Community calendar

Community calendar

Local girls shine at Top 10 meet in Missoula

The meet is a preview, in a way, of the rapidly approaching Montana State High School track and field championship competitions.

Alberton looks to a 4-day school week

In response to a serious lack of funding, Alberton School District is considering some extreme measures to help cut the cost of operating the school.

Community seeks to breathe new life into Whitepine Grange

Nestled among pine trees along Highway 200 between Thompson Falls and Trout Creek lies a small aging building called the Whitepine Grange #102.

Letter to the Editor "No freedom or liberty" - March 26

Editor,

Chapen pleads guilty to Felony Theft

Summer Crosby

Food for Thought: What is EMDR?

EMDR alleviates physical and emotional complaints resulting from traumatic or upsetting experiences.

Montana Aussie Adventures with Erin-Jay

Is it just me or have you also noticed the refreshing change in the weather, and the fall season rolling in quickly?

Community calendar

Community calendar

Committee to explore retirement plan options

A legislative committee will meet next week to continue exploring options to improve the state's two biggest public retirement systems.

Airport Issue

A letter printed in the Mineral Independent on Sept. 15 requested documentation from the specific wording of the 2005 Mineral County Airport ground lease contract which would support the county’s termination of the contract in July of 2008. It should be noted, in their subsequent comments, both here and online, that neither county attorney Shaun Donovan, nor commissioners Judy Stang, B.J. Mcomb or Clark Conrow were able to provide this documentation.

Large turnout for school board meeting in Hot Springs

HOT SPRINGS - At noon this past Thursday, the Hot Springs School Board held its annual resigning staff and rehiring staff board meeting in the school library.

Montana Viewpoint: Politics, to listen or to lecture?

Individual politicians may have the best of motives, but the parties they belong to, no. The parties are like businesses, they want results.

Comments sought on hunting and fishing license fee increases, land and water control; An update from Senator Fielder

Last week the legislative interim committees I am assigned to held three days of public hearings on a number of environmental issues including Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks’ (FWP) proposal to increase hunting and fishing license fees, ongoing analysis of the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) Water Compact, the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new rule seeking increased federal control over state waters,  and a draft report on SJ-15 Montana’s study of federal land management.

What to know about big horn sheep in Sanders County

Along the rocky ridges and the winding roads of Sanders County, locals are blessed to experience the beauty of the snowcapped peaks, the winding rivers and creeks and the chance to explore what is around the next bend in the road.

Loge talks about issues which hit close to home

House District 14 Rep. Denley Loge, R-St. Regis, was at the Mineral County Commissioners meeting to give a legislative update from Helena on Friday.

Class B and C boys wrap up state meets.

The boys 2012 Class B and C State Track Meets have come to an end, with Thompson Falls placing fifth with 30 points, and Plains finishing tied for 15

Kvelve's Comments: It was quite a week!

Saw a bear, watched a four-point (that’s four points on each side not the tinhorn way of counting all the points and adding them up) in a nose-to-nose standoff with a neighbor’s dog and like most of Sanders County and the rest of the country, I’m hungover.

Legals for April, 10 2024

Room with a view

Solitude.