St. Regis golf draws ample numbers

Last season only two players turned out for the St. Regis High school golf team. The good news is both are back this year along with a bunch of other players.

Florence-Carlton tops Hawks in Western B battle

Unbeaten Florence-Carlton proved to be an unwelcome guest Friday night in Thompson Falls as they downed the home town Blue Hawks 43-12 in a Western B 11-player football game.

Hot Springs leans on speed and experience

The bad news for Hot Springs as they prepare for the 2023 football season is they lost their best player from last year.

Mountain Cats ready to rumble against Wallace in season opener

By KATHY WOODFORD

Noxon basketball readies for 2015-16 sports season

Red Devils show great team effort

NOXON – The Red Devils gave it their all in two games this week against Superior and Eureka. Although both games resulted in a loss, the boys did not skimp out on team effort.

Letter to the editor: Meaning of local elections

Local elections hold immense meaning, especially now with the ideologies and philosophies on the proper role of government in our everyday lives polarized between a) obedient compliance and resigned dependency on one hand, and b) personal responsibility and self reliance on the other. I like to think of it as: a) is the left hand, and b) the right hand.

Mountain Cats even record at .500 after weekend sweep

The Clark Fork boys basketball team is coming together in a good way.

Efforts continue to mop up West Mullan Fire

MINERAL COUNTY - On Sunday night, Northern Rockies Incident Management Commander Tom Heintz turned over operations on the West Mullan Fire to a Type III management team from the Superior Ranger District.

Plains Library holds auction

Rancher honored for range management

Polson cattle rancher Greg Gardner received the Sustained Lifetime Achievement Award at the Society for Range Management’s 76th Annual Meeting in Boise, Idaho, in February.

Plains cross-country roster continues to grow

The mark of anything that gains followers is likely that it is popular and growing.

PHOTO Prospecting Club starts in Mineral County

Clifton Greuter has started a Metal Detecting and Prospecting Club

Mayor Brinson reflects on his time in office

PLAINS – After eight years as mayor, Michael Brinson is finally ready to step down from his position and start focusing on himself and his business.

Thompson Falls golfers get ready for postseason

Thompson Fall’s golf coach Michael Bates knows how the turbulent nature of golf can be and that is why he follows the old sports cliché to never look ahead at his team’s schedule.

Bighorn hosts Red Ribbon Week

It’s not everyday that high school students have an excuse to get out of the classroom and help each other navigate through a low ropes course, a mine-field full of mouse-traps, and even climb through a tractor tire eight feet off of the ground, but that’s exactly what Plains High School students did this year as they celebrated Red Ribbon Week at Camp Bighorn.

Hope in the darkness

Under the glow of the Plains High School field lights, a crowd of 250 people sat looking upward late last Saturday night. Unlike most large gatherings, this was a scene without chatter and without fidgeting. Everyone was listening.

Lions Clubs 'making a world of difference'

If you go online to the Lions Clubs International website, this is what you’ll find printed on the home page:

'TAKING FLIGHT' Plains singer-songwriter's music soars

Polly Cavill is a woman you will not soon forget after you have met her the very first time. She has an infectious big smile and an amazing energetic and calming presence. She may be singing, dancing, smiling or possibly doing them all when you meet her.

St. Regis School works kinks out of new 'Summit Basecamp' teaching platform

Outside of Superintendent Joe Steele’s window is a pen full of chickens, “It’s part of the FFA program,” he explains, “we used to have a rooster, boy he was a noisy thing.”