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Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks has notified Trout Unlimited and landowners in the area of Mitchell Slough, a 19-mile long spring-fed channel of the Bitterroot River, that it […]

Ravalli County Public Health 9/24/2021 Ravalli County continues to see a spike in reported COVID-19 illness.  Community transmission is high and rising in Ravalli County.  As of 2pm, Public Health […]

 The Fort Harrison VA Medical Center is hosting a virtual town hall for all Veterans from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sept. 28.  Veterans can join by phone at […]

Ravalli County Public Health 9/23/2021 Ravalli County Public Health is seeing an outbreak of RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) a seasonal respiratory virus that is highly contagious and mostly affects children. […]

After receiving a formal request from Benefis Health System this morning, Governor Greg Gianforte today announced he is sending 20 Montana National Guardsmen to the Great Falls hospital to support […]

Billings Clinic in Billings is past the tipping point as it looks for places to add intensive care unit beds and is on the cusp of rationing care to deal […]

When you first enter Mis Abuelos, the new Caribbean-inspired restaurant on Victor’s Main Street, the first thing you notice is the delightful aroma. Then you notice the colors, and then, […]

The days are getting shorter, and the leaves are beginning to turn. Autumn is upon us and, for a couple of years now, this time of the seasonal cycle is […]

On Friday, the Bitterroot Performing Arts Council ends its “extended intermission” and launches its 17th season of live performances with a new executive director to lead the organization and welcome […]

One hundred and eighty years ago, a group of six Jesuits, led by Father Pierre DeSmet, arrived in the Bitterroot Valley at the request of the Salish tribe and founded […]

by Nathan Boddy The City of Hamilton’s ‘Committee of the Whole’ had a very brief regular meeting on Tuesday, September 14th. Only three items were on the agenda for the […]

As of September 13, the City of Hamilton has a new Parks and Urban Forestry Director. Amy Fox has joined the city after an extensive career with the Forest Service. […]

Wildlife officials captured a grizzly bear in the Ovando area on Sept. 2 and relocated it to the north side of the Rattlesnake Wilderness the same day. The bear was […]

The Ravalli County Board of Health (BOH) approved a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Board of County Commissioners last Wednesday that was designed to bring it into conformance […]

There’s one thing members of Bitterroot Audubon Society have in common. They are passionate about birds. A few members stopped by the Bitterroot Star last week to talk about the […]

by Nathan Boddy The Hamilton School Board continues to deal with pressure from all sides as the Covid-19 virus infects more people in Ravalli County. Prior to the start of […]

The 15th annual Scarecrow Festival will take place October 1-3 in Stevensville. This popular event started in 2006. It was a project of the Stevensville Art & Sculpture Society (SASS) […]

UM News Service Perched on the 50-yard line and surrounded by a sea of purple, four Griz fans at last Saturday’s Grizzlies-Huskies game said the energy in the stadium during […]

Pastor Sarah Merchant arrived in Stevensville in July 2019, to take over the ministry of Stevensville United Methodist Church. It wasn’t long after that the congregation of around 80 souls […]

Jimmy Edwards is excited about the upcoming Scarecrow Brewfest. This event, which is held on the first Saturday of October, during the Stevensville Scarecrow Festival, is a fun time outdoors […]