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Blood pressure kits available for check out
The State Library has distributed blood pressure kits to libraries across Montana, and the Mineral County Public L…
Rehab work on I-90 bridges near Alberton complete
The Montana Department of Transportation and Frontier West have completed the rehabilitation of four I-90 bridges located east of Alberton.
State Rep. Loge nets a few seconds on hit show 'Yellowstone'
Being an extra on the "Yellowstone" production set can be both interesting and exciting, but one thing the extras, or seconds, agree on is that it also can be …
Emergency services committee reviews hazmat spills
The Mineral County Disaster and Emergency Services aims to build, sustain and improve the ability to prepare, protect against, respond to and recover and mitigate hazards in Mineral County.
PHOTOS Helping Hands Auction
Left to right, Aaron and Sandye Adams along with Glen Babcock worked as ‘greeters’ at the Helping Hands Auction held at the River Edge Resort & Steakhouse in A…
Rediscovering home: Spread a little joy
This column is going to be different.
Banham: No legitimacy to claims against police chief
Plains Mayor Joel Banham stamped out accusations against the town’s police chief after his creditability was questioned at Monday’s Town Council meeting.
Plains art students spread Christmas cheer
Early Thursday morning, around 30 art students from Kristen Coles’ class descended on 14 Plains businesses. Their canvases for the day were the windows of busi…
VFW retires flags on Pearl Harbor Day
Dec. 7, a day in U.S. history that President Franklin D. Roosevelt called “a day in infamy,” is the day chosen by members of the Plains Veterans of Foreign War…
Paradise Players put new twist on Christmas classic
Just when you thought you have already seen every rendition of the play “A Christmas Carol,” the Paradise Players put their own spin to the old classic.
Gingerbread contest winners
The gingerbread contest was held this past Saturday at the Old Jail Museum in Thompson Falls. This is the 27th year of the event that is sponsored by the Sande…
Alberton trafficker sentenced to prison
A federal judge Nov. 26 sentenced an Alberton man to eight years and seven months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in a drug trafficking scheme in which he worked with sou…
Muzzleloader heritage season opens Sunday
Muzzleloader heritage season opens on Saturday, Dec. 14, and runs through Sunday, Dec. 22. This season is for heritage muzzleloaders only; no other means of taking game, such as archery, is allowed.
St. Regis clinic joins Mineral Community Hospital
The Jack Lincoln Memorial Clinic in St. Regis is now operated by Mineral Community Hospital after the clinic's medical director Dr. Randy Lovell opted to focus…
Big Sky Forest Products plans expansion
Mineral County's largest forest products manufacturer is set to undergo a major expansion after it was rewarded two federal grants to build a treatment plant a…
Women's Auxiliary keeps care package tradition going
Volunteers with the Plains VFW Post 3596 Women’s Auxiliary last week continued a long-standing tradition of creating Christmas care packages for active-duty mi…