By Michael Howell On December 12, the U.S. Senate gave its stamp of approval to the historic public lands agreement negotiated by Montana’s Congressional delegation. Senators Jon Tester and John […]
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Reconstruction of dangerous diversion dam a high priority
By Michael Howell Wade Farrell shed a few tears as he gazed silently upriver at the dam on the Bitterroot River north of Woodside Crossing that had taken the life […]
Doris Milner inducted into Montana Outdoor Hall of Fame
By Michael Howell The late Doris Milner, longtime Bitterroot Valley resident and renowned wilderness advocate, was among the first dozen Montanans to be inducted into the newly established Montana Outdoor […]
Local legislators get a look at school security upgrades
By Michael Howell In 2013, the Montana Legislature passed Senate Bill 348, sponsored by Senator Fred Thomas (R-Stevensville), allowing local school districts to transfer funds from any budgeted or non-budgeted […]
Stevi gets new police officer
By Michael Howell The Town of Stevensville has a new police officer. Officer Craig Robertson was sworn in last Sunday. Robertson previously was employed as the county’s Adult Probation and […]
Burnt Fork Market opens its doors
By Michael Howell After months of anticipation, punctuated by a few unanticipated delays, the doors finally opened last week to Stevensville’s new grocery store. Owner of the newly opened Burnt […]
County Commission meetings now being streamed, archived
Would you really like to see what your County Commissioners are up to but maybe you work from 9 to 5 and can’t make any of the meetings? Now you […]
Former Job Service site is home to new tech business
By Russ Lawrence Elliott Lander and his wife, Grace, found their way to the Bitterroot Valley via Triple Creek Ranch, where the Texas couple came for a break from their […]
Local RML scientist talks about Ebola
By Michael Howell Dr. Marshall Bloom, Associate Director of Rocky Mountain Laboratory (RML), gave a community based talk about the Ebola virus last week at the Darby Public Library. He […]
Hamilton couple to celebrate seventy years of marriage
By Michael Howell Terry and Lucille Coppinger of Hamilton plan on holding a big party next week. On Tuesday, December 9th, the couple will be celebrating seventy years of marriage, […]
Hamilton contemplates accepting land gift
By Michael Howell The Hamilton City Council is mulling over the possibility of accepting as a gift 12 acres of land located behind the K-Mart store on Highway 93 at […]
Stevensville airport manager resigns
By Michael Howell Stevensville Airport Manager Steve Knopp is resigning effective March 1, 2015. Knopp told the Council that he has enjoyed the time spent as a volunteer and believes […]
Ski season officially begins
Lost Trail Ski Area on the Bitterroot and Salmon-Challis National Forests has announced that they will begin their 76th season of operations this Thursday, December 4. Open Thursday-Sunday, the ski […]
Whitetail harvest up, mule deer, elk on par with last year
The big game hunting season closed on Sunday with elk and mule deer harvest on par with last season, and white-tailed deer harvest solidly higher at all three hunter check […]
Gene Mim Mack and Robbie Springs, owners of the Stevensville Hotel, have issued a challenge to other business owners to donate to the Bear Mountain Playground project. The couple has […]
DEQ approves wastewater discharge permit for large retail store
By Michael Howell The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has approved a wastewater discharge permit for a proposed large Retail Store to be located on Blood Lane and Highway 93 […]
Senator visits Florence School
By Michael Howell By Michael Howell Montana Senator Jon Tester paid a visit last week to Jackie McCann’s first grade class at Florence-Carlton School. He stopped in to read a […]
County updated on effects of property value reappraisals
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners heard from state officials last week about what to expect from the recent reappraisal of property values for tax purposes. After experiencing decades […]
Stevensville Town Council opposes ‘big box’ development
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Town Council approved a proclamation at its November 13 meeting in opposition to the construction of large-scale retail facilities in Ravalli County. Although the proclamation […]
Stevensville examines Stevensville executive compensation
By Michael Howell Stevensville’s Executive Compensation Committee met for the first time last week and began its examination of the mayor’s job duties and the appropriate compensation for the work. […]