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Food bank moves to temporary distribution site
July 2, 2025 midnight

Food bank moves to temporary distribution site

When the Community Food Bank of Mineral County moved to their location of 45 Mullan Road West in Superior a few years ago, they understood that the building needed repairs.

July 2, 2025 midnight

Legals for July, 2 2025

July 2, 2025 midnight

Montana Viewpoint: My political hero

Pat Williams has died. He was Montana’s longest serving congressman, serving from 1979 to 1997. He had a sense of justice and values which he defended proudly and vigorously, often in the face of strong and outraged opposition.


Feds vow to ax restrictions on 1 million acres of Northwest Montana forestland
July 2, 2025 midnight

Feds vow to ax restrictions on 1 million acres of Northwest Montana forestland

The federal government pledged to peel back protections on more than 1.1 million acres of forestland in Northwest Montana, opening vast swaths of the region to potential logging projects.

July 2, 2025 midnight

Voices of the Valley: Montana poets and war

Montana poets and war. In two days, our country will commemorate the 249th year since the signing of our Declaration of Independence from England and King George III.

Standeford heads to next level at Western
July 2, 2025 midnight

Standeford heads to next level at Western

College recruiters are not just looking for the best player at the best position.


July 2, 2025 midnight

Kvelve's Comments: Thank you

It is a day you can see coming, especially the closer you get.

Red, white and boom: Independence Day events
July 2, 2025 midnight

Red, white and boom: Independence Day events

Independence Day revelers will have a long weekend to celebrate with the holiday falling on a Friday this year.

July 2, 2025 midnight

CSKT reduces fire danger to moderate

Due to recent moisture, wildland fire officials with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire have lowered the fire danger within the Flathead Indian Reservation to moderate.


Fishing restrictions likely with unseasonably warm water
July 2, 2025 midnight

Fishing restrictions likely with unseasonably warm water

The Clark Fork River is an angler’s delight during the summer months in Montana. It’s known for its diverse fish populations, including several trout species like rainbow trout, brown trout, and the native westslope cutthroat trout. You can also find mountain whitefish, smallmouth bass, and even northern pike in certain sections throughout Mineral County.

July 2, 2025 midnight

Community calendar

Community calendar

Sale of asbestos clinic's assets on hold
July 2, 2025 midnight

Sale of asbestos clinic's assets on hold

While many wait on U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen’s rulings on Libby’s shuttered asbestos clinic, new court filings indicate the July 2 sheriff’s sale will be put on hold.


Legion volunteers maintain highway crosses
July 2, 2025 midnight

Legion volunteers maintain highway crosses

For 72 years, white crosses have stood as silent sentinels along Montana highways as reminders of lives lost in traffic accidents and warnings to those who pass by to "please drive carefully."

July 2, 2025 midnight

Mineral County Sheriff's Office calls

Mineral County Sheriff's Office calls

CSKT issues fish consumption warning for three rivers
June 30, 2025 noon

CSKT issues fish consumption warning for three rivers

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are advising all tribal members to avoid consuming all species and sizes of fish harvested from the lower Clark Fork River from the Bitterroot River near Missoula to the Flathead River near Paradise.


Two firefighters slain in North Idaho ambush
June 30, 2025 midnight

Two firefighters slain in North Idaho ambush

Hours after two firefighters were ambushed and fatally shot while responding to a blaze on Canfield Mountain Sunday, authorities said that the suspected shooter was found dead on the burning mountain.

Community representation a key attribute for rodeo princess
June 25, 2025 midnight

Community representation a key attribute for rodeo princess

To be eligible to participate to become the Junior Rodeo Princess for the Superior LIONS Go for the Gold Rodeo at the Mineral County Fair, young ladies must be between 13 and 20 years of age.

June 25, 2025 midnight

Kvelve's Comments: A chance to live the dream

One of the things I always wanted to be growing up was a sportswriter.


Water quality study bridges U.S.-Canada divide
June 25, 2025 midnight

Water quality study bridges U.S.-Canada divide

This summer, researchers are slated to begin a new $4.9 million transboundary study aimed at promoting “a common understanding” of longstanding pollution concerns in the Kootenai River system.

June 25, 2025 midnight

West wins 5th straight Shrine Game

Merek Mihelish hit Helena Capital teammate Dylan Almquist with a 26-yard touchdown pass late in the first half, Florence’s Mason Arlington made a goal-line interception late and the West defeated the East 14-7 in the 78th East-West Shrine Game Saturday.