Hot Springs scores big win

HOT SPRINGS – Following a week full of homecoming festivities including a parade and a pep rally last Thursday, the Hot Springs Savage Heat football team took the field on Friday night to face off against the West Yellowstone Wolverines.

Obituaries; Diana Lynn Loseth

Diana Lynn Loseth, 53 passed away unexpectedly on September 8th, 2014 in Plains, MT. She was born on December 19th, 1960 to Anita and David Loseth in Petersburg, Ak. Five minutes after being born her twin sister Deborah (Fisher) Loseth followed.

85-0: Hot Springs dominates competition on the gridiron

HOT SPRINGS – The Savage Heat six-man football team lit up the scoreboard and shut out the opposition last week en route to an 85-0 victory over Sheridan.

Laurel Ann Hamilton

Laurel Ann Hamilton, age 56, of Plains, Montana died suddenly on Tuesday, September 9, 2014.

Obituary; Peggy Steinebach

PLAINS - Peggy 87, beloved mother and grandmother passed on Sept. 3, 2014 of natural causes with her loyal dog Toby by her side.

Savage Heat top Titans

HOT SPRINGS – The Hot Springs Savage Heat football team got their season off on the right foot last Saturday routing the visiting Tri-City Titans.

Business receives award

SUPERIOR – A venerable business in Superior has been recognized for the second year in a row as a leader in the hospitality industry by one of most popular travel websites in the world.

School addition opens

PLAINS – A line of people led down the hallway of the Plains school as attendants waited to witness history. A dream that begin in the early 50s finally came to fruition – the grand opening of the new school addition.

A holiday brought to you by working people

If national holidays have anything in common it’s that those of us who celebrate them by taking the day off don’t give much thought to the origin or meaning of the holiday. That’s true of secular holidays (never mind Religious holidays) from the Fourth of July to Memorial Day and right on through to this week’s day off, Labor Day.

Savage Heat gear up for season

HOT SPRINGS – The sounds of whistles filled the air as cleats churned up turf during the final two-a-days session for the Hot Springs Savage Heat football team.

A solution in search of a problem

I see that some Montana Legislators are going to be pushing the “Sheriffs First” legislation again this coming January. It must be close to the umptieth time this anti-federal government idea has been brought to the legislature, but it still hasn’t passed, and with good reason; it’s a bad idea and has little to no support from Montana Sheriffs.

Insurance concerns grow with fire danger

ST. REGIS - Homeowners in one St. Regis housing development are worried after one of their neighbors was denied renewal of their insurance policy because the provider told them they were in a high wildfire risk area.

Summer reading party held at library

PLAINS – A group of local students who logged nearly 800 hours of combined reading time over the summer celebrated their achievement at the Plains library last Wednesday morning.

Fire danger raised to very high

MINERAL COUNTY – The fire danger status in Mineral County was raised to very high last week and officials are considering enacting Stage 1 Fire Restrictions as early as this week.

Mineral County turns 100 years old

SUPERIOR – Mineral County turned the ripe old age of 100 this week and ironically, approximately 100 people turned out on the county courthouse lawn on Sunday, August 3 to celebrate the milestone.

Paid in America

Cool Summer Nites rolls to Trout Creek

TROUT CREEK – Powerful engines roared and sharp paint jobs glittered in the afternoon sunlight as Trout Creek hosted the annual Cool Summer Nites Car, Truck and Bike Show.

Insurance company refuses to renew

One Mineral County couple is being denied renewal of their homeowner insurance policy because the carrier says they live in a “high wildfire risk area.”

Forest Service stays busy

MINERAL COUNTY - There may have only been two small fires in Mineral County as a result of a lightning storm last Monday night but that doesn’t mean Forest Service personnel aren’t remaining vigilant.

History buffs take a walk

MINERAL COUNTY - Fourteen ardent Mullanites joined Jim Cyr to see a portion of the Mullan Military Road at Sohon Pass July 9. The road was constructed 1859-1862 by about 250 military and civilian workers. The total mileage was 624 miles from Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory to Fort Benton, Nebraska Territory taking fourteen months, May 1859 to August 1860.