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.”

Craftsman turns horns into functional art

Artisans and craftsmen can see things in a different way than most people.

Surge of out-of-state hunters dominates FWP citizens advisory meeting

Concern over out-of-state hunters dominated a meeting of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Citizens Advisory Committee for Region 1 earlier this week.

Wining, dining and fighting cancer

Yellow butterflies have a special meaning to Plains resident Megan Beason. One of her good friends had breast cancer. Just before she died, Beason’s friend was sitting on her porch when she saw a yellow butterfly settle near her.

Farmer Street, chip seal, pool updates discussed

The recent Plains Town Meeting was a quick and efficient gathering with councilors in attendance as well as Mayor Dan Rowan.

Questions asked and answered Senior citizens health fair held on Saturday

A Senior Health and Information fair was held on Saturday in the Superior Elementary School Gym. Mary Jo Berry organized the event and said 25 vendors were on hand to answer questions and promote their businesses and organizations.

Morel mushrooms prove to be an elusive prey

Okay Montana, you can stop looking at me like I am from Mars. You can stop arming yourself when I come to your door. You do not have to hold your children close and whisper when you see me walking down the street anymore. It is okay because I am one of you now.

The Legard boys raise hogs for 4-H auction

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Plains boys, girls win twice at Western C Tip-Off

The Plains boys and girls both swept their way to undefeated weekends as the basketball season began in earnest for region teams.

Allstar football hits Superior

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Application deadline for deer and elk permits is April 1

Application deadline for deer and elk permits is April 1

Lady Savage Heat scratch out win over Noxon

Sometimes when things go sour, it’s hard to sweeten them up. Such is the state of Hot Springs basketball, with both teams struggling to get on the winning track.

Thorne Creek Fire official lost her home in Colorado blaze

Olson is also the assistant fire chief in Grand Lake, Colorado, which has approximately 30 volunteers and 5 full time employees.

St. Regis just misses state berth

It's a long held, often mumbled under the breath complaint common to Western C Divisional basketball fans and coaches: the “tournament” is really about who’s going to finish second.

Riverdogs drop two in Legion homestand

Saturday’s three-team Legion baseball gathering at Amundson Sports Complex was in many ways a microcosm of the host Clark Fork Riverdogs’ 2022 season.

Riverdogs' bats heat up in Bitterroot

As baseball fans know, there are two basic functions to winning games: pitching and hitting.

Lady Tigers' Hill top 1,000-points mark in victory

The last couple weeks of the season are often about getting ready for the playoffs.

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Deep snow doesn't stop Poker Run

The only bad thing that happened at the 17th Annual Cabinet Ridge Riders Poker Run was that they ran out of chili at one of the card stations, said Jim Morkert, one of the coordinators of the event and president of the Cabinet Ridge Riders.

Trotters, Horsemen prepare for Districts

The Plains High School girls and boys track teams are approaching the most critical juncture of their season with the MHSA Class C boys, girls’ State scheduled for May 25-26 in Great Falls.