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May 4, 2022 midnight

Superior track gets team win in Wallace

Seniors Sorren Reese and Cassie Green, along with junior sprinter Isabella Pereira led a Superior tidal wave that swept the Lady Bobcats to the team title at the recent Wallace, Idaho Small School meet in Wallace.

Marsha Eileen Rounsley Johnson Aldrich
May 25, 2022 midnight

Marsha Eileen Rounsley Johnson Aldrich

Marsha Eileen Rounsley Johnson Aldrich

June 1, 2022 midnight

Second phase of Flat Creek cleanup planned

It was 20 years ago that the Federal EPA came to Superior to investigate the possibility of soil contamination. That is when the first critical action removal was performed.

March 23, 2022 midnight

Keep Montana Green regional contest winners

Creative slogans and colorful artwork illustrate the importance of wildfire prevention in the 2022 Keep Montana Green art contest.

July 20, 2022 midnight

Mineral County Fair offers homespun charm

Mineral County (54) is Western Montana’s scenic gateway.

September 29, 2021 midnight

Valley Christian rallies past Hot Springs, 40-36

Hot Springs came into the game with a 3-0 record after handily dispatching several area six-man teams.

Thompson Falls' Koskela named Coach of the Year
December 22, 2021 midnight

Thompson Falls' Koskela named Coach of the Year

Prior to the start of the season, Thompson Falls football coach Jared Koskela was asked what he would like to see from his 2021 team.

March 19, 2020 10:04 a.m.

Coast-to-coast rail trail would pass through county

Spanning more than 3,700 miles between Washington state and Washington, D.C., the Great American Rail Trail’s proposed route runs right through Mineral County.

Plains and Thompson Falls meet in softball season-opener
April 5, 2023 midnight

Plains and Thompson Falls meet in softball season-opener

For a while it looked like a repeat of last year’s softball season opener between Plains and Thompson Falls.

April 26, 2023 midnight

Trotters outhit Ennis for softball win

Twelve games into the 2023 season and two things are clear for the Plains Trotters softball team: they can hit and their fielding has improved substantially.

March 29, 2023 midnight

Proof of the power of science-based forestry

John Bernard Leiberg was the first scientist to see the Lolo National Forest.

State qualifiers return to lead Plains track
March 29, 2023 midnight

State qualifiers return to lead Plains track

It’s been a recurring them this year when it comes to looking ahead at area high school track and field teams: most, if not all, have strong groups coming back and some promising potential moving up in the form of underclassmen.

Plains girls place third at Thompson Falls Invite
September 27, 2023 midnight

Plains girls place third at Thompson Falls Invite

On what was near ideal conditions, several hundred cross country runners converged on the Rivers’ Bend Golf Course for the annual Thompson Falls Invitational meet last week, with men’s and women’s teams from Columbia Falls taking home both team titles.

Mineral County to take part in grizzly bear project
September 20, 2023 midnight

Mineral County to take part in grizzly bear project

The grizzly bear project description reads as such: The service will develop an Environmental Impact Statement that considers a reasonable range of alternatives that can accomplish the purpose and need of restoring grizzly bears to the Bitterroot ecosystem.

Kenton Randolph Lewis
January 25, 2023 midnight

Kenton Randolph Lewis

Kenton Randolph Lewis

January 18, 2023 midnight

Community calendar

Community calendar

October 12, 2022 midnight

Feds seize thousands of fentanyl pills from alleged dealer in Kalispell

Federal prosecutors say authorities seized about 12,000 fentanyl pills during the arrest this week of a Mexican national in Kalispell wanted for allegedly trafficking the deadly drug in the Flathead Valley.

Big game season opens Saturday
October 19, 2022 midnight

Big game season opens Saturday

The general deer and elk season opens this Saturday with legal shooting hours a half hour before sunrise and ending a half hour after sunset.

Western Montana Specialty Foods founder greets Gianforte
June 14, 2023 midnight

Western Montana Specialty Foods founder greets Gianforte

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte made a special trip to Mineral, Sanders and Lincoln counties Thursday with stops to chat with residents, present an award and visit small businesses.

September 21, 2022 midnight

Tranel, Lamb debate in Mineral County

On Wednesday at noon in the county commissioner’s office 2 candidates running for the U.S. House to represent Montana's western congressional district held a debate with about two dozen attendees.