St. Regis seamstress has lifetime of experience

Since she was knee-high to a grasshopper, or in this case, a Singer Sewer, Gayle Johnston’s remarkable seamstress profession has come together over the years one stitch at a time.

Council approves plan for ambulance purchase

March’s Plains Council meeting centered around financing a new ambulance for Plains Community Ambulance.

COLUMN: Spring is my season

It is perhaps the most under-appreciated thing in our lives.

Legals for March, 13 2024

Sinus infection turns life-threatening for Thompson Falls teen

He was flown to Logan Health Children’s hospital in Kalispell the next day for emergency surgery and then would need a second brain surgery that night. On Friday he was headed in for a third brain surgery.

Republicans filing for Montana Public Service Commission

Republicans hold all five offices with the Public Service Commission — and as of Friday, only Republicans had filed for three open seats.

Clarence Orla Bras

Clarence Orla Bras

Looking back: Toby's Tavern continues to hold onto its legacy

NOXON – As you pull into Toby’s Tavern, you do not expect to find anything out of the ordinary. The bar is situated on the main stretch of Noxon, a setting that is both calm and quiet.

Blue birding season begins in Mineral County

The calendar and Mother Nature can sometimes oppose one another. But no matter what, longer days in any weather condition will trigger migrating birds to return north, and some of the first to arrive are the bluebirds.

St. Regis' Daisy Sansom wins county bee

At the start of the competition to determine which student would represent Mineral County in the state spelling bee, about three dozen students sat nervously in the Superior High School gymnasium last Thursday evening.

Teams gear up for dodgeball tourney March 14

It’s a day that teachers and students, parents and children eagerly look forward to each year. It’s not Christmas or Halloween, but the annual Superior Business Professionals of America Dodgeball Tournament.

Montanans deserve a fair and impartial judiciary

It’s time to let you in on a little secret about America’s judicial system: we’re doing it wrong.

COLUMN: Go, Joansie, go

Phone. For the love of God, where is my phone?

12 teams join new 13C conference

Now that the Class C basketball season is almost over, with only the state championships this weekend left to be played, it’s time to bid a fond adieu to the existing 14C conference.

Montana Department of Transportation director to retire

Montana Department of Transportation Director Mack Long will retire later this month, Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Friday.

Fire consumes three businesses in Noxon

Three businesses in a rural Sanders County town were destroyed in an early morning fire Tuesday, Feb. 27.

Legals for February, 28 2024

Deputy Hureau takes post as DUI Task Force coordinator

The Mineral County DUI Task Force at a recent special meeting welcomed its new coordinator, Matthew ‘Matt’ Hurteau, who is a patrol deputy with the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office.

Feds look at proposed North Coast Hiawatha rail route

A Chicago-to-Seattle passenger rail route that passes through some of Montana’s most populous counties has been included in a list of 15 long-distance routes tapped for restoration by the federal government.

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.