By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners voted unanimously last Monday to change the county’s Sign Ordinance to allow larger off premise signs than are allowed in the current […]
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Hamilton considers tax increment financing district
By Michael Howell Despite the questions raised by two local attorneys, the Hamilton City Council decided, at its meeting on September 18, to move forward in the process of […]
Falcons blast Lions at Homecoming
It took the Falcons half of the football game to get going but when they did, they made a statement, scoring 35 points in the second half while holding the […]
Natural resource policy ‘rally’ held
By Michael Howell The Bitterroot Natural Resource Recovery Committee, which has crafted a draft natural resources development policy for the county that is currently being edited by the Ravalli […]
County withdraws from Bitterroot Economic Development District
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners, in an emotional meeting last week with representatives of the Bitter Root Economic Development District (BREDD), explained their reasons for withdrawing from […]
Forest Service offers compromise on fees for cabin use
By Michael Howell Dave Meyers, Supervisor of the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, has taken one step back on his proposal to enter the Gordon Reese cabin/warming hut at Chief Joseph […]
New Stevi airport manager appointed
At its September 13 meeting, the Stevensville Town Council confirmed the mayor’s appointment of Steve Knopp as the new manager of the Stevensville Airport. Knopp will not take over […]
Bitterroot to Bakken line now in service
Ever wonder what happened to that bus line? The one that planned to transport workers from the Bitterroot to the Bakken oilfields? R’n’R Stagelines, wasn’t it? Haven’t heard much from […]
Regional PFLAG conference in Hamilton
Hamilton will host the annual PFLAG (Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Pacific North West Conference this weekend at the Bitterroot River Inn. The theme for this year’s meeting […]
Local WWII veteran to be honored with trip to D.C.
Pat Patterson of Stevensville is about to take the trip of a lifetime. The 96-year old Stevensville resident will board a charter airplane bound for Washington D.C. on September 23. […]
Larry-Bass tree harvest project appealed
By Michael Howell The decision by Bitterroot National Forest officials to harvest roughly half the trees on 806 acres in the Larry Creek and Bass Creek area has been appealed. […]
Fire lines hold on Sawtooth Fire, evacuation order lifted
Firefighters were able to keep the Sawtooth Fire from spreading to the east towards residences over the weekend, and the Stage 2 evacuation order was downgraded to a Stage […]
Stevensville Founders Day to focus on Father Ravalli
Founders Day will be celebrated Sunday, September 23 at St. Mary’s Mission in Stevensville beginning at 2 p.m. The celebration marks the 171st anniversary of the establishment of the first […]
Weatherly honored for historic preservation work
Local woodworker and historic preservation specialist Chris Weatherly, owner of Bitterroot Woodwright located east of Stevensville, has won the Outstanding Individual Achievement award from the Montana Preservation Alliance (MPA) for […]
Hamilton Council looks at tax increment financing district
By Michael Howell A public information meeting concerning the establishment of a Tax Increment Financing District (TIFD) in the Old Corvallis Road area was held September 7 at Hamilton […]
Sawtooth Fire update
FIRE NAME: Sawtooth DATE OF DETECTION: August 30, 2012 CAUSE: Lightning CURRENT SIZE: 4,626 acres CONTAINMENT: 25% LOCATION: 7 miles WSW of Hamilton, Montana AGENCY: Bitterroot National Forest IMT: Greg […]
Sawtooth Fire update
SAWTOOTH DAILY INFORMATION FACT SHEET Date: September 12, 2012 Time: 8:00 p.m. Incident: Sawtooth Wildland Fire Information Phone: 406-363-3556, 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Location: Sawtooth Fire is about 3-4 […]
Evacuation order in effect for Sawtooth Fire
On Monday, Tom Heintz, Incident Commander on the Sawtooth Fire west of Hamilton, initiated a Stage 2 Evacuation Notice. The Notice is for the entire area described as follows: All […]
Bitterroot ski resort proposal returned to sender
By Michael Howell U.S. Forest Service officials hand delivered a letter to proposed Bitterroot Resort developer Tom Maclay at a meeting they held with him last week at Bitterroot […]
County Road Department union members complain of unfair labor practices
By Michael Howell Some members of the local Laborers’ International Union, Local #1686, all of them employees of the Ravalli County Road and Bridge Department, are alleging that the county […]