Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital was honored for successfully demonstrating high performance on several national quality initiatives. During the annual conference held by the Montana Hospital Association (MHA) in Billings, Marcus […]
News
Mason’s road to recovery
By Jean Schurman Almost everyone in Victor knows Mason Kay. He has been on the Victor Fire Department since he was just out of high school. He is currently the […]
Treasurer’s office upgraded
By Michael Howell Memory can play tricks on you at times and exaggerate things, but I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that going to renew your license plate […]
Bitter Root Arts Guild celebrates 47 years with show
The Bitterroot Arts Guild will have its annual Holiday Show and Sale this Friday and Saturday, November 10 and 11 at the First Interstate Building at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds, […]
Operation Christmas Child to hold shoebox gift collection week
November 13 to 20 is National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Gifts. Bitterroot Valley families are on a mission to make an impact in the lives of children […]
Coalition against domestic, sexual violence reports to community
By Michael Howell Supporters of Abuse Free Environments (SAFE) has been providing aid and shelter to survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Ravalli County for 30 years. Twenty years […]
County commissioners balk at putting Budd-Falen on agenda
By Michael Howell The county commissioners declined an invitation from local State Representative Theresa Manzella to have Karen Budd-Falen come and make a four-hour presentation to the County Commissioners about […]
100 years later, Model T is back at Bell McCall
By Jean Schurman If you get a chance and like history and old cars, be sure to stop in to see the 1917 Model T on currently on display in […]
Sacajawea sculpture unveiled in new Darby home
A bronze sculpture of Sacajawea, the Shoshone woman who guided and interpreted for the Corps of Discovery, was dedicated last Friday at the Sacajawea Rest Pocket Park n Darby. Ted […]
Local conservationists awarded
By Michael Howell Five awards were presented to conservationists last Tuesday, October 17 at the annual Conservation Roundtable banquet held this year up the Rattlesnake in Smoke and Thelma Elser’s […]
‘Pink’ event takes on new meaning for founder
By Carlotta Grandstaff This year an estimated 252,710 American women, one in eight, will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Last July, Jean Schurman was one of them. Schurman, life-long resident […]
Sapphire clinic gets funds to address opioid epidemic
By Michael Howell Sapphire Community Health (SCH), the non-profit, federally-qualified health center located in Hamilton, celebrated its second anniversary on Monday, October 23. The clinic is also the recent recipient […]
Forest fee increases proposed
By Michael Howell The Bitterroot National Forest is looking for public comment on a proposal to increase fees at fourteen campgrounds, group sites and rental cabins and to begin charging […]
Lost Horse Guard Station may enter FS cabin rental system
The Bitterroot National Forest is proposing to add the historic Lost Horse Guard Station to its cabin rental system. The change is being considered as part of a region wide […]
Sculpture of Sacajawea placed in Darby pocket park
By Michael Howell Sacajawea passed through what is now the town of Darby twice on her journey with the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery. A sculpture destined to honor […]
Corvallis School District proposes purchasing REC property
By Michael Howell Voters in the Corvallis School District will have the chance this November 7 to approve the purchase of 21.23 acres of property that adjoins the […]
Stevensville School District to place two bonds on the ballot
By Michael Howell The Stevensville School Board voted unanimously to proceed with bond elections for both the Stevensville High School and Elementary School Districts in May 2018, for deferred […]
Making headway at Riverside Crossing housing project
By Michael Howell It’s been a long time coming but work is set to begin this fall on the Ravalli County Council on Aging’s new “pocket neighborhood” development called […]
Lt. Governor visits valley to talk budget
By Michael Howell Lt. Governor Mike Cooney was in the Bitterroot valley last week and stopped in at the Bitterroot Star to talk about the Governor’s budget. He said […]
Defective bison?
We went to Yellowstone National Park in spring and fall 2017. In the 17 photos of adult male bison I took in the park, mostly from our moving vehicle as […]