Hiawatha rail line to be part of federal study

Officials are confident that the long-defunct Amtrak line that once snaked through Montana’s southern tier en route to the West Coast will be part of a forthcoming federal study into discontinued intercity passenger rail lines — an important step in the mission to restore Amtrak service between the state’s most populous cities.

Superior's Reese signs with Carroll

Superior’s loss is Carroll College’s gain.

New practices fills need for mental health services

Partnership Health Center closed their office location in Superior in December, inviting their patients to continue their health care at the Missoula location, 401 Railroad Street West.

Harvey Mervin Gould, 94

Harvey Mervin Gould, 94

Beetle picked to battle Flathead’s flowering rush invasion

A Missoula-based invasive weed workgroup is eying the prowess of a European weevil to nibble down flowering rush at Flathead Lake, where the exotic aquatic perennial thrives.

Lake County presses state for law enforcement funding deal

Attorneys representing the Lake County commissioners sent a letter to Gov. Greg Gianforte last week in the hopes of finding a resolution to a longstanding dispute regarding costs of law enforcement on the Flathead Indian Reservation.

Column: Montana has been discovered

Montana has been discovered. We were the second-fastest-growing state in the country last year. Our rapidly increasing population presents many challenges and opportunities, and it’s also driving a lot of unease among many of us who’ve lived here for a long time.

Legals for February, 23 2022

Humble and hardworking: Cowboy HOF inductee Hamel reflects on ranching, rodeo life

His folks bought the ranch in 1944, he thinks, and moved his brother and himself there from Dixon as they were getting into trouble and running with the wrong crowd.

Hunter and bowhunter education classes offered

Hunter and bowhunter education classes are scheduled for west-central Montana communities this year

Public access secured on 1,040 acres near Lolo Creek

The Missoula District of the Lolo National Forest recently became the steward and manager of an additional 1,040 acres of high-quality resource lands just west of Lolo.

Rockfall mitigation work planned near St. Regis

The Montana Department of Transportation is taking public comment on a proposal to stabilize a rock cut slope about 400 feet long on Montana 135, 14 miles northeast of St. Regis.

Legals for February, 16 2022

Lady Hawks earn No. 2 seed for 7B tourney

With a critical final weekend of the regular season coming up next, the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks staked a claim for the Western 7B number two playoff seed with a 63-42 win over the Eureka Lions Saturday night in Thompson Falls.

Thompson Falls boys snag 2 wins

After a rocky start to their week following a 56-39 home loss Tuesday to Western 7B foe Mission of St. Ignatius, the Thompson Falls boys were looking to make things better.

Legals for February, 9 2022

Mineral County Sheriff's Office call logs

Mineral County Call logs

Richard Hugh Johnson

Richard Hugh Johnson

Wanted fugitive arrested in Mineral County

A fugitive wanted after a series of burglaries and vehicle thefts in Washington and Idaho was arrested while hiding in a camper in Mineral County on Friday morning, according to Mineral County Sheriff Mike Toth.

Woodcarver Henry Larum is Plains' home-grown artist

Mounted on the wall in the Plains high school gymnasium is a large wood carving of a horse. Beside that carving is a plaque dedicated to the memory of Bev Minemyer, a Plains High School student who passed away from a brain tumor at the age of 15 in 1976.