Railroad Day coming to Alberton

ALBERTON - The event known as Railroad Day will be held next Saturday in Alberton and organizers are expecting a good turnout for an event that celebrates the area’s historical connection to the rail industry.

Bobcats voted top in the district

SUPERIOR – Eight members of the Superior Bobcats football team have been named All Conference players with three of them to participate in the All Star game this year.

From your State Senate: with Sen. Jennifer Fielder

Stakes to high to rush decision on water

Bobcats wrestling team practice begins

SUPERIOR – As a start to the winter sports season, the Superior Bobcats wrestling team has begun to practice and build a team.

Trials and errors - a gardening column by Green Thumb

Much of gardening is a haphazard sort of adventure. I have a habit, however, of viewing my garden plots as a number of science experiments!

Lady Tigers season comes to an end at regionals

ST. REGIS – The St. Regis Lady Tiger’s volleyball season came to an end last weekend during the regional tournament.

Hot Springs gains a victory during homecoming game

HOT SPRINGS – The Savage Heat football team unleashed an offensive bombardment on the team from Lincoln on Friday during the 2013 Homecoming game in Hot Springs. The team defeated their opponents 59 to 0 during the one sided match that saw consistent defensive stops from Hot Springs and touchdowns coming on the ground and through the air.

Savage Heat blaze past Red Devils, Horsemen over weekend

HOT SPRINGS/PLAINS - The weekend was a good one for the Savage Heat basketball team with victories over the Noxon Red Devils and Plains Horsemen; proving their athletic talents lay not just in football.

Plains cross country takes on bigger schools in Polson

POLSON – The Plains High School cross country team faced some unique challenges at the Pirate Duels XC Meet in Polson last Saturday. Held at the Polson Rodeo Grounds, the course featured obstacles such as hay bales, steep hills and log jumps.

Live at the Library ends on high note

PLAINS – Cliff Stephens hit the library on July 30, providing humorous songs and entertainment to the crowd lining the grass.

County Commissioners support historical project

Noxon girls ready for season to get underway

NOXON – As the young Lady Red Devils gear up for their first bit of action this season, the team expects their games to be a learning experience.

Food for Thought: Secrets of Inner Strength

Have you ever noticed how some people manage to stay on track despite suffering a serious illness, financial setbacks or other problems that would derail other people?

Superior Senior Spotlight: Ed Heppe

Name: Ed Heppe

Golfers struggle at state

The St. Regis golfers gave it their all on May 18 and 19. The Tigers spent two days playing at Madison Meadows Golf Course in Ennis at the state golf tournament. With no teams, either in boys or girls, it was a competition among individuals.

Solid opening weekend for hunting season

Hunters took to the field Saturday and Sunday across northwest Montana for the opening weekend of the general deer and elk season.  At the six northwest Montana check stations, a total of 3,146 hunters checked 136 white-tailed deer, 25 mule deer, and 31 elk for a 6.1 percent rate of hunters with game. Of the whitetails checked, 95 were bucks and 41 were antlerless.  The Highway 2 check station had the largest number of whitetail deer taken (40), while the Swan (31) and Olney (29) check stations weren’t far behind.

Plains students enjoy red carpet treatment

A years worth of dress shopping, match-making and planning finally paid off last Saturday evening for Plains High School students.

Horsemen corraled by Trojans

The Horsemen are still looking for their first  District 7-B win after a 40-54 loss against Troy on Saturday. Plains is now 0-6 conf., 4-10 ovr. with four conference games left on their schedule before the district tournament.

Fall Bazaar supports local help line

Various local vendors lined the inside of the 4-H building at the fairgrounds in Superior Saturday for the forth-annual Fall Bazaar.

Bobcats lose home game

Nick Ianniello