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December 1, 2021 midnight

Rep. Loge provides information from Transportation Interim Committee

Some other topics of discussion for future meetings are the electric vehicle increased use and a form of registration to pay for the road use cost, similar to the gas tax.

Friends of Scotchman Peaks hires new program coordinator
December 1, 2021 midnight

Friends of Scotchman Peaks hires new program coordinator

As a Sandpoint local, she will be working out of FSPW’s downtown office, although much of her time will be spent in the Scotchmans.

November 10, 2021 midnight

State commission finalizes Montana congressional district lines

Chair Maylinn Smith, who was appointed to the commission by the state's Supreme Court, chose a map dividing the state into eastern and western districts.

November 3, 2021 midnight

Slow season start for elk hunters in west-central Montana

After the first two weekends of big game season, west-central Montana hunter check stations show that elk harvest is off to a slow start, but hunter traffic through the stations is up from last season.

November 3, 2021 midnight

Montana health officials confirm first flu case in 2021

Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 121 confirmed flu cases as of Oct. 16.

Superior couple loves the sailing life
October 27, 2021 midnight

Superior couple loves the sailing life

In a sailboat, however, you become a much greater function in order to harness the energy that propels you forward.

Wildfire burn scars affect West's drinking water
October 27, 2021 midnight

Wildfire burn scars affect West's drinking water

In “burn scars,” where fires decimated forest systems that held soil in place, an increase in droughts followed by heavy rainfall poses a different kind of threat to the water supplies that are essential to the health of communities.

October 20, 2021 midnight

Montana Viewpoint: Time to put the election to rest

Mike Lindell has had much more success in attracting people to his point of view than he has had in finding evidence to support it.

October 6, 2021 midnight

Lady Hawks sweep Troy

It was a given that the Lady Hawks would start and finish strong.

FWP seeks to simplify hunting regulations
September 22, 2021 midnight

FWP seeks to simplify hunting regulations

But this year, FWP will tackle more significant changes such as combining hunting districts and simplifying license structures.

September 22, 2021 midnight

Montana Viewpoint: Politics, to listen or to lecture?

Individual politicians may have the best of motives, but the parties they belong to, no. The parties are like businesses, they want results.

September 22, 2021 midnight

St. Regis netters top Hot Springs in four sets

The current group of Lady Tigers seniors are showing signs they are ripe and ready for an exciting run in Class C Montana volleyball play.

September 22, 2021 midnight

Clark Fork Valley Hospital official says Covid-19 vaccine safe

I think medicine in general struggles to explain complex subjects in a media environment where only sound-bites are heard and only a few characters on are read. Nuance and long explanation are difficult.

September 15, 2021 midnight

Latest Covid-19 strain derails some sports events in Western Montana

One of the first and most stringent moves came from Plains School District, which took immediate action and canceled or postponed all “extracurricular activities” until Monday, Sept. 20.

Home schooling more popular for Montana families
September 8, 2021 midnight

Home schooling more popular for Montana families

Statewide the number of students identified as homeschooled increased by 69.7% from 2019 to 2020.

September 8, 2021 midnight

Montana Viewpoint: Keeping it together

A politically divided nation is easy prey to its enemies and a weak partner to its allies.

Plains, Noxon volleyball teams compete in St. Ignatius
September 1, 2021 midnight

Plains, Noxon volleyball teams compete in St. Ignatius

After nearly an hour-long battle in the altered format tourney, the two teams came to an absolute one-set apiece draw.

August 25, 2021 midnight

County health board member extols virtues of vaccinations

I started this letter a few days after our July board of health meeting and am submitting it now in response to continuing concerns and questions by local citizens.

Don't forget about the chokecherry
August 18, 2021 midnight

Don't forget about the chokecherry

These tart natural gems aren’t sold in the form of tasty treats at gift shops across the state, or displayed on highway signs at local fruit stands. But they might just be one of the most important and historical plants around.

August 11, 2021 midnight

State has new online dashboard for Montana wildfires

The state has experienced nearly 1,800 fire starts this year.