By Michael Howell The Stevensville Town Council heard from representatives of NorthWestern Energy that a new location had been found for the company’s proposed electric substation in Stevensville. The […]
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Lady Broncs make history
Hamilton will have to make room for a new trophy in the case, the Southwest A Divisional Championship trophy. There’s not another one like it in the case. “This […]
Logging for the health of the forest – a new paradigm
By Michael Howell While one of the worst blizzards in decades rolled into the Bitterroot and most people hunkered down next to a warm fire, Shawn Stoker was out logging. […]
Hamilton School District proposes general fund levy
By Michael Howell The Hamilton School District Board of Trustees is asking the community to step up and pass a general fund levy to fund a set of initiatives […]
Trap-free public lands initiative ready for signature gathering
A new initiative, I-169, by Trap Free Montana Public Lands, has been approved by the Attorney General’s office for signature gathering. If I-169 qualifies with 24,175 signatures, Montanans can […]
Effects of fire on fish in the Bitterroot
By Michael Howell Ever wonder how a raging wildfire affects the fish population in streams that are burned over? Well, things look pretty good for the native westslope cutthroat trout, […]
Gas leak causes problems at county jail
On Sunday, February 23, at 1:20 a.m., inmates in the west block of the Ravalli County Detention Center began complaining about a bad smell emanating from the air vent […]
Commissioners to sue to collect fines from treasurer
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners voted unanimously last Tuesday, February 18, to institute the lawsuit required to collect $29,000 in fines from Treasurer Valerie Stamey. The Commissioners […]
Treasurer sues auditor for libel
By Michael Howell Ravalli County Treasurer Valerie Stamey, who has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an audit investigation of her office, has filed a lawsuit […]
School district take Stamey info request directly to court
By Michael Howell The Missoula County Public School District has taken a set of requests for information from the media about Ravalli County Treasurer Valerie Stamey, who worked at […]
Commissioner Foss unwelcome on Hamilton planning board
By Michael Howell The Hamilton City Council made several appointments to various boards and committees at its last meeting on Tuesday, February 18, but one thing was clear, they […]
Auditors issue initial report on treasurer’s office failures
By Michael Howell The County got its first response from the independent auditing firm, Anderson-Zurmuehlen, that is conducting an audit of the Treasurer’s office following the placement of Ravalli […]
Stevi places local government study commission on ballot
By Michael Howell The Stevensville Town Council placed creation of a local government study commission on the ballot for the June 3 primary elections. A draft proposal to create […]
Wave of retirements hits Stevensville school district
By Michael Howell Several veteran teachers in the Stevensville School District have announced plans to retire at the end of this school year. Seven resignations were accepted last week […]
Hawk announces candidacy for county commissioner
Former state legislator and small business owner Ray Hawk has announced his candidacy for a seat on the Ravalli County Commission. He pledged to put his vast budgeting and business […]
Meeting scheduled for Hamilton Downtown Master Plan
The City of Hamilton is preparing a Downtown Master Plan to guide the future of its historic business district, with the help of consultants from Marketek, Inc. To help the […]
Huls tree is national champ
By Michael Howell It’s not like the Huls family doesn’t have a lot to brag about already with respect to their dairy operation, but now they’ve got even more […]
Stameys filed false campaign finance report
By Michael Howell According to Commissioner of Political Practices Jonathan Motl, Richard and Valerie Stamey filed a false campaign finance report in 2011 with the intention of misleading the Commissioner’s […]
Government study commission to be on ballot
By Michael Howell At a meeting last week the Ravalli County Commissioners placed the potential creation of a local government study commission on the ballot for public consideration in […]
Stevensville nearly caught up on audit backlog
By Michael Howell After falling years behind in audits of the Town’s books, the Stevensville Town Council got the word at its last meeting that no audit opinion was […]