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By Michael Howell All three of the young men facing felony and misdemeanor charges of negligent arson for starting the Roaring Lion Fire have filed ‘not guilty’ pleas in District […]

By Michael Howell About one hundred “water protectors” demonstrated in Hamilton last Tuesday in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux and their resistance to the North Dakota Access Pipeline Project. […]

By Michael Howell The Stevensville Parks and Recreation Board entertained an overflow crowd at town hall last week as about 50 people attended a meeting devoted to gathering public comment […]

By Michael Howell Raymond Smith, Chairman of the Stevensville Park Board, has submitted a letter of resignation to the Town, stating, “I have realized the present Mayor does not have […]

By Michael Howell Selway Corporation, Stevensville’s top employer and one of the top employers in Ravalli County, has announced a combination of layoffs and reduction in hours affecting most of […]

By Jean Schurman   The Bitterroot Art Guild will have their annual Christmas Show this Friday and Saturday at the 1st Interstate Building at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds. The event […]

Ravalli County voters, in the last election, approved reducing the Board of County Commissioners from a five-member board down to three. The voters also rejected the change in term lengths […]

  By Michael Howell Newspaper columnist and wilderness advocate George Ochenski came to Hamilton last week as the featured speaker at the annual banquet and membership meeting of Bitterrooters for […]

  By Michael Howell At its November 10 meeting, the Stevensville Town Council approved a resolution of intent to adopt an update to the Town’s Growth Policy. Mathew Rohrbach, Community […]

By Michael Howell Three young men were formally charged in Ravalli County Justice Court last week with felony and misdemeanor violations connected with the Roaring Lion Fire. Ravalli County Attorney […]

By Michael Howell After a two-year review of its system by a local review team, the Hamilton School District recently received certification by the AdvancED program in Montana. It is […]

 By Michael Howell The Stevensville Playhouse has already gotten a face-lift, now it’s about to get a long needed backstage-lift. A major three-level addition to the back of the building […]

By Michael Howell Several non-profit organizations and agency representatives came together last spring to discuss the issue of homelessness in Ravalli County. While the problem is not obvious to the […]

By Michael Howell A rash of commercial burglaries of main street businesses in Stevensville may be coming to an end following the recent arrest of two juveniles. According to Stevensville […]

By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners met last week with local legislators and prospective legislators, to discuss bills being proposed in the upcoming legislative session. Representative Ed Greef, running […]

By Michael Howell Not many Montana communities can boast of having a state park, with its attendant tourist draw, and the Stevensville Main Street Association is not about to let […]