The Stevensville Town Council voted to approve the Burnt Fork Estates subdivision at a special meeting on April 1st after the consultants for the developer said they were withdrawing their […]
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Stevensville splash pad fund drive kicks off
The Stevensville Civic Club and the Town of Stevensville held a symbolic groundbreaking last Friday to kick off a major fund drive to build a splash pad at Lewis & […]
Cherry Street Café making it real on Main
A new location on Main Street in Hamilton is making a world of difference for Lorrayne Tyler, owner of Cherry Street Café. Tyler relocated Cherry Street Café from The Mill, […]
Hamilton airport closed for construction
By Michael Howell As of Tuesday, April 6 at 7 a.m., Ravalli County Airport was officially shut down for construction of a new runway and is expected to remain closed […]
Fitness 406 celebrates one year
Thiele Fitness 406 in Stevensville will celebrate one year in business on April 1. The fitness gym, located at 304 Buck, is owned and operated by Stephanie Thiele (pronounced tee-la). […]
Council splits on Burnt Fork
Mayor declines to break tie by Victoria Howell After another public hearing and lengthy discussion, last Thursday the Stevensville Town Council voted 2-2 to conditionally approve the Burnt Fork Estates […]
Hamilton and county join in grant request for sewer extension
by Michael Howell The Hamilton City Council and the Ravalli County Commissioners have joined in on an application for funds to extend the city’s sewer system along a portion of […]
Hamilton amends municipal codes
The City of Hamilton has agreed to submit a joint application with Ravalli County to the Montana Department of Commerce for a Community Development Block Grant-Economic Development Program (CDBG-ED) grant. […]
NIH scientists use human cerebral organoid to test drug for deadly brain disease
It was about two years ago that National Institutes of Allergies and Infectious Diseases researcher Dr. Cathryn Haigh at Rocky Mountain Laboratory in Hamilton held aloft a flask containing cerebral […]
Glass recycling event scheduled
It’s not every day that Bitterrooters get the chance to have their glass waste recycled without having to drive to Missoula. In fact, it’s about one day per year. It […]
Council opts for more information on Burnt Fork Estates
The bulk of last Thursday’s Stevensville Town Council meeting was taken up with a slide presentation by a consultant for the developers of the proposed Burnt Fork Estates subdivision. The […]
Unique vision results in Florence community asset
If you want to play pickleball, you can do it right now, on state-of-the-art courts in Florence. And you can do it for free. All because Silas Torrey had a […]
Just the Facts, ma’am Part One
By Gary Swant I have been writing a monthly column for the Silver State Post and Philipsburg News for a number of years. Recently this column was added to the […]
RML scientists say viruses could be used to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Serious bacterial infections like pneumonia can be life threatening. For decades, however, most serious cases could be successfully treated with antibiotics. That is until some bacteria mutated and developed resistance […]
Citizens weigh in on Burnt Fork Estates proposal, most opposed
At a two-and-a-half-hour in-person public hearing on March 4 at the LDS church on the proposed Burnt Fork Estates subdivision, the Stevensville Town Council heard from more than two dozen […]
Former Stevensville mayor complains about meeting procedure
Stevensville Mayor Brandon Dewey says he’s at the end of his rope regarding former mayor Jim Crews’ complaints about council procedure. That’s what prompted him to craft a response to […]
Eastside Highway project begins this week
Work is expected to begin this week on improvements to the Eastside Highway south of Stevensville. The work will extend from just north of the intersection of North Birch Creek […]
Pickford joins Bitterroot Star
The Bitterroot Star welcomed a new member to its marketing team last week with the addition of James Pickford. “I have been in the Valley for 18 years and moved […]
Darby man arrested for Hamilton shooting
Around 10:00 pm last Friday night police officers responded to a report that a man had been shot on North 6th Street in Hamilton. A man was found dead […]
Community center could be a win-win for Stevensville
Following the publication of a cartoon in the Bitterroot Star, the chair of the Stevensville Community Foundation’s community center committee contacted the Star to see if a clarification could be […]