MDT seeks comments on project near Trout Creek

TROUT CREEK — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal to resurface about 16.8 miles of Montana Highway 200 (MT-200) southeast of Trout Creek in Sanders County.

Savage Heat top Valier in playoff game

It was a good day to be a Hot Springs sports fan.

Searching the wilds of Montana for the elusive winged raptor

On a brisk Saturday morning wildlife biologist Brian Baxter and a group of avid bird watchers assembled at Beagle’s Bakery & Expresso in Thompson Falls.

Trotters upend Superior girls; Bobcats surprise Horsemen

For the Plains girls basketball players, it was a brief deviation from their season-long winning ways that was quickly corrected.

Flu shots available at state VA clinics

The flu vaccine gets updated annually, and veterans should get a flu shot each year.

Legals for November, 16 2022

From the top of the trail

Summer Crosby

Thompson Falls splits with St. Ignatius

In boxing parlance, the pair of games this past week between St. Ignatius and Thompson Falls basketball teams was a split decision.

Seeing Blue: Grizzlies fall to SDSU 23-3 in title game

Grizzlies fall to SDSU 23-3 in title game

Apprentice hunter program offered Register for online hunter ed classes FWP seeks comments on proposed walleye kill regs

It’s never too early to plan ahead for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Apprentice Hunter Program.

Plains boys enter basketball season with high expectations

No doubt about the cyclical nature of high school sports, especially in small towns.

Bargain hunters peruse Yard Sale stops

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.

Wresters tune up for postseason at Mission Valley Championships

It was a final tune-up for local wrestlers as they head into the Western Division B-C postseason this coming Friday and Saturday in Shelby.

Lady Heat boast veteran squad

A summer of hard work by a group of nine returning players can never be a bad thing in sports.

Long-term care residents enjoy Hawaiian luau

The weather for the Return of the Luau was ideal for the residents and family members of the Long-Term Care Facility of Mineral Community Hospital.

Horseman ramp up for season with scrimmage

Two things from the Plains High School pre-season football scrimmage this past Saturday: The Horsemen are going to be a factor this year, and watch out for mama!

Firefighters prepare for fall prescribed burning

Both underburning and pile burning will be conducted this fall in previous treatment areas to eliminate slash/woody debris and promote nutrient recycling in the soil.

Cabbage patch kids raise vegetables in Plains

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, 2.4 billion pounds of cabbage were produced in the U.S. in 2005. This year, 33 pounds of that number will belong to 10-year-old Sophia Brown, Plains’ winner of the Bonnie Plant Farm 3rd Grade Cabbage Program.

Backwards biker raises awareness about homelessness, AIDS and medical marijuana

Drivers speeding down Interstate 90 through Mineral County Friday may have had to do a double-take as they saw a 37-year-old man riding a child’s BMX bike along the road backwards.

An update from Rep. Ingraham

The Legislative Fiscal Report of the 2013 Legislative Session was recently published which reflects the fiscal impacts resulting from legislation passed during the last session. While the entirety of the fiscal impacts as found in the report can be assessed by going to the legislative website at http://leg.mt.gov, I thought I’d share a few of the highlights. Even though the Legislature is no longer in session, the decisions we made during the session are effecting you as we speak, at least until at least the next legislative session where things undergo, once again, change!