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by Sarah Glass Many hearts and hands have been involved in creating the stylized mountain and wildflower mural at 310 Madison Street in Hamilton this past week. On the afternoon […]

by John Dowd Last Tuesday, Bitterroot Health and its partners were excited to host a ribbon cutting for a very unique and needed facility. Completed in August and having seen […]

by John Dowd Hamilton Mayor Dominic Farrenkopf has filed for re-election. Farrenkopf was concerned by the statements in a campaign letter that was sent out to local media outlets by […]

by John Dowd The Victor School District is ready for 2025, and excited to roll out a number of changes for the year. Scott Stiegler is Victor Schools Superintendent, and […]

by Michael Howell A two-day music and arts festival billed as “Lovers and Lunatics” that was planned to be held on private property up Fred Burr Road west of Victor […]

by Kristin Kruse Thirty plus horses have found safety and sanctuary in Corvallis on a 23-acre horse property that is called The Wings Program. The program has been operating as […]

“I compared it to my tax bill in 2015 and found the City of Hamilton taxes had gone up much faster than from either the school district or the county, […]

Jana Branch, End-of-Life Doula with Good Passage LLC, has been chosen as one of ten grantees to participate in the newly launched Community Death Literacy Project. Grantees in ten states […]

by John Dowd, Editor Valley schools are gearing up for another year, and several school superintendents spoke to the Bitterroot Star about the upcoming year. They talked about their excitement […]

by Victoria Howell The Bitterroot Valley Board of Realtors recently held a panel discussion on the ins and outs of selling commercial property in the Bitterroot. The cooling of the […]

by John Dowd, Editor Incorporated cities and towns in Montana are required by state law to review their growth policies at least every five years. However, the last update to […]

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, […]