last Monday, May 14, the Stevensville Town Council heard a few letters of correspondence. One was a letter from members of the Parks and […]
Painted Rocks State Park boat ramp closed due to high water
Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) announced yesterday that the boat ramp at Painted Rocks State Park is closed to trailer launches due to high lake levels. Campsites #9 and #11 are […]
Faulty ballots corrected, reissued
On Tuesday, May 15, the Ravalli County Election Office was contacted by a voter with a concern that she had received the wrong ballot for the upcoming Primary Election. Upon looking […]
Bitterroot College geology students study local peatlands
Bitterroot peatlands may help date latest geologic fault activity Peatlands are not common in the Northwestern Rocky Mountains but they do exist. A 1998 survey of peatlands on the […]
Bitterroot area waters remain high
The flows in the Bitterroot River were trending steadily downward into Monday, reaching a low of 5.75 feet at the Darby Gage where Flood Stage is 7.5 feet. But after […]
An ounce of prevention…
Every day is now clean-up day on the Bitterroot River. Every year the Bitter Root Water Forum organizes a River Clean Up Day in which hundreds of volunteers in boats […]
Stevensville school bonds fail
Voter turnout was fairly high in the Stevensville School District mail-in election with 42% of the eligible voters voting on both a $9,745,000 high school bond and a $6,876,000 […]
Judicial commission seeking applications to replace retiring District Judge Jim Haynes
Chief Justice Mike McGrath has notified the Judicial Nomination Commission that the Hon. James A. Haynes, district judge for the Twenty-First Judicial District (Ravalli County) will be retiring effective July […]
Stevensville police officer under investigation
Stevensville Police Officer Sam Fawcett, who serves as the School Resource Officer, has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by the Ravalli County Sheriff’s Office, according to […]
Mayor will not be fighting fires for Stevensville
Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey will not be returning to his duties as a firefighter in the Stevensville Volunteer Fire Department anytime soon, at least not as long as he […]
He got it wrong
By Charles Sleath, Hamilton It appears that someone in Florence is living under a rock. It is not the Honorable Jon Tester that has his wife cut his hair. […]
High water prompts closure and limited access to many Western Montana River Access Sites
Due to extremely high water, flood conditions and associated public safety concerns, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) closed many fishing access sites (FASs) around west-central Montana today under the […]
Stevi police officer under investigation
On Tuesday, parents of students attending Stevensville Schools received the following message from the school: Parents and school community members: As you may have heard on the news, School Resource […]
Man arrested in Darby, explosive device recovered
Ravalli County Sheriff reported that 35-year-old Nicholas Armidon was arrested on Monday after Deputies located what appeared to be a home made explosive device in his motel room at the […]