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The Stevensville Scarecrow Festival will take place October 7-15. The event has grown over the past 16 years to be one of Stevensville’s signature festivals which, along with Western Heritage […]

County Commissioner Dan Huls is intimately acquainted with the history of the Open Lands Program in Ravalli County. In 1999 Huls was operating his family’s dairy farm in Corvallis, and […]

by Nathan Boddy Quinn Kirkland and his wife, Sandy, did not set out to create one of Montana’s most popular Halloween season attractions. But when they first started their Corn […]

Veterans pay the price by Tiffany Williams Pharmacists throughout the Bitterroot Valley — and the country — are hearing the hard way that they will no longer be able to […]

Ravalli County Recycling (RCR) will hold a glass recycling collection this coming Saturday, October 8th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the north end of the Ravalli County Fairgrounds […]

The Stevensville group of citizens that was attempting to raise $30,000 to fund a high school baseball program has met its goal and the school announced last Friday that there […]

According to Bitterroot National Forest Public Information Officer Tod McKay, the latest public comment period on the Bitterroot Front Project produced over 400 comments, making it one of the most […]

The Bitterroot National Forest has acquired a 12.5-acre parcel on the East Fork of the Bitterroot River in Sula from the Bitter Root Land Trust (BRLT), a local non-profit organization […]

Residents asked to take survey, attend public forum The North Valley Public Library (NVPL) is asking the public to provide input on the services and amenities of a new library […]

October 4, 2022   Wildlife officials trapped and moved two sub-adult grizzly bears this week from the northern Bitterroot Valley bottom to a remote spot in the nearby Sapphire Mountains.  […]

Two signature events take place each year at the Ravalli County Museum – Bitter Root Day in the spring and Apple Day in the fall. These events are uniquely tied […]

by Nathan Boddy The Hamilton City Council was given a presentation on Tuesday, September 20th by KC York, President and Founder of Trap Free Montana. York had requested inclusion on […]

Celebrating St. Francis of Assisi Feast Day, the church invites the community to come share a meal.   Sunday, Oct. 2, join in the Blessing of the Animals and a […]

by Nathan Boddy Residents of Hamilton will get a front row seat to local talent on Friday, September 30th at the new bandshell at Sapphire Lutheran Homes, 501 N. 10th […]

Dave Thennis is excited to be in his new position as superintendent of Stevensville Schools. He was hired to fill the spot vacated by Dr. Bob Moore. The timing could […]

The suite of recommendations developed by the Elk Management Citizen Advisory Group are available for public review and comment. The group was organized this past spring by FWP director Hank […]

Tracy Montague of Stevensville is excited to think that Stevensville High School has a chance to offer baseball as a sanctioned sport this coming spring, and she’s committed to making […]

Fort Owen State Park in Stevensville is a small but significant piece of Montana history. The one-acre park, located along the Stevensville Cut-off Road and surrounded by a private ranch, […]

Last week, the Bitterroot Star was one of a number of Montana newspapers that received a call from U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Democrat from Big Sandy, who wanted to talk […]

by Nathan Boddy Janna Williams, Communications and Marketing Director for MAPS Media Institute, says, “We have a lot to say. A lot of stories to tell, a lot of exciting […]