Mountain Cats smash Shelby, setting up matchup with Belt

This was a game that had something for every football fan: high scoring offense, hard-hitting defense, tense moments, trick plays and very large linemen going at it tooth and nail on both sides of the ball.

Food for Thought: Understanding bullying

Bullying is physical or psychological intimidation that occurs repeatedly. The purpose is to inflict injury or discomfort on the victim and create an on going pattern of harassment or abuse.

Horsemen end football season on winning note

The air in Plains was filled with more than raindrops and blowing dust Friday night.

Vietnamese exchange students dons football pads for Mountain Cats

One minute you’re in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), a metropolis of nearly 9 million people and 7,716 miles from your destination. Hours later you are in Alberton, Montana, a scenic town of 417 residents according to 2016 census data.

Hot Springs gridders cap unbeaten season with 55-7 rout

It was the same formula that has worked all season.

It's time to admit a problem: I'm powerless over my cellphone

Their laser-focused eyes were burning holes into my inner being.

Mountain Cats claw Horsemen and remain undefeated

For a hard-hitting, defense oriented first half, it looked like the Clark Fork Mountain Cats (Alberton/Superior co-op) had their hands full keeping their unblemished season record and No. 2 state ranking intact.

Horsemen enjoy homecoming with rout of Victor, 66-6

In a place where the ponies once ran wild, the Plains High Horsemen rounded up and corralled outmanned and outgunned Victor on their way to a 66-6 Montana 8-man football game Friday night at Plains.

Kokanee are running

One of the most highly anticipated fishing ventures for anglers in Northwest Montana is the run of the kokanee. This is the time of the year when the waters of a few streams and rivers turn red with the flashing of piscine tails and bodies.

Winning for Luke Thompson Falls football team rebounds from tragedy

Despite a tragic event earlier this year, the Thompson Falls High School football team has stayed together, enjoying a strong to the 2019 season.

Mountain Cats victorious on Alberton's 100th Homecoming

The Clark Fork (Alberton-Superior) Mountain Cats celebrated Alberton’s 100th Homecoming with a 56-38 win over Thompson Falls Friday.

Marvin Loren Olson, 58

Marvin Loren Olson, 58, was tragically taken from this life on July 26, 2019 on Highway 44 near Rapid City, South Dakota.

Locals come together to help beloved theatre

One of the many things in Plains that odes to a life of many years ago and makes visiting the town feel like walking one is back in time, is its beloved Llano Theatre, which was built more than a cenury ago.

Lue Peterson

Linda Louise Peterson joined her sisters and other family members August 22, 2019. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Man accused of assaulting boy at rodeo

Suspect released from custody; case gains national attention

A 39-year-old Superior man was charged with assaulting a minor at the Mineral County Fair in Superior on Saturday, Aug. 3, according to court documents.

Oren Wood

Born April 22, 1933, Oren Wood grew up in Plains, Montana, the son of Marie and Marshall Wood.

A community at its best

It is difficult to capture an event as broad-ranging and active as Plains Days in words. Throughout the community, from the fields to the streets, the gym to the golf course, the corners to the clouds, Plains abounded with laughter, good sportsmanship, generosity, athleticism, kindness, volunteerism, and fun.

Plains quilter takes top prize at Flat Iron show in T-Falls

Peg McCarthy of Plains earned the “Viewer’s Choice” award for the top entry in the 2019 Flat Iron Quilt Guild’s show held Saturday, April 6 in the Thompson Falls High School gym.

O Sole Trio gets rave reviews at Paradise Center

We all know the way to Carnegie Hall. Practice, practice, practice. But how do you get from Carnegie Hall to Paradise? Through the Sanders County Arts Council.

Superior Fire Dep't trains for high-angle rescues

The Superior Volunteer Fire Department has been involved with five high angle rescue accidents in 2018. Including the December 19 pileup on Interstate 90 which included a trucker driver who jumped over an overpass to avoid being hit by a semi-truck. As well as the rescue of Frenchtown Firefighter, Kyle Rauch, who had responded to that incident and slipped on the icy bridge deck and plunged 40 feet down an embankment. Rauch survived the fall thanks to the quick efforts of emergency responders. The truck driver involved with the incident, as well as the other three victims of high angle rescues last year, did not survive.