Fentanyl overdoses on the rise in Lake County

According to a press release issued by the Polson Police Department, there appears to be a spike in what is believed to be fentanyl-related overdoses in 10 counties around the state, including Lake County.

Legals for July, 20 2022

Spotlight on the Arts: Kaylee Warta

Spotlight on the Arts: Kaylee Warta

The six mill levy

On Nov. 4 voters will make a FOR or AGAINST choice to reauthorize a six mill levy for the Montana University System (MUS). Its 2008 budget is $ 1,181,000,000. Montana’s total for the six mills is $ 11,840,000. That’s 1 percent of the MUS budget, 1 percent! Is raising a $1.2 billion enterprises’ revenue by 1 percent urgent? And, this figure does not include Grants, Endowments, Fund raising and other MUS net receipts. The U of M just raised $172,000,000 from alumni and private donors. A prodigious feat for one of the 14 (soon to be 15) MUS units.

Whitetail harvest ends on high note

Whitetail deer harvest picked up considerably during the final weekend of the deer and elk hunting season, as snow and the rut combined for ideal hunting conditions. 

Hawks' LeCoure pops off for 36 in win over Mission

In one of the highest individual points totals so far among local high school basketball players, Thompson Falls junior forward Bryson LeCoure was king for a day.

Fresh doughnuts served up at senior center

Whether its travelers headed North to Glacier, or locals stopping in for coffee and morning banter with friends, Johanna Stuart, at the St. Regis Senior Center wants people to drop by and try out her handmade donuts.

Fall prep sports ramp up this month

This is why some people leave outdoor Christmas lights up year-round.

Lady Hawks rally past Plains; top Troy in 14C opener

Thompson Falls picked up two victories in girls’ basketball last week to head into the holiday break while Plains suffered a pair of losses.

NHS carnival excites

PLAINS – Games and clowns and swords…oh my! Smiles were abundant in the Plains High School Gym Tuesday, March 11 at the carnival put on by the National Honor Society. The NHS members worked hard to provide the younger students with a good time.

Little Guys hit mats at Mission

The Superior Little Guys Wrestling Team sent two small teams to a packed St. Ignatius High School gym Friday and Saturday for the two-day Mission Mountain Classic Little Guy Wrestling Tournament.

Thompson Falls' baseball diamond gets cleaned up

Fifty three community spirited volunteers showed up at the Thompson Falls Youth League Baseball field last Sunday to prep, weed, grade, plow, smooth and generally spruce up the facility for this year’s Youth League Baseball season. The work party was followed by a barbeque and it was a perfect day.

Sanders County health care workers get coronavirus vaccine

The first COVID-19 vaccinations are in the arms of healthcare providers and long term care residents...

Mineral County hosts hazardous waste training sessions

Unless you are in the emergency preparedness line of work, HAZWOPER could be a Burger King special, but it’s a level of hazmat training that is at another level.

Applicants, projects sought for County Resource Advisory Committee

Mineral County and Forest Service officials are soliciting applications from individuals to fill several positions on the Mineral County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC). The committee is responsible for making recommendations on projects that provide benefit to Forest Service land within Mineral County. Funding and administration for Mineral County RAC projects are provided under the authority of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Act.

Scholarships awarded in St. Regis

ST. REGIS – A majority of the graduating seniors from one local high school will, hopefully, find themselves graduating from their college of choice with significantly less debt than the average college graduate after they qualified for substantial scholarships last week.

Plains looks to equalize water meters

The town of Plains is currently looking for ways to equalize the water usage among all the residences throughout town.

Chamber of commerce discuss Obamacare changes

Hecla forging ahead with Northwest Montana mines

Officials with an Idaho-based mining company developing two large copper and silver mines in Northwest Montana said they are undeterred by a recent ruling...

State qualifiers at Western Division B-C

On a weekend when intermittent rain and sunshine, wind and cold played a factor in athletic performance, Twin Bridges’ girls and the Manhattan Christian boys found a path to victory in the Western Division B-C track and field meet in Missoula.