Passport in Time, YCC volunteers visit Savenac Nursery

Keeping the Savenac Nursery in Haugan in pristine condition comes mostly from volunteers, with the bulk of help from Passport in Time.

Local teams post fast times at Bigfork Invite

It was, to say the least, a pretty good week of sports for Thompson Falls senior Ellie Baxter.

Superior’s Allen Ryan claims 3,200 win at Mid-Week meet

With district championships getting underway this weekend, last week was the final chance for several rained out or delayed events to do their thing in the world of Montana high school track and field.

Unwritten words and untold stories

Nobody ever told me that Ernie Pyle was a poet.

Physical therapist moves to Plains

Whether it's the rising swell of the mountains, the flow of branching rivers or the simple amities of rural living, Montana has always had a strong gravitational pull for the Clark Fork Valley Hospital's newest physical therapist, Ursula “Shana” Dieterle.

Seniors helping seniors

Two St. Regis High School students have decided to do something positive with the leftovers from their school's cafeteria this year.

Rehberg rallies local Republicans

U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg defended President George W. Bush and took aim at the two Democratic presidential candidates at the Sanders County Lincoln-Reagan Dinner Friday.

Runners, throwers, jumpers get ready

Despite rain, wind, cold weather, and lots of snow in Noxon, the boys and girls on the four high school track teams have been practicing and are looking forward to the start of the season.

Sanders County students win big in wildfire prevention art contest

Several Sanders County students were big winners as the Keep Montana Green (KMG)Association announced the winners of its 56th-annual Wildfire Prevention Art Contest.

Hot Springs fire triples in size overnight

The Garden Creek Fire burning on tribal land near Hot Springs took a drastic turn Tuesday night, growing from 500 acres to nearly 1,800 acres, making it the largest fire in the state so far this season.

Community Notes

With temps in the 90s forest service officials have raised the Fire Danger Rating to high, meaning any fire start has a high chance of quickly becoming widespread. They have closed Outdoor Burning by Permit. All burn permits for yard debris, agriculture and wildland burning are now invalid. Campfires are still allowed in proper fire rings.

Did you know . . .

Did you know in the paper for July 20, 1933, there was lots of local news, including a proposed hospital for Hot Springs?

Montana Aussie Adventures with Erin-Jay

It’s beginning to heat up in Sanders County, and I am starting to notice not only more people down the banks of the Clark Fork River but also a few people taking advantage of beginning to float the river.

Crock-Pot program helps kids learn to cook at home

Dawn Bauer is helping fight hunger in Mineral County.

Community Notes

•Public meeting planned for Soldier-Butler project

IFG celebrates Montana Forest Products Week

Mineral County students and community members were invited to the Idaho Forest Group (IFG) Mill in St. Regis on Oct. 24 for a tour. The invitation was in honor of Montana Forest Products Week celebrated Oct. 21-27. In addition to the tour, the group was given a drone demonstration.

OPINION: An update from Rep. Ingraham

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A champion at heart

Paradise celebrates the return of the clock

PARADISE – Residents of Paradise filed into the gymnasium at the Paradise Elementary School last week to celebrate the return of one of the school’s old pendulum clocks.

Cole Karow: Pushing towards perfection

Growing up in Wisconsin, Cole Karow would hike up the hill in front of his house and snowboard down. When he was 12-years-old he moved to Superior and took his first trip to Lookout Pass.