Legals for February, 8 2023

Hope in the darkness

Under the glow of the Plains High School field lights, a crowd of 250 people sat looking upward late last Saturday night. Unlike most large gatherings, this was a scene without chatter and without fidgeting. Everyone was listening.

Meet the teachers

Wildhorse Plains Elementary School welcomed two new teachers for this school year and both are really excited to be working in Plains.

Lakeside Resort brings 'Ale-xperience' to diners

The Lakeside Motel and Resort in Trout Creek has brought in guest chef Alex Mayberry from La Manzanilla, Jalisco, Mexico for two months to the local Trout Creek business.

Key Mineral County personnel retire after long careers

Three key positions in Mineral County became vacant as the result of retirements over the past two months. However, they have been filled by familiar faces already seen around the courthouse.

Scarywood Haunted Nights: The stuff of nightmares

Ernie Olson’s job is frightening. The North Idaho man jumps out of the bushes with a roaring chainsaw and chases groups of teenagers and adults screaming into the night.

Money problems lead to job cuts

After weeks of contract discussions with no discernible progress between county officials and employees, Mineral County Commissioners voted last week to reduce positions in certain departments, in an effort save money.

Flat Creek cleanup nears completion after 15 years

The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Environmental Quality hosted a site tour of the Flat Creek-Iron Mountain Mine tailing cleanup on May 10. Members of the Superior Technical Assistance Committee (STAC) and the public met in Superior and drove up to the site north of town. It gave interested parties the opportunity to ask questions and present ideas or concerns to the departments involved with the cleanup.

Funding to combat mussels on upcoming legislative agenda

Montana’s susceptibility to invasive mussels has rattled policymakers across the state, and despite a tight budget, boosting the state’s invasive species programs appears to have gained bipartisan traction.

Three years in the making

Superior and St. Regis competition erupts

SUPERIOR/ST. REGIS – The St. Regis Tigers took a hard defeat in a game for county pride against the Superior Bobcats Tuesday, January 14.

New provider joins Hot Springs Family Medicine Clinic

SNRC growls over bear plans for forests

TROUT CREEK – Biological concerns for bears roaming in the Kootenai National Forest have given cause for the Forest Service to explore bear management options that could potentially affect Sanders County residents; however, Sanders County Natural Resource Council maintains these effects have not been explained fully to the public and sought to inform the public Thursday evening at an open town hall meeting in Trout Creek.

Mineral County Court Report

Mineral County Court Records from February 22 to March 1

Keeping the Paradise school building alive

Community members united to discuss how to keep the building operational

School Board holds presentation on Common Core Implementation

PLAINS – Five concerned citizens attended the Plains School Board of Trustee meeting on Monday, June 17 to listen to the Common Core Standards presentation.

Mineral County Court Report

Mineral County Court Records from February 28 to March 8

Town council lets adult probation back to Plains

PLAINS – The town council met Monday night to discuss a variety of issues from bringing adult probation back to Plains to building their own dog kennels and hearing two concerned citizens discuss lots they hoped to purchase.

Mountain Cats rally past Belt for state semifinals berth

This was what playoff football is all about: two hard-hitting teams with outstanding athletes on both sides of the ball, multiple lead changes and a large group of energetic fans cheering them on.

Thompson Falls boys & girls suffer losses to Bigfork, Deer Lodge

It would be fair to call last week’s schedule for the Thompson Falls varsity boys’ basketball team the most difficult week of the regular season. After all, the Bluehawks were facing Class B teams ranked No. 1 and No. 5 in Montana.