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  By Michael Howell At a meeting to consider adoption of the FY 2012 Budget, Peg Platt of the Animal Control Board made a plea to the County Commissioners to […]

  By Michael Howell The County Commissioners made an about face last week concerning their decision the previous week to withdraw from the Bitter Root Economic Development District (BREDD), the […]

  By Michael Howell In the wake of Stevensville Mayor Lew Barnett’s recent resignation, the Stevensville Town Council began defining the process by which a new mayor would be appointed. […]

  Discovery Care Centre has received a Certificate of Healthcare Excellence from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services in recognition of creating a tobacco free medical campus. […]

  Forest seeks public comment on project The Bitterroot National Forest has released its Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Three Saddle Vegetation Management Project and is inviting the public to […]

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  By Michael Howell The Hamilton City Council adopted an $8 million budget for FY 2012 at its September 6 meeting. The budget is based upon a 146.4553 mill tax […]

  By Michael Howell In a flurry of housekeeping the Ravalli County Commissioners repealed a passel of old ordinances last week. Copies of the ordinances were not available at the […]

  As of Monday, September 12, the 41 Complex continues to burn in rugged terrain about 10 miles east of Hamilton. On Monday the fire had burned 8371 acres with […]

  Twenty jobs on the chopping block By Michael Howell If the county commissioners stick to their proposed budget, close to twenty jobs will be eliminated in the coming fiscal […]

  By Michael Howell Justice Court Judge Robin Clute told the County Commissioners that if they cut her staff by 33 and one third percent as they propose, “it is […]

  By Michael Howell Deputy County Attorney Geoff Mahar has signed an employment agreement, separation agreement, and general release agreement with County Attorney Bill Fulbright and the County memorializing his […]

  By Michael Howell On Thursday, September 8, the Ravalli County Commissioners will consider a request for $145,725 to be awarded from the county’s Open Lands Bond Program as part […]

  By Michael Howell Ravalli County Recycling is open once again at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds in Hamilton on Mondays. The recycling service, which was started at the fairgrounds by […]

  By Michael Howell Ravalli County Commissioners voted unanimously last week to withdraw from the Bitter Root Economic Development District (BREDD), the federally designated economic development district for western Montana […]

  41 Complex fire closes Skalkaho Highway The 41 Complex fires burning in the Sapphire Mountains east of Hamilton grew to more than 2,800 acres, as of Tuesday afternoon. The […]

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  Three fires burning in the Sapphire Mountains east of Hamilton were very active Tuesday afternoon, sending up a large column of smoke visible across the Valley. The 41 Complex, […]

  The thunderstorms that brought rain and wind to the valley Sunday night also brought lots of lightning which sparked nine new wildfires on the Bitterroot National Forest, according to […]