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Noxon cruises to Clark Fork Valley Little League title
June 13, 2012 10:39 a.m.

Noxon cruises to Clark Fork Valley Little League title

The Clark Fork Valley Little League held their postseason tournament on Saturday in Plains, six teams from  around Sanders and Mineral county came to compete.

Clark Fork Valley Hospital hosts tree of life ceremony
December 10, 2019 8:43 p.m.

Clark Fork Valley Hospital hosts tree of life ceremony

Last Wednesday the staff of the Clark Fork Valley Hospital Hospice Long Term Care Center held their annual Tree of Life Ceremony.

PHOTO: Paradise Players concert
November 23, 2022 midnight

PHOTO: Paradise Players concert

The Paradise Players performed for enthusiastic audiences over the weekend at the Paradise Center, “Salute Our Troops” which was a replica of a radio broadcast from 1942. The actors played characters that had connections with the Clark Fork Valley during World War II. Their next production will be the first part of the new year. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)

August 14, 2024 midnight

Clark Fork Valley Hospital receives Heart Association award

Clark Fork Valley Hospital received an American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines and Mission: Lifeline achievement award for demonstrating commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of stroke, ultimately leading to more lives saved, shorter recovery times and fewer readmissions to the hospital.

Deputy slides down embankment
March 2, 2011 11:17 a.m.

Deputy slides down embankment

Sanders County Deputy Steven Spurr, slid his sport utility vehicle sideways over the steep edge of an embankment on Buffalo Bill Road off of Highway 200 outside of Plains on Thursday evening at about 5:05 p.m.

Plains students organize Super Senior Prom
March 27, 2024 midnight

Plains students organize Super Senior Prom

Plain’s school students outdid themselves on the decorations for the first Super Senior Prom that took place in the gymnasium last Wednesday.

October 21, 2010 11:34 a.m.

Lady Bobcats swept twice

It was a long week for the Superior Lady Bobcats who were swept twice, first versus Valley Christian on Thursday, and later against Loyola on Saturday.

Noxon volleyball team car wash
July 28, 2021 midnight

Noxon volleyball team car wash

Members of the Noxon volleyball team held a car wash and baked good sale last Saturday in Trout Creek to help raise money for new uniforms. There was no shortage of takers for either as chocolate treats tempted patrons to the Trout Creek Local Store and plenty of dusty and muddy vehicles received some tender loving care. (Scott Shindledecker/Valley Press)

Spring has sprung
April 9, 2014 12:24 p.m.

Spring has sprung

With spring in the air, colorful birds are flocking to the warm temperatures of the Clark Fork Valley.

Plains community health fair draws big crowd
March 27, 2024 midnight

Plains community health fair draws big crowd

Medical professionals and nonprofit organizations filled the Plains School gymnasium Saturday for the first ever Community Health Fair. Sponsored in part by the Clark Fork Enrichment Corporation and the Clark Fork Valley Hospital, the event was attended by several local businesses.

Nine Superior wrestlers take 1st at the Valley Tournament in Thompson Falls
March 11, 2008 midnight

Nine Superior wrestlers take 1st at the Valley Tournament in Thompson Falls

The Superior Little Guy wrestlers heading into the Valley Tournament Saturday with new shirts, and while brandishing the large Superman “S” across their chests may not have given them the strength to leap over tall buildings in a single bound, outrun speeding bullets or stop a locomotive, but it did give them strength to take home nine first place finishes from Thompson Falls.

December 13, 2023 midnight

COLUMN: Big league payday

In the future, archaeologists sifting through the rubble of a past civilization may stumble on a curious place of worship.

July 5, 2023 midnight

COLUMN: Pro payday

So let me get this straight: you get good, real good, really good at putting a ball through a hoop 10 feet off the ground and you can be set for life?

Plains boy qualifies for statewide geo bee
March 25, 2008 midnight

Plains boy qualifies for statewide geo bee

If any of the 100 students competing in the Montana National Geographic Bee should be able to locate Luck, a town in Polk County, Wis., with a population of 881, it probably would be the Plains eighth-grader competing in the bee.

November 10, 2010 11:09 a.m.

Plains man recalls Vietnam

U.S. Marines are said to be the few and the proud. If that’s true, then members of the Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance (Force Recon) are fewer and prouder still.

September 20, 2023 midnight

Valley Christian spoils Superior homecoming

It was a classic confrontation between two Class B heavyweights as Superior entertained Valley Christian this past Friday night on Homecoming night in Superior.

Mission Valley Power replaces poles in Hot Springs
June 12, 2013 10:12 a.m.

Mission Valley Power replaces poles in Hot Springs

Mission Valley Power is currently engaged in a project to replace utility poles in Hot Springs as part of ongoing and standard maintenance procedures. Inspectors with the power company recently surveyed poles in the area and deemed the replacement necessary according to normal operating procedure.

November 9, 2022 midnight

Sanders County Medicare enrollment

Medicare open enrollment is going on now until Dec. 7. We wanted to make sure that you are aware that the ONLY Medicare Advantage Plan that Clark Fork Valley Hospital is in network with is Humana Medicare.

Light pole crashes down near grocery store
February 15, 2017 3:09 p.m.

Light pole crashes down near grocery store

A lamp pole fell next to Valley Grocery in Alberton at approximately 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9., prompting the Frenchtown Fire Department to close down Railroad Avenue until Northwestern Energy crews could cut the power to the pole.

First baby of the New Year born at CFVH
January 16, 2013 8:39 a.m.

First baby of the New Year born at CFVH

PLAINS - Cash Mitchell Farmer was born Jan. 4, 2013 at 3:54 p.m. and was the first baby of the new year. He was born in Sanders County at Clark Fork Valley Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds and 10 ounces and was 20 inches long. Parents are Andrea Mitchell and Edgar “Buddy” A. Farmer II of Plains. Paternal grandparents are Edgar and Patricia Farmer. Maternal grandparents are Gary and Anita Mitchell.