Grievance decision announced

PLAINS – The School Board of Trustees in Plains met to deliver their decision on a grievance hearing they heard earlier in the month.

Proposal to reduce number of voting precincts

County Clerk and Recorder Jennine Robbins and Elections Administrative Assistant Bobbi Christenson have put the fate of voting precinct boundaries in the hands of Sanders County Commissioners for consideration.

Legals August 7, 2019

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Requests Input for Proposed Timber Sales PUBLIC NOTICE The Plains Unit of the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is developing plans for two proposed timber sales. The first proposed sale would be known as the Sales Mine Timber Sale. This proposed sale is located approximately 36 air miles north of Plains, MT on the divide between the Elk Creek, Whitney Creek and Indian Creek drainages, Section 36, Township 26 North, Range 28 West. This sale is in the earliest stages of planning and would most likely involve seed tree and shelterwood harvests with ground and cable-based logging systems. This sale may require new and/or reconstruction of roads and would include some minor improvements on existing roads. This sale would likely sell in the fall of 2020 and is projected to generate approximately 3-4 million board feet of timber for the Common Schools Trust. The second, known as the Smiley Face Timber Sale, is located approximately 12 air miles north of Plains, MT, on the divide between the Todd Creek, Mudd Creek and Smiley Creek drainages, Sections 30 & 32, Township 22 North, Range 26 West. This sale is in the earliest stages of planning and would most likely involve seed tree and shelterwood harvests with ground and cable-based logging systems. This sale may require new and/or reconstruction of roads and would include some minor improvements on existing roads. This sale would likely sell in the spring of 2021 and is projected to generate approximately 3-4 million board feet of timber for the Common Schools Trust. These sales are being considered to generate revenue for the Common Schools Trust Fund, improve forest health by reducing the possibility of insect and disease activity, to reduce excessive fuel loading and the related risk of wildfire, and to reestablish and promote timber types historically found in these areas. These proposed harvests would contribute to the DNRC's sustained yield as mandated by state statute 77-5-222. As an adjacent landowner or interested party, we request your input regarding these projects. Your concerns and comments are needed to assist the DNRC in planning, analyzing, and implementing these projects. We would appreciate your response by October 31, 2019 so that we may incorporate it into our planning process. Please send comments to: DNRC Plains Unit, ATTN: Dale Peters, PO Box 219, Plains, MT 59859 or by email to dpeters@mt.gov or by phone at 406-826-4722 Please direct oral or written comments to: Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation PO Box 219 Plains, Montana 59859 Attn: Dale Peters (406) 826-4722 E-mail: dpeters@mt.gov Published in the Clark Fork Valley Press on August 7 and August 14, 2019. MNAXLP

Red Devils overcome conditions

NOXON – Even as the track field sat in an unusable state, with mud piled inches high, the conditions of the track were not enough to stop the Red Devil Track and Field team from starting off their season.

Thompson Falls volleyball smacks Loyola Missoula

The dramatic turn-around after the thrilling first set helped propel the Lady Blue Hawks to a 25-21 win in game three and a 25-20 win in game four.

Fire danger increasing in county

As the summer days continue to heat up, the ground is drying out and the fire danger is creeping up.

Retired with honor

PLAINS – A number of people braved the cold on Saturday during Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day to retire flags brought in by the local community.

Home schooling more popular for Montana families

Statewide the number of students identified as homeschooled increased by 69.7% from 2019 to 2020.

Mineral County Community Calendar - Dec. 11

Road to Recovery

Plains residents seek crackdown on speeders

For a group of concerned Clayton Street residents, enough is enough. The spark that triggered their call to action came earlier this month when a speeding motorist narrowly missed hitting a young child riding a bicycle.

Legals for April, 3 2024

Montana drops 'bad actor' case against Hecla Mining Co.

The decision prompted conservation groups involved in the case to allege political interference by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte.

From the top of the trail

Summer Crosby

COLUMN: Sports word search

What’s the word I’m searching for here? Wow? Wacky? Unbelievable?

Levy fails in primary; sheriff candidates prepare for general election

The county commissioners had said that the public safety levy would be a hard sell and it was. In the primaries on Tuesday, June 8, voters decided not to increase the mill levy for the sheriff's department. The issue on the ballot proposed increasing the levy by 25 mills and voters declined it, 651 votes to 525 votes.

Year in Review 2019: The biggest stories in Sanders Co.

Join the Clark Fork Valley Press news team as it takes a look back at the biggest stories of 2019.

Chamber takes on project

The Mineral County Chamber of Commerce is undertaking a new project.

The future of Plains' varsity football program

By Mike Miller

Mineral County Commodity Supplemental Food Program

Like a well-oiled machine, the volunteers make the task of unloading, repackaging and boxing food...

Plains leatherworker finds niche in pistol holsters

Tucked in the corner of Dave Wonder’s home, you will find the tools of the leather trade.