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Blue Hawks notch 7B basketball victories
January 24, 2024 midnight

Blue Hawks notch 7B basketball victories

If you are a coach, seeing your team come together with playoffs in the not-too-distant future is usually a good thing.

Plains stays in mix at top of 7B
January 24, 2024 midnight

Plains stays in mix at top of 7B

Two games against two largely different opponents and a split of those two games.

Trotters drop two conference games on road trip
January 24, 2024 midnight

Trotters drop two conference games on road trip

After some amazing games and surprising finishes, one thing is clear when it comes to the Western 7B girls basketball conference: the top spot, in fact the top four spots are up for grabs.

January 24, 2024 midnight

Lady Savage Heat scratch out win over Noxon

Sometimes when things go sour, it’s hard to sweeten them up. Such is the state of Hot Springs basketball, with both teams struggling to get on the winning track.

PHOTOS: Vehicle collides with snowplow at Superior
January 22, 2024 9 a.m.

PHOTOS: Vehicle collides with snowplow at Superior

There were no injuries at mile marker 6 on east Mullan Road outside of Superior when a vehicle crossed the center line and made contact with a Montana DOT snowplow. Ice was reported as a key factor in the collision. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)

Blue Hawks top county rival Horsemen
January 17, 2024 midnight

Blue Hawks top county rival Horsemen

According to Mr. Webster, inevitable is something “certain to happen, unavoidable.”

Lady Hawks take first round over Trotters
January 17, 2024 midnight

Lady Hawks take first round over Trotters

Rivalry games are many things: interesting, hard-fought, puzzling, etc.

January 17, 2024 midnight

Bobcat wrestlers hang at tough Jug Beck tourney

In the final analysis, Jug Beck pinned Old Man Winter in the waning moments of the third period.

January 17, 2024 midnight

COLUMN: Hologram all-stars

When it comes to this Artificial Intelligence stuff, I’m at the very least a skeptic and at best a “show me” before I come to a conclusion.

Fair board considers new carnival vendor
January 17, 2024 midnight

Fair board considers new carnival vendor

New Sanders County Fair Manager Kristy Sheehan, a resident of Plains since 2001, attended her first board meeting after having been hired for the position just six days prior to the meeting.

St. Regis students cash in at Stock Market Game
January 17, 2024 midnight

St. Regis students cash in at Stock Market Game

The typical high school student has a limited knowledge of investing, saving, and basic comprehension of the stock market. St. Regis history teacher, Jeff Stanek, has worked for the past several years to help change the trend of financial illiteracy.

Grant funds new electric buses for local schools
January 17, 2024 midnight

Grant funds new electric buses for local schools

Schools in Mineral and Sanders counties will be among six districts in the state to receive new electric buses under the federal Clean School Bus Program.

Superior's Shawn Smalley oversees troopers in two counties
January 17, 2024 midnight

Superior's Shawn Smalley oversees troopers in two counties

Unfortunately, the origin of the numbers 3-7-77 seen on the flight suits of the Montana Air National Guard and most notably, the shoulder patch on the Montana Highway Patrol uniforms is elusive.

Superior's Shawn Smalley oversees troopers in two counties
January 17, 2024 midnight

Superior's Shawn Smalley oversees troopers in two counties

Unfortunately, the origin of the numbers 3-7-77 seen on the flight suits of the Montana Air National Guard and most notably, the shoulder patch on the Montana Highway Patrol uniforms is elusive.

Canadian duo to perform concert in Superior
January 17, 2024 midnight

Canadian duo to perform concert in Superior

Bridge & Wolak are a globe-trotting duo from Canada who create life-affirming concerts full of beauty, virtuosity and humor.

Trotters upend Superior girls; Bobcats surprise Horsemen
January 14, 2024 midnight

Trotters upend Superior girls; Bobcats surprise Horsemen

For the Plains girls basketball players, it was a brief deviation from their season-long winning ways that was quickly corrected.

Up and down ride for Hot Springs hoopers
January 10, 2024 11 a.m.

Up and down ride for Hot Springs hoopers

For most teams, mid-season is the midway equivalent of a carnival.

New president brings some changes to Superior Senior Center
January 10, 2024 midnight

New president brings some changes to Superior Senior Center

Tamara ‘Tammy” Wieweck is the new president of the Superior Senior Center, best known for its Wednesday evening meals starting at 4:30 p.m.

January 10, 2024 midnight

Speed limit changed for Highway 135

It’s been two years since the speed limit on Highway 135 was adjusted for safety reasons near Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort, and it’s about to change again.

'Hat bar' trend inspires new local business
January 10, 2024 midnight

'Hat bar' trend inspires new local business

American clothing designer and style icon, Kate Spade, once said, “A woman can conquer the world with the right hat.”