Hot Springs takes second at district volleyball

In the end, after eight grueling hours of volleyball in one day, one team walked away with the No. 1 seed in this coming week’s Divisional tournament at Manhattan Christian High School in Churchill, MT, just outside of Manhattan.

Legals for November, 23 2022

Blue Hawks stay perfect, earn top seed

Momentum prior to a playoff tournament is often crucial for teams hoping to advance to the state basketball finals.

Fun run supports Plains Public Library

For many folks there is nothing like keeping a cold morning at bay with a good book and a warm place to read.

Lady Hawks score 13-3 win over rival Plains

If you look purely at the score, you would think the Sanders County rivalry softball game between Plains and Thompson Falls was a rout.

St. Regis' Pruitt earn All-State honors

Had it not been for St. Regis, this year’s 14C conference basketball would have had a distinctive purple hue, aka Charlo’s Vikings.

Thompson Falls sweeps county rival Plains

Thompson Falls boys and girls made it a clean, double sweep of regular season basketball games between the two Sanders County rivals this Thursday in Thompson Falls when the boys beat Plains’ Horsemen 26-28 after the T-Falls girls knocked off Plains’ Trotters 51-25 in the first game of a double-header.

Plains hoopers drop two home games

It was a tough week for the Plains boys’ and girls’ basketball teams as both lost home games to St. Ignatius (Mission) Thursday night and Eureka this past Saturday.

Local wrestlers perform well at Jug Beck, Choteau Classic

The Plains-Hot Springs co-op wrestlers (Savage Horsemen) are on a roll on the mats.

Local grapplers earn hardware at Ted Kato

Local wrestlers continued their impressive, winning ways at yet another area wrestling event.

Plains Council mulls Harvest Church construction project

The Plains Town Council meeting last week was standing room only for the 23 attendees in support of Harvest Church’s construction project.

Blue Hawks top county rival Horsemen

According to Mr. Webster, inevitable is something “certain to happen, unavoidable.”

Plains Council sets date to fill empty ward seats

The first Plains Town Council meeting of the year was called to order last week by the newly appointed Mayor Joel Banham.

Hot Springs Savage Heat warming up for season's start

There was a quiet confidence, augmented by an aura of optimism, as the 2024 Hot Springs Savage Heat football team hit the field for its first official practice of the season.

Cool Summer Nights car show draws classic fleet to Trout Creek

Like all of the owners in the field of polished classic cars, Connie Leech could not resist.

Red Devils use off-season for strength and conditioning

Brian Risch looked up from the weight lifting bench, several pounds of metal weights in his hands.

Blue Hawks head into season with confidence

Despite the loss of two college bound players, Thompson Falls head football coach Jared Koskela is optimistic his current group will have the grit to compete in the Western B 11-player conference this season.

'This is our time': Noxon led by groups of seniors

Over the summer, during voluntary weight and conditioning workouts, members of the Noxon High Red Devils six-player football team spent a significant amount of time thinking about the opportunity at hand.

Thompson Falls, Plains form co-op soccer team

Soccer fans, your time has come!

Arsenic found in Thompson Reservoir

Thompson Falls water problems are raising concern among Thompson Falls residents and Sanders County officials as higher levels of arsenic, copper, lead, zinc and cadmium have been detected in the Clark Fork. In the Clark Fork riverbed, measurements show that the arsenic alone is six times the limit approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).