Community steps in to help 6-year-old St. Regis girl fighting leukemia

While most St. Regis children are spending their winter months enjoying the snow and attending classes, 6-year-old Zaylee has spent the past several weeks lying in a hospital bed. Last year she was diagnosed with acute-lymphocytic leukemia (type B cell).

Superior Meats to use CDBG loan to expand business

At Superior Meats, an entire pig sits prepped and ready on a stainless steel table in the back room. Waiting to be roasted and become the celebrated main course at an upcoming wedding reception. Next to the table, employee Russell Anderson throws hams into a tumbler. The hams had just been infused with brine in a machine where they are taken by a conveyor belt to an infusion device. A device which has several long prongs that pierce the meat and fills it with brine.

Stage 1 fire restrictions remain in place

SANDERS COUNTY – Stage 1 fire restrictions are still in effect in Sanders County and across wide portions of northwestern Montana.

Softball captures share of conference championship

The Plains-Hot Springs girl’s softball team did everything they needed to set themselves up for postseason success.

A look back at 2015

Federal Foolishness - An update from Senator Fielder

“We were ordered to make life as difficult for people as we can” a National Park Service employee told the media.

Predator management bills headed to Governor's desk

Legislature passes black bear, grizzly bear and wolf proposals

Bluehawks carry on despite adversity; prepare for Bigfork

Thompson Falls High School football coach Jared Koskela could easily make a case for his team having the toughest schedule in Montana High School Association Class B football.

History takes shape at local restoration

Work never ends for Joe Sheppard and Joann Mathers as they continue to restore the old yellow house on Garber Street in Plains.

DNRC gives water tender to Superior Fire Department

It’s hard to hear yourself talk when driving down the highway in the Superior Fire Department’s water tender. The giant vehicle only gets about four miles to the gallon, and is equipped with two 50-gallon fuel tanks. It’s loaded with 28,000 gallons of water and can rip up the mountains to attack wildfires.

Plains softball field sees improvements prior to tourney

After months of work, the finished product was deemed well worth the effort.

Progress report on town office project given at council meeting

At the June 10 meeting of the Superior Town Council, a report was given to councilors on the current status of the new town office project by Town Clerk Brenda Schneider.

Plains/Paradise UMC sends second team to South Africa

Emergency alert update

A few years ago, when the fires blazed in the Quartz-Flat Creek area in Mineral County, firefighters and officials had to go door-to-door to let residences know of the impending danger. Before the implementation of a new 911 emergency alert system, dispatchers had to call one house individually.

Fire burns down barn

Camas Prairie fire destroys barn, trailer and several vehicles

A log barn, trailer and several vehicles were destroyed on Wednesday afternoon in a fire near the junction of Highway 328 and 200 on Wednesday.

Missing Spokane man found dead in Mineral County

The search for an elderly missing man from Washington ended Monday evening when his body was found.

St. Regis Tigers roll over Seeley Swan

The game was part of the annual Ronan Tip-off event that featured 16 boys and 16 girls basketball teams from throughout the area in a chance to play actual, non-practice games.

Barn burns down in Camas Prairie

A log barn, trailer and several vehicles were destroyed on

Troy takes down Noxon in non-conference meeting

For the Troy boys’ and girls’ basketball teams it was a rare sweep this past weekend of an opponent this season, at the expense of the visiting Noxon Red Devils and Lady Devils.

COVID has challenged Sanders Co. nonprofits

With the cancellation of the Sanders County Fair local non-profit service clubs which relied on it for their main source of revenue for programs they provide during the entire year has required them to try something different to raise funds that go to