Alberton man charged in stabbing case

Longtime Alberton resident Earl James Perrine was arrested last week and charged with allegedly stabbing a man and his son near the Wye.

Sanders County schools finalize year-end plans

School officials in Sanders County have mostly finalized plans for the end of the 2019-20 school year.

Bluehawks beaten in semifinal

Thompson Falls was one win away from advancing to the Western B Divisional championship game, as they participated in the tournament last weekend in Pablo. The Bluehawks ended their season 11-12.

College Application Week gears students toward future

THOMPSON FALLS – The Thompson Falls High School participated in College Application Week last Wednesday, with 93 percent of the students filling out at least one college application.

Superior powerline fire quelled

Questions raised about Cruzane forest-thinning project

A forest thinning proposal intended to reduce wildfire potential is raising questions about its effect on elk calving due to its prime habitat area, which lies on Cruzane Mountain near Saltese.

Flooding threat Clark Fork reaches highest level in 100 years

The Clark Fork River in Plains reached 16.26 feet feet over the weekend. Officials say this is the highest the Clark Fork has been in 100 years.

A holiday brought to you by working people

If national holidays have anything in common it’s that those of us who celebrate them by taking the day off don’t give much thought to the origin or meaning of the holiday. That’s true of secular holidays (never mind Religious holidays) from the Fourth of July to Memorial Day and right on through to this week’s day off, Labor Day.

Montana Viewpoint: Time to put the election to rest

Mike Lindell has had much more success in attracting people to his point of view than he has had in finding evidence to support it.

Local Plains churches celebrate Christmas

It was a beautiful snowy evening Dec. 10 when local musicians and singers gathered together at a Plains church in celebration of Christmas. The concert was open to the public and was a non-denominational event, supported by many churches in the Plains area.

Lady Hawks sweep rival Plains

It was a good week for the Thompson Falls volleyballers, who split a pair of games, sweeping one and going five sets in the other before falling after an extremely hard fought match.

Starting the season with aces

The Superior/Alberton tennis squad came out in their opening week of match play firing on all cylinders.

Where is the Taft cemetery?

Boom town supported railroad in early 1900s

“Bullet, belt buckle, button,” the metal detector’s screen reads various items buried some seven feet beneath the earth. Forest Service Archeologist Erika Karuzas continues to wave the detector over an area that most believe is the location of an old cemetery. Located on a hillside covered with 100-year-old lodge pole pine overlooking Interstate 90.

Plains Trotters host senior night against Bigfork

PLAINS – The Plains Trotters volleyball team honored the squad’s two seniors before the team’s match against Bigfork on Thursday night.

Hunter education class held at Plains Trap Club

There are thousands of adults and children in Montana who have successfully completed a Hunter Education class. The class takes at least two days and 12 hours in length. What takes place is very accurate and detailed learning about how to safely hunt, hunting ethics, specific laws on hunting in Montana, following a blood trail, what to do if lost, firing a .22 caliber rifle, and firing a shotgun. Once the class is successfully completed, the written test has been passed, and the field course has been done, the individual will receive a Montana hunter education certificate. The certificate is honored in all of North America.

Blue Hawks make strong run at Western B tourney

For the Thompson Falls boys basketball team, the Western Divisional Class B tournament in Anaconda this past weekend was like a microcosm of their season.

New Sanders County blaze under investigation

A new wildfire sparked Thursday, Aug. 30, approximately 10 miles northeast of Hot Springs in Sanders County, according to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire.

Bluehawks hope to bounce back with first win over Bonners Ferry

The Thompson Falls High School football team vividly recalls last year’s disappointing 28-26 loss in overtime against Bonners Ferry (Idaho) to spoil last season’s homecoming for the Bluehawks.

Plains plays home opener last Friday

PLAINS – The Plains Horsemen football team hosted their home opener last week against the Whitehall Trojans.

Council tables vote on road gate

To gate or not to gate, that is the question lingering over the Plains City Council.