Memorial Day: 'Solemn, peaceful and respect'

Ask Rocky Hart what Memorial Day means and the normally outgoing veteran will turn serious in an instant.

Fourth of July 'is a blast'

July 4 is an American favorite holiday, full of family gatherings, barbecue dinners, apple pie and fireworks, lots and lots of fireworks.

Montana Aussie Adventures with Erin-Jay

Wow, the weather is certainly getting that fall feeling about it and with that I know there are plenty of hunters ready to hit the Montana “outback” to get the tag of the season.

Keith's column: A thanks to the community

To say I wasn’t nervous prior to the Montana Newspaper Association Award Banquet would be just as big of a lie as saying I wasn’t happy when I won.

Justyna's Column: First time snowmobiling

Growing up in Colorado, one would think I would have had ample chances to romp through the snow on a snowmobile. However, that not being the case, I finally got that opportunity this last week.

Bobcats open with a shootout

Prior to Saturday’s season opener against Charlo, Head Coach Allen Labbe said the game would serve as an indicator of where his team was at and what they would need to work on as the season progressed.

Plunging into the new year

Matt Unrau

Pair of accidents occur on Hwy 135

The stretch of Highway 135, from Highway 200 to St. Regis, was the site of two accidents, one occuring on Tuesday, March 23, and the second on Friday, March 19.

Plains remembers fallen on Memorial Day

Melissa Oyer

Thompson Falls woman releases novel

Thompson Falls resident Terri Drake Stoltz takes readers to a simpler time with her newly-released book, “Remember When: Recollection from a Montana Generation X-er.”

A garden plan by Green Thumb

Visualize? The best-ever BLT sandwich with your own wonderfully tasty heirloom tomato slices, zucchini sizzling on the grill, a stroll through garden paths overhung with hundreds of bright green peas, a bean pole trellis abounding with blooms and crunchy beans.

Montana 10X Shooting Sports Club wins state championship

On April 6 the Ray Welch American Legion Post 13 in St. Regis presented an award to members of the Montana 10X Shooting Sports Club.

Predator management bills headed to Governor's desk

Legislature passes black bear, grizzly bear and wolf proposals

Counties pressured to object to CSKT Compact

As the deadline approaches to file objections to water rights claims set out in the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes-Montana Water Compact, some local officials are considering the effects of the landmark deal.

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.

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

Enthusiasts saddle up for annual poker run

Nick Ianniello