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Standout Superior students eye future plans

Abby Wheeler is a senior at Superior High School and in the running for a $20,000 scholarship from Coca-Cola.

Hunters play key role in understanding CWD

Chronic wasting disease was recently detected in a white-tailed deer in Kalispell. This is the first time CWD has been detected in a wild herd in Hunting District 170.

Order of the Eastern Star holds fundraising dinner

Members of The Mary Baldwin Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star served lasagna, garlic bread, Caesar salad and dessert as a fund raiser to help the Superior Recycling Center and the Mineral County Food Bank on Sunday at the Masonic Lodge in Superior.

How did Mineral County vote?

How did Mineral County vote?

Rediscovering home: Mineral County's 'Brady' lawsuits

Police officers consider “Brady cop” a bad word.

Elks Lodge kicks of giving season with 'Keep Em Warm' program

Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge has kicked off its season of giving back to Sanders County with the “Keep Em Warm” program.

Historian revisits Mullan Road at 'Jail Break' event

Sanders County Historical Society and the Old Jail Museum resurrected memories from the early days of early Clark Fork River, Heron, Belknap, Trout Creek and Thompson Falls on Saturday during its “Jail Break" event.

How did Sanders County vote?

How did Sanders County vote?

Kvelve's Comments: Never give up

Yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Hot Springs advances to semifinals

Before the game began, there were notably several Hot Springs High football players limping during warm-ups, testing their season’s injuries as they prepared for their quarterfinal playoff contest against Highwood.

Mineral County standouts earn All-State selections

Two eight-player All-State selections will be back again next year for fans in Mineral County.

Trotters go 1-2 at 7B divisional tourney

The Plains Trotters have had, by all accounts, a successful 2024 volleyball season.

Blue Hawks finish 3rd at divisional tournament

In a season that began with a brief struggle as they found their rhythm, the Thompson Falls volleyball team rallied for success.

Legals for November, 13 2024

Kvelve's Comments: Mega 13C

In theory, it was and probably is, a sound move.

Playoff football schedules

After the first round of the football playoffs, only one of three Sanders and Mineral counties schools will be moving on.

St. Regis outlasts Hot Springs in volleyball showdown

As is often the case, play-in games for on-the-bubble teams and their hopes for post-season action can be the most intense and hard-fought matches of the tournament.

Lady Bobcats test Mission

For the Superior Lady Bobcats volleyball team, a win in the Western 7B conference tournament play-in round would be a boost to a frustrating season.

Lady Devils volleyball team battle to the end

It was a busy and no doubt tiring couple of days for the Noxon Lady Devils volleyball team this past week.

St. Regis volleyball season comes to end

The first of the new Western 13C conference district volleyball tournaments have come and gone for the St. Regis Lady Tigers who faced a gauntlet of the league’s best teams after beating conference rival Hot Springs in a Wednesday play-in match.

Hot Springs outsprints Custer-Hysham, 78-51

Fans who attended the Hot Springs at Custer-Hysham playoff contest, must have thought they went to a track meet and a football game broke out.

Blue Hawks knocked out at Malta

There will be a time when the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks enter a playoff game with an unbeaten record in 11-player Montana high school football.

Belt Huskies tame Tigers in playoffs

A fierce, game-long pass rush disrupted the St. Regis Tigers’ offense while the Belt Huskies potent running game ran up a big lead during their 57-6 Western B-8 player first-round playoff game this past Saturday in Belt.

Plains clinches third seed in divisional tourney

It’s been a whirlwind finish and a successful season for the Plains Trotters volleyball team.

Lady Hawks earn top seed at divisional

The year 2024 will be remembered in local volleyball lore as the year the rivalry between Thompson Falls and Plains reached a new level.

Legals for November, 6 2024

Big game harvest trends ahead of last season

After the first two weekends of big game season, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks hunter check stations near Anaconda, Bonner and Darby in west-central Montana are collectively reporting elk and deer harvest totals and hunter numbers slightly ahead of last year.

Big Mountain Farm Stand brings European flair to St. Regis

Early in the morning as you pull up to Big Mountain Farm Stand along Highway 135 in St. Regis, there is almost an alpenglow of warmth beckoning you into the European-style hut. Inside the rounded arch wooden doorway, you’ll find a lovely collection of homemade and heartfelt creations to fill your pantry and serve at your dinner table.

Superior Halloween witches ride

On the night before All Hollow's Eve, the Mineral County Rec Club sponsored its first ever no host Halloween Witches Ride. Bicyclers were encouraged to meet at Eva Horning Park in Superior right before dusk with their witch costumes and decked out bikes. Lights and brooms were attached and the group departed for a playful pedal around town in their outfits. For its inagural "flight" the witches who attended enjoyed themselves and hope to see the event grow more each year. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)

Abandoned puppies rescued along I-90

Saturday morning, a motorist on East Mullan near the Mineral County Airport called the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office to report a frenzied dog in the middle of the road. It was wandering from side to side, looking over its shoulder, obviously lost and panicked, the caller reported.

Fiber optic work continues along I-90

Motorists who traveled I-90 the last three days in October undoubtedly noticed more road crews, detours and equipment than during the busiest time of the summer.

Rediscovering home: Local law enforcement

Law enforcement was light for those growing up in Superior in the 1970s.

Crunch Time program advocates for healthy choices

It was crunch time at the Plains elementary school, thanks to the annual Montana Crunch Time program.

New additions at Trunk or Treat

This year’s Plains School Trunk or Treat Halloween festivities went off with only a few rain drops. It was a marked improvement over the blistering cold day last year. Several new sponsors were also added this year for a total of 19 candy filled trunks to visit.

Trick or treating around Plains

A host of Halloween activities were available around Plains, keeping both adults and children busy during this year’s celebration.

Jazz performance lights up Paradise Center

Plains High School students were the opening act for The Jazz Legacy Project performance at the Paradise Center last week. Keegan Huffman played the baritone saxophone and Stanley Decker played the tenor saxophone.

Mary Elizabeth Cook

Mary Elizabeth Cook

Mary Elizabeth Cook

Mary Elizabeth Cook

Wardens investigating pair of elk left to waste north of Libby

Wardens investigating pair of elk left to waste north of Libby

Plains fisherman Jerry Benson wins Fall Mack Days

The 2024 Fall Mack Days concluded on Sunday, Nov. 3 with a total of 18,414 lake trout entries, 151 anglers out of 436 registered entered one or more lake trout.

Glacier Country seeks board applicants

Glacier Country, the official tourism marketing, management and stewardship organization for Western Montana, is seeking applicants for positions on its volunteer board. Applicants must live in Lake, Lincoln, Mineral, Missoula or Ravalli counties, and work in a tourism-related business or organization.