Heart of Gold in DeBorgia

DEBORGIA – The parking lot of the O’Aces bar and restaurant was at capacity Saturday, Sept. 20 as people from as far away as Couer d’Alene made the trip to celebrate co-owner Robin Jennings and to support her fight against cancer.

Legals for August, 5 2020

Mark Eugene Haugen

Mark Eugene Haugen passed away on April 25, 2021, at his home at Timber Creek Village in Columbia Falls.

Virginia Clair Thomson (Ginny)

She was born in Bellingham, Washington, to Louis and Joyce Owens on March 31, 1952. She asked the Lord into her heart at the age of 10.

Big game hunting season concludes with harvest totals up

Montana’s 2022 general big game hunting season closed Sunday, Nov. 27 much the way it began five weeks ago, with harvest totals up slightly from last year and cold and snowy conditions prevailing across much of west-central Montana.

Susan Emily (Heath) Ornelas

Susan Emily (Heath) Ornelas, loving wife, passed into eternity, in the arms of Jesus, at home in Superior, Montana.

Birth Announcement: Nathan Josiah Hewlett

Gifts From Above Midwifery is pleased to announce the arrival of Nathan Josiah Hewlett

Boukal performance expands the mind to infinity

Rudi Boukal played to a large audience in The Paradise Center Thursday, March 16. Boukal is an enthusiastic, nervous, and persistent explorer who is also a musician, storyteller, and very inspired and inspirational. His music was a combination of classical, jazz, and experimental interspersed with his own life experiences, wisdoms, and stories of what inspired each musical piece he played on the keyboard. The music he composes and plays comes from a variety of life experiences he has had with family, friends and people he has never met face to face.

Mineral County court report

Nov. 19, Abdul Atiik Abukari, fail to purchase trip permit

Dean's List

LINCOLN, NE - Blade Andrew Jacobson of Thompson Falls was named to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Deans’ List/Honor Roll for the fall semester of the 2013-14 academic year.

Rough winter for semi wrecks on I-90

This has been a harsher winter with both snow accumulation and cold temperatures than the last few years. It has been especially noticeable when driving.

Plains resident looks to solve rock carving mystery

It’s an intriguing question that Plains area resident Ed Farmer would love to solve.

Conditions cause multiple accidents in one day

PLAINS – As the weather turned cold and the roads got slick, conditions turned risky for many people commuting throughout Sanders County.

Several wrecks plague I-90 so far this year

It has been a busy year so far for area emergency crews with several wrecks along Interstate 90. They include a morning semi-truck crash on New Year’s Day. The incident blocked one lane of traffic near Mile Marker 28 just 16 miles east of Haugan until 1:30 p.m. A semi-truck carrying kegs, bottles and cans of beer was traveling too fast for the icy conditions and jack-knifed. It went off the interstate and tipped over at approximately 10 a.m.

White Pine vet needs help from community

Arthur Evangelista needs a helping hand.

Bison Range set to open Red Sleep Drive

Now that winter is over, it's time to get outside and enjoy springtime. If the weather and road conditions cooperate, the Refuge will open Red Sleep Mountain Drive on Saturday, May 8 for the 2010 visitor season.

Mineral County Community Calendar - Week of Oct. 16

Free Medicare 101 Classes Coming Soon

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Dottie Sandkuhle, 86

Dottie Sandkuhle, 86, passed away peaceably on 5 August 2017 in Plains. She was born in McFarland, California on 25 January 1931 to Gladys Woodford (Jack Woodford) and Wayne Richards (Geraldine).