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Plains hoopers stay hot after holiday break
January 10, 2024 midnight

Plains hoopers stay hot after holiday break

On a roll. There’s probably not many other ways to describe the path of the Plains Horsemen and Trotters so far this basketball season.

St. Regis moves to top of 14C with win over Charlo
February 7, 2024 midnight

St. Regis moves to top of 14C with win over Charlo

Anyone who has watched the St. Regis Tigers boys basketball team this year most likely came away with the feeling that they had seen a good basketball team.

'Passing league' gets kids on football field during summer
June 26, 2024 midnight

'Passing league' gets kids on football field during summer

Several years ago, eight years by his reckoning, Superior High football coach Jeff Schultz was looking for a way to keep football players active in the sport during the off season.

Falls sports season gets into gear
August 14, 2024 midnight

Falls sports season gets into gear

For Sanders and Mineral county high school sports fans, the 2024 season is about to kick into gear.

Experts optimistic about efforts to curtail invasive lake trout
October 22, 2023 midnight

Experts optimistic about efforts to curtail invasive lake trout

Competition from lake trout in Montana waters continues to cut into the population of native fish, but experts are optimistic that ongoing efforts will manage and potentially reverse the decline.

December 1, 2021 midnight

Thompson Falls to host blood donor drive

Emergency blood shortage persists as patient needs continue over holiday season.

October 16, 2013 10:52 a.m.

Buckle Up says Mineral County teens have the power to reduce crash rates

The report from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm measured a 47 percent decline in teen driver-related fatalities over the past six years. Still, risky behaviors -- such as texting or emailing while driving, driving after drinking, and low seat belt use -- remain serious problems, and experts see specific opportunities to “apply the gas” to these common factors in crashes involving teen drivers. “When you see the needle move, as we have in this report, it’s time to apply the gas on programs that encourage safe teen passenger behaviors, as well as those that address what causes teens to crash.”

Spring gobbler season open; black bear begins April 15
April 14, 2021 midnight

Spring gobbler season open; black bear begins April 15

Montana’s spring male turkey season opened April 10...

March 31, 2021 midnight

Invasive mussels found in aquarium moss balls sold in Montana

Customers asked to dispose of moss balls properly.

The Rex will host Music for Moms event May 7
May 5, 2021 midnight

The Rex will host Music for Moms event May 7

The Cancer Network of Sanders County is raring to go in 2021 with a special Mother’s Day event.

July 21, 2021 midnight

DNA confirms ID of Ovando killer grizzly

The same grizzly DNA also was detected in samples from two chicken coops the bear had raided.

Plains students collaborate on storytime program
March 27, 2024 midnight

Plains students collaborate on storytime program

A mixture of computer science, reading and storytelling took place last week with kindergarten, second, third and seventh grade students at the Plains elementary school.

Cancer Network of Sanders County holds first luminaria
August 25, 2021 midnight

Cancer Network of Sanders County holds first luminaria

The display featured more than 100 luminarias which were placed along the sidewalk.

State on pace to collect record number of CWD samples
November 24, 2021 midnight

State on pace to collect record number of CWD samples

CWD is a contagious neurological disease that infects deer, elk and moose. It is always fatal and there is no known cure. It was first found in Montana in 2017.

Fair commission talks ticketing, insurance
May 18, 2022 midnight

Fair commission talks ticketing, insurance

The Sanders County Fair Commission held its regular meeting Wednesday, May 11, at the fairgrounds with a full agenda for the upcoming fair. All board members were present.

Plains 4-H Communication Days crowns winners
March 23, 2022 midnight

Plains 4-H Communication Days crowns winners

Plains 4-H Communications Days Finals was a big success, thanks in part to the hard work all the 4-H volunteers did, with special thanks to Juli Thurston.

Rolland “Rollie” J. Larson
October 20, 2021 midnight

Rolland “Rollie” J. Larson

A Graveside service will be held at the Potter Cemetery on at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Potter, Nebraska.

Community seeks to breathe new life into Whitepine Grange
December 15, 2021 midnight

Community seeks to breathe new life into Whitepine Grange

Nestled among pine trees along Highway 200 between Thompson Falls and Trout Creek lies a small aging building called the Whitepine Grange #102.

March 8, 2023 midnight

Region 1: Big game licenses on sale

March 1 was a big day when it came to hunting and fishing in Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 1.

September 24, 2008 midnight

Not so funny

To the Editor: