Food for Thought: What does Christmas mean to you?

Christmas means different things...

Mineral County man found guilty of incest and sexual assault

A Mineral County man was found guilty Thursday of one count of incest and one count of sexual assault on a minor following a jury trial in Mineral County District Court, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: internet dating

In 1727, Helen Morrison, a lonely spinster in Manchester, England, placed the first lonely hearts personal, advertising for a husband in the local weekly newspaper. In response, the town mayor committed her to a lunatic asylum for a month. But in hindsight, Helen Morrison was a pioneer. People from that period would be appalled that the day has come when advertising for a mate is considered a legitimate way of meeting new people. Chat rooms have replaced bar rooms and dating sites.  Personal ads no longer have the “stigma”  they once did.

Lady Savage Heat topple Lady Tigers

As complicated as they can be, sports are also as basic as the numbers used to designate success on the field or court of play.

Plains golfer wins T-Falls tournament

A Plains senior used a miraculous shot on the turn to win the Thompson Falls Invitational Saturday.

Letter to the Editor

Do the political parties serve the people they claim to represent, or do they use the people as a tool to advance the agendas of the party power brokers? That’s kind of a chicken or the egg question I guess. It seems to me that while the parties do have basic lofty tenets about how to legislate for the greater benefit of mankind it feels more and more those beliefs are just window dressing and that the party bosses know what they want and do their best to convince the voters that what is good for the party is good for the people. That is; they cultivate votes.

Needles, insulin, and excercise collide

Jokes about being scared of needles and poking fingers quickly made their way into the chatter last Wednesday night in the basement of the Tamarack Clinic.

Incident Leaves Lingering Questions

Letters to the Editor; Value of a sheriff

Dear Editor,

Veterans gather for original Memorial Day

Long after all the baseball games had been watched, the barbecue grills cooled off and the camping gear stowed away from Memorial Day weekend, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3596 gathered at the Plains Cemetery for their annual Memorial Day ceremony.

Hunters, harvest down in west-central Montana

In the six weekends of the season, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks operated wildlife check stations in four locations around west-central Montana, where biologists recorded 10,216 hunter stops and a harvest of 192 elk, 109 mule deer and 513 white-tailed deer.

Camping Tips for the Lolo National Forest

Some campgrounds and rentals will remain closed due to seasonal conditions and will open later in the summer.

Distortion of American history needs to stop

That David Thompson built Saleesh House on the north side of the river he referred to as the Saleesh is supported by his own journal notations, by the journals of other travelers through the area during the first half of the 19th century and by period maps.

AMBER Alert test set for Jan. 13

The Montana Department of Justice has announced that a statewide test of the Montana AMBER Alert System has been scheduled for National AMBER Alert Day, Jan. 13, at approximately 10 a.m. This will be an end-to-end live system test and will include cell phone alerting.

Montana residents urged to prepare for fire season

All residents throughout Montana are encouraged to participate in Wildfire Awareness Month this May. The purpose is to raise awareness about wildland fire safety, community preparedness, hazardous fuels mitigation, and fire prevention.

Buck-N-Bull Coffee Company opens in Alberton

It’s not unusual for the hardworking residents of Mineral County to have to drive long distances for one reason or another on a daily basis.

Public land debate continues

By: Senator Eric Moore & Representative Kerry White

MCSO to begin school resource officer program

In the past, several deputies with the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office have tried to start a School Resource Officer program, however with limited staff and funding it was a challenge to have an officer working solely with the three schools in Mineral County.

TRACS to host second annual dog walk this weekend

HOT SPRINGS - Nearly a dozen concerned members of the community surrounding Hot Springs met with Sanders County Commissioner Glen Magera on Wednesday to discuss their concerns regarding a few stretches of county road. Magera listened to several accounts from citizens about the hazards posed by conditions on the roads.

Wildland fires a possibility this year

In 1910, the great fire commonly known as the Big Blowup burned millions of acres across western Montana and Idaho. During the winter before those three days in August, the area had seen a large snowfall, but by around the end of March and beginning of April, it stopped raining.