Ravalli County News

Top news links, courtesy of Mountain West News. Montana man arrested, charged with arson in wildfire starts near Helena Lewis and Clark Sheriff Leo Dutton said a Helena man is in custody and will face multiple counts of arson for a series of wildfire starts near Montana's Capital City, including the 55-acre fire that started Tuesday near the ... (more)

I think if you are an elected public servant and unusual things happen while you are holding office, the unusual happenings should be credited to you.We get a little news about Ravalli County happenings in our local paper.

A former University of Montana quarterback who faces a two-year prison sentence in a federal drug case related to a large medical marijuana operation he ran near Missoula now faces felony drug charges in Ravalli County over a marijuana dispensary in Hamilton.

The five veterans of World War II fought on French territory in Normandy, Southern France, Northern France, and the Ardennes, participating in the Liberation of France in 1945.Deputy Consul General of France Corinne Pereira addressed the crowd gathered at the monument, saying, "Today we are celebrating five heroes whose courage, faith and ... (more)

Salazar warned local officials that this will impact the payments made to counties under the Payment In Lieu of Taxes program in which counties are compensated for the loss in revenue for property taxes due to federal ownership of land.

Authorities say a helicopter crashed at the Ravalli County Airport in Hamilton. There were no injuries in the runway crash Wednesday.

A public hearing held last Thursday, April 25, however, drew a roomful of people, almost all of whom expressed concern that the new ordinance was too restrictive and urged the Council to reconsider it.

All one can say is, "Shame on them." What were they thinking?There is not one person impacted by this monstrosity who is for it.

The early colonists in this country fought hard against taxation without representation.

By Michael HowellThe Ravalli County Commissioners decided unanimously at a meeting last week to pay out $300,000 to Morado Mountain Estates LLC as part of a settlement agreement over a lawsuit claiming that the county improperly denied the subdivision request made in 2007.The lawsuit was filed in 2008 by both the Big Sky Development Group LLC and ... (more)

It is a time set aside to celebrate the service of our nation's Public Safety Telecommunicators, known in ordinary parlance as Emergency Dispatchers.

Having received public input at meetings held in Hamilton and in the Lone Rock community, this meeting consisted simply of board considerations without any further public input.