Thursday, January 28
Jurors begin deliberations in Wood murder trial
A jury of eight women and four men began deliberating early Thursday afternoon the fate of a Polson woman...
Wednesday, January 27
Jury poised to begin deliberations in Wood murder trial
Jurors hearing the murder case of a Northwest Montana woman accused of shooting her ex-boyfriend...
Sanders County Justice Court
Samuel Ray Stoner, operating without liability insurance in effect-fourth or subsequent offense, driving a motor vehicle while privilege to so is suspended.
Youthful Alberton entrepreneur sells fishing lures
Hayden who is an avid fisherman has taken his trade aspirations a step further...
Kvelve's Comments: "Spatchy" lives!!
But I also say, I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in talking to myself around the house.
Informal survey indicates Paradise residents against sewer project
One by one the small paper ballots, which contained only two boxes to check and no names of those who marked their choice, were unfolded and read.
LTE: A plea for more unity and empathy
Many of us watched in disbelief at the riot that took place
Local shares virtues of packing with domestic goats
Goats? What, really?
Trout Creek School Honor Roll
Trout Creek School Honor Roll...
Marie (Ravet) Hartman
Marie (Ravet) Hartman, beloved mother of seven...
Cruzane Mountain forest project gets approved
The Cruzane Mountain project area falls mostly within the wildland-urban interface...
Mountain Cat wrestlers perform well at Hot Springs
It was a great day for wrestling in a grand old gym in Hot Springs.
St. Regis Tigers stay hot, win fourth straight
The Tigers return to form was highlighted by an 85-62 road win over Charlo...
Plains Trotters surprise St. Regis Lady Tigers
After a smooth start for the St. Regis girls basketball team earlier last week, the Lady Tigers fortunes changed.
Clark Fork basketball teams sweep Noxon
It’s been a great year so far for the Clark Fork boys and girls basketball teams...
Food for Thought: Recovering from an affair
Infidelity is more common than most people realize...
St. Regis School honor roll
St. Regis School Winter Honor Roll...
Volunteers spearhead Mineral County 4-H archery
Nakasone has been an archery elk hunter for years but for Parkin, he’d basically never shot a bow before. The two decided to resurrect kids’ archery in 2014.
Larry Leon Meeter
Larry Leon Meeter, was born Dec. 17, 1940.
Guynn Ellen (Waggoner) Cavallini
Guynn Ellen Cavallini (Waggoner) was born May 31, 1951 in Fremont Ohio...
Short-handed Blue Hawks still win pair of games
With the injury/illness bug thinning their starting rotation, the Thompson Falls boys basketball team...
Lady Hawks claim two wins in three games
However, they began the week with a pair of impressive wins...
Tuesday, January 26
Jurors hear cell phone analysis in Wood murder trial
Two witnesses with backgrounds in analyzing cellphone data testified how one device belonging to murder suspect Danielle Wood...
Wood murder trial continues this week
The murder trial of Thompson Falls woman Danielle Wood continued this week at the Sanders County Courthouse.
Friday, January 22
Phone records allegedly link Wood to homicide
State investigators probing the 2018 shooting death of Thompson Falls resident Matt LaFriniere allege cellphone records link...
Thursday, January 21
Prosecutors present evidence in Wood murder trial
A writing in the margin of a religious study book found inside a murder suspect’s vehicle...
Wednesday, January 20
Jurors hear how friend found murder victim's body
Friends, coworkers and family members of murder victim Matt LaFriniere knew it was very unusual when he didn’t come to work...
Noxon, Clark Fork girls teams best Trotters
The Plains Trotters came into last week’s pair of games looking for their first...
Thompson Falls woman earns college degree
Jessica Lewis earns M.Ed. degree from Concordia University, Nebraska
Wood murder trial set to begin Tuesday
Danielle Jeanette Wood, 56, is charged with deliberate homicide...
Superior recycling center running well in third year
The Superior Recycling Center on West Mullan is humming right along as it is coming up on its third year...
Food for Thought: Guidelines for divorced parents
One third of all children in the United States experience divorce...
Sanders County health care workers get coronavirus vaccine
The first COVID-19 vaccinations are in the arms of healthcare providers and long term care residents...
Kvelve's Comments: Coronavirus wrecks sports schedules
I’ve lived it, breathed it, played it, coached it and now write about it...
Clark Fork wrestlers slam Glacier JV
That fact was on display last Thursday when the young and talented Mountain Cats dominated...
Paradise man conducts survey on sewer project
Terry Campbell has spent a lot of time and energy digging into things.
Mineral Co. lawmen arrest fugitive with criminal past
The call of a man threatening customers with a knife inside the casino at the St. Regis Travel Center...
Fire officials monitor county snowpack
Heading into mid-season everyone’s focus turns to snowpack and already Western Montanans are thinking ahead to summer and upcoming forest fires...
Thompson Falls Lady Hawks win big
The Lady Hawks appear to have taken flight in the Western 7-B Montana high school girls 2021 season.
Hot Springs boys basketball sit atop 14-C
After two conference encounters, the Hot Springs Savage Heat find themselves atop the Western 14-C Montana boys high school basketball league.
Horsemen split games with Noxon, Clark Fork
The Plains Horsemen are showing they have found their saddles and are ready to ride...
Community calendar
Community calendar
Clark Fork Mountain Cats enjoy 3-0 week
It was a busy and productive week for the Clark Fork boys basketball team.
Clark Fork girls basketball falls to Philipsburg, Charlo
A young Clark Fork Lady Mountain Cats team ran into a buzzsaw in the first two games...
Mixed results for St. Regis basketball teams
This week’s lone game for the St. Regis boys and girls basketball teams was a mixed bag.
Blue Hawks secure big win over Bigfork, 81-75
The Thompson Falls boys basketball team passed a big early-season test when they knocked off Bigfork...
Patricia "Pat" Bell Crismore
Patricia “Pat” Bell Crismore, born June 11, 1940, in Coeur d’alene, Idaho, left us Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021.
Legals for January, 20 2021
Tuesday, January 19
Jurors hear testimony in Danielle Wood murder case
Danielle Jeanette Wood, 56, of Thompson Falls, is accused of shooting Matthew LaFriniere three times with a .38 caliber revolver...
Thursday, January 14
Wind storm wreaks havoc on Northwest Montana
High winds knocked out power all over Northwest Montana Wednesday and some areas are still without electric, phone or internet service Thursday...
Wednesday, January 13
Thompson Falls Blue Hawks enjoy perfect week
One emotionally drained and partially hoarse fan existing the gym at Thompson Falls High School...
Clark Fork basketball teams sweep St. Regis
It could be called Montana’s own version of the “Freeway Series.”
Mineral County offerings for a healthy 2021
January is the official month of resolutions, turning over a new leaf, a new chapter, a fresh start
Breaking winter doldrums with fly fishing
For some Montana fishermen, even once the snow flies, they keep the flies casting.
The "Plains Girls" run and have fun
The trio of energetic women from the town...
Helen Karen Brackett
Helen Karen Brackett passed away peacefully in Salmon, Idaho.
Legals for January, 13 2021
Sanders County residents rally in Thompson Falls
It was billed as a rally, a peaceful, spiritual gathering...
County, DEQ plan cleanup at Haugan Superfund site
Mineral County and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality are partnering to investigate...
Plains Horsemen open with two tough losses
The Plains boys basketball team continues to struggle to find itself...
Thompson Falls girls dump Mission, fall to Eureka
Last week was a bag of mixed results for the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks basketball team...
Plains Trotters swept to open season
Two games and two lopsided losses against two good opponents is not a good way...
Sparks fly at latest Paradise sewage meeting
After suffering a legal setback two weeks ago when a local judge denied their request for a temporary restraining order...
Hot Springs girls basketball suffers two defeats
It was a rough start to the season for the Lady Savage Heat as they struggle...
Hot Springs boys basketball splits with Clark Fork, St. Regis
Following a hard-fought loss to visiting Clark Fork in their boys 14C opener Thursday night, Hot Springs senior Lincoln Slonaker saw better...
Clark Fork wrestlers begin season victorious
After weeks of schedule changes and Covid-related issues, the Clark Fork Mountain Cats wrestlers...
Plains mayor lauds 2020 accomplishments
A long time problem for the Town of Plains took a giant step toward resolution...
Mineral County Jail nears re-opening
For a county larger than the state of Rhode Island with 4,200 residents, a law enforcement agency...
Sanders County Justice Court
Travis Scott Legard, owner permitting operation of vehicle without liability insurance...
Monday, January 11
Noxon School opts for remote learning after positive COVID-19 test
The Noxon School District is moving to remote learning after learning a high school student tested positive...
Wednesday, January 6
St. Regis Lady Tigers hold off Darby, 36-33
The Lady Tigers traveled to Darby Saturday night and came away with a hard-fought 36-33 win...
Short-handed Clark Fork boys fall to Seeley Swan
With the odds stacked against them due to a reduced active roster, the Clark Fork boys almost pulled off a...
Clark Fork Lady Cats fall to Seeley Swan
Four players scored in double figures as the Seeley Swan Lady Blackhawks ran away with a 58-39 win over Clark Fork...
Lady Hawks open season with rout of Troy
The highly regarded Class B Thompson Falls squad built an 18-1 first quarter lead in their game with Troy Saturday...
Sanders County Justice Court
Jennifer B. Summar, operating with alcohol concentration of 0.08% BAC...
Superior's Reese focuses on track and field
A student athlete who has competed for the co-op Mountain Cats (Superior/Alberton) since she was a freshman, Reese has excelled in the classroom and on the fields...
Noxon basketball teams set to begin this weekend
Among the top returnees for the Lady Red Devils is senior Chelsea Vohs...
Plains wildlife artist a master of stone
Most often, he has to lay them out on the floor and study the stones and their natural patterns before selecting the next one...
Mineral Community Hospital work continues
In early December, Mineral Community Hospital in Superior started construction on the facilities waiting room...
Larson wins in Missoula Community Choir contest
For St. Regis School music teacher Derek Larson, he took his quarantine experiences and created a new song...
Forest Service issues draft decision for Sawmill-Petty project
The fuels reduction and forest health project is located south of Interstate 90 and Alberton on the Ninemile Ranger District...
A closer look into the world of fishers and martens
Raise your hand if you have ever seen a marten in the wild. OK, how about a fisher?
Plains Paradise Senior Citizens Center perseveres through pandemic
The Plains Paradise Senior Center was challenged by COVID-19 in 2020 to continue serving its senior citizens...
CSKT tribal leaders ratify water compact
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes ratified their water compact...
Food for Thought: Coping with cabin fever
Are you suffering from cabin fever?
St. Regis Tigers slam Darby, 67-53
It happened in the pre-game warmups, a thundering, rim-bending twang that turned every head in the St. Regis High School gym...
Blue Hawks smash Troy Trojans, 76-13
The highly regarded Blue Hawks absolutely dismantled the Troy Trojans Saturday night...
