William Jack Eatwell, 66

William Jack Eatwell

Juanita Miller Deardorff

Juanita Miller Deardorff

Basketball: Hot Springs boys continue hot start

It was a mixed bag of results for the Hot Springs boys and girls basketball teams this past week.

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.

Legals for December, 15 2021

Fundraising effort for family who lost home in fire

Clifford Johnson and Tami Copenhaver's Alberton family home was lost to a fire on Saturday, Dec. 4.

Hunters, harvest down in west-central Montana

In the six weekends of the season, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks operated wildlife check stations in four locations around west-central Montana, where biologists recorded 10,216 hunter stops and a harvest of 192 elk, 109 mule deer and 513 white-tailed deer.

Hunter harvest slightly up in Northwest Montana

The four stations in northwest Montana recorded 9,624 hunters, 940 white-tailed deer, including 711 bucks, as well as 90 mule deer and 44 elk. The percentage of hunters with game at the four check stations was 11.2 percent, compared to 8.5 percent in 2019.

Christensen returns to lead Lady Savage Heat

That player was senior forward Katelyn Christensen, whose season ended prematurely last year when she tore a ligament in her knee and missed most of the year.

Superior Bobcats begins season 0-2

Friday, the Trojans of Drummond ambushed the Superior Bobcats early and kept attacking as they rolled

Thompson Falls boys, girls basketball teams open with big wins

Saturday evening in Troy, the girls opened their new campaign with a resounding 63-7 thumping of the Lady Trojans. Later that evening the Blue Hawks boys also won big, pounding the Troy boys 65-39.

Plains basketball teams each finish 0-2 at Ronan

Friday the Trotters opened the event and their 2021-22 season with a game against the tall and quick Ronan Maidens JV team and took the host team to the final minutes before falling 37-34.

Missing woman's mother not happy with search effort

Officials have said that all signs of Barsotti’s disappearance point to a drowning, but Barsotti’s family feels there were gaps and delays in the investigation.

Robert Mize

Robert Mize went home to be with the Lord on Nov. 10, 2021 at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains, Montana, at the age of 79.

Legals for December, 8 2021

Ruana knives stand the test of time

Most people who own an earlier Ruana knife have it tucked away with their shotguns that can’t shoot steel shot and family heirlooms because they have become very valuable.

Elk B License holders will have extended season in west-central districts

Low elk harvest during the general hunting season, which ended Sunday, Nov. 28, prompted the seven-week extension in places where elk populations are over objective and elk tend to congregate and cause private land damage over the winter months.

William “Seth” Day

Seth, as he was known to family, and Bill to his friends, joined the Navy during World War II where he became a Plank Owner on the USS Ajax.

Mineral County law roundup

Animal Found, Quartz Loop, Superior, Dispatch contacted number on caller and reunited dog with its owner.

Twenty-five years of Block Management Access in Montana

This formally started in 1985 and then greatly expanded in 1996. It’s a cooperative program between private landowners and FWP which helps landowners manage hunting activities on their property.