Logging project paused because of grizzly bear concerns

Last week, U.S. District Court judge Dana Christensen halted a logging project in the Kootenai National Forest because of its potential to harm an already imperiled population of grizzly bears.

Legals for May, 10 2023

Legals for May, 3 2023

Speaker at St. Regis fundraising feast discusses pitfalls of addiction

More than 100 guests gathered April 26 in the St. Regis Community Center for a Wild Game Dinner event featuring Matt Kelley from Alabama with Equip Ministries.

Elks Lodge makes donation to Superior Fire

Last Tuesday afternoon, four ambassadors from the Benevolent Protection of ELKS Lodge 383 in Missoula stopped by the Superior Volunteer Fire Department, and this made Chief Scott Dodd a happy guy.

Survey shows Western Montana hunters like mule deer regs

When you spend enough time in the woods over the years, some changes become apparent. Spotted knapweed can grow out of anything.

Craftsman turns horns into functional art

Artisans and craftsmen can see things in a different way than most people.

Bear activity picking up across Western Montana

Bears tipping over garbage cans. Bears climbing onto porches pursuing bird feeders. Bears in back yards.

Crews make progress on plowing Going-to-the-Sun Road

Glacier National Park road crews carefully maneuver large machinery just feet away from the cliff’s edge as they push plows closer to Haystack Creek on the Going-to-the-Sun Road.

COLUMN: Jock Talk

As the “civic-minded” — not to be confused with “simple-minded” — public servant I am, I thought it would be good to provide a simple guide to “Sports Terms, aka Jock Talk” for those who may be as confused about this strange language associated with games.

Savage Horsemen notch two more wins

By any measurement, this first season of Plains-Hot Springs baseball has been a good one.

Lady Hawks on a roll as season heats up

It was a busy and successful week for the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks softball team.

Trout Creek archery teams returns from nationals

They may not have won the Western National Archery tournament, but the group of young archers from Trout Creek most certainly did win something of equal value in the long run: the respect and support of their fellow Montanans.

Abortion clinics sue state over new restrictions

Montana abortion providers on Friday sued the state health department in an attempt to block a new rule adopted by the Gianforte administration’s health department that restricts how the state will pay for abortions through its Medicaid program.

Child care scholarship expansion headed to Gianforte’s desk

Rep. Alice Buckley’s Best Beginnings Scholarship expansion to provide relief for lower-income Montanans seeking child care options is headed to the governor’s desk after a final bipartisan vote in the Senate on Friday.

Laws as reminders of the reason they exist

Every little once in a while I am reminded that laws are created to protect us from ourselves, or more particularly from our faulty memories, or from forgetting history.

Superior musicians to perform at state festival

Some of the benefits of music programs for students are that the left side of the brain is better developed, and songs can imprint information onto young minds.

DUI Task Force scholarships awarded

Three scholarships have been awarded to Mineral County high school seniors who applied with the Mineral County DUI Task Force.

Volunteers help clean up for Earth Day

Earth Day turned 53 years old on Saturday and a huge Clark Fork River cleanup was held in Missoula, which is appreciated very much by those living downstream.

Seattle band brings electro swing music to Superior

If you’ve never heard of Electro Swing music, you have many people standing with you.