Hunters help clear abandoned wire in Montana elk country

Plastics are destroying aquatic life in the oceans. Wind turbines are killing bats and birds that fly into them. And vacated wire is causing slow, painful deaths for elk on the Idaho-Montana state line.

Sally Rice

Sally was born Feb. 21, 1944, in Seattle, Washington, to Luther William Miller and Marie (Nymeyer) Miller.

Copper King fire erupts; Savage Heat win state football title

JULY 6

Republican candidates win big in Mineral County

Election results came in during the early morning hours Nov. 9 as polls closed across the nation. Republican candidate Donald Trump was named the next president of the United States, defying late polls showing Democrate Hillary Clinton as having the edge.

Fire officials monitor county snowpack

Heading into mid-season everyone’s focus turns to snowpack and already Western Montanans are thinking ahead to summer and upcoming forest fires...

COLUMN: Baseball memory

One of the great things about sports is the memories they can create.

A helping hand for neighbors

Local group arranges firewood deliveries

The end of an era

For the past ten seasons Hot Springs and Plains have shared not only a football team, but all of the passion, sense of community and pride that go with it. In 2011, however, each will have to find their own grid-iron identity as the two will be on different sidelines for the first time in a decade.

March Madness

Hot Springs hosts Tom Ferrier Memorial Basketball Tournament Hot Springs Sports

It's March Madness and if you missed the basketball mayhem this weekend then you were one of the unlucky ones. This past weekend was filled with jaw-dropping moves, surprises and upsets and close championship games, and this has nothing to do college basketball.

Theatre performances coming to Mineral County

Two performances are coming to Mineral County this week. On Thursday, August 19, behind the high school, Julius Caesar will be performed as part of Montana's Shakespeare in the Parks 38th Season. Then, on August 21, in the St. Regis Community Park, get ready for some Adventures on the Western Stage. Both performances are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. and are free to audiences.

A weekend of family fun

Nick Ianniello

Program to update homes in Mineral

A program under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development could help residents in Mineral County become homeowners.

Mineral County sports year in review 2011

Winter sports season 2010-2011

Obituaries for Jan. 27

Elsie passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on January 20, 2010. She was born on July 17, 1916 in Missoula, MT to Neilina and Frank MacIntosh. Her Scottish heritage was very important to her and she made sure that everyone who knew her was aware that she was a MacIntosh.

Hot Springs ends season with quarterfinal run

HOT SPRINGS – The Savage Heat season came to an end during the quarterfinals of the six man playoffs Saturday with a loss to Denton/Geyser/Stanton 58-52.

Men of Worth head to Superior for March gala

From Scotland’s outer islands and Ireland’s west, some of America’s most authentic musical heritage is coming to Superior.

A day at the trike races

FWP plans to release grizzlies into the Cabinets

THOMPSON FALLS – Members of the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks met with county commissioners on Wednesday to discuss the transportation of grizzly bears into the Cabinets in Lincoln County, just north of the Sanders County border.

School board wraps up the school year, looks into future

PLAINS – The Board of Trustees met on Monday and tended to business as usual in a two hour meeting at the Plains High School, wrapping up the school year in preparation of a new one.

MDEQ talks Superfund

The head of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and several other representatives from the organization met with the Mineral County Commissioners and other interested parties at the commissioner’s meeting room in Superior Wednesday to discuss concerns about listing the Flat Creek Mine area as a Superfund site.