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Northern Rockies Team 5, Incident Commander Joe Sampson Location: 7 miles south of Missoula, MT Start Date: 7/14/2024 Cause: Unknown Size: 1,972 acres Completion/Containment: 0% 166 Total Personnel; 6 Engines; […]

by Michael Howell The Ravalli County Board of Commissioners and members of the Ravalli County Board of Health came to a consensus last week on how to handle this year’s […]

by John Dowd After more than three years, the Town of Stevensville is finally looking to do something about the fence in front of Father Ravalli Park. A popular location […]

Angling restrictions on several additional rivers in southwest Montana, including the Bitterroot, went into effect on Friday, July 12, due to warming temperatures and low flows. Hoot-owl restrictions prohibit fishing […]

With temperatures over 100 degrees and relative humidities in the single digits, fuels are drying out rapidly, prompting the Bitterroot National Forest to raise fire danger to Very High effective […]

HELENA, Mont., July 11, 2024 – Wildland firefighting pilot Juliana Turchetti was killed in a single engine water scooper crash while assigned to the Horse Gulch Fire on the Helena […]

by Sarah Glass On Tuesday, July 2nd, the Hamilton Downtown Association “painted the town blue” by hanging banners in Robert’s Run colors to promote the upcoming 1-mile walk, 5K run, […]

by John Dowd Passed by a single vote, residents of the town of Darby elected to conduct a local government review. This will be the first review held in any […]

Victor landowner Danny Roy is honoring his family’s long standing legacy in Bitterroot agriculture through his decision to conserve his 176-acre Roy Ranch in perpetuity, made possible by a partnership […]

by Syble Solomon The core values of Rotary Club are service, fellowship, diversity, integrity and leadership. Since the Rotary Club of Hamilton was established in 1938, members have lived those […]

Bitterroot Health is pleased to announce that Hugh Gapay, PA-C, has joined its Hamilton practice as a primary care provider. With a rich background and a deep commitment to patient-centered […]

Community Medical Center and Providence St. Patrick Hospital have announced their intent to develop a joint venture partnership that will build and operate a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Missoula. […]

by John Dowd Last spring, the county WIC (Women, Infants and Children) program moved under the umbrella of Ravalli County Public Health. According to staff at the local public health […]

by Kristin Kruse For those looking for a fun, family friendly event that also supports the Stevensville swimming pool, they need not look any further than the 4th annual car […]

by Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners met on June 27 to consider the decision made by the Board of Health not to accept this year’s ground water monitoring results […]

by Kristin Kruse Chances are, if someone was on the hunt for something during the 50 Mile Garage Sale, they probably found what they were looking for. Dozens of residents […]

by Michael Howell The Sapphire Coalition, a new local non-profit land conservation group, is taking legal action against the Ravalli County Planning Department and the Ravalli County Attorney’s office, hoping […]

by Kristin Kruse The actor Morgan Freeman once said, “How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time.” Random acts of kindness are what Stevensville’s […]