75 rafters tackle the Clark Fork River at reunion

Last Sunday, the Clark Fork River saw a surge of activity as about 75 family members from the Ward family reunion piled into eight whitewater rafts and floated from the Sander’s County Fairgrounds in Plains to the “Mouth,” an inlet about 10 miles toward Thompson Falls from Plains.

Benefit helps cancer network

HOT SPRINGS – Two residents of Hot Springs were impressed by the generosity of the Cancer Network of Sanders County and to show their appreciation, the duo launched a fundraiser for the non-profit.

Locals gather around county for protest

Danielle Switalski

Food bank gets new location

Last Thursday was moving day for the Mineral County Food Bank located in Superior. Volunteers were on hand to help load food into trucks to be transported over to the new building, which is located off Fourth Street, just across the way from S & S Foods.

Plains softball has high hopes

Hopes are running high that this year’s Plains High fast pitch softball team will be able to turn a blend of experience and youth into a winning product on the field.

Basketball: Thompson Falls hangs tough at Anaconda Tip-off

Three for four is not bad. If you are a baseball player and you get a hit three out of four times, you are a millionaire or better.

Fair breaks records…again

An estimated 50,000 people came to the Sanders County Fair over the past week, a record number and up almost 15,000 from last year, according to Fair Manager Mike Hashisaki.

Lumber truck overturns near Paradise

Debris from an overturned lumber truck littered Highway 200 in front of Paradise Gardens after an accident on Tuesday just before 2:30 p.m. The wreckage left the highway closed for hours as crews cleaned up the mess.

Noxon rolls past Lincoln in opener

Noxon made some big noise in 6-man football in the season opener last Friday at home, steamrolling the Lincoln Lynx 70-0 in Western Division play.

Basketball, wrestling underway at local schools

Winter sports have started at area schools, including wrestling and basketball, with junior high basketball teams already hitting the courts. High school players started practice a couple of weeks ago with games starting the first week of December.

First Preparedness Day hits far above expectations

PLAINS – Residents from Sanders and Mineral Counties gathered in Plains, Saturday, for a series of presentations during Emergency Preparedness Day.

Ceremony honors youth who made a good decision

SUPERIOR – All shapes, sizes, colors, models and types of vehicles were on hand last weekend in Superior as the town hosted the annual School House Rock Car Show.

Lady Hawks sweep their competition

Drum circle to hit Trout Creek

TROUT CREEK – Students, teachers, friends, families and communities sit down and form a circle and each member of the circle has a drum. They begin to play, softly at first but the music steadily grows. Each individual listens to the others as they work together on the beat, united in rhythm.

County fire danger hits moderate level

SANDERS COUNTY – With a second consecutive week of high temperatures and not much precipitation predicted from forthcoming weather forecasts, many areas of the county have started to severely dry out.

Healthcare survey to hit Sanders

SANDERS COUNTY – Members of the Montana Office of Rural Health held a focus group on Thursday in Plains and Friday in Thompson Falls to discuss the major health concerns of the county. All comments were to be kept anonymous and will be used to collect data intended to implement improvements.

Mineral County Buckle Up Coatlition announces saved by the belt awards

SUPERIOR, Mont., (May 29, 2013) – The Mineral County Buckle Up Montana Coalition is pleased to award two area women with Saved by the Belt Awards for their life-saving use of seat belts in collisions earlier this year. The women will be presented with the awards at the Mineral County Car Show on Saturday, June 1st at 1:00pm at The Old School House Rock Car Show in Superior.

Plains students perform "Penny Candy" for crowd

PLAINS – A cast of Plains students hit the stage both Friday and Saturday night bringing to life the story of “Penny Candy.”

Noxon High School volleyball team prepare for St. Regis

NOXON - With the fall season quickly approaching, the Noxon Lady Red Devils were hard at work setting up their team structure. According to Head Coach Teri Wilkinson, this year the team has three returning players, with one being a senior, and two juniors.

Landfill reopens in Hot Springs

Danielle Switalski