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Anaconda mining company admits exposing employees to arsenic
U.S. Minerals also has agreed to resolve a related civil case brought by OSHA, alleging 19 serious health and safety violations with a total penalty of $106,800.

Emotions run high at wolf management meeting
Emotions ran high at a seminar on wolf management in Mineral County Thursday night in Superior.

Keeping in touch with Rep. Pat Ingraham
December is a time when days are filled with bazaars, shopping plans, baking, eating, decorating, singing carols, gathering together with friends and families, school programs, opportunities to help others as we celebrate Christmas. It’s a time to count our many blessings. For legislators such as me, it also is time to prepare for the upcoming 63rd Legislative Session which will start on January 7th when we are sworn into office.
Local agency now state approved
Choices for Change Counseling (Nancy M. Smith) has been certified as a State Approved Agency by DPHHS, Addictive and Mental Disorders Division. Choices has also been designated by the Mineral County Commissioners to receive 100 % of the Mineral County earmarked alcohol tax monies for the provision of chemical dependency treatment and prevention services in accordance with MCA 53-24-206.

Public Law 280: The path forward
“You have my commitment that – no matter what happens going forward – if you call 911, we're coming,” Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said during a crowded meeting at the Lake County Courthouse last Thursday.

Searching through boots
U.S. Navy veteran Jerry Messing of Thompson Falls examines boots at the Tri-State Veterans Stand Down at the Sanders County Fairgrounds on May 6.
State starts criminal investigation of co-gen
The Montana Attorney General has started a criminal investigation into whether the owners of the co-gen plant near Thompson Falls provided fraudulent information to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality in order to obtain a nearly $1.6 million reduction in fines for repeatedly violating air quality standards.
Mineral County state BPA national qualifiers
Here are the national qualifiers from Mineral County for the Montana Business Professional of America National Leadership Conference.
Softball and track championships in the books
The crowns have been installed and the 2024 Montana high school spring sports season is in the books.
An opportunity to build the workforce Montana needs
If there aren’t Montanans who are trained and ready to get to work on these projects, those good-paying jobs will go to out-of-staters.

Trout Creek archery teams returns from nationals
They may not have won the Western National Archery tournament, but the group of young archers from Trout Creek most certainly did win something of equal value in the long run: the respect and support of their fellow Montanans.
Dye pleads not guilty in death of baby
THOMPSON FALLS – Gunner McKenley Dye appeared in Sanders County District Court on Tuesday morning to enter a not guilty plea to Judge James A. Manley.
Town to perform compliance checks
PLAINS – After noticing issues with the town’s septic system last year, the town is ready to act in an effort to ensure that a town ordinance is being followed.

Plains finishes golf season last Monday
It was a busy last week for the Plains golf team. The team played three meets in five days, which ended with the divisional meet in Missoula where the team placed eighth, missing out on the state meet next week.

Local youth compete at 4-H Congress
Nine Sanders County youth attended the 80th Annual 4-H Congress held on the Montana State University campus in Bozeman, July 6-9.

Superior golfers finish season with divisional play
The Superior Bobcats finished their golf season on Monday in Missoula. They returned from divisional play on Monday at around 5:50 p.m. with clubs in tow. They had been looking to secure a spot to the state tournament that is scheduled for May 18-19 in Huntley. But the day didn't go quite as expected however.

Plains Trotters
Sally Finneran/Bigfork Eagle Plains senior Hailey Phillips cruises to her her third-straight state title in the 400 meter dash on Friday, at Legends Stadium in Kalispell.

MCH new technology
Cora Arnold, Chris Watson, Sherry Spangler, Loie Turner, "Monda" Pospishil, and Connie Schoening take a look at the new state of the art technology at MCH.

Trotters take third
Jade LaDeaux, Kimberly Earhart, Felicia Earhart, Shannon Dimond and Demi Horton pose along with Head Coach Tony Banovich after taking third place at the state meet.

FWP reopens public comment periods for grizzly, wolf management plans
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced Tuesday it was reopening public comment periods into early March on the state’s new grizzly and wolf management plans, both of which have drawn scrutiny from animal protection groups and conservationists.