Trotters tested in District Championship game

PLAINS – The District Tournament Semifinals took place Thursday night and the Trotters hosted the Eureka lions.

Department of Transportation seeks comment

HERON- The Montana Department of Transportation would like to notify the public and seek comments on a proposal regarding the replacement of an existing grade crossing signal system with new electronics and hardware including the addition of gates; as well as, the installation of new improved crossing surface material, on Heron Road west of Heron in Sanders County.

Local boy works hard for his cattle

Thirteen-year-old Coby Guenzler has been a member of 4-H for three years but has been helping his parents on the farm for much longer. The Guenzlers raise Red Angus cattle and so far Coby has three animals he hopes will be ready for the fair season.

Noxon girls go on to District Tournament

NOXON – The Lady Red Devils pulled together to put up plenty of points on the board this week. Despite their efforts, the team was unable to pull out a win but the time on the court helped the team work on a few things before heading into tournament season.

Frozen pipes threaten to flood local homes

SANDERS COUNTY – The bitter cold left many members of the community in need of professional assistance this past week. Pipes were freezing left and right, sometimes with unfortunate consequences. Luckily, local handyman Bill Newman was ready to help.

SVFD extinguishes blaze

SUPERIOR – The Superior Volunteer Fire Department was quickly able to extinguish a fire on Pine Street in Superior after responding to a call from dispatch late Sunday afternoon.

Letter to the Editor: Reaction to letters

The two Dear Editor pieces in the Feb. 5th edition could not have been more opposite to one another. The first by Kathleen Hassan of Trout Creek was right on and I could add hundreds of more examples of where common sense has died and been replaced by “non-common sensible” comments as were made by John F. Middlemiss, Sr. also of Trout Creek.

Elda E. (Richard) Greeno

Elda E. (Richard) Greeno was born July 10th, 1935 in Bisbee, North Dakota. She was one of six children born to Elnora “Elly” McLean and Fred Richard. Elda was baptized & confirmed in the Lutheran faith and received her formal education at Egeland, North Dakota.

Quest for redemption

Winter roads present danger to area drivers

MINERAL COUNTY – Last week saw several days of nearly continuous snowfall, which left the roads slick with slush and ice.

Sheriff's Office seeks information on Noxon shooting

NOXON - On January 17, 2014 between the hours of 5 p.m. and 1 p.m. on January 18, unknown person(s) entered Speciality Beams parking lot in Noxon and broke a cable gate at the entrance possibly damaging their vehicle which is believed to be a 1997 - 1999 Subaru Legacy. These unknown person(s) then began to shoot up the Speciality Beams office which resulted in 21 bullet holes in the structure which also damaged property inside the building.

The dirty little secret on Sage Grouse

An update from Rep. Schwaderer

An update from Rep. Ingraham

In the wake of the Target Store’s data breach over the holidays and with the launch of the Affordable Health Care Act’s (aka Obamacare) Healthcare.com website, and the questions regarding security of patients information arising, I thought this might be an opportune time to look at some information which might help you protect yourself from identity theft.

Lookout Pass authorities make arrest after chase

ALC works to put public land in the states control

SUPERIOR – At a December 12 meeting, the County Commissioners and members of the public learned about the issues, which surround federal versus state public land and how it affects Montana residents.

Approval granted on driveway length

SUPERIOR – Among other business in the monthly two-part meeting, the County Commissioners were joined by the public to discuss concerns with a proposed subdivision.

An update from Rep. Schwaderer

Boy, did my jumper cables get a workout this past week.

Sheriff's office warns of new scam

MINERAL COUNTY – The Mineral County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning to county residents to be wary of phone scammers who pose as utility company bill collectors this winter.

Transfer of federal land to state to be explored

THOMPSON FALLS - A public meeting to explore transfer of federal land to the states will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, December 12 at the Rex Theater in Thompson Falls.

James A. "Jim" Holland

Few people are able to live a dream---Jim Holland was privileged to be one of those few.