Clark Fork perfect for 'playboaters'

When winter closes in on the mountains of Western Montana, it often means the end of any and all water sports until summer shows its sunny head.

Gun owned by Danielle Wood found in Clark Fork River

The serial number on the gun matched one bought by Wood a few months before the shooting death of Matthew LaFriniere. LaFriniere and Wood had a child together and prosecutors alleged dur

Food for Thought: Develop Your Personal Negotiation Skills

Negotiating skills can help you manage different kinds of life situations...

Lady Savage Heat fall at Arlee

Both teams fought hard in a match that could easily have gone either way.

A garden column by Green Thumb

Smart plants

With help from Legion, U.S. civics education returns to St. Regis

After a brief interlude, St. Regis Schools will now continue with the American Legion civic education testing.

Junior Rodeo Princess applications due June 14

A big reason many live in rural Montana is to have animals. Raising livestock, especially for children, is a life teaching process stressing the responsibilities of accountability and the repercussions.

Superintendent evaluation

The January board meeting of the Trustees of the Plains School District was a packed house of parents, taxpayers, and community members with concerns.

Explore the great outdoors around Thompson Falls

As the winter tightens its grip on Montana, most of us head for the warmth of our homes and fireplaces.

Scrubs & Bubbles: St. Regis health workers launch cosmetic brand

With names like Clark Fork Fog, Crazy Peak Swirl, Oregon Peak Orange, Sweetly Verde Creek, Tamarack lemon Turmeric, Cold creek Bastille, Saltese Sandalwood, Bald Hill Blackberry Sage, Johnson Creek Sage, and Quartz Creek pink salt; right away if you’re a Mineral County resident your interest is piqued.

Students to perform concerts for the holidays

MINERAL COUNTY – To celebrate the holiday season, students from the schools in St. Regis, Alberton and Superior will each hold a special Christmas concert for the enjoyment of the community.

Abigail Wheeler wins Superior School spelling bee

Historically the word bee has been used to describe a get-together for communal work...

Snowplows get green light

As a result of legislation requested from the Montana Department of Transportation, House Bill 56 allowed the department to use alternate colored lights on their snowplows.

Breaking winter doldrums with fly fishing

For some Montana fishermen, even once the snow flies, they keep the flies casting.

St. Regis/Mullan gridders look for deep playoff run

Or will they run into another buzzsaw team from the Idaho flatlands? One thing is for sure, the two-state Tigers are locked and loaded again this year as they ready for what they hope will be a championship run.

Daines says Senate Farm Bill helps timber industry

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines is looking to help stimulate Montana’s timber industry with several proposed amendments to the Senate Farm Bill. The bill, which passed out of the Senate Agriculture Committee (on which Daines sits) on a 20 to 1 vote, passed the Senate.

Spring bear hunting highlights

Needles, insulin, and excercise collide

Jokes about being scared of needles and poking fingers quickly made their way into the chatter last Wednesday night in the basement of the Tamarack Clinic.

Repository in progress

State and town workers along with interested community members took another tour Thursday afternoon of Flat Creek, where a repository is in the process of being built.

Federal regulators flag concerns as Montana cuts Medicaid rolls

Federal regulators are urging Montana health officials to fix shortcomings in the state’s Medicaid redetermination process, expressing “concerns” that the state may be disenrolling people who are eligible for the public health insurance and creating barriers for others through long wait times at call centers and during the application process.