Burn permits end, fire season begins

With wildland fire season approaching and the wet spring of 2010 finally coming to an end, fire control officials in Sanders County have announced the conclusion of open burning as of the end of June.

Fundraising fun for Plains pool advocates

More than 70 volunteers gathered to make 350 dozen truffles, clearing over $6,000 for the Plains pool last week.

Reserve deputies volunteer time to help county

Danielle Switalski

Little guys duke it out in Superior

Nick Ianniello

Rafting the river

As a child, I spent most of my time in man-made swimming pools. The only recreation I remember out on a real body of water was spent in a lake (and if my memory is right, it too, was man-made). I was probably about seven or eight when we headed up to the lake one summer with my uncles and aunts. They tied a rope to an inner tube and threw it out the back of the boat and me and brother and sister took turns being pulled behind the boat, while in the tube with one of our uncles. And while it was fun at the time, it was nothing like I experienced this weekend.

Commissioners discuss plans for Large Predator Resolution

At the special meeting of the Mineral County Commissioner in St. Regis on April 23, the commissioners discussed their Large Predator Resolution with the thirty plus attendees.

Superior hoopers drop pair of games

Sometimes a break in the schedule can be a momentum killer.

Legals for April, 30 2025

Kvelve's Comments: How much technology is too much?

Wow! I thought it may have been a dream from the 1960s, but it was a commercial on the boob tube...

Four-day week the plan for Plains schools

Getting students back in the classroom this Fall amid the Covid-19 outbreak has proven to be a massive task.

Superior students invited to participate in All-Stars Band Festival

Debbie Merrill is the band instructor for the Superior School District and is very proud of every one of her students, especially the four who were recently invited to participate in the All-Stars Band Festival.

COLUMN: Intestinal fortitude at 14C tourney

Intestinal fortitude, otherwise known as courage and stamina, among other definitions as outlined in Webster’s Dictionary, were on full display this past week in Hot Springs.

Locals get a look at I-90 bridge projects

Fall, winter, spring and road construction are Montana’s four seasons, many will tease. But summer is when the big projects must take place, so the rule of thumb is to plan for the commute to take longer.

Don't forget about the chokecherry

These tart natural gems aren’t sold in the form of tasty treats at gift shops across the state, or displayed on highway signs at local fruit stands. But they might just be one of the most important and historical plants around.

Montana Viewpoint: Keeping it together

A politically divided nation is easy prey to its enemies and a weak partner to its allies.

St. Regis woman creates Christian-based grief support group

For anyone who has ever lost a loved one, they understand that grief isn’t something that truly goes away, it only changes.

Q&A with treasurer/superintendent candidate Jill Betts

Q&A with treasurer/superintendent candidate Jill Betts

Officials say hunting wolves from aircraft prohibited

Despite a recent interpretation of Montana state law that aerial hunting of wolves is not prohibited, doing so runs afoul of federal law.

Clark Fork Valley Hospital official says Covid-19 vaccine safe

I think medicine in general struggles to explain complex subjects in a media environment where only sound-bites are heard and only a few characters on are read. Nuance and long explanation are difficult.

Survey shows Western Montana hunters like mule deer regs

When you spend enough time in the woods over the years, some changes become apparent. Spotted knapweed can grow out of anything.