Thompson Falls cross country hits Missoula

Sarah Naegeli for the Valley Press

Lady Savage Heat look to be aggressive at districts

HOT SPRINGS – The Lady Savage Heat had a busy week on their hands with three matches in five days.

Rick Jones belongs to long line of military veterans

There have been veterans in Rick Jones’ family dating back to the 1700s.

Plains native stars in original film

Plains native Lindsay Katt, known to locals as Lindsay Catalanello, was a featured filmmaker at the recent Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC).

Gladstone performs in Superior

Andrew Waite

County's top rivals face off at T-Falls

More than 600 spectators packed the Thompson Falls High School gymnasium to see the Bluehawks take on their biggest foe, the Plains Horsemen. In just over an hour later, the Bluehawks walked off the court with a 72-58 win to give them a 4-0 conference record and a 7-3 overall record.

Lady Hawks finish 2nd, Trotters 4th

The Eureka Lady Lions clipped the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks to take first place in the 8-B District Basketball Tournament at Linderman Gym in Polson Saturday, putting the T-Falls girls in second place in front of St. Ignatius and Plains in the three-day competition.

Superior senior hits the bull's-eye

Ever since grade school, Jonna Rae Warnken has had her eye on targets, both figuratively and as a fact of life. Now eight years later, she’s hit a big bulls-eye as she signed a letter to shoot for the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) division one team. Jonna is a senior at Superior High School and shooting for a college team has been her goal since she was nine-years-old. Now at 17, her dreams are coming true, “I’m so fortunate to have received a scholarship,” she said during an interview with the Mineral Independent. Her overall goal is to shoot for UTEP as All American for four years and to help get her team to the NCAA Championships.

Blue Hawks secure big win over Bigfork, 81-75

The Thompson Falls boys basketball team passed a big early-season test when they knocked off Bigfork...

Sanders County Sheriffs Report

The following incidents are from the Sanders County Sheriffs official report

Weather brings record breaking lows and accidents

Last Tuesday a record-breaking cold wave hit the region sending temperatures into the negative degree range in some areas.

G.B. Shaw comedy hits the stage in Superior

George Bernard Shaw’s Comedy “You Never Can Tell” came to the stage at the Mineral County Fairgrounds on Wednesday evening. Jim Goss with the Mineral County Performing Arts said they were worried about holding the event outside because of the smoke from area wildfires. However, when show time came at 6 p.m., the afternoon breeze had cleared the air and people brought lawn chairs, blankets and sat on bleachers to enjoy the show.

'Pineapple Express' hits area with winter wallop

A winter storm blowing through the northwest was being called the “Pineapple Express” and consisted of Pacific moisture moving across the area. This moisture teamed up with a very cold Arctic air mass which developed across the Continental Divide according to National Weather Service reports.

Bluehawks basketball team ready to go

THOMPSON FALLS – This week the Thompson Falls Bluehawks will hit the basketball court and begin their preparations for regular season competition.  

Lady Hawks sweep Troy

Timberwolves bring the thunder to Big Sandy

The start of the inaugural game of the Clark Fork Timberwolves football team was delayed for over two-hours due to lighting, but when the Timberwolves finally hit the field on the road against Big Sandy they brought the thunder.

Clark Fork Valley Hospital employee chosen as national mentor

Kitty Strowbridge, Performance Improvement Manager for Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains, was selected as one of a dozen national Virtual Quality Improvement Mentors.

St. Regis superintendent gives back-to-school update

Trying to catch Derek Larson, Superintendent of St. Regis Schools, is difficult. No, impossible, but for good reasons because everything in the school district is going splendidly, at the speed of light so far this school year.

Old Schoolhouse Rock Car Show winners

The weather on Saturday reduced entries down to 60 vehicles for the Old Schoolhouse Rocks car show in Suprior, but the enthusiasm, spirit and music were all phenomenal.

Howard Dean Reese

Howard Dean Reese