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Superior spelling bee in photos
February 5, 2025 midnight

Superior spelling bee in photos

Superior schools annual spelling bee.

Spotlight on the Arts: Ava Bouquet
February 5, 2025 midnight

Spotlight on the Arts: Ava Bouquet

“Spotlight on the Arts” by The Paradise Center honors and encourages students in the arts by highlighting their talent and acknowledging the support they receive through their schools and teachers.

Sanders County Fair Board reopens bids for demo derby
February 10, 2025 midnight

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 event.

January 29, 2025 midnight

The legislative process

We have completed week three of the legislative session with bills on the move in both houses.

Fair commission renews demolition derby contract
January 15, 2025 midnight

Fair commission renews demolition derby contract

The Sanders County Fair Commission addressed several key issues at its first meeting of 2025.

Plains superintendent contract focus of public comments
January 29, 2025 midnight

Plains superintendent contract focus of public comments

The January Plains School Board meeting drew a large crowd, with attendees expecting a discussion about Superintendent Kathleen Walsh's contract and performance.

Woods reappointed as chair of Fair Commission
January 22, 2025 midnight

Woods reappointed as chair of Fair Commission

A special meeting of the Sanders County Fair Board Commission was held last week to address several important issues that had been tabled during their previous regular meeting.

Mineral County man charged in stabbing enters not guilty plea
January 29, 2025 midnight

Mineral County man charged in stabbing enters not guilty plea

A man accused of stabbing family members in St. Regis earlier this month entered a not guilty plea Wednesday in Mineral County District Court.

Fair board reaches deal with derby promoter
January 29, 2025 midnight

Fair board reaches deal with derby promoter

The Sanders County Fair Commission held a special evening meeting to review a proposed demolition derby contract submitted by 406 Promotions, based in Three Forks.

Clearing the way: Maintaining county roads a big job
January 22, 2025 midnight

Clearing the way: Maintaining county roads a big job

The elevation of Alberton is 3,055 feet. Superior is 2,720 feet and St. Regis sits at 2,635. The I-90 corridor gains altitude as a person drives west where Haugan is at 3,425 feet and the summit at Lookout Pass is 4,710 feet.

Tribes, wildlife officials oppose proposed hunting bill for Flathead Indian Reservation
February 5, 2025 midnight

Tribes, wildlife officials oppose proposed hunting bill for Flathead Indian Reservation

Tribal advocates argued during a Tuesday evening hearing in Helena that a proposed hunting bill could jeopardize tribal-state relations and result in years of costly litigation.

New bill promises harsher fines for boaters ignoring efforts to halt spread of invasive species in Montana
February 5, 2025 midnight

New bill promises harsher fines for boaters ignoring efforts to halt spread of invasive species in Montana

State wildlife officials examine over 100,000 boats annually at roadside inspection stations, searching for signs of hitchhiking critters that could harm local lakes, rivers and streams.

January 22, 2025 midnight

Missoula Children’s Theatre presents 'Singin' in the Rain Jr.'

The Missoula Children’s Theatre Youth Series presents a musical with such an iconic name you can almost hear the raindrops. "Singin’ in the Rain Jr." will be live on stage, Feb. 7-9 performed by a talented cast of students, from 8th -12th grade who go back in time and jump some puddles with a classic musical.

Plains man pleads not guilty to distributing meth
February 5, 2025 midnight

Plains man pleads not guilty to distributing meth

A Plains man is accused of attempting to distribute drugs in Lake County. Leon Charles Hendry, 55, entered a plea of not guilty in District Court in Polson Jan. 15 to criminal possession with intent to distribute.

February 5, 2025 midnight

Tribal leaders call for reinstatement of health department position

In a recent legislative hearing to help shape the state health department’s budget, tribal leaders traveled from across Montana to tell lawmakers they wanted to reinstate a tribal relations manager position that proponents say once provided valuable communication with the state Department of Public Health and Human Services.

Bobcats get conference win at St. Ignatius
January 29, 2025 midnight

Bobcats get conference win at St. Ignatius

The Superior Bobcats and Lady Bobcats split a pair of road games against St. Ignatius on Friday night, with the boys pulling out a 52-44 Western 13C conference victory over the Bulldogs.

January 22, 2025 midnight

Hot Springs notch wins over Alberton

Spa City was not so nice a place to visit for the Alberton boys’ and girls’ basketball teams this past Friday night.

Noxon boys notch fifth-straight win
January 15, 2025 midnight

Noxon boys notch fifth-straight win

Momentum, as defined by Webster’s New World Dictionary is “the impetus of a moving object equal to the product of its mass and its velocity.

February 5, 2025 midnight

Savage Horsemen wrestlers earn hardware at Buzz Lucy

In what was a smaller-than-average turnout for a normally big wrestling event, the Plains-Hot Springs boys’ wrestlers finished fourth in a five-team field despite bringing a scaled-down number of wrestlers to the Buzz Lucy meet this past weekend in Eureka.

January 22, 2025 midnight

Kvelve's Comments: A comeback

There are many good, some potentially great, stories brewing as the second half of the local high school basketball and wrestling seasons come into focus.