In December 2021, JCCS Accounting Firm in Hamilton chose HEARTism Community Center in Corvallis to receive a $7500 grant. HEARTism offers classes, events, and camps to children, teens, and young […]
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Stevensville School District to hold superintendent candidate meetings
The Stevensville Stevensville School District Board of Trustees has selected the following finalists for the position of District Superintendent. A series of interviews, meetings and tours will be held on Tuesday, […]
Covid test kits to be available at five locations
RAVALLI COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH COVID-19 UPDATE 1-28-22 Ravalli County has received its first shipment COVID-19 test kits from Montana Department of Health and Human Services. Kits will be processed and delivered […]
Governor, DPHHS make available 650,000 at-home COVID-19 tests for Montanans
Governor Greg Gianforte and the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) are making available 650,000 at-home COVID-19 rapid antigen tests for Montanans. The tests are being provided at […]
Bitter Root Humane Association celebrates new shelter, 50th anniversary
An open house celebration was held last week at the Bitter Root Humane Association’s (BRHA) new animal shelter located on Fairgrounds Road in Hamilton. The event served a double purpose. […]
Surviving COVID
When it comes to Covid, Greg Overstreet has a message for you: don’t fool around! Overstreet, an attorney in private practice in Stevensville, was diagnosed with colon cancer in February […]
Local draft horse rescue thriving
Jasmin Shinn, founder and executive director of 1 Horse At A Time Draft Horse Rescue facility in Corvallis, got a nice boost last week when she was presented with a […]
Cowboy Ball all set be a great one
The Cowboy Ball at the Ravalli County Fairgrounds will be held February 12th. This is the tenth annual event and the way it’s shaping up, it’s going to be an […]
Sewing specialties: right now it’s gnomes
Susan White wakes up every day at 4:30 a.m. She looks forward to a day filled with… sewing. She sews, and she sews. She loves to sew. White was born […]
Montana high schools to add baseball
by Scott Sacry On Monday, January 17th, the Montana High School Association had its annual meeting in Butte and voted to adopt high school baseball, with the first games to […]
Victim of ski accident fatality identified
Ravalli County Sheriff / Coroner Steve Holton identified the victim of a skiing accident at Lost Trail Ski Area last week as 25-year-old William Benjamin Brown of Colorado. Sheriff Holton […]
County public health update on COVID-19
RAVALLI COUNTY COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE 1/20/22 Hamilton, Mont. – Ravalli County is seeing an increase in reported COVID-19 cases. As of Monday evening, the county had 231 active cases. Including […]
Raptor reckoning
Wintertime is one of the best times to watch large raptors, like hawks and eagles, in the Bitterroot valley. One reason is the big increase in numbers over the winter […]
Stevensville council vacancies will take longer to fill
Process of filling council vacancies called into question over legal concerns At its first regular meeting, on January 13, the new two-person council and new mayor convened to consider applications […]
New Hamilton police chief settling into job
by Nathan Boddy Hamilton’s newest Chief of Police, Steve Snavely, says that he’s always felt the need to serve, and that his career in law enforcement has been a great […]
Search underway for missing skier at Lost Trail
1-14-22 Ravalli County Sheriff Steve Holton said a search is under way for a 25-year-old man from Colorado, who has been missing from the Lost Trail Ski area since yesterday. […]
Hughes Creek gate gone, road still obstructed
Another gate blocking public access up Hughes Creek Road was removed by a Ravalli County Road crew just before Christmas. The pile of downed timber blocking the roadway just past […]
Local Imagination Library gets big boost
Syble Solomon, the local coordinator for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program in the Bitterroot, is feeling a bit overwhelmed by the latest fundraising effort initiated and spearheaded by Jaime Devlin, […]
Studios, students team up for Culture Crawl
by Nathan Boddy Icy sidewalks in Hamilton were not enough to damper the Culture Crawl on Saturday, January 9th. Art lovers carefully picked their way up and down Main Street […]
Bids to be let for sewer lines to serve TEDD
by Michael Howell An addition to the City of Hamilton’s sewer system that will serve the county’s Targeted Economic Development District northeast of town is about to go out to […]


















