Mountain Cats wrestlers finish sixth at Owen Invite

Five placewinners helped catapult the Clark Fork Mountain Cats wrestling team to a sixth place finish at the 43rd Annual Owen Invitational in Pablo last weekend.

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Firefighters battle blazes across Western Montana

Firefighters are battling a number of fires across Western Montana, but rain in the region was expected to give them a welcome break Monday.

Plains man recovering from kidney transplant surgery

Francis Church, a newspaper editor from years ago, is credited with the saying, “yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”.

Sanders County deals with illegal dumping

One person’s garbage is not always another person’s treasure.

Former Mineral County sheriff fondly remembered

When a fella makes sure that instead of a funeral to be held for him, he asks for everyone to go fishing and have a beer instead, you can tell that this man was a salt of the earth guy.

Mineral County real estate sees high prices, high sales

Have you noticed more houses being built these days and fewer ‘For Sale’ signs at homes?

Healthy Blue Hawks collect pair of wins

The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks boys basketball team rolled to a pair of victories...

St. Regis Senior Citizens Center becomes host of commodities program

“It’s going great!” beamed Dave Hannah, president of the St. Regis Senior Citizens Center. “These volunteers know what to do and they jump right in and do it. You can’t ask for better people.”

Plains man lodged in Lincoln County jail pending plea deal

A Plains man with warrants for his arrest in six different counties was recently released from the Flathead County Detention Center and taken to the Lincoln County jail.

Hot Springs looks to overcome injury bug

There are so many variables to the start of a new sports season, including the dreaded injury bug.

Alberton library awarded trio of grants

Receiving three grants in one month could knock a person over, but Blue Cutler is giddy because of them.

Alberton's Fredette flies to second at Anaconda meet

They are few in number, but the few are having a productive track and field season.

Federal grant to fund passenger rail service planning project

“We just crossed a major hurdle in our work to restore passenger rail service to southern Montana when we learned of our inclusion in the Corridor ID Program,” smiled Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority chair Dave Strohmaier.

Wyoming angler leads fall Mack Days

121 lake trout anglers out of 329 registered have turned in a total of 12,889 lake trout entries in 2023 Fall Mack Days.

Author explores Montana's bucket list ideas

The title of the book is "100 Things to Do in Montana Before You Die," but the authors’ speaking engagements are called "101 Things to Do in Montana Before You Die."

Rediscovering home: The story behind the repair work at Nine Mile Bridge

The bulldozers pushed scrapers until full of rock and dirt. The material was then hauled off to be used for fill on other sections of the new Interstate 90.

Superior Cemetery gets upgrades

The land for the Superior Cemetery up Flat Creek was donated by A.P. Johnson, who is considered the "father" of Superior by many residents.

Superior skatepark work underway; pool drive still alive

The success of that skate park may have been the catalyst of the final push for Superior, because over the past three years, there has been a fund-raising effort to build one there.

Spotlight on the Arts: Ava Bouquet

"Spotlight the Arts" is a new feature, sponsored by the Paradise Center, which is designed to showcase the talents of Sanders County students participating in the arts.