Plains falls to Park City on neutral turf

When two evenly matched teams meet on the football field, the winner is often determined by who makes the fewest mistakes.

Over 500 participate in WestEnd ATV event

More than 500 people turned out for the 13th Annual WestEnd ATV Poker ride in De Borgia on July 21. It was a new record for the group, which had 307 waivers signed. However, almost 80 percent of the riders had a side-by-side, which brought the number of participants up. Last year, 280 riders had signed waivers.

Crews working on railroad to improve safety in county

“I’ve been working on the railroad. All the live long day, I’ve been working on the railroad, Just to pass the time away.”

Lady Hawks dedicated to a great basketball season

Lady Hawks: 52, Bigfork: 85; Lady Hawks: 48, Whitefish: 63

THOMPSON FALLS – In the Lady Hawks’ games last week, against Bigfork and Whitefish, the team played a strong game but factors beyond their control lead to defeats in both.

Cyber Monday predicted to out pace Black Friday sales

Two decades at Savenac

HAUGAN – For the past twenty years, the historic Savenac Nursery near Haugan has welcomed volunteers who come to the facility for one week in the summer to help maintain a place that was instrumental in rebuilding forests in the area after the devastating fire of 1910 swept through the region destroying nearly everything in its path.

Thompson Falls schools move ahead with mission

THOMPSON FALLS – Often times with a new school year, change follows closely behind. For the Thompson Falls School District a number of changes have been implemented in order to improve the educational environment offered.

Paradise School preservation committee meets

PARADISE – Though the Paradise School no longer hosts students during the school year, a group of local residents are working to ensure the historic building a new role, which will benefit the Paradise community well into the future.

County residents headed to polls Tuesday

With campaign signs and window stickers, the citizens of Mineral County have been acknowledging who they'd like to see in office. Yesterday, June 8, they took one of the first steps to making that happen as they joined many Americans across the country by heading to the polls to cast ballots in the primary election. Of course, others voted earlier, choosing to vote through the mail. Clerk of Court Recorder Katherine Jasper said that a good percentage of the absentee ballots have been returned.

Plains track takes off running

It’s not easy replacing two perennial state placers, but that’s the task set before Plains’ first year track coach, Tony Banovich.

EMT trainees practice for mass-casualty scenario

Sirens wailed and screams pierced the air May 27 as Emergency Medical Technician trainees arrived by ambulance at the Sanders County Fairgrounds to help 30-plus mock victims. The EMT trainees were completing their final class event, a mass casualty scenario.

Riding with Montana Highway Patrol

Last week offered an eye-opener as I rode along with Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Steve Spurr. What began as a brisk day turned into a wider look into what troopers do on a long shift around Sanders County.

Heat look back on season

Legals for February, 24 2021

Legals for February, 19 2020

Savage Horsemen beat Cascade 41-6

Plains-Hot Springs capped off a historic season by coasting in their last game to an easy rout of Cascade.

Popcorn Theater

Popcorn Theater Video was sufficiently burned after what is believed to be an incendiary device was placed in the store's drop box.

Collapsed greenhouse

What's left of the greenhouse next to the Mangy Moose Mercantile after the roof collapsed on January 19 due to the heavy snowfall.

Billow of Smoke

While manning a lookout, the ones in charge are responsible for catching the first glimpse of a fire. Often times what they are looking for is a billow of smoke to lead the way.