Stories for August 2022

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Wednesday, August 31

Cara Schmeling
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Cara Schmeling

Cara Schmeling

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A nutty sports fanatic

They call us “sports nuts” for a reason.

Big crowds turn out for Cedar Creek history trip
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Big crowds turn out for Cedar Creek history trip

Last weekend, the Cedar Creek Road outside of Superior might have had its first traffic jam since Adolph Lozeau spilled the beans about the gold strike that Louis Barrette, Basil Lanthier and he had up there in 1867.

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Mineral County Sheriff's Office calls

Mineral County Sheriff's Office calls

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Community Calendar

Community Calendar

Robert Loren Yates
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Robert Loren Yates

Robert Loren Yates

4-H sisters raise pigs for county fair
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4-H sisters raise pigs for county fair

Hard work, dedication, a desire to learn and in the end, a sad heart.

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Paradise Water District pushes for reimbursement

The Paradise Water District is in the process of seeking legal counsel as it seeks to collect what it says are funds that were wrongly and perhaps illegally paid from their budget to help fund the then newly created Paradise Sewer Board.

Officials say predator density affecting Sanders County elk population
August 31, 2022 midnight

Officials say predator density affecting Sanders County elk population

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks officials heard ample public comment on its new elk management plan at a meeting Thursday in Thompson Falls.

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St. Regis restarts recycling program

Following a two-year absence, the residents of St. Regis once again have a place to bring their recyclables.

PHOTOS: St. Regis homecoming
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PHOTOS: St. Regis homecoming

St. Regis High School celebrated homecoming weekend on Friday, Aug. 26.

St. Regis Senior Center under new management
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St. Regis Senior Center under new management

In 2009 when the St. Regis Senior Citizens Center opened the doors of their brand-new facility, there was a waiting line outside on Thursdays for their weekly lunch.

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Legals for August, 31 2022

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Volleyball season previews

Volleyball season previews

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Brown leads Noxon in volleyball win

There are monster games and there are monster games. Almost always, but not always, the team with a monster game comes out on top.

Mission notches big win over Plains
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Mission notches big win over Plains

Two things emerged from Friday night’s 58-6 Mission win over Plains in a Montana High School 8-man football game.

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Highwood trips Hot Springs, 32-18

For most of the game between visiting Hot Springs and home-standing Highwood, it looked like it would be a last man standing kind of thing.

Hawks show grit among 11-man ranks in loss to Townsend
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Hawks show grit among 11-man ranks in loss to Townsend

It was an expected hurdle for the Thompson Falls High football team.

Red Devils romp in six-man season opener
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Red Devils romp in six-man season opener

When it rains it pours is a well-worn adage that implies when things start rolling, look out.

Plenty of talent on display as Superior tops St. Regis in opener
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Plenty of talent on display as Superior tops St. Regis in opener

Football is often a hard game to figure. A few truths remain constant however.

August 31, 2022 midnight

CSKT honors late council member Anita Matt

Confederated and Salish Kootenai Tribal Council member Anita Matt died Monday according to a CSKT press release. The tribes will fly flags at half-staff to honor Matt, who had served in her position representing the Dixon District since 2016.

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Monkeypox reported in Lake County

The Lake County Health Department and CSKT Tribal Health Department on Wednesday confirmed a single probable case of monkeypox virus infection in a Lake County adult.

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Rule change would loosen vaccine requirements at childcare centers

The Department of Public Health and Human Services heard public comment on Thursday about a proposed rule change that would loosen vaccination requirements at childcare centers.

Montana Shakespeare in the Park  stops in Sanders County
August 31, 2022 midnight

Montana Shakespeare in the Park stops in Sanders County

Montana Shakespeare in the Park players performed the play "King Lear" Wednesday evening.

Wednesday, August 24

Red Devils prep for 6-man season
August 24, 2022 noon

Red Devils prep for 6-man season

As is the case with several area teams, Noxon and first-year head football coach Lucas MacArthur will be counting on a group of young players to guide the Red Devils to success in the 2022 Montana 6-player football battles.

Longtime commissioner Laurie Johnston resigning
August 24, 2022 1 a.m.

Longtime commissioner Laurie Johnston resigning

For nine years and wight months, Laurie Johnston has been a Mineral County Commissioner representing the central district, and last week she tendered her resignation with a little more than two years left in her second term.

Reigning champs move to 11-man football
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Reigning champs move to 11-man football

After coming off the top of the pile last season, Thompson Falls High football coach Jared Koskela will have a new, more daunting challenge this year.

Organic veggies and flowers in full bloom on Alberton farm
August 24, 2022 midnight

Organic veggies and flowers in full bloom on Alberton farm

Michael Davidson, owner-farmer of Crescent Ridge Farm in Alberton, is one with the soil, and his 23 acres is his testament. Over 30 different vegetables and 40 types of flowers, and then there is his hay.

West End volunteers help rescue family from Hub Lake
August 24, 2022 midnight

West End volunteers help rescue family from Hub Lake

The Anglen Family from Athol, Idaho is an adventurous clan, and a couple of weeks ago they started their sixth backpacking trip of the summer in Northwest Montana.

Sheriff's deputies get high-tech dash cameras
August 24, 2022 midnight

Sheriff's deputies get high-tech dash cameras

It just became much tougher to be a criminal in Mineral County.

Man in custody after allegedly fleeing country with son
August 24, 2022 midnight

Man in custody after allegedly fleeing country with son

A wanted Sanders County man is in custody after allegedly fleeing to Central America with his young son.

Resolution sets vote on local pot tax
August 24, 2022 midnight

Resolution sets vote on local pot tax

Sanders County voters will consider a local option tax on marijuana sales in the county.

Fire near Lonepine chars nearly 7,000 acres
August 24, 2022 midnight

Fire near Lonepine chars nearly 7,000 acres

Wildfires around Northwest Montana continue to add smoke to area skies as blazes continue to burn from the Canadian border to the Mission Valley.

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Montana on track to triple last year’s fentanyl seizures

Montana is on track to triple last year’s record-setting fentanyl seizures, according to a news release Tuesday from the Attorney General’s Office.

Spotlight on the Arts: Elizabeth Patterson
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Spotlight on the Arts: Elizabeth Patterson

At 15 years of age, Elizabeth Patterson, an eighth-grade student at Noxon School, is multitalented in many forms of art.

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Annie Oakley presentation set for Sept. 1

When Annie Oakley was in the prime of her entertaining career, she was making more money than anyone else in the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, except for Buffalo Bill himself.

Core of seniors lead Plains football
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Core of seniors lead Plains football

Nowhere, perhaps, is there more intrigue to open a football season than there is at Plains High School.

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Legals for August, 24 2022

Legals for August, 24 2022

Lady Red Devils will lean on 'scrappiness'
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Lady Red Devils will lean on 'scrappiness'

It is not surprising to say the Noxon Lady Red Devils will be a good volleyball team this year.

Lady Bobcats volleyball returns four seniors
August 24, 2022 midnight

Lady Bobcats volleyball returns four seniors

As is the case in other sports, an infusion of youth in volleyball can be the cure for the loss of successful senior leadership.

Superior Bobcats primed and ready for 8-man season
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Superior Bobcats primed and ready for 8-man season

There is a quiet, but strong, sense of confidence around this year’s version of the Superior High Bobcats football team.

Tigers shift to bi-state arrangement this season
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Tigers shift to bi-state arrangement this season

St. Regis coach Jesse Allan was made for coaching.

Savage Heat field quick and tough roster
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Savage Heat field quick and tough roster

It will seem different for sure on the football field at Hot Springs High this year.

Wednesday, August 17

Garceau Fire grows to 1,500 acres
August 17, 2022 9:20 a.m.

Garceau Fire grows to 1,500 acres

A new wildfire that sprung up in the Polson area on Tuesday has grown to roughly 1,500 acres.

Huckleberry Festival: Full bellies, fun times
August 17, 2022 midnight

Huckleberry Festival: Full bellies, fun times

Judging of huckleberry jams and jellies, as well as a huckleberry Dessert Contest were the main attractions on Sunday at the Huckleberry Festival.

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Mineral County Sheriff's Office logs

Mineral County Sheriff's Office logs

Patrick's Knob fire tower a relic of the pioneer days
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Patrick's Knob fire tower a relic of the pioneer days

Ken Richardson’s day starts at sunrise in the Patrick’s Knob fire lookout and ends at sunset.

Thunderbird squadron roars across the Montana skies
August 17, 2022 midnight

Thunderbird squadron roars across the Montana skies

Thousands of spectators in Great Falls were entertained July 23 and 24 with aerial demonstrations from the legendary Air Force Thunderbirds to the famous World War 2 P-51 Mustang.

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Sanders County enacts stage 1 fire rules

In response to extreme hot and dry conditions this summer, the Sanders County commissioners approved a resolution declaring stage 1 fire restrictions for parts of the county south and east of the Kootenai Forest.

Milo Jerome Haugen
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Milo Jerome Haugen

Milo Jerome Haugen

Raymond Harold Smith
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Raymond Harold Smith

Raymond Harold Smith

Birth announcements
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Birth announcements

Charlotte Ray Hardenbrook

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Community Calendar

Community Calendar

The fixer: St. Regis man a whiz with small-engine repairs
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The fixer: St. Regis man a whiz with small-engine repairs

Whether you have problems with a boat motor, motorcycle, rototiller, lawn mower, weedwhacker, generator, golf cart, chainsaw, log splitter, four-wheeler, or pressure washer, if it has a small engine; David Hannah in St. Regis is the man for the job.

Superior trails manager gives district update
August 17, 2022 midnight

Superior trails manager gives district update

Rachel Ryan, trails manager for the Superior District of the Lolo National Forest, shared that the hiking trials in her district are open.

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Slope stability project on Montana 135 at St. Regis

The Montana Department of Transportation and Thompson Contracting, Inc. will begin work to stabilize the rock slope on Montana 135 about 14 miles north of St. Regis this week.

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NW Montana Fair and Rodeo opens Aug. 17

The 2022 Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo opens Aug. 17 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in Kalispell and will feature a performance by country star Lee Brice, three nights of Ram PRCA Rodeo, a Big Air Bash motorcycle stunt show, a carnival and hundreds of exhibits.

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Series looks at strategies for non-lethal predator management

BOZEMAN — Montana State University will partner with area organizations to host a free webinar series focused on techniques to mitigate predator-livestock conflicts.

Lake Mary Ronan reopens as Elmo Fire withers
August 17, 2022 midnight

Lake Mary Ronan reopens as Elmo Fire withers

Lake Mary Ronan State Park and its access road reopened to traffic Aug. 10 as crews expanded containment of the Elmo 2 Fire.

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PHOTO: In search of ...

Lake Mary Ronan

Seaplanes take a break at Lake Mary Ronan
August 17, 2022 midnight

Seaplanes take a break at Lake Mary Ronan

More than a dozen float planes of various size and makes were on display Saturday morning at Lake Mary Ronan, much to the delight of the group of spectators.

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Legals for August, 17 2022

Wednesday, August 10

Rodeo packs the arena at Mineral County Fair
August 10, 2022 midnight

Rodeo packs the arena at Mineral County Fair

Not many things in life say “summer” more than a rodeo.

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Community calendar

Community calendar

August 10, 2022 midnight

Legals for August, 10 2022

George William Gordon
August 10, 2022 midnight

George William Gordon

George William Gordon

Top Dawgs: Kids shows skills at moto races
August 10, 2022 midnight

Top Dawgs: Kids shows skills at moto races

The roar of motocross motorcycles filled the air around the Plains Fairgrounds on Friday and Saturday evening for the second annual Top Dawg Arena Cross motorcycle event.

Local artists showcased at Paradise event
August 10, 2022 midnight

Local artists showcased at Paradise event

After two years of pandemic restrictions the Paradise Center was able to bring local artists together for the Artists in Paradise event.

August 10, 2022 midnight

Plains mobile home ordinance draws feedback

Concerned citizens filled the room for the Plains Council meeting Aug. 1 to express their concerns with a long-standing town ordinance that addresses how old a mobile home can be in order for it to be moved into the town limits.

PHOTOS: Mineral County Fair Parade
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PHOTOS: Mineral County Fair Parade

Scenes from the Mineral County Fair Parade. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)

August 10, 2022 midnight

Mineral County Health Department explains monkeypox after Montana reports first case

On Aug. 5, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services announced that Montana's first case of monkeypox was detected in Flathead County.

Allard honored for rescuing 2 people from house fire
August 10, 2022 midnight

Allard honored for rescuing 2 people from house fire

Local residents were rescued after a passerby noticed smoke coming from their residence, investigated and extricated the two occupants.

August 10, 2022 midnight

Mineral County Sheriff's Office logs

Mineral County Sheriff's Office logs

Church expels Paradise sewer board over gun incident
August 10, 2022 midnight

Church expels Paradise sewer board over gun incident

In a story that already has nearly as many twists and turns as the Idaho side of Lolo Pass, add a new hairpin corner to the Paradise Sewer saga.

August 10, 2022 midnight

Alberton High brings back varsity sports

The Mineral County high school sports field is about to gain another set of “Cats”.

Plains' Mikiah Cook leads state 4-H Ambassador Team
August 10, 2022 midnight

Plains' Mikiah Cook leads state 4-H Ambassador Team

Mikiah Cook is not your average “politician.”

Monday, August 8

Crews gain ground on Elmo Fire
August 8, 2022 midnight

Crews gain ground on Elmo Fire

More than 600 firefighters converged on the Flathead Reservation over the weekend to help stop the Elmo 2 Fire dead in its tracks.

Wednesday, August 3

Magone inducted into Masonic Hall of Fame
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Magone inducted into Masonic Hall of Fame

Mountain Lodge No. 110 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Montana has been based in Superior since 1917 and is the only Masonic Lodge in Mineral County.

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Legals for August, 3 2022

It’s time for FWP to follow the law on elk management
August 3, 2022 midnight

It’s time for FWP to follow the law on elk management

Montana’s elk population has tripled over the last 40 years. For decades we have exceeded the sustainable objective levels in most hunting districts.

Sail racing Flathead Lake is a friendly competition
August 3, 2022 midnight

Sail racing Flathead Lake is a friendly competition

The legacy of sail racing carries on with the 45th annual Montana Cup Championship Aug. 6 and 7 this year by the North Flathead Yacht Club in Somers, as well as the upcoming 77th Thistles Nationals planned for next year, with a large turnout of small boats planned to sail the prestigious waters of Flathead Lake.

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Mineral County Fair schedule

Mineral County Fair schedule

Wayne Leslie Boyes
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Wayne Leslie Boyes

Wayne Leslie Boyes

Mineral County deputies train for water rescues
August 3, 2022 midnight

Mineral County deputies train for water rescues

Captains Scott Dodd and Josh Pecora with the Superior Volunteer Fire Department spent a recent afternoon training deputies with the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office on the fundamentals of using Rescue Bags.

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Mineral County Sheriff's Office log

Mineral County Sheriff's Office log

Feds: $401M will add high-speed internet to rural U.S.
August 3, 2022 midnight

Feds: $401M will add high-speed internet to rural U.S.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The federal government is pledging $401 million in grants and loans to expand the reach and improve the speed of internet for rural residents, tribes and businesses in remote parts of 11 states from Alaska to Arkansas.

Lawnmower races rule Wild Coyote summer celebration
August 3, 2022 midnight

Lawnmower races rule Wild Coyote summer celebration

Corey Frank already had it wrapped up. He had successfully won his time trials and heats and was in effect the champion lawn mower racer of the day.

Hot Springs market exemplifies small-town America
August 3, 2022 midnight

Hot Springs market exemplifies small-town America

Norman Rockwell, the artist who often captured small-town, country living in his magazine adorning photographs, would have loved the Hot Springs Farmers Market.

New Plains store equips rock hounds
August 3, 2022 midnight

New Plains store equips rock hounds

Mining is a whole lot of knowledge mixed with a helping of persistence and topped off, often, by good old fashioned luck.

August 3, 2022 midnight

Veterans support group highlights work of Sanders County artists

A major mission by Joint Operation Mariposa, a local veterans support group, will embark on a cross-country journey beginning Sept. 1.

Superior man accused of setting fires on Lolo NF
August 3, 2022 midnight

Superior man accused of setting fires on Lolo NF

A Superior man pleaded not guilty last month to five federal charges of setting fires in the Lolo National Forest last summer, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Monday, August 1

Montana product Osweiler joining ESPN as college analyst
August 1, 2022 midnight

Montana product Osweiler joining ESPN as college analyst

Brock Osweiler is heading to the announcers’ booth.

U.S.to plant more trees on charred Western landscape
August 1, 2022 midnight

U.S.to plant more trees on charred Western landscape

The Biden administration on Monday said the government will plant more than one billion trees across millions of acres of burned and dead woodlands in the U.S. West, as officials struggle to counter the increasing toll on the nation's forests from wildfires, insects and other manifestations of climate change.

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Coroner says Glacier climbers fell after rock broke loose

Two mountain climbers who died in Glacier National Park earlier this week fell nearly 1,000 feet after the rock they were climbing on broke loose, officials investigating the accident report.

Elmo Fire balloons in size
August 1, 2022 midnight

Elmo Fire balloons in size

Dangerous fire weather fanned the Elmo 2 Fire over the weekend as the blaze continued to expand its footprint on the Flathead Reservation west of Flathead Lake.