Local honey business hopes to receive $10,000 Kiva loan to complete expansion

Local entrepreneurs, Kavita and Justin Bay, will be featured at the 2nd Annual Farm Fresh Pitchfest hosted by the Community Food and Agriculture Coalition.

Women's equality years later

Women’s Equality 95 Years Later

Recovery Garden recovers after decline

SUPERIOR – For one Superior man and woman, a garden helped them recover from years of substance abuse.

Fair events see increase in numbers

PLAINS – Following the dispersal of crowds from the Sanders County Fairgrounds Fair Manager Mike Hashisaki has received positive feedback regarding the annual event and commented on the success of the fair’s rodeo events.

Savage Horsemen get lots of mat time at Ronan Duals

It’s often a “numbers game” in high school wrestling, especially in sparsely populated communities in Montana. Two of those are in Sanders County, the home of two co-ops — the Plains/Hot Springs Savage Horsemen, and the Thompson Falls/Noxon Bluehawks.

Thompson Falls Market preparing for Pet Fest

Thompson Falls, MT - Pets are welcome at the Thompson Falls Market, that's what the market manager wants the community to know. "We are a rare market, one that embraces pets and promotes that pets are welcome.

Improvements keep Paradise water flowing

Matt Unrau

Monopoly is not just a game, but a lesson

Danielle Switalski

Hobbit House pops up in Trout Creek

Fog rolled into the Whitepine Valley on Thursday, Oct. 7, shrouding the hills with a feeling of mystery and fantasy, perfect for the unveiling of the Hobbit House of Montana, a brand new lodging facility built by Steve Michaels of Trout Creek. People from all over gathered to see the brand new and very unique structure, and to share some delicious hors d’oeuvres prepared for the occasion. As night fell and attendants roamed around the Shire, tiny windows of hobbit and fairy houses lit up, and transported the whole event to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth.

Hot Springs Chamber hopes to increase outreach

HOT SPRINGS – The Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce held their monthly meeting Thursday. Topics of discussion included an outreach update, the museum, and events coming up in Hot Springs.

Hot Springs sixth-grader claims county spelling bee title

The top spellers from six Sanders County school districts took part in the annual county spelling bee last week.

Final preparations taking place for Plains Day

Hours of volunteer work by Plains Councilor Connie Foust and the members of The Free Americans organization will result in a full day of exciting events in Plains on June 3.

Mineral County students succeed at regional competition

Plains prepares for celebration

Students excel in regional competition

Students from St. Regis, Alberton and Superior competed last Monday, December 13, in the Business Professionals of America regional competition in Missoula at the University of Montana.

School board ties up loose ends before first day

PLAINS – The Plains School Board of Trustees met on Monday, August 19 to provide updates and help tie up any loose ends before the school year began.

Plains Day events set for June 1

Plains Day, taking place Saturday, June 1 will have activities for everyone’s taste.

Thompson Falls to beautify town with help of community

THOMPSON FALLS – The town of Thompson Falls will be busy sprucing up lawns, picking up junk vehicle pickups and working on surrounding trails in an effort to beautify the town.

Autumn beginnings in Superior

Superior kicked off the autumn season Saturday afternoon with the second annual Fall Festival outside the old school house.

Experience key for Hot Springs, Plains football

Danielle Switalski