Five place at Choteau

Sanders County Wrestlers made a splash in the 30-team field at the Choteau Classic tournament this weekend with five grapplers earning medals.

Plains brings home three medals in wrestling meet

Matt Unrau

Plains boys, girls sweep Thompson Falls

Ryan Ovitt scored 16 points and Class C Plains used a huge first quarter to roll past Class B Thompson Falls 58-29 Saturday in the season-opener for both teams.

Estelle M. Wiltzen

PLAINS - Estelle M. Wiltzen was born August 22, 1927 to John Malaterre and Genevieve Ladoucer Malaterre in the Turtle Mountains of North Dakota. She spent her childhood in North Dakota and met the love of her life, Harris Wiltzen in Deering, North Dakota. They were married on August 22nd, 1946 and moved to Missoula, Montana where Harris went to the University of Montana. Their 6 children were all born in Montana, and they moved from Missoula, to Circle, Scobey, Malta and finally, to Plains, where she passed away on September 9, 2015 shortly after her 88th birthday and after 69 years of marriage to Harris.

Let's really reduce the cost of healthcare

We all know something is very wrong with the cost of health care in this country. But is the answer more bureaucracy or less?

Gas pries jump more than 6 percent in Montana

Mineral County residents have seen an increase in gas prices over the past few weeks with prices hovering around $1.98 per gallon. Nationally oil prices rose more than 6 percent according to a report released on April 8

Record beef prices bring good and bad news

SANDERS COUNTY - Consumers may continue to opt for less expensive white meats like chicken and pork as cattle prices continue to rise. But while sticker shock affects shoppers in the grocery store, ranchers are in a position to turn a profit as the price for feeder cattle soars.

Lumber Prices at eight-year high

According to a news release, prices of lumber increased to an eight-year high, increasing the price of 22 percent from mid-November to January. The boom is accredited to the recovery of the U.S. housing market as well as rising exports to China. In Sanders County and Mineral County, there are two lumber companies: Tri-Con and Thompson River Lumber.

Honor rolls

United Way helps residents prepare for wildfire season

It was National Wildfire Preparedness Day last Saturday, May 5 and the Frenchtown Rural Fire Department teamed up with United Way of Missoula to pilot a community chip day. Crews were in the Sorrel Springs and Elk Meadows subdivisions near Frenchtown and Huson chipping brush and debris piled on the road by homeowners. These are efforts to prepare their properties for this year’s wildland fire season.

Joint Operation Mariposa brings awareness to suicide prevention

Twenty-two veterans take their lives by suicide every day in the United States and September was National Suicide Prevention Month.

Hot Springs comes together for Christmas gift giving

College cyclists pass through Paradise

PARADISE – An enterprising group of young college students stopped in Paradise last week as they continued their bicycle trek across the nation.

Sanders County Community Calendar

Open Gym at Plains

Fifteen county wrestlers head to championships

Three Sanders County wrestling teams will send 15 wrestlers to the state championships after a big day at the Western B-C Divisional Tournament in Darby Saturday.

Wrestlers continue to shine on the mat

PLAINS – The Plains/Hot Springs wrestlers have continued to see success as they continue further in the season.

Fisher excels at Thompson Falls meet

Matt Unrau

Veterans deserve quality transportation

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Sanders, Mineral Co. boys basketball roundu

Caleb Ball’s 19 points and Andrew Sanford’s 15 pushed St. Regis...

Legals for April, 13 2022