Plains Trotters control the court

PLAINS – The Trotters opened up the District 7-B playoffs with a big win over the Troy Lady Trojans.

Sanders County Senior News

DNRC staff meet physical demands

PLAINS - According to the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) official website, the agency’s mission is, “... to help ensure that Montana’s land and water resources provide benefits for present and future generations.” The forestry division is responsible for planning and implementing forestry and fire management programs.

Gladstone performs in Superior

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Back meets Vivaldi in Paradise

The silence stretched like a taut violin string as more than 150 people sat waiting for sundown.

COLUMN: 'Going to battle'

I try each week to find a humorous angle to the wonderfully wacky world of sports.

NCLB replacement looks good for area schools

SANDERS COUNTY – In late December, the No Child Left Behind Act was officially replaced with a new law; how this new law will effect the Sanders County schools, though, has yet to be seen.

Lady Hawk softball in full swing

THOMPSON FALLS – The girls on the Thompson Falls Softball team have been learning quickly – a good sign for their future.

Students 'kick butts'

NOXON – In an effort to educate the kindergarten through eighth grade students about the harmful effects of tobacco, Noxon held their 9th annual Kick Butts Day event.

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Great turnout at Hot Springs Art Gala

Art aficionados and interested community members from all parts of the area crammed into a meeting room at the Symes Hot Springs Hotel in Hot Springs for the Hot Springs Arts Society’s Art Gala, which was held on Saturday, Nov. 13. The event is the organization’s main fundraiser for the year, and featured a wine, cheese and chocolate bar for attendees to taste, and a silent auction, consisting of several works of art from local artists, as well as arts and craft items from area businesses.

Tricon hosts health fair

ST. REGIS – Tricon employees and their families were presented with an opportunity for a free lunch as well as receive information on staying healthy during the Tricon Health Fair Friday at the St. Regis Community Center.

Forest Service to repair damaged road

MINERAL COUNTY – A damaged culvert north of St. Regis on Forest Service land is posing a hazard to the public and a F.S. representative expressed their desire to repair the structure before county commissioners on Friday, Aug. 22 at the commissioner’s annual meeting.

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On the rise: Local woman delivers fresh baked breads

These days, it seems everything can be made to order and deliverable to your front door. Well now in Superior and St. Regis, that can also include homemade baked goods.

Farewell and take care

Two years, one month, and 17 days. That’s how long I’ve been able to call the Clark Fork Valley Press and Mineral Independent office my second home.  With seldom a day off, it’s easy for me to say that these papers have not only been my life for the past few years, but they have been my passion – a burning passion that is hard for me to put out.

Superhost training hits all-time high

SUPERIOR – Hospitality providers left the Superhost statewide seminar ready to provide quality customer service to keep tourists coming back to Mineral County on a yearly basis. This year the seminar reported the highest attendance ever in the approximately 20 years the program has been offered.

Sheriff's Report for January 6

12-27-2009

Workshop in Alberton educates teams about chemical spills

ALBERTON – Dozens of stakeholders from across the state gathered at a series of locations near Alberton last weekend to learn what was done right and what could be done better in the future if the events of April 11, 1996 were to repeat themselves.

EPA speaks about water fears

Despite their best appeals to justify the clean-up of the Milltown Dam and its release of sediment, the Environmental Protection Agency wasn't able to placate Thompson Falls residents angry at higher levels of arsenic in the Clark Fork River.