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Wildlife agencies investigating wolf killed in Thompson River drainage
The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and U.S. Fish and Wildlife service reported a wolf killing near the Lower Thompson Falls River May 27. The report stated the an individual, who was looking for deer antlers on the Priscilla Peak Trail, found the wolf and reported it to Tom Chianelli, the Sanders County FWP game warden.
Hospital welcomes McNeese as interim CEO
Mineral Community Hospital welcomed interim Chief Executive Officer Steve McNeese to their team last week.
Influenza hits Mineral County; hospital visitors restricted
There has been a spike in the cases of influenza hitting Montana communities over the past few weeks, with 359 new cases reported from 36 counties as of Dec. 30, 2017. Four of those cases were reported in Mineral County and Mineral Community Hospital was forced to post large red “warning” signs on their doors and restrict visitor activity.
Hunters have highest success rate since 2007 as big game season comes to an end
Sunday marked the close of the 2017 general big game hunting season with west-central Montana check stations reporting the highest harvest in four years and the highest hunter success rate since 2007 according to a report by Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Hospital drops assisted living services
This spring Mineral Community Hospital will no longer offer assisted living service in Mineral County.
Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day, a day of hearts, candy, and flowers. When couples express their undying love for one another. When a friend tells a friend that they care, or a child tell their parents they love them. A day full of sentiment and expressions of caring. One of the most popular ways to show those emotions are with flowers, roses to be exact. According to aboutflowers.com, 250 million roses will be bought on Valentine’s Day. Americans will spend $2.1 billion on flowers. It’s the number one holiday for florist.
Elder abuse more prevalent
By ALANA LISTOE
Upcoming app brings history closer
MINERAL COUNTY – History buffs will be able to explore the county’s history in a new way soon, as a mobile app designed for historic tourism launches featuring various sites around Mineral County.
Chamber of Commerce meet in Hot Springs
HOT SPRINGS – Members of the Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce met on Thursday at the Second Home Restaurant to discuss the success of past events and the possibilities of future events in the community. About 12 chamber associates and members of the public attended the meeting.
GEAR UP program hosts activities to increase interest in science
Next week, middle school students from some of Montana GEAR UP’s 18 partnering school districts will take part in activities designed to increase their knowledge of, and interest in, science through the avenues of nature, poetry, and art when they attend spectrUM Discovery Area’s Science Camp. Arlee School District will host the faculty and staff who will travel from the Missoula campus to show camp participants how to engineer puppets with moving parts, create robots using a variety of technologies, and explore chemistry through cooking.
Bombers blast past Tigers
They're called the Paradise Bombers boys junior high basketball team, but because of low numbers at the school, the team has athletes from fourth grade to seventh and both boys and girls play on the team this year, said coach Mark French. Yet, it was a St. Regis player who took a shot at the wrong basket, although it didn't go in. "We're definitely the underdogs this year," said French, who's in his third year with the Bombers.
Plains comes in third place, Thompson Falls girls place second
Matt Unrau
Paradise sewer meetings continue
With the proposed $4.5 million sewer project halted in its tracks by a determined group of sewer foes...
Airport to receive boost
The BitterRoot Economic Development District, Inc (BREDD), the federally designated economic development district for Western Montana Region covering Ravalli, Mineral, and Missoula counties, was awarded $627,000 of grant money from a U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to help communities in Montana create jobs and boost local economies.
Upward Bound program prepares students for success in college
By Summer Crosby
Plains schools review education laws
PLAINS – During their January meeting, the Plains School Board discussed their obligations to have a curriculum with Native American education at the school.
Political courage
Courage is a virtue that we Americans value in our culture. An act of courage transcends ideology, it is a personal characteristic that belongs to the individual or group and to call it bravery without thought of personal consequences is as good a definition as any. We award medals for it.
Alberton Student Spotlight: Jordan Taapken
Name: Jordan Taapken
Thanksgiving dinner available for those without families
With the holiday season upon us, many families will be looking for that perfect turkey that is just the right size to feed a house full of family and friends as well as leave a few leftovers on the table. For people who are single, live alone and have no place to go during the Thanksgiving celebration the season can be a bit depressing. But Hyrel Walsh is hoping that it doesn’t have to be that way.
Rep. Ryan Zinke accepts nomination as Secretary of the Interior
Ryan Zinke, the Republican Congressman representing Montana’s at-large U.S. House district, on Dec. 15 announced he had accepted President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination to serve as the next Secretary of the Interior.