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September 11, 2015 11:24 a.m.

James Neal Ehlers

James (Jim) Neal Ehlers, 51, of Custer, Montana passed away on August 29, 2015 after a long battle with cancer.

September 2, 2015 5:53 p.m.

Mineral Community Hospital leads community-wide effort to help families and students

MINERAL COUNTY - What started out as an idea among the employees of Mineral Community Hospital (MCH), evolved into a county-wide program to help our children, parents, teachers and school administration start the 2015-2016 school year with a little less ‘sting’ on their wallets.

September 2, 2015 5:18 p.m.

Bluehawks take the Wardens to task at home

McKenzie Holt of Thompson Falls takes a hard hit during a run against Deer Lodge last week. Despite a valiant effort, the Bluehawks would drop the first game of the season to the Wardens.

September 2, 2015 5:15 p.m.

Thompson Falls takes on Deer Lodge

THOMPSON FALLS – The Thompson Falls Bluehawks football team took to the gridiron for the first time for the 2015 season as they faced off against Deer Lodge last Friday night at home but despite a strong showing from their defense and some great offensive plays, the team dropped the game to their opponents 26-17.

August 28, 2015 10:37 a.m.

Three vehicle accident on Montana Highway 200

SANDERS COUNTY - Thursday evening a call went out for emergency responders to go to a three vehicle accident on Montana Highway 200 near mile 86.

August 8, 2015 11:46 a.m.

Officer-involved shooting in Superior

SUPERIOR – The carnival atmosphere of the 2015 Mineral County Fair and Rodeo was shattered by the sounds of gunfire Friday night after a Mineral County Sheriff’s deputy opened fire and killed a suspect directly across the street from the rodeo arena.

August 7, 2015 1:10 p.m.

Sanders County celebrates Relay for Life

THOMPSON FALLS - The Sanders County Relay for Life was held at the Thompson Falls High School Friday evening. People from all over convened at the school to participate in the annual event to help raise funds, which would directly go to the American Cancer Society (ACS), which supports cancer research and the support of individuals fighting cancer.

July 31, 2015 4:05 p.m.

Paradise School becomes artist gallery

PARADISE - The Paradise multipurpose room, and part of the first floor of the school, was packed with attendees at the 2nd annual Artists in Paradise Show, held last Thursday through Saturday, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

July 25, 2015 6:59 p.m.

Plains Pool Park becomes site of community event

PLAINS - For the first time ever in Sanders County, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) held a special barbecue Saturday evening at the Plains Pool Park to raise money for the program.

July 21, 2015 8:51 p.m.

Annual softball tournament held in Superior

Runners attempt to advance on an infield hit during a game in Superior.

July 17, 2015 5:27 p.m.

No greater community service

Wow! This TV interview hit my hot button. The guest was Lisa Miller, PhD, Professor of Psychology at Teachers College Columbia University. Prof. Miller is the author of “The Spiritual Child. The New Science of Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving.”

July 17, 2015 5:27 p.m.

Who is responsible for military interventions?

State of the Nation

July 15, 2015 3:18 p.m.

Obituary; Douglas D. Copley

Plains, MT: Douglas D. Copley of Hot Springs, MT passed away July 4, 2015 due to complications of Pancreatic-Liver Cancer at the age of 70. Doug was born June 7, 1945 to Leo and Hazel Copley of Sandpoint, Idaho. Graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1963 and joined the U.S. NAVY. He was stationed in Long Beach, CA and Norfolk, VA on the USS America, CVA 66 and moved to Missoula, MT after the service. In 1969 he moved to Denver where he completed the Harry C. Longs school of bartending and began a career of mostly working in the food and beverage business for over 35 years in 10 states. In 1972 Doug returned to Sandpoint and worked in many of the local establishments such as the Edgewater Lodge, Mitzys, the Elk’s Lodge, Green Gables, the Cowgirl Corral, Bert’s Place and the 219 Lounge. He also bartended in North Dakota, Utah, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Nevada and Minnesota. Doug enjoyed downhill skiing and mountain biking and making crafts out of driftwood. He spent 5 years working at the Symes Hotel in Hot Springs, MT until his cancer diagnosis in 2013. He is survived by his daughter, Allison and granddaughter Maya of Eugene, OR. Brothers Harry Copley of Anaconda, MT. and Larry Copley of Bonners Ferry, ID. and Dennis Copley of Boise, ID. Sister Linda Hayes of Bonners Ferry, ID. A family memorial service will be held at a later date. Condolences can be left at Sunsethillsfuneralhomes.com. Sunset Hills Funeral Home in Plains, MT are entrusted with the arrangements.

July 15, 2015 3:11 p.m.

Chamber meets in Hot Springs

HOT SPRINGS – The Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce came together for their July meeting last weekend on Main Street.

July 15, 2015 3:08 p.m.

Quarterly wildlife meeting held

THOMPSON FALLS – County commissioners and regional wildlife experts assembled for their quarterly wildlife meeting last week at the county courthouse.

July 15, 2015 3:02 p.m.

Crews battle forest fire near Graves Creek

SANDERS COUNTY – On the evening of Monday, July 6 a suspected human-caused fire started above Graves Creek near the base of Cougar Peak in Sanders County near Thompson Falls and Forest Service firefighters from Mineral County were on hand to help deal with the sitaution.

July 8, 2015 4:06 p.m.

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