Preparation is key in the fight against the flu this season

If you have ever had the flu, you know how miserable it is. I’ve seen hundreds of cases as a doctor, but I also know from personal experience. To give my family and myself the best odds against the flu, we get the flu shot every year. This year is what the CDC calls a “widespread outbreak”, much like the Swine flu outbreak of 2009. Most of the US, including Montana, is included in this outbreak, and its range is increasing daily. The flu hit a bit earlier this season than expected, so we need to be prepared for a second wave later in the season.

Community Calendar

Community Calendar

Community calendar

Nicole Guill guilty on all counts

As she had done for most of her three-day trial, Nicole Guill kept her emotions stifled and hidden as the jury read the three guilty verdicts, it wasn’t until the handcuffs were clasped around her wrist that one could see a crack in her stoic-facade, as she tearfully turned around to address her few supporters in the Sanders County Courthouse before being led to jail Friday.

Food for Thought: What can pets do for us?

Pet ownership can be one of the most rewarding experiences a person can have.

Food for Thought: Emotional challenges for teens

Today we will explore the hardest things about being a teen and ways to...

Food for Thought: Recovering from an affair

Infidelity is more common than most people realize...

Food for Thought: Addiction: How to Recognize It and What to Do about It

Alcohol or drug dependence means that a person has lost all control...

COLUMN: Dream Team

One of the sports highlights of my younger days was watching the USA Olympic basketball team take to the court and beat the best of the rest of the world with our top college players.

Clark Fork Valley Hospital gets help from National Guard

Between Sept. 30 and Oct. 7, Sanders County has had at least 54 new cases while Mineral County has had 46.

Clark Fork Valley Hospital CEO urges continued diligence

Despite the fact Sanders County hasn’t had one positive COVID-19 case, health care professionals are urging continued diligence.

Legals for May, 13 2020

Beatrice ‘Bea’ Kinney

Beatrice ‘Bea’ Kinney

Reading names of lost loved ones brings tears, joyful memories

A light snow fell as nearly 30 people gathered around a tall pine tree in 20-degree weather to witness the lighting of the "Tree of Life" as part of the Clark Fork Valley Hospital Hospice Service's annual ceremony, which gave friends and family a chance to honor their lost loved ones.

Hunter education class held at Plains Trap Club

There are thousands of adults and children in Montana who have successfully completed a Hunter Education class. The class takes at least two days and 12 hours in length. What takes place is very accurate and detailed learning about how to safely hunt, hunting ethics, specific laws on hunting in Montana, following a blood trail, what to do if lost, firing a .22 caliber rifle, and firing a shotgun. Once the class is successfully completed, the written test has been passed, and the field course has been done, the individual will receive a Montana hunter education certificate. The certificate is honored in all of North America.

The lady behind the smile

Rhonda Flemmer was named the Clark Fork Valley Hospital employee of the year for 2017, and she has sure made an impact on her co-workers as well as her community.

MCH holds town hall meetings

SUPERIOR - Administrators from the Mineral Community Hospital and the Mineral Regional Health Center stopped by Superior Fountain and Drug April 30 to talk healthcare with the community.

Pulmonary rehabilitation provides hope and perspective on health

PLAINS - Now that she doesn’t have to have her oxygen tank and cords at her side all hours of the day, Jo Moore, Thompson Falls resident, is excited to catch up on all the things she has been missing since she suffered a Pulmonary Embolism in 2013. Moore, one of four patients to be part of the first class offered through Clark Fork Valley Hospital’s (CFVH) newly launched Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, has gone from using her oxygen tank 24 hours a day to using it only while she sleeps after only four course sessions.

Melanie's Christmas Column: Channeling the spirit of Christmas every day

Every Christmas season, the feelings that evoke the pleasantries of home, family, love and good tidings are amplified by the holiday cheer. The main streets in the little towns are brighter, the smiles on everyone’s faces bigger. Christmas brings that out in all of us, and it starts from an early age.