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Jasper appointed to Board of Regents
The Board of Regents is charged with supervising, coordinating, managing and controlling the Montana University Sy…
Quilt Guild shares handiwork with local veterans
The Cabin Fever Quilt Guild was organized in 2001 and not long after that, it became a 501(C)3 with membership today of around 40 quilters in Alberton, Superio…
Commission discusses fair security, concert proposal
The Sanders County Fair Commission has approved the creation of a seasonal administrative position, which is set to begin in April. Advertising for the positio…
Thompson Falls considers land swap with school district
Thompson Falls City Council last Monday held a lengthy discussion about a proposed land and building exchange between the city and the Thompson Falls School Di…
Local artist returns home for benefit concert
The Clark Fork Valley Hospital Foundation will host the Tanner Laws Band at The Rex Theater for a benefit concert on March 29. The concert will feature country…
Officials will consider banning motorized boats on Bull River amidst citizen complaints
Wildlife officials will consider new rules regulating the use of motorized boats on the Bull River south of Libby, following a petition from a local landowner.
Sanders County schools put in extra safety measures
The rural nature of schools in Sanders County means emergency management planning becomes much more important because of the distance and time for emergency re…
Cyr to take over as Alberton superintendent and principal
Having had four school superintendents in three and a half years, Alberton School District has taken a bold move by combining two positions and hired Amanda Cyr beginning July 1.
PHOTO New Day Fellowship men's breakfast
The New Day Fellowship Church in St. Regis holds a men’s breakfast on the second Saturday of each month at the $50,000 Restaurant in Haugan, Montana. It starts…
PHOTO Prospecting Club starts in Mineral County
Clifton Greuter has started a Metal Detecting and Prospecting Club
St. Regis family loses home in structure fire; fatality reported in DeBorgia fire
On Sunday morning, the St. Regis and West End Volunteer Fire Departments teamed up on the second structural fire within a week, this time at 1130 Highway 135.
Stager-Staats' love for animals becomes her career
The job of a veterinarian is not for the faint of heart, and it’s rarely boring. Though she resides in the Beaver State, Kenzie Stager-Staats was once a Superi…
Zinke reintroduces efforts to regulate summer water levels on Flathead Lake
Republican Congressman Ryan Zinke has again introduced legislation that would require the Interior Department to maintain water levels in Flathead Lake during …
Charlo residents warned about elevated manganese in water
Charlo residents in northwestern Montana have been advised that infants, the elderly and those with liver issues should not drink the town’s tap water after elevated levels of manganese were discovered.
Sanders County Fair Board reopens bids for demo derby
During Monday’s regular Sanders County Fair Commission meeting, commission members voted to reopen, yet again, bidding for the 2025 fair’s demolition derby eve…
Sanders County schools prepare for worst-case scenarios
Emergencies in Sanders County school can take many forms varying in severity and impacting students in different ways – from natural disasters and threats of v…