Bikers Against Bullies rumbles through Dixon

Saturday would probably not have been a good day to be a bully in Dixon, Montana.

$700,000,000 for your vote, please

Well, now we know what $700,000,000.00 can buy.

Cedar Thom project moves forward

MINERAL COUNTY – The supervisor of the Lolo National Forest paid a visit to the weekly Mineral County Commissioner’s meeting last week to keep decision makers in the loop on what’s happening with a project that has been trying to get off the ground for several years.

Software aids in fire training in Superior

SUPERIOR – Firefighters with the Superior Volunteer Fire Department could be better prepared for the next structure fire after they recently received sophisticated, new computer software that simulates fire conditions using photos of actual structures in the community.

Annual Christmas Stroll planned

With Thanksgiving over and the leftover Turkey in the fridge, thoughts are now turning to Christmas and what’s going to be under the tree. The Mineral County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its third annual Christmas Stroll on December 17 in Superior.

Fire Prevention Week brings fun and education for kids

Danielle Switalski

Editorial: Light in the darkest of days

Matt Unrau

Comments sought of Fish Creek State Park

Montana State Parks (stateparks.mt.gov) announced today it is seeking the public’s input to help guide recreation planning for Fish Creek State Park, located about 35 miles west of Missoula, near Alberton.

Studs

Joel Collett stands in front of his newly purchased business. Studs Building and Home is the new name for what Plains formerly knew as Brinson's True Value. 

Redd Bull Rhapsody

There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to wildlife — it’s not just what animals or plants we see, but what we don’t see. Especially when you get to see it up close and personal, as a recent tour of a forest service project over the weekend that local residents attended.

Workshop in Alberton educates teams about chemical spills

ALBERTON – Dozens of stakeholders from across the state gathered at a series of locations near Alberton last weekend to learn what was done right and what could be done better in the future if the events of April 11, 1996 were to repeat themselves.

Students bond at Graduation Matters Event

HOT SPRINGS – Little ones sat staring up wide-eyed at their idolized older peers as they proclaimed their future endeavors. One wants to be an engineer, another is joining the armed forces and the other wishes to be a dentist. Soon the elementary students found themselves thinking about what they want to be and what the future holds.

CFVH to hold seminars

PLAINS – In an effort to bring more local health care services to the area, Clark Fork Valley Hospital and Family Medicine Center will be hosting three diabetes seminars.

Christians, Jews are easy targets, but for how long?

The absurd attacks on Israel for exercising its right of self-defense in the past few weeks have only been surpassed in foolhardy dangerousness by the world’s virtual silence about the genocide being practiced against Christians and other minority religions in the Islamic State formerly known as northwestern Iraq.

Superior schools showcase student work

Student spotlight: Elizabeth Hopwood

4-H Achievement Night

Achievement Night recognized the livestock kids of the Mineral County 4-H program for the calendar year and monies from the livestock sale and fair premiums were distributed. Plans and policies were discussed on what will be needed, especially when the Mineral County Fair (Aug. 1-3) arrives, and the 4-H Livestock Auction occurs. Dave Brink and Emily Parks (left), MSU Extension Agents for the county, sort out the belt buckle trophies and achievement certificates before the meeting which was followed up with a potluck.

Pool Problems

What is really going on with the pool?  I think it would be fair to let the town of Plains, MT know exactly we’re up against with the closing of the community pool.  There are so many stories going around; Mayor Brinson needs to make a true statement to the paper. 

Group gains support

SUPERIOR – A non-profit group calling itself Open Doors is gaining support for its plan to revitalize parts of Mineral County while some remain cautiously skeptical about the group who has been reluctant to release information about the organization in the past.

Lady Heat look back on season