Lane joins Superior District as new ranger

Abby Lane has been named as the new Superior District Ranger, replacing Carole Johnson who retired in June.

An update from Rep. Schwaderer

Over the past week and a half the community overcame a difficult time where a raging fire north of Superior threatened the very homes of many people in our community. Thanks to the hard work of firefighters and various organizations locally and form out of town (at the time of this writing) no structures have been damaged and evacuations in much of Superior have been lifted.

Teen outreach efforts flood the pool park in Plains

PLAINS – Kids and community members gathered at the El Johnson Memorial Pool Park on Friday for a community outreach program put on by District 777.

Sanders County considers needs assessment for housing

One of the most pressing issues facing the growth of Sanders County, and in fact most of western Montana, is the conundrum of affordable housing.

Community theater returns

Comedy, drama and old fashioned melodrama return to the area with the reprise of a local community theater group. Area actors will open this first season with the upcoming production of The Prisoner of Second Avenue by award winning author Neil Simon (produced by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc.)

PHOTO: Superior's Lewis assigned to USNS Comfort

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Benjamin Lewis, from Superior, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort, boards a transportation barge to assist in the setup of the medical site in Jeremie, Haiti, Dec. 11. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sophia Simons)

Tribal, federal law enforcement pledge more cooperation with local agencies

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Montana and CSKT on Dec. 1 launched the pilot project in accordance with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons...

St. Regis dinner brings community together for Thanksgiving

ST. REGIS – Community members without family in the area, and those who were passing through, did not have to be alone for Thanksgiving as a special holiday dinner was held at the St. Regis Community Center.

Community Calendar

- Free Seminar About Amateur Radio - Guest Speaker Sheriff Rummel. CFVH Community Room - Building 1 (Next to the hospital).Thursday, May 3, 6:30 p.m., Contact Gary Bruce - 406-531-4768 for more info.

Blackfoot voice & data communications in western Sanders County restored

Blackfoot Telecommunications crews worked throughout the day New Year’s Eve to lay a ground-based cable restoring voice and data communications after a two-day outage to western Sanders County.

Richard Halseth

Telemedicine brings specialists to Mineral County care

Bringing quality specialists to rural communities is difficult when dealing with the high costs that are found in some areas of medicine such as psychiatry and cardiology and strokes.

Preschool Fundraiser rallies community

PLAINS- The Little Star Pre-School held their annual Pumpkin Patch fundraiser Saturday on the greenway in Plains.

Community seeks to breathe new life into Whitepine Grange

Nestled among pine trees along Highway 200 between Thompson Falls and Trout Creek lies a small aging building called the Whitepine Grange #102.

Sheriff Fielders encourages 'survival in support groups'

Sanders County Sheriff Shawn Fielders held a community meeting at the Plains Alliance Church Friday evening to discuss public safety during a local or widespread disaster.

Sheriff's Office receives $10k donation

Phillips 66 recently donated $10,000 to the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office as part of their Philanthropic Community Program.

Pause on federal funding impacts local services

The Montana Community Action Network (MCAN) represents the 10 Community Action agencies who carry out programs aimed to help Montanans experiencing economic hardships, including the elderly and disabled.

Fair commission awards recipients

The Sanders County Fair Commission is pleased to announce that Thompson Falls couple Neil and Dixie Carman have been selected as the 2010 Sanders County Community Service Award recipients.

CSKT, feds launch pilot program to address MMIP

The goal of the project is to improve responses to emergent American Indian and Alaska Native missing person cases...

County prevention specialist says hello to community