Mineral, Sanders counties election results

As it was across the country, voters in Sanders and Mineral counties cast their ballots in record numbers.

St. Regis golf draws ample numbers

Last season only two players turned out for the St. Regis High school golf team. The good news is both are back this year along with a bunch of other players.

Ends don't justify means

By Speaker of the House Austin Knudsen

Study to examine elk calves in bitterroot valley

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) will begin a study this week that will evaluate factors affecting elk calf survival in the East and West Forks of the Bitterroot Valley. 

Thompson Falls wrestlers come so close to having great meet

Matt Unrau

COLUMN: The dimpled orb

It is a game not for the faint of heart.

Lady Tigers jump into basketball season

Layups, jump shots and passing technique was just the tip of the iceberg as the Lady Tigers jumped into the 2010-2011 season of basketball. Practice started over at St. Regis for girls’ basketball on Nov. 22. Coach Janelle Pruitt said that the first few practices went well though she noted that some of the girls need to catch up on a few things.

We the People: current legislative session

We’re at the midway point of the session with transmittal break February 25-28.  We had some long days and short nights in Helena hearing an increased number of general bills both in committee and on the floor.

Kvelve's Comments: String some lights and enjoy the season

I’ve long suspected that if we are recycled souls, I may have been a chicken-soup promoting grandma...

COLUMN: Connection to nature

I miss camping. And as the word “miss” implies, it has been a long time since I headed into the great outdoors to “rough” it, escape humanity, be one with nature.

FWP seeks to simplify hunting regulations

But this year, FWP will tackle more significant changes such as combining hunting districts and simplifying license structures.

A look into the past

Church of Jesus Christ in Plains offers assistance in searching for family history

It’s a detective game, a genealogical hunt for the past made possible by two Plains residents willing and capable to help people search for their personal family history.

The Montana Privacy Act - an update from Rep. Schwaderer

Subhead: State Legislature needs to lead in new era of privacy concerns.

Thompson Falls resident shares thoughts on Covid

Masks not rated to filter particles as small as a virus are ineffective and irrelevant - useless theater.

Support hunting and fishing

I hunt, I fish, I vote.

Hunting access: ask early, don't wait

Montana’s millions of acres of private land offer some good hunting opportunities—the only catch is gaining the landowner’s permission to hunt.

St. Regis-Mullan slams Wampus Cats, 68-8

But even in eight-man the numbers put up by the Montana-Idaho co-op Tigers were eye-popping to say the least.

Longtime commissioner Laurie Johnston resigning

For nine years and wight months, Laurie Johnston has been a Mineral County Commissioner representing the central district, and last week she tendered her resignation with a little more than two years left in her second term.

Town meets to discuss Superfund

Members of the Superior community met last Monday with representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and Forest Service to discuss concerns surrounding the possible listing of Superior and the Flat Creek area as a Superfund site.

Healthy Communities Coalition wins $200,000 grant

When the Mineral County Healthy Communities Coalition (HCC) restructured itself a few years ago, members had no idea the impact this organization would have on the county and its residents. Now, members are seeing a huge growth in the programs it offers, as well as some very positive outcomes.