For the first time ever, the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival’s “Filmmakers in the Schools” program is coming to the Bitterroot Valley. Missoula has hosted the Big Sky Documentary Film […]
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Attorney fees awarded in Legacy Ranch litigation
By Michael Howell District Court Judge James Haynes has awarded attorney fees to Bitterrooters for Planning (BFP) in its successful lawsuit against the Ravalli County Board of Commissioners over […]
RML looking into Zika virus
By Michael Howell The Zika virus has suddenly gotten the world’s attention and, subsequently, it’s gotten the attention of a group of scientists working at Rocky Mountain Laboratory (RML) […]
Antrim bequeaths land to FWP
By Michael Howell Priscilla Antrim was born on June 25, 1932 and grew up on the family sheep ranch northeast of Stevensville. She left home after attending high school in […]
Stevi Council creates joint TIFD/TEDD board
By Michael Howell The Town of Stevensville created a Tax Increment Financing District (TIFD) on the north edge of town in November 2010. In November 2013, it created a […]
Eastside Highway safety improvements planned
By Michael Howell A section of the Eastside Highway stretching from a point a little bit north of the Birch Creek Road (mile post 12) intersection to a point […]
Schools receive MDMH nurse grants
On Thursday, February 11, both Darby and Hamilton School Districts received Marcus Daly Nurse Grant funds for their school nurse programs. John Ormiston, Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital board member, […]
Building a new way to live
By Michael Howell The house that Daniel and Katherine Ray built is a philosophical statement as much as it is an abode. It bespeaks a devotion to the basic and […]
Commissioners place museum levy on the ballot
By Michael Howell The Ravalli county Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday, February 8, to place a one mill levy on the June Primary ballot to fund the Bitterroot Valley Historical […]
Annual Cowboy Ball this Saturday
The 5th Annual Cowboy Ball, sponsored by the Rockin’ RC Rodeo Committee and the Ravalli County Fair, will be held this Saturday night, February 13, at the 1st Interstate Building […]
New coordinator at Hamilton Downtown Association
By Daphne Jackson The Hamilton Downtown Association’s new coordinator, Hannah Honey, said she thinks it is important for people to realize how shopping locally can affect the community. “Keeping the […]
Ravalli Recycling to stop accepting plastic
By Michael Howell Ravalli County Recycling, Inc. has decided to indefinitely suspend collection of plastics, starting March 1. RCR Board Chair Pam Small said that it was not an easy […]
Ravalli Electric to expand valley solar project
Members who missed out on the first 88 panels in Ravalli Electric Co-op’s first-ever community solar project can now take advantage of a second phase. Initially having planned for a […]
City, county agree on skatepark at fairgrounds
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners signed onto a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Hamilton and Circle 13 Skatepark Project, Inc. last week that could lead to […]
Eagle Scout project promotes importance of reading
By Randi Burdette If you walk past the Hamilton High School library, you can’t help but notice a new addition to the wall. A tile mural created by junior Max […]
Commissioners to look into status of gated road
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners were urged last week to take action, one way or another, in order to settle the dispute over the locked gate that blocks […]
IronHaus, Inc. awarded job creation grant
Governor Steve Bullock announced last Friday that Hamilton-based IronHaus, Inc., which manufactures high-end handcrafted iron fireplace doors and systems, is one of eight businesses in Montana awarded grant funds for […]
Stevi mayor to veto fire engine purchase, start process over
By Michael Howell Stevensville Mayor Paul Ludington said he is going to veto the budget amendment passed by the council at its last meeting that would have approved the purchase […]
Museum board wants levy on ballot
By Michael Howell The Board of Directors of the Bitter Root Valley Historical Society, which operates the Ravalli County Museum, asked the County Commissioners last week to consider placing a […]
Bitterroot ammo manufacturer meets with Trump
By Michael Howell Darren Newsom, a successful local businessman with one of the valley’s largest manufacturing firms, got to meet with Donald Trump last week in Las Vegas. Newsom, who […]