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Rediscovering home: Elk populations
January 29, 2025 midnight

Rediscovering home: Elk populations

Throughout the 45 years I was away from my hometown, I returned a couple times a year to visit mother. Elk appeared to be more prevalent with each passing year as I visited the various drainages.

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.

St. Regis family loses home in structure fire; fatality reported in DeBorgia fire
February 12, 2025 midnight

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.

Allen Harry Burgess, 77
February 26, 2025 midnight

Allen Harry Burgess, 77

Allen Harry Burgess, 77

Hawks soar on the road
February 12, 2025 midnight

Hawks soar on the road

It was a good week to be a Blue Hawk or Lady Hawk.

February 12, 2025 midnight

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.

February 12, 2025 midnight

Panthers have tough road trip

The road was not kind to the Alberton Panthers and Lady Panthers this past weekend, and it had nothing to do with snow.

Sanders County schools put in extra safety measures
February 12, 2025 midnight

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 responders to be on scene.

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.

Stager-Staats' love for animals becomes her career
February 12, 2025 midnight

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 Superior Bobcat, and now she’s living out her dream of caring for animals of all kinds.