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Locals embrace the friendly 'driver's wave'
August 28, 2024 midnight

Locals embrace the friendly 'driver's wave'

The Rural Shake. A Cowboy Salute. The Drivers Wave. It has several names, but it’s acknowledging the driver coming from the other direction usually on a frontage road or on Main Street if it’s not busy.

Hot Springs Savage Heat warming up for season's start
August 21, 2024 midnight

Hot Springs Savage Heat warming up for season's start

There was a quiet confidence, augmented by an aura of optimism, as the 2024 Hot Springs Savage Heat football team hit the field for its first official practice of the season.

Memorial held for victims in Mann Gulch fire at Conrad Cemetery
August 9, 2024 midnight

Memorial held for victims in Mann Gulch fire at Conrad Cemetery

A memorial was held Thursday for two Kalispell natives who died in the 1949 Mann Gulch fire as part of commemorations surrounding the 75-year anniversary of the tragic blaze.

Locals get a look at I-90 bridge projects
July 31, 2024 midnight

Locals get a look at I-90 bridge projects

Fall, winter, spring and road construction are Montana’s four seasons, many will tease. But summer is when the big projects must take place, so the rule of thumb is to plan for the commute to take longer.

July 31, 2024 midnight

Montana Viewpoint: Respect

I asked a friend of mine if he had ever known a man named Bat O’Callahan who lived in Trout Creek years ago and was married to my good friend Jessie O’Callahan. Whether that marriage ended because Bat left town or died, I never did know, but since Jessie had remembered him so fondly, I thought he must have been a good man.

July 31, 2024 midnight

Possibility of wildlife-to-human crossover heightens concerns about Chronic Wasting Disease

Each fall, millions of hunters across North America make their way into forests and grasslands to kill deer. During the winter, people chow down on the venison steaks, sausage, and burgers made from the animals.

Berneking is Grand Marshal, Duncan is Fair Lady
July 24, 2024 midnight

Berneking is Grand Marshal, Duncan is Fair Lady

This is really a real honor and a privilege to be the grand marshal,” said Herman Berneking. “They had a lot of people to choose from and I’m humbled they chose me.”

Locals reflect on the beginnings of the fair and rodeo
July 17, 2024 midnight

Locals reflect on the beginnings of the fair and rodeo

The Mineral County Fair and Rodeo has been the premier three days of socializing for at least 50 years, with this year's edition set for Aug. 1-3.

Superior Cemetery gets upgrades
July 17, 2024 midnight

Superior Cemetery gets upgrades

The land for the Superior Cemetery up Flat Creek was donated by A.P. Johnson, who is considered the "father" of Superior by many residents.

Hot Springs bulks up for return to gridiron
July 17, 2024 midnight

Hot Springs bulks up for return to gridiron

Players and coaches at Hot Springs High are looking for a rebound season after they went 8-1 last year.

Plains celebrates Independence Day
July 10, 2024 midnight

Plains celebrates Independence Day

Plains celebrated the Second Continental Congress’ unanimous adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4,1776 with a full day of activities for all ages.

Recipe for success: Hot Springs hires new basketball coach
July 3, 2024 midnight

Recipe for success: Hot Springs hires new basketball coach

Ingredients and the blend. Those, according to new Hot Springs High School boys basketball coach Jim Benson, are the keys to success.

Tarkio to Crystal Springs newest section of rail-to-trail project
June 12, 2024 midnight

Tarkio to Crystal Springs newest section of rail-to-trail project

The discussion and initial planning began in the 1980s and from the inception, Mineral County has been a key component of the Great American Rail to Trail project.

Flag retirement ceremony planned for Flag Day
June 5, 2024 midnight

Flag retirement ceremony planned for Flag Day

American Legion Post 13 in St. Regis and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6238 are disposing of worn American flags on Flag Day, Friday, June 14 at 6 p.m.

Rediscovering home: Summer events
June 5, 2024 midnight

Rediscovering home: Summer events

The land had grown deep green alfalfa. Now it hosts the white elegance of the LDS Church, which on this day played host to the soulful rhythms of Hannah Jackson.

Plains VFW volunteers honor fallen veterans
May 29, 2024 midnight

Plains VFW volunteers honor fallen veterans

Heavy rain couldn’t deter veterans with the Plains VFW Post 3596 from honoring the graves of veterans who have died.

Jim Hollenback, 71
May 22, 2024 midnight

Jim Hollenback, 71

Richard James Hollenback Jr.

The rube sits and smiles
May 9, 2024 midnight

The rube sits and smiles

After having unloaded all my farm equipment from the railcar that had brought it from my late father’s farm back east, I knew that I had come to the right part of the world when Dude and Shorty, who had helped me unload it, looked at the wheels on my hay wagon and pronounced them “high-speed” because they actually had ball bearings instead of old-fashioned babbitt bearings. A person with less class than Shorty and Dude might have rightly said, “What a bunch of wore-out junk.”

Fran Huberty, 84
May 8, 2024 midnight

Fran Huberty, 84

Frances Irene Peterson

May 8, 2024 midnight

Loge offers balanced viewpoint

Denley Loge first ran for election as state representative for Sanders, Mineral, and Missoula counties in 2016. Even though he ran as a Republican, I not only supported him, but I had also encouraged him to run.