Keeping in touch with Rep. Pat Ingraham

This past week, House Resolution 2 (HR 2) on Redistricting passed the House and was forwarded on to the Redistricting and Reapportionment Commission for their consideration. The Commission will deliberate on February 12, 2013 to determine if any changes will be made to their proposed plan. However, House District (HD) 13 will remain as originally planned and will be comprised of Heron, Noxon, Whitepine, Trout Creek, Thompson Falls, Marion and Kila. My amendment to request a change to HD 13 was amended out of HR 2.

An update from Representative Pat Ingraham

On Tuesday, March 19, beginning at 8:00 a.m., we began work on House Bill 2, the General Appropriations Act which funds the basic operations of the state for the next two years, beginning July 1, 2013 and ending on June 30, 2015. The House took action on each section of the bill; there are five sections. While we had scheduled two days originally, we opened and closed HB 2 in its entirety in about an hour and a half.

Co-op baseball teams cap season

For the two high school baseball teams in Sanders County, Noxon-Thompson Falls and Plains-Hot Springs, the past week brought the end of the 2025 season.

Division B-C basketball playoff pairings

There were still two spots to settle as of Monday afternoon in the Western C Divisional basketball tournament this coming weekend in Butte after eight teams from the 13C district tournament secured berths in the next round of playoffs.

Local golfers tested at Anaconda Invite

The 2025 western Montana B-C golf season is rapidly becoming a case of who can catch Loyola’s Elsie Munding or Seeley-Swan's Mia Nicholas.

Stevens retires after 39 years of shepherding Silver Dollar Inn

Sept. 25, front desk clerk Naomi Stevens donned her name tag for one last shift.

New group helps collect school, hygiene supplies

“Most of us don't think twice when we are buying things like toilet paper, cleaning products, diapers, and so many other things. But imagine if you were at the store and only had $27 to last you the entire month, but needed toilet paper, body soap, laundry soap, toothpaste, and a toothbrush. You do not have enough money to buy all of these products, which would you choose?” That’s a difficult scenario that Superior resident Amy Kelsey has not only pondered, but lived out as a child growing up and as a parent.

Superior woman works to reunite owners with lost pets

Lifetime Superior resident Bessie Spangler appreciates what it means to be your brother’s keeper, or rather make that your canine’s keeper.

Rep. Ryan Zinke accepts nomination as Secretary of the Interior

Ryan Zinke, the Republican Congressman representing Montana’s at-large U.S. House district, on Dec. 15 announced he had accepted President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination to serve as the next Secretary of the Interior.

Mineral County Buckle Up offers tips for teen drivers

A driver’s license and the car keys – it’s every teenager’s dream, and many parents’ biggest fear. While mom and dad cringe as their baby backs out the driveway – alone – for the very first time, the teen’s heart races with the sudden freedom to go where he wants without the parents hovering over him in smothering, over-protection.

Superintendent evaluation

The January board meeting of the Trustees of the Plains School District was a packed house of parents, taxpayers, and community members with concerns.

Legals for June, 1 2022

St. Regis, Clark Fork football squads win big

With an opponent found for a cancelled non-conference game, the big question for the St. Regis/Mullan, Idaho football team was what will the running game look like this year? Gone from the backfield was all-stater Ian Farris, a speed merchant with a nose for the end zone.

Victorian-style bed & breakfast opens in Plains

Amid the proliferation of bed and breakfast establishments sweeping the nation, it would be hard to find one more intriguing than the J&J Bed & Breakfast now open for business in Plains.

Blue Hawks roll Darby, 56-0

One of the basic elements in football is seeking to dominate the opponent.

Cancer Network of Sanders County hosts annual lantern launch

One after another the glowing bags, their sides marked with messages of love and remembrance...

Chouinard takes over leadership of Hot Springs school

Like so many of his fellow school superintendents, Gerald Chouinard’s to-do list is topped by the challenges associated with the COVID-19 situation.

Clark Fork Mountain Cats defeat St. Regis, 68-57

The Clark Fork boys basketball team solidified its hold on the top spot...

Montana Viewpoint: Fraud or fiction?

The soul of democracy is the ability of individuals to have a say in their own future, embodied in the right to vote.

Volunteers spearhead Mineral County 4-H archery

Nakasone has been an archery elk hunter for years but for Parkin, he’d basically never shot a bow before. The two decided to resurrect kids’ archery in 2014.