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Sanders County schools put in extra safety measures
February 12, 2025 midnight

Sanders County schools put in extra safety measures

The rural nature of schools in Sanders County means emergency management planning becomes much more important because of the distance and time for emergency responders to be on scene.

February 5, 2025 midnight

Tribal leaders call for reinstatement of health department position

In a recent legislative hearing to help shape the state health department’s budget, tribal leaders traveled from across Montana to tell lawmakers they wanted to reinstate a tribal relations manager position that proponents say once provided valuable communication with the state Department of Public Health and Human Services.

February 5, 2025 midnight

Bill to allow cigar bars in Montana spurs debate

If Montana allows cigar bars, residents and tourists will be able to enjoy a “premium, hand rolled cigar” on their visits, one proponent argued.

Mineral County man charged in stabbing enters not guilty plea
January 29, 2025 midnight

Mineral County man charged in stabbing enters not guilty plea

A man accused of stabbing family members in St. Regis earlier this month entered a not guilty plea Wednesday in Mineral County District Court.

Resource Advisory Committee seeking new members
January 22, 2025 midnight

Resource Advisory Committee seeking new members

In a world of acronyms of organizations that overlap with similar names but have different goals, it helps to start in the correct hallway.

Fish and Wildlife Commission sued over open-meeting law, black bear quotas
January 22, 2025 midnight

Fish and Wildlife Commission sued over open-meeting law, black bear quotas

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission was sued Friday for allegedly ignoring state open meeting laws when it approved eliminating some black bear hunting quotas in December.

Irvine Flats ranchers win state stewardship award
January 9, 2025 midnight

Irvine Flats ranchers win state stewardship award

Irvine Flats west of Polson is cow country, with lots of grass, hills and swales. Ranch families are the main residents in the sparsely populated area, and one of those families, Greg and Lynn Gardner, their daughter Brittany and her husband Wacey Cathey, received the 2024 Montana Stockgrowers Association Stewardship Award.

January 8, 2025 midnight

Superior hoopers drop pair of games

Sometimes a break in the schedule can be a momentum killer.

Classroom lesson spreads the spirit of giving
December 25, 2024 midnight

Classroom lesson spreads the spirit of giving

Following are comments from students in Mrs. Stacy Crabb's fourth-grade class at Superior Elementary about this year's Christmas shopping trip to benefit local families in need.

August 28, 2024 midnight

St. Regis Senior Center host family fun 'bear hunt'

Though its technically a day early for “bear” season in Montana, the St. Regis Community Park will turn into hunting grounds on Saturday, Sept. 14, for what hopes to become an annual event called the SeptemBear Hunt.

Thompson Falls' cross country squad boasts plenty of youth
August 21, 2024 midnight

Thompson Falls' cross country squad boasts plenty of youth

There is definitely a youth movement afoot among local high school cross country teams.

Locals get a look at I-90 bridge projects
July 31, 2024 midnight

Locals get a look at I-90 bridge projects

Fall, winter, spring and road construction are Montana’s four seasons, many will tease. But summer is when the big projects must take place, so the rule of thumb is to plan for the commute to take longer.

UM center blazes trail with course about living with fire
July 26, 2024 midnight

UM center blazes trail with course about living with fire

With extreme wildfires doubling in the past 20 years, many residents in the Western U.S. have smoldering concerns for their future safety and wellbeing. To help take wildfire management to the next level in the era of climate change, the FireCenter at the University of Montana has piloted a course to provide solutions for living alongside this growing threat.

Stage 2 fire restrictions in place in Mineral County
July 24, 2024 midnight

Stage 2 fire restrictions in place in Mineral County

Rumbles of thunder were an unwelcoming sound throughout Mineral County around 3 a.m. on July 18.

Plains VFW getting a makeover
July 24, 2024 midnight

Plains VFW getting a makeover

It is a building that in one way or another has been serving the Plains community for several decades.

Stage 2 fire restrictions in place in Sanders County
July 24, 2024 midnight

Stage 2 fire restrictions in place in Sanders County

Rumbles of thunder were an unwelcoming sound throughout Mineral County around 3 a.m. on July 18. Going on a three-week stretch of 90-plus degree temperatures and no precipitation, Thursday mornings early hour lightning strikes sparked several fires around the mountains of St. Regis and Superior.

High temperatures trigger widespread fishing restrictions
July 23, 2024 midnight

High temperatures trigger widespread fishing restrictions

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has implemented fishing restrictions on 13 western Montana rivers that are exceeding temperature thresholds following an underwhelming snowpack and a heat spell last week that broke records in some parts of the state.

July 22, 2024 8 a.m.

1 dead in officer-involved shooting in Mineral County

Mineral County law enforcement officers on Sunday shot and killed a suspect who was allegedly involved in a stabbing and kidnapping earlier in the day.

July 10, 2024 midnight

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Rediscovering home: Superior's pool
June 26, 2024 midnight

Rediscovering home: Superior's pool

The Mineral County Pool in the Park recently took a jump off the “high dive.”