The Mineral County Dixieland Band plays on

In the late 1970s, St. Regis School found itself without a band director. The obvious issue was that the students were not being taught musical instruments and a side effect was not having a pep-band at the football games.

COLUMN: Stakes are high for Brawl of the Wild

Let the zaniness begin! Make that outrageous bet as you search through the drawer for your favorite game day shirt.

Smalley takes oath as new commissioner

Shawn Smalley retired earlier this year after 20 years with Montana Highway Patrol. He attained the rank of sergeant and was the supervisor for Mineral and Sanders counties while raising his family in Superior for almost 19 of those years.

Lawnmower races rule Wild Coyote summer celebration

Corey Frank already had it wrapped up. He had successfully won his time trials and heats and was in effect the champion lawn mower racer of the day.

Noxon High School track gears up for spring

As if an omen from above, the thick, moisture rich clouds parted revealing blue sky and piercing rays of Springs sunshine indicative of better weather days ahead.

Bobcats stroll to homecoming night victory

If you had to describe this year’s version of the Superior Bobcats 8-man football team what would it be?

Quilting all night for cancer

Jamie Doran

Superior starts season strong

Boys finish third; girls finish in eighth

A Christmas memory: Serenity and solitude at the Mike Patrick place

It was early Christmas morning, around 5 o’clock. I had woken up and looked out the window to see a clear, moonlit night. A good time for a walk, I thought. I was sixteen years old — almost, my birthday was the next day — and I rose and dressed quietly so as not to wake my parents. I went very slowly down the back stairs from my bedroom, trying to avoid the steps that creaked, found a coat and hat and unlocked the back door. Outside, I discovered that it would be an even better walk than I thought. There was about a foot of snow, which would have been slow walking, but it had crusted overnight and was hard enough to walk on. It was very easy going.

Snell takes 4-H Congress 'one stitch at a time'

Madeline Snell, a 4-H member from Thompson Falls, recently took her skills to the Montana State Congress and came back a winner.

Superior battles Plains in season opener

Superior Bobcats ready to get started

SUPERIOR – As the Superior Bobcats football team gets ready for their first official practice in mid-August, players on the team are expecting to surpass the respectable results they achieved last year.

Dinosaurs set free from Piccadilly Park

PLAINS – Piccadilly Park was once the recreation destination of a small town. People would come to enjoy the miniature golf course, the go-carts and the dinosaurs. Owner Les Wood remembers countless summer picnics under the wooden awning. Now the race track is cracked and crumbling. The putt-putt holes are consumed with weeds…and the dinosaurs are gone.

Thompson Falls Chamber meets

Rendezcousing with the past

A rugged group of individuals with a thirst for adventure and fortune made their way west after the Lewis and Clark Expedition – after some time in the wilderness they would rendezvous in places like St. Louis to trade fur and goods as well as engage in friendly competition. Stories of daring and close escapes from Indians were swapped around a campfire by people like John Colter, who ran hundreds of miles in nothing but his Birthday suit to get safely back to civilization.

Statewide campaign fights tobacco and e-cigarettes

Ronnie Trentham stood in front of a gym full of junior high and high school students and explained why he no longer has a jaw bone. His face now deformed as a result of oral cancer caused by using chewing tobacco. It was a part of “Kick Butts Day,” a nationwide event to raise awareness on the problems caused by tobacco use.

Local pilot recalls past flights

For Bob Ruthford, there’s nothing like an open sky. The Superior resident keeps two planes in a hanger at the Mineral County airport, and on a good day there’s no other place he’d like to be.

Tigers comeback falls short

St. Regis fell to Valier 76-42 on Saturday, but one bounce might have changed the outcome of the Six-man North game.

Lady Heat look back on season

Trotters take third at districts

A new coach, new team and a new attitude made all the difference last weekend as the Trotters finished third in the District 7-B Tournament last weekend.