Mineral County to take part in grizzly bear project

The grizzly bear project description reads as such: The service will develop an Environmental Impact Statement that considers a reasonable range of alternatives that can accomplish the purpose and need of restoring grizzly bears to the Bitterroot ecosystem.

Project submission deadline looms for Resource Advisory Committee

The Mineral County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) of the Lolo National Forest works collaboratively to improve working relationships among community members and national forest employees.

Senate candidate Sheehy makes campaign stop in Mineral County

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Tim Sheehy met with a couple dozen Mineral County residents in Durango’s on Monday. Sheehy is running to unseat U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana. The Belgrade resident is a former Navy SEAL who owns the aerial firefighting company Bridger Aerospace. He told attendees that he decided to run for the Senate seat following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)

Fair Board gets earful of complaints

The Sanders County Fair Board took note of numerous complaints about this year’s event during their monthly meeting last Wednesday evening, among them the cost of carnival rides and a lack of maintenance at the fairgrounds.

Billings law firm seeks answer to how River Road East Fire started

Billings firm AVA Law Group organized an informal meeting last week in Paradise to discuss the impacts of this summer's River Road East Fire.

Plains fall cleanup day a success

Bright and early Saturday morning, volunteers from Plains and the surrounding area met at the Pool Park for the first fall Plains Cleanup Day.

Community Calendar

9/23 The 2nd annual Clark Fork River Clean Up. 10:00 am, Sanders County Fairgrounds in Plains. Info: Eastern Sanders County Conservation District, (406) 830-8687, easternsanderscd@macdnet.org

Zinke's fight against drugs

Zinke's fight against drugs

Tulloch leads Plains at Mission Invite

For local high school cross country runners, the recent Mission Invitational meet in St. Ignatius was a chance for the concept of quality over quantity to shine.

Hawks fall on road at Boulder

Sometimes you run into a team on a roll and a team with a history of football success.

Hot Springs rack up two more wins

It was a good, if not a dominating week for Hot Springs’ six-player football team.

Lady Hawks sweep rival Plains

It was a good week for the Thompson Falls volleyballers, who split a pair of games, sweeping one and going five sets in the other before falling after an extremely hard fought match.

St. Regis-Mullan squad off to strong start

Perfect sounds pretty good. One might say it even sounds perfect.

Lady Savage Heat edge Alberton

It was a hard fought week of volleyball for the young and improving Hot Springs volleyball team.

Superior volleyball looks to find footing

It was not a good week for the young Superior volleyball team as they dropped a pair of games to St. Ignatius, 3-0 Thursday at home, then were swept by Seeley 3-0 on the road.

Legals for September, 20 2023

Montana working on vaccine for fentanyl, heroin overdose

A vaccine to prevent overdosing on fentanyl and one for heroin are in the works at the University of Montana and partner institutions.

Meeting to discuss state fishery management plan

A tremendous amount of attention has been zeroed in on the fisheries in Montana as some areas are experiencing diseased fish, others have been overtaken by non-native species and overall, the native populations appear to be declining.

Pool in the Park makes fundraising push

The old saying goes, "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time." A colossal task was recognized by the Pool in the Park Committee (PIP) when they banded together a few years ago.

Display raises awareness of veteran suicides

The scars of the battlefield are often readily recognizable and visible. Sometimes they are not.