Mineral Co. Fair Board honoring Ornelas

A Mineral County resident since 1998, Emily touched the hearts of many in our small community.

Paradise School board looks to uphold future for building

PARADISE - The Paradise School Board held a meeting last Tuesday night to discuss ideas and the timeline pertaining to the school’s closing at the end of the current academic year.

PWC to collect recyclables at county fair

PLAINS – The Plains Woman’s Club will continue their efforts to help beautify the community and area around them by distributing recycling containers around the Sanders County Fairgrounds.

Plains student raises record donations for AHA event

PLAINS - Two weeks of fundraising came to an end as the students of Plains Elementary completed another Jump Rope for Heart Campaign.

Residents train at CFVH

PLAINS – You are called to attend an emergency C-Section of a 26 week infant with an estimated fetal weight of 1900 grams. The mother has a history of high blood pressure, unbearable headaches and has been diagnosed with pre-eclampsia. What would you do?

Great Burn Conservation Alliance seeks volunteers

The ‘Trail Ambassador’ program is being conducted with collaboration between the Forest Service and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks as all three entities joined forces to make this work.

Students see the importance of their studies

After studying six of the 10 systems of the human body, the students of Stacy Crabb’s fourth grade class saw the real world applications of their knowledge.

St. Regis nonagenarian bags an elk

It had been a few years, maybe 10, since St. Regis resident John Cochran last killed an elk during hunting season.

Missoula mainstay Josh Farmer to perform in Superior

The Mineral County Performing Arts Council is starting the new year with exciting entertainment that comes from The Garden City.

Writer recalls lessons learned from archery elk season

This was archery season No. 3 for the three amigos.

Community Notes

Adult Softball

Dance group to demonstrate Flamenco in Hot Springs

Baskets for those in need

Roger Kesting has been helping the Lions Cub distribute food baskets since he came to the area in 1981. Back then, no more than 15 baskets were distributed to needy families in the areas. As the numbers started to grow, the Women and Timber also became a part of the effort to put together and deliver food baskets to needy families.

Arkansas students lend a hand

The New Day Fellowship church in Haugen that serves the area from St. Regis to the Idaho state line had some welcomed help last week. A group of 18, 13 youth and five sponsors, traveled two days on a bus from Springdale, Arkansas, to provide assistance and encouragement for New Day Fellowship, which was launched back in August under the leadership of Dr. Alan Damron and his wife, Sarah. The group, which came from the New Hope Fellowship church, came to help out with tasks around the church in Haugen as part of their summer mission trip.

Senior News

Dixon

Summer reading party held at library

PLAINS – A group of local students who logged nearly 800 hours of combined reading time over the summer celebrated their achievement at the Plains library last Wednesday morning.

4H kicks off annual sale

SANDERS COUNTY - The Sanders County 4-H clubs are kicking off their first county-wide activity of the 4-H year, selling fruit and flower bulbs to the community in hopes of raising money for the group.

Andrew Cadman honored for response during St. Regis shooting

The afternoon of Saturday, March 18 at the Travel Center in St. Regis is still very fresh in the minds of those that were bystanders or first responders to a hostage situation and resulting shootout that left one person dead.

Plains drama students stage heart-touching play

Plains High School drama members performed the heart-touching play "A Little Piece of Heaven" last week.

Red Devils prep for 6-man season

As is the case with several area teams, Noxon and first-year head football coach Lucas MacArthur will be counting on a group of young players to guide the Red Devils to success in the 2022 Montana 6-player football battles.