By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners awarded the contract for publication of the county’s legal advertising for 2016 to the high bidder last week, citing issues of “efficiency and […]
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Daly Hospital recognized for overall excellence
Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital in Hamilton finishes the year on a high note, with recognition for performance leadership in quality. It was announced that the hospital has been recognized by […]
Exit Realty honors top teens
Exit Realty Bitterroot Valley recently recognized its November Youth in Action award recipient. Sadie Mauk was presented with a certificate and a check for $50. “We always seem to hear […]
Pantry Partners provides for hundreds
The Pantry Partners food bank of Stevensville completed its food box give-away on Tuesday, December 22. Cleo Guenther, director of Pantry Partners, said 360 boxes were given out or delivered […]
Bitterroot Valley Urgent Care offers affordable health care option
By Liz Cook Bitterroot Valley Urgent Care, located at 1230 North 1st Street in Hamilton, is locally owned and operated by husband and wife, Greg and Cyndi Hutton. The clinic […]
Happy New Year from Cheers Unlimited
By Liz Cook Cheers Unlimited, located at 501 S. 1st Street in Hamilton, has been locally owned and operated by Dan and Denise Moerkerke since 1989. Cheers is the only […]
Friends of the Metcalf Refuge honored by Bitter Root Land Trust
By Michael Howell After being banned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from making any direct contributions of money or labor to the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge, the […]
County and state agree on maintenance of highway amenities
By Michael Howell After five years of haggling over who is responsible for maintaining the amenities that were installed when Highway 93 was expanded to four lanes, the County and […]
Hamilton Council considers possible remodel of city hall
By Michael Howell The Hamilton City Council decided last week to enlist the services of Bechtle Architects for $20,000 to evaluate the possibility of renovating the existing city hall building […]
Stevensville invests reserve funds
By Michael Howell At its December 10 meeting the Stevensville Town Council decided to place about $235,108 from various reserve funds into certificates of deposit in order to earn a […]
Kushner honored by Montana Supreme Court
By Michael Howell Montana Statewide Drug Court Coordinator Jeffrey Kushner, who lives in the Victor area, was recently honored by the Montana Supreme Court and presented with a plaque for […]
Local donations reach record high for Christmas ‘shoeboxes’
Bitterroot Valley, North Fork and Salmon, Idaho residents were extremely generous in helping children overseas this Christmas season. From this area, volunteers were able to collect 3,718 of the total […]
Legislators look at internet possibilities in Bitterroot
By Michael Howell Montana legislators across the state have begun to focus on internet accessibility as a key aspect in the future development and growth of the state’s economy. The […]
Commissioners hear from legislator, FS about proposed timber sale
By Michael Howell State Senator Pat Connell beat the Forest Service to the draw in discussing a proposed timber sale on national forest land in the Upper East Fork with […]
Irrigators approve $1.7 million bond for bridge repairs
Users of the “Big Ditch”, owned and operated by the Bitter Root Irrigation District, voted overwhelmingly to allow the district to sell and issue a $1.7 million bond to help […]
MAPS entrepreneurial class opens on-line store
By Michael Howell Students at MAPS Media Institute have launched their own on-line jewelry store. The institute has offered free after-school classes in design, filmmaking, music and technology since it […]
Board of Health agrees to ask EPA to do environmental study
By Michael Howell The fourth time was the charm for local wildlife rehabilitator Judy Hoy in her decades-long attempt to get the Ravalli County Board of Health to request that […]
Tadvick retires from Farmers State Bank after 44 years
In December of 1971, Bill Groff hired University of Montana graduate Jim Tadvick to work at Farmers State Bank, Victor. Forty-four years later, Tadvick has decided to retire. Starting as […]
Sapphire Community Health now open
By Michael Howell Sapphire Community Health, a not-for-profit primary health care facility that turns no one away for lack of money and charges on a sliding scale fee based on […]
Comment sought on proposed Bitterroot River closure rule
By Michael Howell The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed biennial rule that would allow the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks to temporarily […]