Mineral County Sheriff's Office report

Mineral County Sheriff's Office report

PHOTOS: T-ball time in Superior

The Superior Youth Baseball T-Ball teams play every Thursday evening in Superior at 6 p.m.

Superior tennis off to strong start

A whirlwind schedule this past week for the Superior Lady Bobcats tennis team saw them emerge with a solid trio of unbeaten players, including their top singles and number one doubles team.

Superior tennis duo wins at Panter Invite

With darkness creeping in on the courts, there was a sense of urgency for the Superior Bobcat doubles team of Perri Jasper and Cami Quick.

PHOTO Stroots honored with small business award

Brent Donnelly, Small Business Association district director, and Justin Everette, SBA regional administer, straddle Jerry Stroot owner of Superior Meats and recipient of the Small Business Person of Montana. Jerry and his wife, Sandy's children and their spouses were in attendance with representatives from Gov. Greg Gianforte, Sen. Steve Daines, Sen. Tim Sheehy and Rep. Zinke offices. State Sen. Denley Loge spoke on his long and rewarding relationship with Superior Meats while customers and friends enjoyed lunch inside the retail section of the meat processing facility on Friday. May 4-10 was National Small Business Week.

Music students compete at state festival

The Superior High School music program has swelled in size and achievements since music teacher Debbie Merrill took over a few years ago.

Doubles duo Jasper and Quick rally for upset win

In a very ambitious schedule, Superior tennis team played against some of the top teams and players in the state, including Simms, Loyola, Valley Christian, and Mission.

Plains boys, Superior girls win 7B titles

Fueled by some strong individual performances from their top athletes, teams from Plains and Superior reigned supreme at the 2025 Western 7B District track and field meet this past weekend in Eureka.

PHOTOS: Meat processors convention visits Superior Meats

Two busloads from the Montana Meat Processors Association state convention in Missoula were treated to a field trip to witness how Jerry Stroot and his team processes approximately 1.3 million pounds of meat every year. Superior Meats signature 20-hour roasted pig served almost 100 attendees’ lunch on Thursday. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)

Avila leads Bobcats in strong team performance at divisional meet

It would be an understatement indeed to say Superior senior Trizten Avila had a “good” day at this past weekend’s Western Divisional track and field meet in Missoula.

Cat netters swat competition at divisional

It was a Deja Vuu week for the for the Superior Bobcat tennis team.

Superior begins upgrades to sewer system

The town of Superior’s long-awaited sewer system improvement project is officially in motion, with construction that began in March and scheduled for completion by November of this year.

Simulation in motion trains first responders in Mineral County

Simulation in Motion-Montana, based in Bozeman, operates statewide, with employees living in the communities they serve, all dedicated to improving emergency health care.

Legals for May, 21 2025

PHOTOS: Americanism essay winners

This year's Americanism Essay Award winners were all from Vicky Nytes eighth grade U.S. history class in Superior.

Cats' Josie Crabb rallies for win

The "Road Warriors" continued their upward trajectory this last week playing in three invites in five days.

Legals for May, 14 2025

Superior students create mural for hospital

For the past four years, Superior Elementary School has participated in National Small Business Week, held this year from May 4–10, with a student-led service-learning project.

Local track teams compete at Seeley Swan

The Plains women’s track team placed fifth at the Seeley Swan High School track and field meet this past Friday at Missoula County Public Schools stadium.

Local golfers qualify for state tournament

For at least eight local high school golfers, the dream is a reality.