Opinion

By Kevin Hammons, Stevensville Stevensville Town Council is considering renewing its ban on concealed carry in parks, government buildings, government meetings, and schools and expanding the ban to include open […]

  If you were in the service and something unusual happened on your watch, you would be required to accept at least some of the responsibility for whatever occurred. I […]

  If we are afraid, are we free? I appreciate Chris Martin’s response to my letter about guns and fear. It reflects two fears that are common to many of […]

The Stevensville Main Street Association would like to thank all of the people who made pies and created auction items for the Pie in the Big Sky Pie Auction that […]

Sunnyside Orchards Legacy Ranch is proposed on Eastside Highway in Dry Gulch with 659 new homes on 368 acres: — roughly 400 feet from pristine Bitterroot River that feeds Columbia […]

  I have filed a formal complaint against Bill Hester, Colby Reynolds and Kevin O’Brien of Florence for two illegal campaign activities. I have sent a formal complaint to the […]

I am disenchanted by the council’s decisions regarding the residents of Stevensville and their best interests. It appears that the mayor and the council work for THEIR best interests as […]

By U.S. Senator Max Baucus Serving you is the greatest privilege of my life. Over the past 40 years, I’ve had one goal: make life better for the people of […]

  On behalf of the board and membership of the Stevensville Main Street Association, I would like to extend to the Mayor and Town Council a hearty “Thank You!” for […]

  According to the April 24 edition of the Bitterroot Star, the Ravalli County Planning Board gave its approval for a 509-lot Legacy Ranch subdivision in Stevensville, Montana. All one […]

Shame on the Ravalli County Planning Board (RCPB) for its recommendation of a conditional approval for the Legacy Ranch Subdivision on 4/18/13. The board approved it in spite of several […]

The early colonists in this country fought hard against taxation without representation. They gave their lives to be free of Great Britain’s tyranny. It seems to me that the public […]

  Regarding Legacy Ranch Subdivision, I would like to sincerely thank the two Planning Board members who wisely voted against approval. Robert Myers and especially Howard Eldredge showed great wisdom […]

  Did we spend too much, or, not enough? The answer of course is in one’s perspective. In the end it turned out that this session had three groups of […]

  On Saturday, April 14th, the power up Skalkaho and Grantsdale was out for about half an hour. I’m with Ravalli Electric Co-op who gets their power from NorthWestern Energy. […]

  The Legacy Ranch subdivision, which has no public support, is an environmental and legal disaster waiting to happen. Behind it is some fishy politics that compel us to follow […]

  Recently I have noticed heavy coverage in local news about the Flatiron residential planning and most recently the Legacy Ranch residential development. In 1979 when my wife and I […]

  One of the offices that we will be voting for is for a member of the School Board. One of the contenders, Lee J. Tickell, is listed on the […]

  The Stevensville High School Art program would like to publicly acknowledge and thank River’s Mist Gallery in Stevensville, owned by Gretchen Spiess. Gretchen donated her gallery for the month […]

  One week remaining, and several of the big bills still remain in flux. The big question (back when I was a young feller we used to say this is […]