By Michael Howell The third time was the charm for Hamilton City Council President Jenny West who, following three rounds of voting last Tuesday, January 3, was finally […]
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Stevi awarded planning grant
The Town of Stevensville has been awarded a Preserve America grant for historic downtown planning and capacity-building activities. The Stevensville Main Street Association applied for the $7500 grant on […]
County awards legal publishing contract
The County Commissioners awarded the legal publishing contract for 2012 to the Ravalli Republic following a bid opening on Wednesday, January 4. The Ravalli Republic’s bid was $3.95 for […]
Hamilton school superintendent finalists chosen
The Board of Trustees for the Hamilton School District has announced the following finalists for the position of District Superintendent: Robert Connors is currently the Junior High School Principal […]
New director at North Valley Library
By Michael Howell The North Valley Public Library in Stevensville has hired Desiree Dramstad to serve as director following the departure of the previous director Renee McGrath. Dramstad has served […]
Painting of Broadway of the 1930’s to become theater mural
By Michael Howell Local artist Penelope Klaphake has found a way to combine two of the things she loves most, art and theater. The result is a giant […]
Stevensville Town Council – Acquisition of well field moving forward
By Michael Howell After years of wrangling the Town of Stevensville is making big strides toward acquisition of a well field as part of its major water system improvement […]
Water Forum joins Big Sky Watershed Corps program
The Bitter Root Water Forum has been selected to host a watershed fieldworker with the inaugural Big Sky Watershed Corps program. The Bitter Root Water Forum (BRWF) was accepted […]
County commissioners decline to act on WUI
By Michael Howell By declining to adopt any new map defining the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) in Ravalli County, the County Commissioners virtually ensured last week that the state […]
FS makes changes to proposed timber sales
The Bitterroot National Forest has made significant changes to two timber sales based on feedback from potential purchasers and will soon be accepting new bids on the projects. The […]
Hamilton School District seeks input on superintendent search
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. […]
Source of volcanic ash in Bitterroot identified
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 […]
Warm Holiday Wishes from All of Us at The Star!
Warm Holiday Wishes from All of Us at The Star!
Human rights complaints released
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 […]
County ordinances under review
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 […]
County requests speed study on Eastside Highway
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 […]
Commissioners decline to regulate rifle hunting
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 […]
Garbage dump on county land to be cleaned up
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 […]
Economic strategy committee appointments made
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 […]