Mervyn Allan Witt

Mervyn Allan Witt, formerly of St. Regis, moved to his heavenly home on Sept. 22, 2021 from Springfield, Oregon.

Trout Creek grad earns award with MT Tech mining club

Montana Technological University’s Robotic Mining Club took home the top mining award at the NASA Lunabotics Competition at the Kennedy Space Center recently. The competition saw 38 universities competing for the top honors.

Riverdogs hang tough at Whitefish wood bat tourney

They most often play against teams from much bigger population areas, which means a deeper player pool in which to dive.

Riverdogs snag one win on road trip

They battled through a brief shortage of players, rainy, spring weather and some tough upper division opponents in what was a challenging week for the Clark Fork Valley Riverdogs.

Community Food Bank moving to new location

The Community Food Bank in Superior has had seven different homes over the last three decades. But starting next month it will open its door at its new permanent location, across the Clark Fork River in the old Bootlegger Bar.

Driving blind: ATV teams take on T-Falls course blindfolded

One sure fire way to ruin a day’s pleasure drive is to have the dreaded “back-seat driver” in the vehicle.

Riverdogs rack up runs in double-header with Sox

It would have been a bad day to be an insect living under home plate at Amundson Park in Plains this past Sunday.

Ryan Zinke wins GOP nod in race for new Montana House seat

Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke won an unexpectedly tight race Thursday to become the Republican nominee in the race for a new U.S. House seat representing western Montana, a victory that comes after days of hand-counting ballots in one county.

Mineral County housing market remains hot

The morning coffee-clutch subjects have gone from bare shelves, back to wolves. Then to the price of fuel to election predications and to the new houses being built and local subdivision rumors in the last 30 days.

Riverdogs' bats heat up in Bitterroot

As baseball fans know, there are two basic functions to winning games: pitching and hitting.

Legals for June, 8 2022

Dixon cemetery cleaned up for Memorial Day

Rest in Peace is a time-honored saying wishing the dearly departed well.

Local athletes bring home hardware from state track

Imagine holding an event with 17 different things happening, and often several of those things at the same time.

Quartz Flats rest area reopens

The reopening ceremony at the westbound Quartz Flats rest area on I-90 was attended by several community members.

Plains holds barbecue to celebrate last day of school

For lunch: 450 hamburgers and hot dogs, chips, sodas/water, fruit and more.

Turner repeats as Spring Mack Days champ

Kalispell angler Kolton Turner is the 2022 Spring Mack Days winner after turning in an 18-day average of 71.61 lake trout entries during the annual fishing event on Flathead Lake, sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.

Legals for June, 1 2022

GOP contenders debate in Whitefish, sans Zinke

Four Republican candidates for Montana’s new western U.S. House seat debated in Whitefish on Friday, generally finding agreement on a number of points related to the state’s agricultural challenges and preserving the rural Montana lifestyle.

Riverdogs rebound with 2 road wins

The Dogs are back in the hunt.

Health care reforms benefitting Montanans

The 2021 Montana Legislature passed major health care reforms to empower patients, reduce red tape for doctors, and provide access to more affordable care.