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by Michael Howell The Ravalli County Commissioners approved a plan last week presented by Clerk and Recorder Regina Plettenberg to provide a free service for people concerned about fraudulent liens […]

When Bruce DeFoor first purchased a property in Stevensville more than a decade ago, he didn’t imagine it would lead to the region’s only dedicated pond restoration business. He simply […]

by John Dowd, Editor Hamilton is the seat of the valley, and home to the largest airport in the valley. A person might expect a lot of the pilots that […]

by Michael Howell Karen Alley, Associate General Counsel for the Montana Association of Counties (MACO), was in the valley recently to give the Ravalli County Planning Board members an update […]

by John Dowd The Town of Stevensville has released the results of the Stevensville Community Survey and officials are excited about the feedback they received. According to town officials, they […]

by John Dowd, Editor Last Thursday, Hamilton got a visit from Montana’s Secretary of State, Christi Jacobsen. The event was sponsored by the Council on Aging and Partners in Home […]

by John Dowd Last week, the Western Agricultural Research Center (WARC) held its annual field day, which proved to be the biggest one yet, by far. According to Zach Miller, […]

by Michael Howell A year ago, the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS) received a $6.6 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Columbia River Basin Restoration […]

by Michael Howell Following a year of work by a group of volunteers spearheaded by Paula Carney, coupled with several years of historical research by Gary Liss, the Ravalli County […]

by John Dowd Hamilton is the seat of Ravalli County, and home to the largest populated city in the Bitterroot Valley. The original town hall was built in 1906, and […]

by Michael Howell Investigation into the extent of the toxic contamination at the S&W Sawmill Facility in Darby is approaching a turning point, according to International Paper (IP) company Remediation […]

by John Dowd It could be argued that blood is the most important fluid in the human body. It carries oxygen and nutrients throughout the body, and assists in every […]

by John Dowd The Stevensville Scarecrow Festival is quickly approaching its 20th anniversary, and organizers, along with the scarecrow festival community, are excited to showcase something really special this year. […]

by John Dowd For those that have been attending the Stevensville Creamery Picnic in recent years, it would be hard to imagine the picnic’s star parade without its two star […]

by Michael Howell The latest permit application by Network Connex to install a new cell tower on the mountainside west of Hamilton has been denied. Vertical Bridge BLT, the largest […]

Duane Zeiler was recently honored with the prestigious Community Service Award by the Florence Civic Club during a special gathering hosted by the Backyard Tap House. This annual award recognizes […]

Every field season is an opportunity for new discoveries at the MSU Western Agricultural Research Center (WARC). MSU-WARC is the main fruit and vegetable research center in Montana. And once […]

by Victoria Howell Roughly 40 years ago, the Bitterroot Star office was housed in a residence on Main Street in Stevensville and the owners lived there with their two children […]