Memorial Day: 'Solemn, peaceful and respect'

Ask Rocky Hart what Memorial Day means and the normally outgoing veteran will turn serious in an instant.

Mary Ann (Latz) Thompson, 92

Mary Ann Thompson passed away Aug. 30, 2019 in Plains, Montana at the age of 92.

Citizens learn how to have a voice at Legislature

The biggest questions from the audience at last Friday’s “Citizenship 101” workshop in Paradise were “How can we know what bills are proposed, which ones affect us, and when and how to comment on them” when there are thousands on the docket?

Game proves to be defensive grind

Matt Unrau

Assembly of God looks to help Haiti earthquake victims

Danielle Switalski

Charges filed for woman buste with pot plants

Maureen English Hotchkiss is facing five felonies after law enforcement officials arrested her on Monday, March 21.

Fair commission follow-up: Moneyless tabled for 1 year.

Lady Panthers learn valuable lessons in two conference games

Logging truck overturns

A red ‘69 Kenworth truck carring logs was heading southbound on Highway 382 when it overturned Monday afternoon at approximately 4:30 p.m knocking down a nearby powerline.

Plains Day celebrations a big hit

The two big events for Plains Day celebrations outside of sports, was of course the ever popular Turtle Races and the Lions Dunk Tank.

El Nino predicted for winter weather

“See how high the hornet’s nest, ‘twill tell how high the snow will rest.” This is an old farmer’s saying, and if hornets’ behavior this fall holds true, there will be relatively less snow this winter. There have been a lot of reports of hornets flying close to the ground and getting into homes through doors and windows. An indication that their nests are closer to the ground. “If you see a wasp’s nest built low to the ground, expect little snow. If you see one built high, expect a lot of snow,” the weather lore tells us.

Wildlife not in USFS charters

Upcoming app brings history closer

MINERAL COUNTY – History buffs will be able to explore the county’s history in a new way soon, as a mobile app designed for historic tourism launches featuring various sites around Mineral County.

Cool Summer Nights car show rolls through Trout Creek

TROUT CREEK – Last weekend Trout Creek was full of vintage automobiles as the Cool Summer Nights car show was held on the shores of the Noxon Reservoir at the Lakeside Motel.

Savage Heat continue to roll

HOT SPRINGS – The Hot Springs Savage Heat football team continued to roll through their regular season schedule, earning another big win on the road last weekend.

Sanders County Senior News

Panthers fight hard and get conference win in league opener

The Alberton Lady Panther Basketball team faced off against two teams this week, including county rival Superior as well as Granite County.

Hot Springs Clinic holds grand opening

About 300 people attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception to celebrate the grand opening of the new medical clinic in Hot Springs on Wednesday. The clinic began providing care for patients a week prior to the event and was built largely with support from private donors across Sanders County.

American Legion and VFW award Superior students

Last week, a special awards ceremony was held in Mrs. Nytes’ eighth-grade class at Superior School.

Leona A. (Whisennand) Ekstrom

She married Wesley Al Ekstrom on June 19, 1965. To this union were added three daughters that she loved and cherished very much.