Forum held for hospital board candidates

Questions posed to Mineral County Hospital Board member candidates during a forum last Wednesday followed six topics they had previously received. Topics included their qualifications and reasons for running; challenges the board and the hospital are facing; and what is needed to assure success for the hospital.

4-H members see their hard work pay off at auction

Every year the 4-H Livestock judging and auction takes center stage at the Mineral County Fair and this year didn’t disappoint. Members from Superior Rustlers and St. Regis Camo Critters chapters showed pigs, sheep, steers, horses, chickens and bunnies. Twenty-two businesses and individuals supported members at the auction held on Saturday, Aug. 5, including a chicken threesome going for $553 each.

Berneking is Grand Marshal, Duncan is Fair Lady

This is really a real honor and a privilege to be the grand marshal,” said Herman Berneking. “They had a lot of people to choose from and I’m humbled they chose me.”

Possibility of wildlife-to-human crossover heightens concerns about Chronic Wasting Disease

Each fall, millions of hunters across North America make their way into forests and grasslands to kill deer. During the winter, people chow down on the venison steaks, sausage, and burgers made from the animals.

Stevens retires after 39 years of shepherding Silver Dollar Inn

Sept. 25, front desk clerk Naomi Stevens donned her name tag for one last shift.

It's tick season in Montana

Around mid-March outdoor enthusiasts and recreationists start asking each other the annual question, “Have you found one yet?”

Battle on invasive watermilfoil in Noxon shows success

In 2012, the Sanders County Aquatic Invasive Plants Task Force waged the largest battle thus far in the war against two species of non-native weeds in the Noxon and Cabinet Gorge reservoirs -- Eurasian watermilfoil (EWM) and curlyleaf pondweed (CLP). Noxon Rapids Reservoir contains the uppermost known infestations of EWM on the Clark Fork River drainage.

U.S. Rep. Gianforte stops at Tricon Timber

Last week marked Greg Gianforte’s third visit to Tricon Timber in St. Regis, but it was his first visit as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Montana. His visit took place on Monday, July 3, just one week after he had been sworn in.

Redistricting reshapes local House and Senate races

Thinking of running for elected office? Filing opens Jan. 11 for a slew of county and state positions.

Kaltschmidt reelected chair of Montana GOP

Don “K” Kaltschmidt, a Flathead Valley automobile dealer and known Republican voice, was reelected last weekend to a third term as chair of the Montana GOP.

Elections 2016

In this election cycle the entire US House of Representatives, 435 members, are up for re-election.

Coach's journey from small town to world stage

PLAINS – If you were to ask the average college basketball fan what they remember from the 1987 NCAA Tournament, they will more than likely say Keith Smart’s shot that captured Indiana’s fifth national title against Syracuse.

Superior couple loves the sailing life

In a sailboat, however, you become a much greater function in order to harness the energy that propels you forward.

Thompson Falls school board Q&A

Plains Day deemed a great success

PLAINS – The streets of Plains were flooded with people for the 51st annual Plains Day event, an event that offers family-friendly fun to all those in attendance.

Two letters are being re-run this week because of a misprint in the Valley Press.

Letters

Mustangs stampede to 74-57 victory over Hot Springs

Murnion quintet leads Jordan to semifinals against Richie-Lambert

Mustangs are known for their wild and sometimes unruly behavior. And the Mustangs of Jordan were too tough to tame for the Hot Springs Savage Heat in the second round of the Class C 6-man football state playoffs on a cool and sometimes windy afternoon in Sanders County.

Montana Viewpoint: Respect

I asked a friend of mine if he had ever known a man named Bat O’Callahan who lived in Trout Creek years ago and was married to my good friend Jessie O’Callahan. Whether that marriage ended because Bat left town or died, I never did know, but since Jessie had remembered him so fondly, I thought he must have been a good man.

Writer recalls lessons learned from archery elk season

This was archery season No. 3 for the three amigos.

Candidates debate economy

Candidates for both the State House District-13 seat and the State Senate-7 seat gathered at the Llano theater in Plains Monday night to discuss issues facing mainly dealing with the economy.