Man robs Town Pump

A Hot Springs man has been arrested after committing an armed robbery at the Town Pump in Plains, which occurred at 2:10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 9. This incident comes just three days after the same man committed a robbery in Missoula.

Wine tasting upcoming

Once again, it is time to celebrate fall with the Ninth Annual Wine Tasting and Fashion Show. This event was conceived by Erica Swanson Lawyer, McGowan’s Grocery, Laura Rehbein and Mountain West Clothing. This year those businesses, plus Clark Fork Valley Hospital, Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Community Hospital and St. Patrick Hospital will again be sponsors.

County Community Development meeting wrap

Sanders County Community Development Corporation met on Tuesday, September 22nd in Hot Springs. The board approved the budget which included stronger financial support from the county.

Mineral County Challenge work groups to meet July 21, 23

The public is invited to join two Mineral County Challenge Work Groups meetings.

Senior boys place at Archie Roe

The Thompson Falls senior boys excelled on the track on Sunday and it was the freshmen girls who excelled on Thursday at the County Meet.

TRACS gives old building new life

Thanks to the generosity of a local business, Thompson River Animal Shelter (TRACS) now has a new healthy cat adoption center.

Fair commission decides theme, moneyless

PLAINS - The February meeting for the Sanders County Fair Commission was conducted Monday night at the fairgrounds and issues such as the “moneyless” decision, the 2013 Fair theme, and a chnage in the by-laws.

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.

Kvelve's Comments: An assault on our sense of smell

Something is amiss in the world of stank.

Wives' tales a harbinger of winter severity?

There are folklore indicators of winter predictions the Old Farmer’s Almanac shares and even with today’s technology some people will not budge...

Dietrich ends Tigers' season in Idaho state semifinals

In the end it was the best of times for the unbeaten and top-ranked Blue Devils who rolled to a convincing 64-0 Idaho IA, DII eight-man football semifinal win over the two-state Tigers.

Mack Days wraps up May 11

Only one weekend left in the 2024 Spring Mack Days fishing event on Flathead Lake.

Legals for January, 15 2025

Thompson Falls tops Plains in Western B volleyball rematch

The meeting between Plains and Thompson Falls in the Western B Divisional volleyball tournament was actually their fourth meeting of the season, with T Falls ahead 2-1 in games played prior to that.

Superior's Women in Timber face mounting challenges

Out of the small number of ladies that dedicate their time to volunteer each week at the thrift store, two of their longest standing members passed away from COVID this past summer.

Nurse Sara Nestor earns hospital honor

Sara Nestor, RN and OB Coordinator at Clark Fork Valley Hospital said she was surprised and honored with The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses at a reception that was held for her at the hospital in Plains on Feb. 23. Homemade cinnamon rolls were served to Nestor and her surprise guests of family members and co-workers.

Lady Hawks earn No. 2 seed at state

It was only fitting and proper, one might say, that the two teams who met in the Western B Girls Divisional final were Bigfork and Thompson Falls.

Wolf hunting and trapping down despite added opportunities

Following years of record regional harvests, hunters and trappers in the northwestern corner of the state have so far achieved less than a third of total state-sanctioned wolf kills for the season.

Plains native Griggs appears on 'Price is Right'

But last week, Plains native Debbie Griggs became known as the small-town woman who made an appearance on “The Price is Right.”

Charlo boys and girls eliminated at Western C

For Charlo’s boys and girls basketball teams the journey to frozen Butte and the Maroon Activities Center ended way too soon.