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March 20, 2024 midnight

Legals for March, 20 2024

Committee plans for Plains Beautification Day
March 18, 2024 midnight

Committee plans for Plains Beautification Day

Members of the Plains Beautification Day Committee spent Wednesday evening planning for the upcoming cleanup day, which will take place May 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Officials look for answers from U.S. Attorney on Public Law 280
March 14, 2024 midnight

Officials look for answers from U.S. Attorney on Public Law 280

Frustration seemed to be the tenor this week at the Lake County Courthouse as public officials contemplate their withdrawal from Public Law 280, which has given the county felony jurisdiction over tribal members on the Flathead Reservation for nearly 60 years.

Producer Partnership looks to work with ranchers in Western Montana
March 13, 2024 midnight

Producer Partnership looks to work with ranchers in Western Montana

The idea started in 2020. The demand for beef was very high and the availability of processing could not keep up.

March 13, 2024 midnight

Resource coalition discusses upcoming aerial survey

The Mineral County Resource Coalition is a diverse group of citizens who meet regularly to find resolutions to the complex issues facing natural resource management on public lands in Mineral County and other areas in western Montana.

Youth Conservation Corps recruits summer workers
March 13, 2024 midnight

Youth Conservation Corps recruits summer workers

Last call for teens between 15 and 18 to apply for quite possibly the coolest summer job they'll ever have.

Senior Citizens Center has new kitchen manager
March 13, 2024 midnight

Senior Citizens Center has new kitchen manager

The St. Regis Senior Citizens Center has been open since 2009, and in that time, they have had growing pains, as businesses do, ranging from lines outside waiting for their meals to almost closing the doors.

Crews respond to Tarko field fire
March 13, 2024 midnight

Crews respond to Tarko field fire

A field fire in the Tarkio area got loose Saturday and burned a little over 30 acres. Jake Fallis with the 9-Mile USFS supervised a small crew on Sunday as it was still a threat with the wind. Nathan Tomascak, with the same unit is below working the hot spots. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)

St. Regis seamstress has lifetime of experience
March 13, 2024 midnight

St. Regis seamstress has lifetime of experience

Since she was knee-high to a grasshopper, or in this case, a Singer Sewer, Gayle Johnston’s remarkable seamstress profession has come together over the years one stitch at a time.

Council approves plan for ambulance purchase
March 13, 2024 midnight

Council approves plan for ambulance purchase

March’s Plains Council meeting centered around financing a new ambulance for Plains Community Ambulance.

Beatrice Lolita Blanchard Neely Carney, 85
March 13, 2024 midnight

Beatrice Lolita Blanchard Neely Carney, 85

Beatrice Lolita Blanchard Neely Carney

March 13, 2024 midnight

COLUMN: Spring is my season

It is perhaps the most under-appreciated thing in our lives.

Hannum and LeCoure earn All-State awards
March 13, 2024 midnight

Hannum and LeCoure earn All-State awards

As expected the top two teams in boys and girls Western 7B dominated the recently released state and district all-star teams for 2023-24.

March 13, 2024 midnight

Box Elder wins Class C title with perfect season

It was a great season for Loyola Sacred Heart basketball teams.

March 13, 2024 midnight

Legals for March, 13 2024

Sinus infection turns life-threatening for Thompson Falls teen
March 10, 2024 midnight

Sinus infection turns life-threatening for Thompson Falls teen

He was flown to Logan Health Children’s hospital in Kalispell the next day for emergency surgery and then would need a second brain surgery that night. On Friday he was headed in for a third brain surgery.

March 6, 2024 12:25 a.m.

Republicans filing for Montana Public Service Commission

Republicans hold all five offices with the Public Service Commission — and as of Friday, only Republicans had filed for three open seats.

March 6, 2024 midnight

Plains bowling scores

Plains bowling scores

Gregory V. Welty, 62
March 6, 2024 midnight

Gregory V. Welty, 62

Gregory V. Welty, 62

Smokey Carry, 60
March 6, 2024 midnight

Smokey Carry, 60

Smokey Carry, 60