Thompson Falls track and field team qualifies several for state

Winning is great, but qualifying for the state championship meet is the ultimate goal.

Cold snap fuels Montana’s coal power debate

The record-breaking cold snap Montana saw this month brought days of below-zero temperatures across the state — and with them what major Montana utility NorthWestern Energy said was record-high electric demand from its customers.

Thompson Falls' Hanks headed to Boise State

For the vast majority of senior student athletes who participated in high school sports this spring, graduation means the end of their organized sports career.

Democrats deliver; Republicans waste session

The 68th session of the State Legislature has ended, but the harm done by a Republican supermajority drunk on power will continue to be felt for a long time.

Two Lady Hawks finish in top-10 at state

It was a typical Montana Fall day, the kind lots of cross country runners like.

Sanders County residents attend public lands rally

A busload of supporters from Sanders County (the home county of land transfer proponent State Sen. Jennifer Fielder) joined over 1,000 other Montanans at the Public Lands Rally in Helena Jan. 30. Brandishing signs emblazoned with “Sanders County”, including one that read “Shame on Senator Fielder”, forty people made the long journey from the sparsely populated county near the Idaho border and joined with several others from Sanders County in the Capital’s rotunda. The bus started picking up passengers from Bull River Junction, about ten miles from Idaho, at 6 a.m. Riders represented many small towns, from Heron to Hot Springs.

Savage Horsemen sending six to state

The Savage Horsemen will be sending six wrestlers to the state meet in Billings this weekend after the team earned fourth at the divisional meet in Arlee Saturday.

Commissioners start work on budget

MINERAL COUNTY - The arduous task of deciding how much money Mineral County will have in the next fiscal year and how the money will be spent began last Friday during the county commissioner’s meeting in Superior.

Workshop in Alberton educates teams about chemical spills

ALBERTON – Dozens of stakeholders from across the state gathered at a series of locations near Alberton last weekend to learn what was done right and what could be done better in the future if the events of April 11, 1996 were to repeat themselves.

Wrestlers battle in Billings

Sanders County was well represented at this year’s B-C State Tournament in Billings.

Vets fight fires in Montana and other states

Article written by: Al Koss;

A case for the CSKT Water Compact

A Case for the CSKT Water Compact

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month in Montana

By Richard H. Opper

Second amendement laws under consideration for 2015

Piranhas bite down on competition in C. Falls

COLUMBIA FALLS – The Plains Piranhas cranked out laps and shaved seconds off their times as the swim team spent the weekend in Columbia Falls.

Sheriff's report

An excerpt from the Sanders County Sheriff’s report week of 6/15-6/21.

Who sent letter for Elvis?

NOXON – The Dwight D. Eisenhower Library and National Public Radio in Washington, DC is asking for help in finding three young ladies from Noxon who wrote a letter, pleading with then president Eisenhower, to allow Elvis Presley to keep his side burns when he was drafted into the United States Army.

Cross country teams compete in prestigious tourney

MISSOULA – The Plains and Thompson Falls cross country teams both had exceptional performances at the Mountain West Classic meet in Missoula on Saturday. Over 1,800 athletes from as far away as Washington state gathered at the University of Montana Golf Course to run a course that will also be the setting for the state championship meet at the end of October.

Sports Column: The makings of a champion

They were champions before spring athletics even began, before they showed the rest of the state what Mineral County is all about.

Hot Springs one step closer to water tower

HOT SPRINGS – The town of Hot Springs will soon be getting a new water tower after the town council voted 3-0 to approve the funding needed for the project.