Quarterly wildlife meeting held

THOMPSON FALLS – County commissioners and regional wildlife experts assembled for their quarterly wildlife meeting last week at the county courthouse.

Woman recalls Pearl Harbor attack

One Plains woman distinctly remembers a large red ball on the wings of several airplanes overhead in Hawaii. It surprised her at first, but soon she was taking cover in her own house. The day was Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941. The aircraft were Japanese Zeros heading to Pearl Harbor and other military installations on the island of Oahu. The woman was then 6-year-old Gladys Zimmerman — now Doney.

Trotters take second at divisional meet

MISSOULA – Track and Field athletes from across western Montana descended on Missoula last week for the annual divisional meets.

DNRC reminder: Water right needed for dust-abatement and road construction

SANDERS COUNTY – With road construction season in full swing, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) would like to remind contractors and project managers of the guidelines for acquiring water they might need for dust abatement and road construction.

Exempt wells undermining water rights and resources

It is time to end Montana’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” groundwater development policy.

Gianforte signs bill banning state agencies from analyzing climate impacts

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed into law a bill that bars the state from considering climate impacts in its analysis of large projects such as coal mines and power plants.

A letter to politicians

An open letter to Montana State politicians — previous, incumbents and candidates. How do you answer these questions?

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Plains softball routs Deer Lodge

It had been awhile since the Plains Trotters fastpitch softball team’s home-opening win over Sanders County rival Thompson Falls.

Levies fail narrowly in St. Regis school election

West and Farris voted in as new St. Regis School Board members

The levies on the St. Regis school election ballot narrowly failed on May 8.

Plains schools review education laws

PLAINS – During their January meeting, the Plains School Board discussed their obligations to have a curriculum with Native American education at the school.

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New Fishing Outfitter opens in St. Regis

MINERAL COUNTY – The county has a new Fishing Outfitter. At the June Board of Outfitters meeting in Helena, Steve Temple of Superior was granted a Fishing Outfitters license.

Letter to the Editor: Another bites the dust

While attending the April 21, 2014 School Board Meeting, I learned that:

Region One wolf count discussed at Kalispell meeting

The sportsmen’s meeting held in Kalispell on Jan. 30 drew 400 plus attendees. We would like to thank the area sportsmen and women, the Foundation for Wildlife Management, Montana Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Montana Fish, Widlife & Parks for being there. It was a very passionate, concerned crowd who were frustrated with the ungulate population counts in Region One, located in Northwestern Montana.

Piranhas head up to Colombia Falls

After hosting their home swim meet last week, a smaller Plains Piranhas team traveled to Colombia Falls this weekend. Despite their youth and small size, the team competed very well.

DOT head presents Heron bridge process

A bridge at Heron, which spans the Clark Fork River and connects the town to Highway 200, most likely had about 20 years of life when it was erected.

MHP and Volunteer Fire Departments formally end conflict

Legals for December, 7 2022

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