By Michael Howell The County Commissioners, on Friday, August 19, authorized the application for a federal grant to update the Environmental Assessment that was rejected soon after the three new commissioners took their seats on the board. An EA examining several options for airport improvements had been initiated by the previous board. That EA,…
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Hamilton adopts preliminary budget
The Hamilton City Council adopted a preliminary budget for fiscal year 2012 and has scheduled adoption of a final budget on September 6. Special Projects Coordinator Dennis Stranger presented the budget to the council stating that it was premised on the assumption that the employees will receive a 3 percent increase in compensation and…
Support family planning clinic Dear Editor, Do you live in Ravalli County? Do you care about preserving life? Our US constitution? How about the rule of law? If you do then you should be shoutin’ mad at Commissioners Kanenwisher, Stoltz, Foss, and Chilcott. They’re undercutting all the above by promising to deny Title X…
NRA Rodeo at Fair
The Ravalli County Fair is this week and with the Fair comes the Northern Rodeo Association (NRA) rodeo. The rodeo will be Friday night and Saturday night. Thursday night will be the Bull-A-Rama and Wednesday night will feature the Youth Invitational Rodeo with Little People’s Rough Stock. Over the years, the rodeo has been selected…
Hamilton volleyball team notches two win
s The Lady Broncs of Hamilton served notice they are for real as they knocked off a couple of power teams from the north on Saturday. Hamilton clipped Columbia Falls in three games. Sophomore Penny Gwynn had 11 kills and had three aces. Hamilton def. Columbia Falls, 25-15, 25-14, 25-15. Kills – Columbia Falls 13…
From bad to worse in Stevensville, perhaps
The news from Stevensville this week is dire. When adults are unable to work together for the betterment of their community, it’s a sad day. Now the mayor and a council person have resigned, both citing the behavior of another council person as the problem. We have to say that, in some ways, the…
Wednesday, August 31 Stevi substitute training Substitute training will be provided for all new employees and employees who did not attend last year on Wednesday, August 31 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in the new 4-8 building. If you attended the program last year you are certified for the three years. Contact…