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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. […]

One local family’s longtime vision to conserve their 540-acre ranch and provide permanent public access for the community to enjoy forever has finally come to fruition, thanks in part to […]

by Michael Howell Recently the Ravalli County Commissioners approved the use of funds from the county’s Open Lands Bond Program to help establish a Conservation Easement on the Ellison Ranch […]

by John Dowd For most of her life, Char Hakes has been working with llamas. She opened and operates Safe Haven Llama and Alpaca Sanctuary, and expressed that “it’s just […]

Town of Stevensville works through administration changes by John Dowd Last Thursday, the Stevensville Town Council met to decide the course of action they would take to elect a new […]