House Rep. Loge hears from constituents

Tom Heacock, a resident of St. Regis and Denley Loge, House District 14 Representative invited residents to bring their questions and comments to an open house Saturday

Food for Thought: Understanding bullying

Bullying is physical or psychological intimidation that occurs repeatedly. The purpose is to inflict injury or discomfort on the victim and create an on going pattern of harassment or abuse.

Ghost and ghouls come to St. Regis on Halloween

ST. REGIS – The day had finally arrived as Halloween settled upon Mineral County and St. Regis Public Schools held their Halloween festivities in the halls of the school building.

Public takes part in revision of Lolo Forest plan

The Wildland Urban Interface is the lands that are in proximity to structures as mapped by County Wildfire Protection Plans. It is the culmination point where state, federal and local land management plans and programs must merge in an equitable and functional manner.

Good-"buy" America

Just to introduce myself. I am a 75-year-old, white, college educated, male. I have lived through a depression, a world war, two police actions and now, Iraqi freedom.

Keith's Column: Hug a firefighter and pray for rain

I was standing in the backyard of my grandparent’s house on Saturday morning along with the rest of the male members of my sister’s bridal party when a light rain began in Southern California.

Plains man wins warrior contest

Matt Unrau

CSKT Compact Passage will prevent litigation

CSKT Compact Passage Will Prevent Litigation & Protect Montanans

Trotter softball swings away

PLAINS – Despite the biting wind of winter’s end, girls laced up their cleats and donned their catcher’s mitts for softball practice. They threw and ran, slid and batted, all in preparation for the first game of the season.

Plains, Hot Springs wrestlers expected to be strong force on mat

Riverdogs see success at tournament

SANDERS COUNTY – The Clark Fork Valley Riverdogs have shined in their first couple tournaments of the summer, impressing their supporters and opposing teams.

Bank's donation to food drive will help reach $5,000 match

Mineral County food bank dollars just got stretched a little further thanks to a grant from Well’s Fargo. The bank’s district manager, Dan Paulsen, traveled from Missoula to present a $2,000 check to Bonnie Fuller from Lucky Lil’s/Town Pump for their matching food drive on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Mineral Community Hospital applied for the grant and then donated the funds to the food drive.

Red Devils go to 4-0 with pair of wins

Noxon extended its varsity boys’ basketball mark to 4-0 with a pair of victories last week.

Sen. Daines pushes for increased logging and mining

U.S. Senator Steve Daines is calling on the U.S. Forest Service to do more to reach its timber harvest goals in Montana after falling short by 30% in fiscal year 2021.

The sweet spell of success

It wasn't spelling tests or extra study time that a St. Regis fifth-grader credits for making him the winner of the St. Regis Spelling Bee — it was a video game.

Proper way to buckle up

“We were only going to the grocery store ...”  “He hates to ride in his car seat, so just this once I didn’t make him ...”  “She was having a meltdown, so I took her out of her seat for a minute to calm her down.”  Traffic safety experts hear these words all too often from distraught parents after tragedy has struck. Remember, a one-time lapse in consistent car seat use can result in a lifetime of regret.

Hot Springs finds grant difficulties

The Hot Springs Parks and Recreation Board has been working tirelessly to find funding for five projects to give recreational opportunities to the people of Hot Springs.

We Care event a success

Folks from all over Mineral County came together to take part in the We Care Festival in Superior, which was held on Saturday, Oct. 16. The gathering took place in front of the historic school building in the heart of Superior, and featured several different exhibits, activities for kids and live music courtesy of the Zylawy brothers. The event was intended as a fundraiser for the newly created We Care organization.

Museum looking to go to 150th Anniversary Mullan Road Conference

During this time 150 years ago, U.S. Army Lieut. John Mullan was finishing the first road ever to cross the Rocky Mountains to the inland of the Pacific Northwest. Mullan started the road in the spring of 1859 and finished it during the summer of 1860. The road travels from Fort Walla Walla, Washington to Fort Benton, Montana, which at the time was then Nebraska territory.

Home in Trout Creek riddled with bullets

TROUT CREEK – Tales of peaceful scenery and wildlife were shattered when Jerry and Shirley Messing’s part-time home in Trout Creek was shot up, with close to 25 shots ringing through the empty house.