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  The Hamilton School District Board of Trustees is seeking input from district staff, parents, students and community members to assist in the hiring of a new school district superintendent. […]

  By Michael Howell Sometime around nine to ten million years ago the Bitterroot Valley was covered by a thick layer of volcanic ash. The ash in fact covered a […]

  By Michael Howell Deputy County Attorney Geoffrey Mahar’s human rights complaints against County Attorney William “Bill” Fulbright and Ravalli County were released to the public by the Human Rights […]

  By Michael Howell ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE The county’s Animal Control Ordinance is headed for major revisions following the elimination of the Animal Control Officer from the county budget, the […]

  By Michael Howell After listening to complaints from several people who live and work along the Eastside Highway near Stevensville, the County Commissioners agreed to send a letter to […]

  By Michael Howell County Commissioners declined a request, made by Hans McPherson last week, to prohibit rifle hunting below the Big Ditch. McPherson, who farms in the area, told […]

  By Michael Howell The County Commissioners decided last week to install a gate and place a “No Dumping” sign to restrict access to a small piece of county property […]

  The County Commissioners have appointed five members of the public to serve on the newly created Strategic Economic Development Committee. The committee is charged with gathering information on the […]

  Montana’s senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus has announced the U.S. Postal Service will delay closures of U.S. Postal Service area mail processing facilities or post offices for five months. […]

  Senator Jon Tester is asking Senate leaders to prevent the U.S. Postal Service from closing post offices and area mail processing facilities for at least six months, allowing more […]

  By Michael Howell The resignations of three Stevensville Airport Board members –Paul O’Bagy, Jim Johnston, and Steve Knopp – were asked for and received at a meeting of the […]

  By Michael Howell Known in these parts as “Daly Cottonwoods” in honor of the man who brought them in vast numbers to be planted on his mansion grounds and […]

  By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners have decided to establish a committee to pursue strategic economic planning for the county. “It’s all about jobs,” said Commissioner Matt Kanenwisher, […]

  By Michael Howell At its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, November 28, the Stevensville Town Council approved a resolution confirming the issuance of $780,000 in sewer system revenue bonds […]

  The Sula Ranger District on the Bitterroot National Forest is seeking public comments on a proposed timber salvage project at the Lost Trail Powder Mountain Ski Area. The purpose […]

  By Michael Howell The county commissioners last week agreed to accept $60,000 in grant funds from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to fund a portion of Ravalli County […]