Voter pamphlet for Plains Board Trustees

The Plains School would like to introduce you to the candidates that are running for the School Board Trustee positions in the election on May 5, 2008.

Highlighting survivors: Sandy King

As Breast Cancer Awareness month fades until next October, it is important for both men and women to keep up with annual check ups.

Teacher makes learning fun

When the high school gym went pitch black last week on Monday, some elementary students cried out that they were afraid of the dark. But a few minutes later when a Black Eyed Peas’ song “I Gotta Feeling” started playing and the lasers begin to dance on the walls and ceilings, students were thrilled.

Fire destroys 2 homes in Plains

Three minutes is all it took to destroy about everything two Plains families possessed in the world.

Cell phone towers to provide full coverage

MINERAL COUNTY – Mineral County residents could be getting better cell phone reception in the future as one service provider has been making inroads on setting up more cell phone towers along the Interstate 90 corridor.

Eberhardts enjoying Sanders County surroundings

Steve Eberhardt has created tens of thousands of images during his 45-year career as an artist, and he’s just getting warmed up.

Column: Alberton girls show true grit

It can be running across open ground while people you don’t even know are shooting at you.

Gas prices and inflation could impact summer visitation numbers

Gas prices and inflation could impact summer visitation numbers

Community Notes

The Mineral Community Hospital Health Fair will be held on Saturday May 20th in the Superior Elementary School Gymnasium. A full schedule of events will be posted on the Mineral Community Hospital Community Calendar at http://www.mineralcommunityhospital.org in May. Events will include discounted lab draws, and there will be a strong focus on the reason it’s important for everyone to have a primary health care provider, said the event coordinator, Monte Turner

Oficials plan for mine cleanup

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency met with local representatives in the County Commissioners’ Meeting Room Tuesday to discuss the final cleanup of the Iron Mountain Mine Site.

4-H girls receive sewing lessons

It seemed like everybody was calling Mariah Naegeli's name on Thursday at the Plains Methodist Church. The Thompson Falls' senior, known for her community service in 4-H, was doing what she does best. She was helping.

Words against CI-105

I’ll be voting against CI-105, the initiative proposing a constitutional amendment, and for what it’s worth, here’s why.

Hot Springs High School receives numerous grants

HOT SPRINGS – The Hot Springs High School Athletics Department recently received two grants from an organization known as The Plum Creek Timber Company to repair the baseball field and purchase two IPads that will help coaches ensure the safety of their teams. Plum Creek Senior Manager for Planning David Greer was on hand at the high school to present both checks to Athletics Director Chris Clairmont and local resident Lanny Page on Thursday.

Washington Companies to terminate Montana Rail Link lease

Montana Rail Link, the Missoula-based railroad company owned by billionaire industrialist Dennis Washington, announced Monday that it will terminate a long-term lease of its tracks through southern Montana and return them to owner BNSF Railway.

Legals for July, 12 2023

Whiffleball games help get anti-tobacco message to kids

The students at Plains High School are being proactive about reACT.

Scientist tests Thompson water

Along the banks of the Thompson Falls Resevoir Thursday, University of Montana Geomorphologist Johnnie Moore bent down to take several sediment samples from the property of Thompson Falls resident, Jon Sonju. Moore was searching for contaminants that washed downstream from the Milltown Dam, breached last March. Sonju, a geologist, invited Moore to test the sediment after he noticed a green discoloration of the water near his home at the edge of the river. Moore has conducted previous research in conjunction with the U.S. Geological Survey and PPL Montana, which owns the Thompson Falls hydroelectric dam on the Clark Fork River.

Bluehawks to take three wrestlers to Billings

THOMPSON FALLS – The Bluehawk wrestling team came home from the Divisional Tournament with a small taste of success. The team was able to place three wrestlers on Saturday, Feb. 8 in Ronan.

Choices for change counseling

‘Circle of Security’ Offers Help to Parents

Kvelve's Comments: It can't get worse, can it?

Does anyone out there feel like I do about 2020?