By Michael Howell The Stevensville Town Council narrowly approved on first reading a Business License Requirements Ordinance at its meeting last Thursday, January 24. In order to be officially […]
Archives for January 2013
Hamilton Council frustrated over ugly entrance to city
By Michael Howell Hamilton City Councilors are obviously upset over the condition of the roadside when entering the city from the north. The problem is the entranceway to the […]
Stevensville Airport: past, present and future
By Michael Howell Last December 20, 2012, the Town of Stevensville annexed the Stevensville airport property into the town limits. This was the culmination of an eight-decade long relationship […]
Changes proposed in county winter roadway policy
By Michael Howell Ravalli County’s new Road and Bridge Department Supervisor Dusty Kern, following input from his crew has made a few suggestions for changes in the County’s Winter […]
The Second Amendment
All efforts to stop the violence caused by mentally unstable persons are premature thus being wasted because they are not considering the basic reasons for these violent shootings. Some […]
Debate continues
Van P. Keele’s recent letters in local newspapers gives me the opportunity to communicate with him once again, as well as others on-line who have not been complimentary about […]
Property tax collusion?
Has anyone ever inquired about paying someone else’s property tax bill? It is most unpleasant! It becomes obvious from the beginning that the clerk waiting on you does not […]
On gun control and the 2nd Amendment
By Chris Hoffman, Ravalli County Sheriff In recent days, I have received dozens of phone calls and emails from Ravalli County citizens wanting to know where I stand with regard […]
Jennifer B. Lint Boatwright Law Office, P.C. 1091 S. First Street Hamilton, MT 59840 (406) 375-1385 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY IN THE MATTER […]
Sales/Auctions Habitat for Humanity ReSale. New & used building materials & much more. Fridays & Saturdays, 9 – 4. 131 Old Corvallis Rd, Hamilton. Business Opportunities GO SHOPPING. GET PAID! […]
Wednesday, January 30 BPL story time Preschoolers are invited to meet in the children’s corner of the Bitterroot Public Library on Wednesday, January 30 to enjoy “Winter Tracks” […]
Naps Grills dishes up a generous helping of comfort food at a great value
By Eric Brockett Another beautiful day on the Hamilton Golf Course with good friends. About the 14th hole, my partners Skeet and Hans start talking about how hungry they’re […]
Pirates take down Tigers
The Victor Pirates came out strong against the Darby Tigers and came away with a 71-57 win. But the game was closer than the score indicated with Darby never giving […]
Victor holds on for win over Darby
The Lady Pirates held off a late surging Darby team to take a 60-47 conference win over the Lady Tigers. Victor came out strongly and built up a 28-point lead […]
Yellowjackets drop Big Sky, fall to Butte Central
Until Saturday, the only game that Stevensville had lost was against Class AA Missoula Big Sky so when the Eagles came to town, Stevensville had a little bit of something […]
Wrestling Roundup
Florence finished third behind St. Ignatius/Charlo and host Thompson Falls at the Ted Kato Invitational on Saturday. Tanner Cobbs took the championship at 189 with a pin of Thompson Falls’ […]
A taste of Scandinavia
By Jean Schurman It began in Charley and Judy Larson’s kitchen 40 years ago. A few members of Faith Lutheran Church thought it would be nice to produce a […]
Obituary Robert E. Watts Stevensville – On Saturday, January 12, 2013, Bob Watts of Stevensville passed away. We lost our beloved father, our grandfather, our brother, our uncle. Marie […]
Obituary Carol Lee Power Gilluly ANACONDA – Longtime city-county government employee Carol Lee Power Gilluly, residing in the Smelter City for the past 37 years, died December 16 of […]
Spike in purchase of delinquent tax assignments
By Michael Howell If you are delinquent in paying your property taxes in Ravalli County you may already have received a Notice of Pending Assignment informing you that someone else […]