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The Town of Darby submitted a compliance plan to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) last Thursday in response to the notice of violations that the agency issued last September […]

by Nathan Boddy A few dozen people circulated around tables at City Hall on Tuesday, December 14 to view the current plans for a rebuild of Ravalli Street in Hamilton. […]

by John Dowd  Area musicians of the Regal Ensemble are gearing up for another set of performances. Their second series, titled “Amazing Women,” features compositions by important historical women composers […]

by Michael Howell “Don’t pollute the ‘Root’ – The signs are springing up around the valley. They are being put in place by a newly formed organization called Bitterroot Clean […]

by John Dowd Many in the valley may not realize that Ravalli County is home to their very own Salvation Army headquarters, even though the organization has lived in the […]

by Nathan Boddy A recent ribbon-cutting ceremony for Hamilton’s new fire station on Foxfield Street means that the time is right for a decision about the future of the historic […]

The Stevi Food Program was started by Fran Schmitz during the pandemic. This program, which provides free food to children 18 and under, has continued to gain traction.  The program […]

by John Dowd For the third year in a row, the Stevensville Shop with a Cop event helped fill the bottom of family Christmas trees for several Stevensville youth. The […]

Low childcare availability in Bitterroot affecting employee retention by John Dowd Last Thursday, several local and state experts gathered at Hamilton City Hall for a special event, organized by a […]

by Michael Howell On November 15, an amendment sponsored by U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale was attached to a federal appropriations bill under consideration since last October funding the Departments of […]

by John Dowd The Evergreen Kids Corner is rebranding, in the wake of a state and nation-wide realization that the limits in affordable child care are affecting businesses, especially in […]

by John Dowd Last Wednesday, Nov. 29, the Stevensville Town Council elected their new mayor, who was sworn in Friday morning. Bob Michalson, the former Town Council President, stepped down […]

Clerk says voter ‘confirmation cards’ will soon be in the mail by Michael Howell An official population census is taken every 10 years. Based on the new population data the […]

by John Dowd With the holidays moving through the Bitterroot, Hamilton High School has been preparing something special. Since September, the Hamilton High School drama department has been preparing to […]

by John Dowd Early this month, the Town of Stevensville decided to take applications for the new mayor. The decision followed a letter of resignation from the current mayor, Steve […]

by John Dowd For the first time in several years, Toys for Tots will be returning to the Bitterroot Valley, and the application deadline is approaching for families seeking assistance […]

by Michael Howell Time is running out for public comment on the latest update to the Ravalli County Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The plan has gone through a few major […]

by John Dowd After nearly seven years, the new Hamilton Fire Department finally opened the doors to the new fire station. Since 2017, according to Fire Chief Brad Mohn, city […]

DEQ has concerns on negative impacts of proposed irrigation well  by Michael Howell Last week the Darby Town Council denied a request for an irrigation well to serve the property […]

by John Dowd On Nov. 8, students from Victor KU (preschool) and second grade paired up to visit the food pantry at the Bitterroot Church of the Nazarene, in Victor. […]