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September 9, 2020 midnight

What are Mineral County's wolves up to?

Bringing up the subject of wolves remains touchy. A flashpoint for many who have nothing good to say about them for reasons of their own. How the deer population has dropped. The elk are gone, at least in the areas many hunters always could find them.

September 9, 2020 midnight

Blue Hawks shut out Clark Fork Mountain Cats, 42-0

A pair of eight-man state semi-finalists from the 2019 Montana football playoffs collided in Superior Friday night in what promised to be a hard fought battle. While both teams gave it their all, Thompson Falls was the clear winner as they pounded the Clark Fork Mountain Cats 42-0 in the Cats home opener.

September 2, 2020 2:45 p.m.

St. Regis, Clark Fork football squads win big

With an opponent found for a cancelled non-conference game, the big question for the St. Regis/Mullan, Idaho football team was what will the running game look like this year? Gone from the backfield was all-stater Ian Farris, a speed merchant with a nose for the end zone.

Firefighters battle blazes across Western Montana
September 2, 2020 2:30 p.m.

Firefighters battle blazes across Western Montana

Firefighters are battling a number of fires across Western Montana, but rain in the region was expected to give them a welcome break Monday.

September 2, 2020 12:40 p.m.

Flint Creek illness forces cancellation of Plains game

In the end, Covid-19 won another game.

September 2, 2020 12:10 p.m.

Kvelve's Comments: Time for some new sayings

Life is full of sayings.

August 25, 2020 5:47 p.m.

Horse Plains VFW hosting Labor Day events

The cancellation of the 2020 Sanders County Fair and Rodeo, along with the always popular demolition derby, left a big hole in entertainment options for area residents suffering from COVID-19 fatigue frustrations.

August 25, 2020 5:46 p.m.

Shakespeare in the Parks is another COVID-19 casualty

It’s been a quieter and less entertaining summer around Mineral County this year. With a wide range of events being cancelled or postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, it’s hard not to feel a bit melancholy.

August 25, 2020 5:45 p.m.

COVID plans put to test as firefighters crowd camps

HELENA — Jon Paul was leery entering his first wildfire camp of the year late last month to fight three lightning-caused fires scorching parts of a Northern California forest that hadn’t burned in 40 years.

August 25, 2020 5:45 p.m.

Apprentice hunter program offered Register for online hunter ed classes FWP seeks comments on proposed walleye kill regs

It’s never too early to plan ahead for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Apprentice Hunter Program.

August 19, 2020 4:50 p.m.

Election plan would allow either mail or drop-off voting

Dear People of Mineral County:

August 19, 2020 4:47 p.m.

Seven new cases of COVID-19 in Sanders County

recovered are numbered at 4,162. There have been 82 deaths.

Wood’s murder trial rescheduled for January
August 19, 2020 4:47 p.m.

Wood’s murder trial rescheduled for January

The trial of a Polson woman accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend in Thompson Falls in 2018 has been rescheduled for early next year.

Youth shooting sports team is second best in nation
August 19, 2020 4:45 p.m.

Youth shooting sports team is second best in nation

When asking Rich Milender, coach of the MT 10x Rifle Team, how the name originated, he smiled and said “10x is the best range of scores you can shoot and MT 10.9, which is the absolute best score, didn’t have the same ring to it.”

A transplant miracle in the making
August 19, 2020 4:43 p.m.

A transplant miracle in the making

When properly blended, faith, hope and charity can combine and create a field of positive energy that is palpable in many ways.

Archery hunters eagerly await elk season opener
August 19, 2020 4:42 p.m.

Archery hunters eagerly await elk season opener

At 6:31 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 5, location bugles will pierce the predawn air.

August 12, 2020 1:37 p.m.

Census bureau ends count early

According to information from Western Native Voice, the U.S. Census Bureau cut the response period deadline early by an entire month disportionately affecting the counting of Black, Brown, Indigenous and immigrant communities.

FWP studies mountain goat declines
August 12, 2020 1:31 p.m.

FWP studies mountain goat declines

Last month, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks conducted a survey between Heart, Pearl and Dalton Lakes in Mineral County and 36 mountain goats were counted.

Hot Springs couple realizes their longtime dream of running bison ranch
August 12, 2020 1:30 p.m.

Hot Springs couple realizes their longtime dream of running bison ranch

Hot Springs ranchers Jon Sepp and Brittany Masters are chasing their dreams.

August 4, 2020 3:30 p.m.

Superior School gets ready to finalize its fall learning options

On July 30, the Superior School District released a newsletter to students and their families about ongoing preparation to bring children back to campus for the start of the 2020-2021 school year.