By Michael Howell The Stevensville Elementary District and the Stevensville High School District will each be conducting a technology levy on the November 8, 2016 General Election ballot. The levy […]
News
Montana Supreme Court upholds ruling on exempt wells
By Michael Howell The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling by Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Jeffrey Sherlock that basically closes a loophole in the […]
Longtime ‘Friend’ bids adieu to Stevensville
By Michael Howell Beverley Helrich’s career as a travel agent began in Reno, Nevada. She started the first travel agent school in northern Nevada and worked at it for 10 […]
Bear Mountain Playground gets finishing touches
A Trapper Peak Job Corps masonry crew was busy in Stevensville last week working on one of the last projects for the Bear Mountain Playground. Alan Brown, a Union Cement […]
Groundbreaking held for next Habitat home
By Michael Howell Last week community members gathered at 511 6th Street in Hamilton to break ground on the latest home being built by Habitat for Humanity Ravalli County. Jennifer […]
Land swap proposed for Stevensville river access
By Michael Howell State Senator Fred Thomas of Stevensville presented a proposal on behalf of Roy Capp, owner of the Ft. Owen Ranch, for a land swap along the river […]
Local author/adventurer publishes new book
By Russ Lawrence When Jon Turk set out on his historic effort to circumnavigate Ellesmere Island in the high arctic, he knew it would be his last fully-committed expedition, but […]
Stevi adopts budget without employee cost-of-living raises
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Town Council adopted its Fiscal Year 2016-2017 budget at the September 8 council meeting, despite the fact that the Airport Fund was not yet in […]
Bull trout group shares local data
By Michael Howell The Sula Clubhouse was the place to be last week for anyone interested in bull trout. It was the gathering place this year for the Salvelinus confluentus […]
Unbalanced airport fund delays adoption of Stevi budget
By Michael Howell The Town of Stevensville held a public hearing on Wednesday, August 31, to take public comment on the 2016-2017 FY Preliminary Budget. In the course of public […]
River flows
River flows better than expected in spite of ‘severe drought’ listing By Michael Howell Despite the recent “Severe Drought” declaration in Ravalli County, the water flows in the Bitterroot River […]
County given ‘severe drought’ status
Lieutenant Governor Mike Cooney announced last week that Ravalli County, along with eight other counties in the state, including Teton, Lewis & Clark, Powell, Missoula, Sweet Grass, Stillwater, Carbon and […]
A paddler’s life
By Michael Howell Bored? Looking for some excitement? How about paddling your kayak over a 189 foot high water fall. That’s the kind fun and excitement that Tyler Bradt likes […]
Bringing community together over food
By Victoria Howell More than one hundred people showed up at St. Mary’s Family Center in Stevensville recently to get a free lesson from local chef Eric Loessberg, along with […]
Local group launches water monitoring program
The Bitterroot River Protection Association has announced the inauguration of the Bitterroot River Health Check program, a water quality monitoring program which aims to build a network of sampling stations […]
Valley’s Community Band brings together music lovers of all ages and abilities
By Daphne Jackson For many amateur musicians in small towns, it can be difficult to find opportunities to continue making music after graduating from a school band. For musicians in […]
Recycling program recognizes volunteers at annual event
Ravalli County Recycling (RCR) held its annual volunteer appreciation dinner recently, celebrating five plus years in operation and honoring members who have been instrumental in the success of Ravalli County […]
Stevensville airport improvements approach completion
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Airport has been closed since August 1 for runway improvements that are expected to be completed by the end of October. The improvement project comes […]
Malarial causing parasite linked to increased chances of surviving Ebola
By Michael Howell Nobody wants to come down with malaria. And, of course, nobody wants to come down with Ebola. But if you do get infected by the Ebola […]
Rescuing horses – it’s what they do
By Jean Schurman What happens to horses who have had injuries, trust issues, grown old, or just aren’t wanted anymore and have no place else to go? There aren’t a […]