By Michael Howell If you know a Wood Duck in the Bitterroot Valley who is looking for just the right spot to raise a little brood, but is maybe in […]
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Rocky Mountain Homes adapts to new business environment
By Russ Lawrence For decades, the log home industry was one of the cornerstones of the Bitterroot economy. Built on the availability of cheap logs salvaged from catastrophic local fires […]
Hamilton Council ponders response to ‘the Z word’
By Michael Howell At its last council meeting Hamilton City Council members pondered the scoping meeting that was previously held as a first step in updating the city’s Growth Policy. […]
Attorney says special meeting is legal
By Michael Howell Prior to taking up with the agenda at last week’s special meeting of the Town Council, Stevensville Mayor Gene Mim Mack addressed allegations made by Councilor Jim […]
Olwell and Mauer: Outstanding Outfitters of the Year
Longtime fishing outfitters from the Bitterroot Valley, Eddie Olwell of Fishs Eddy O and Jack Mauer of Wapiti Waters, were co-recipients of the Outstanding Outfitters of the Year award for […]
Lyme disease prevalence study begins in Ravalli County
By Michael Howell The South Valley Child and Family Center (SVCFC) in conjunction with the University of Montana is conducting a community-based participatory research project designed to accumulate data concerning […]
Commissioners revise public notice, public participation policy
The Ravalli County Commissioners met last Thursday, March 12, and amended the county’s Public Notice and Public Participation Policy. At the start of the meeting the Commissioners’ Administrative Assistant Glenda […]
Cost of Stevi sewer upgrades goes up
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Town Council unanimously adopted an amended letter of conditions from USDA Rural Development concerning the sewer upgrade project to reflect the fact that the low […]
Hamilton begins updating Growth Policy
By Michael Howell Kathleen McMahon of Applied Communications out of Whitefish, the same consulting firm that helped the City of Hamilton develop a Growth Policy that was adopted in 2009, […]
Owners of Fort Owen Ranch asserting property rights
By Michael Howell The Town of Stevensville received a letter dated March 2, 2015 from Missoula attorney Kevin Jones stating that Roy and Lori Capp, owners of the Fort Owen […]
FS places moratorium on rock climbing in Mill Creek
The Stevensville Ranger District has announced that it is imposing a moratorium on establishing new bolt-intensive climbing routes within the Mill Creek climbing area north of Hamilton. The area is […]
Volunteer hopes to make ‘Sleeping Child Hot Springs for All’ a reality
By Russ Lawrence Ask people for their favorite memories of Sleeping Child Hot Springs, and you’ll get stories of high school graduation parties, family reunions, or romantic dates. You’ll hear […]
Sleeping Child Hot Springs for All to host Salish storytelling event
Sleeping Child Hot Springs for All will host an event featuring storyteller Tony Incashola, director of the Salish-Pend d’Oreille Culture Committee, on Saturday, March 7 at 3 p.m. Incashola will […]
Living ‘Life on the Rocks’
By Michael Howell Wildlife expert and author Bruce Smith is coming to Hamilton this week to discuss his new award winning book, “Life on the Rocks: A Portrait of the […]
Stevensville adopts new process for special event permits
By Michael Howell Following a public hearing last Thursday, February 26, at the regular Stevensville Town Council meeting a new ordinance was adopted governing the issuance of Special Event Permits. […]
Town of Stevensville’s accomplishments recounted
During the council comment period at the last Stevensville Town Council meeting, Council member Bill Perrin took the opportunity to list some of the Town’s many accomplishments over the last […]
County open burning ordinance a hot topic
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners have instituted a burn permit program that may take a load off the 911 emergency dispatch center. The online permit program may be […]
Landowner wants changes at Stevi river access site
By Michael Howell Owners of the Fort Owen Ranch near Stevensville, Roy and Lori Capp, have some liability and security concerns related to the river access site which is located […]
Stevensville celebrates graduation rate
Stevensville Schools held a Graduation Matters assembly for the entire K-12 student body last week to celebrate Stevensville’s increased rate of graduation and to get younger students to make a […]
Woodside bike/pedestrian bridge: the final deal
The final glitch in the funding for the proposed Woodside bicycle/pedestrian bridge across the Bitterroot River at the Woodside crossing was resolved last week when the Ravalli County Commissioners approved […]