By Michael Howell – In a five to two vote last Wednesday, June 8, the Ravalli County Planning Board decided to recommend denial of the FlatIron Ranch subdivision application. In […]
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Habitat for Humanity helps provide another home
By Michael Howell – Ravalli County Habitat for Humanity celebrated the completion of its fifth home in the valley last week by turning over the keys to a new home […]
GSK celebrates 30th anniversary of Hamilton lab site
By Michael Howell – Employees and community members gathered outside Glaxo-Smith-Kline Biologicals laboratory on Old Corvallis Road last Tuesday, June 7, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the lab site […]
Prather powers Stevi Main Street Association
By Michael Howell – Joan Prather is the “energizer bunny” for the Stevensville Main Street Association. She just doesn’t ever stop. She was hired as a full-time director for this […]
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Sleep Center opens at Daly Hospital By Michael Howell Trouble sleeping? If so, you are not alone, according to Dr. Rolf Holle, Medical Director at the newly opened Marcus Daly […]
Florence splash park dedicated
By Michael Howell – You couldn’t ask for a better day to celebrate the opening of a splash park for children than last Saturday, June 4. The sky was a […]
Planning Board to review FlatIron Ranch subdivision
By Michael Howell – The Ravalli County Planning Board will be reviewing one of the largest subdivision proposals in the county’s history tonight, Wednesday, June 8, in the commissioners’ meeting […]
Commissioners set deadline for use of Fairgrounds for recycling
By Michael Howell – At a meeting last Thursday, the Ravalli County Commissioners set a deadline of November 1, 2011 for Ravalli Recycling Inc. to vacate the Fairgrounds. The newly […]
Darby receives trails grant
The Town of Darby is the recipient of a $35,000 grant for expansion and improvements on the Trail of Discovery trail system, which will be over 6 miles in length […]
Sapphire Community Health announces closure
By Michael Howell – The Board of Directors of the Sapphire Community Health Center has made the tough decision to close the facilities doors on June 30, according to board […]
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Candidates file for Stevi council By Michael Howell Two Stevensville residents, Ron Klaphake and Bill Perrin, have jumped into the race for seats on the Stevensville Town Council, signing up […]
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McCrossin wins Spirit of Community Award Thirteen-year-old Alyssa McCrossin of Hamilton was one of two Montana students who were honored in the nation’s capital recently for their outstanding volunteer work […]
No public vote on airport runway extension
by Michael Howell – An effort by Commissioner Greg Chilcott to get his fellow commissioners to allow a public vote on any decision to extend the Hamilton airport runway fell […]
Coliform found in Stevi water system samples
by Michael Howell – The Town of Stevensville has sent out notification to city water users stating that coliform bacteria had been found in two water samples taken from the […]
Study validates concerns about chlorothalonil
by Michael Howell – Back in the mid 1990s local wildlife rehabilitator Judy Hoy raised a cry of alarm about the high incidence of developmental malformations in local wildlife that […]
‘Oh, happy day!’ for Hamilton Church of Christ
By Derry Kempf – Over three years of planning and anticipating, oodles of correspondence to government offices here in the U.S. and in Ukraine, not to forget the thousands of […]
Hamilton hears union grievance
By Michael Howell – The Hamilton City Council heard a grievance from the members of Union Local 1686 at a special meeting held on May 19 at City Hall. The […]
County approves Tourism Business Improvement District
By Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners approved the creation of a Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID) last Wednesday, May 18 despite the fact that a majority of commissioners present […]
Florence students help build splash deck
Willow Springs Splash Deck, scheduled for its grand opening in Florence Park on June 4, got a boost this month from Florence-Carlton High School industrial arts students. Weston Jones’ woods […]
County addresses speeding problem on Meridian Road
On Friday, May 13, the Board of County Commissioners approved the establishment of speed limits on sections of Meridian Road. Residents and property owners along Meridian Road, which parallels U.S. […]