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by John Dowd Stevensville Town Hall has been closed on and off for the last two weeks, post the new mayor, Bob Michalson, being elected by the council. According to […]

by John Dowd  Besides school, and at-home learning, there are some in that valley that believe further education for young children is limited. One such person is Anita Wotkyns. Having […]

Summit Career Center (SCC) is accepting applications for its January program in Stevensville through December 27, with classes beginning Monday, January 8. The center is offering a Certified Nursing Assistant […]

by John Dowd Bitterroot Shedz was owned by a local Amish man, who started the business, until only a couple years ago when another company heard of its success and […]

Residents of Darby and the surrounding communities now have access to comprehensive medical care. The new, expansive 7,000 square foot facility saw its first patients on Wednesday, December 27. This […]

A Montana-based expert in dementia will discuss brain harm and healing during a community presentation on Friday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Hamilton High School Performing Arts Center, […]

Advanced Imaging of Montana has moved its Stevensville 3D mammography services to Community Physician Group at 3800 Eastside Highway, Suite C. The new location is now open, with parking and […]

by John Dowd One of the mainstays on Stevensville’s main street, the owner of which has been a part of Stevensville’s business community for over 30 years, will soon be […]

by John Dowd Darby has a way of impacting people that live there, or at least so is the case for Rosie Huckstadt and her husband Gene. “We love Darby,” […]

by Jean Schurman Hamilton Automotive, Western Rockies Radio, and a slew of businesses from throughout the Bitterroot selected Gerald (Jerry) Browe of Hamilton as the recipient of a 2011 Toyota […]

The Town of Darby submitted a compliance plan to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) last Thursday in response to the notice of violations that the agency issued last September […]

by Nathan Boddy A few dozen people circulated around tables at City Hall on Tuesday, December 14 to view the current plans for a rebuild of Ravalli Street in Hamilton. […]

by John Dowd  Area musicians of the Regal Ensemble are gearing up for another set of performances. Their second series, titled “Amazing Women,” features compositions by important historical women composers […]

by Michael Howell “Don’t pollute the ‘Root’ – The signs are springing up around the valley. They are being put in place by a newly formed organization called Bitterroot Clean […]

by John Dowd Many in the valley may not realize that Ravalli County is home to their very own Salvation Army headquarters, even though the organization has lived in the […]

by Nathan Boddy A recent ribbon-cutting ceremony for Hamilton’s new fire station on Foxfield Street means that the time is right for a decision about the future of the historic […]

The Stevi Food Program was started by Fran Schmitz during the pandemic. This program, which provides free food to children 18 and under, has continued to gain traction.  The program […]

by John Dowd For the third year in a row, the Stevensville Shop with a Cop event helped fill the bottom of family Christmas trees for several Stevensville youth. The […]

Low childcare availability in Bitterroot affecting employee retention by John Dowd Last Thursday, several local and state experts gathered at Hamilton City Hall for a special event, organized by a […]

by Michael Howell On November 15, an amendment sponsored by U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale was attached to a federal appropriations bill under consideration since last October funding the Departments of […]