Spotlight on the Arts: Sonny Brown

Spotlight on the Arts by The Paradise Center honors and encourages students in the arts by highlighting their talent and acknowledging the support they receive through their schools and teachers.

New Year's celebration lights up Quinn's

The year 2024 came to a spectacular close, marked by a vibrant display of fireworks and a jubilant crowd at Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort near Paradise.

James (Jim) Marvin Harris, 87

James (Jim) Marvin Harris, 87

Irwin Donald Bangen, 92

Irwin Donald Bangen

Trotters take care of business against Troy

Plains wasted no time getting back to work after the Christmas break as the Horsemen and Trotters hosted the boys’ and girls’ teams from Troy Thursday night in a pair of Western 7B conference games at Plains High.

Judge-elect resigns after drug charges filed

Lake County's newly elected District Court judge has resigned after being accused of attempting to purchase and distribute drugs following a months-long investigation by state detectives.

Smalley takes oath as new commissioner

Shawn Smalley retired earlier this year after 20 years with Montana Highway Patrol. He attained the rank of sergeant and was the supervisor for Mineral and Sanders counties while raising his family in Superior for almost 19 of those years.

Seidel family takes over Jackies Flowers

A local family has purchased Jackies Flowers, Gifts and Espresso in the old Superior School.

Paradise Center open house draws a crowd

The Paradise Center opened its doors during the Christmas season to showcase recent improvements to its exhibits.

Spotlight on the Arts: Tony Susic

“Spotlight on the Arts” by The Paradise Center honors and encourages students in the arts by highlighting their talent and acknowledging the support they receive through their schools and teachers.

Kvelve's Comments: New Year predictions

As another year comes to an end, I want to take the opportunity to clear the air, make amends and make a prediction or two for 2025.

Travelers’ Rest State Park host First Day Hikes

Travelers’ Rest State Park near Lolo will host a "First Day Hike" on New Year’s Day. The guided hike will begin outside the Travelers’ Rest visitor center at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 and is free and open to all ages.

Montana climate office adds 37 new monitoring stations

The Montana Climate Office at the University of Montana has officially completed the 2024 Montana Mesonet build season, adding 37 new stations to its expansive and growing network of weather, snowpack and soil moisture monitoring instrumentation across Montana.

Shrine Game rosters released

5 Glacier, 2 Whitefish players selected for West

Bridger Smith, Kobe Dorcheus, Mark Ahner, Carson Baker and Ben Winters from State AA runner up Glacier were all named to the West Roster for the 78 th East-West Shrine Game.

Classroom lesson spreads the spirit of giving

Following are comments from students in Mrs. Stacy Crabb's fourth-grade class at Superior Elementary about this year's Christmas shopping trip to benefit local families in need.

PHOTOS: Santa joins Superior Lions for donation delivery

The loading dock at Darlow’s Quality Foods was the last stop for a team of Santa’s helpers (Superior LIONS) before delivering food and toys to families in Mineral County. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)

PHOTOS: St. Regis Winter Festival

St. Regis Winter Festival in photos.

Clark Fork Valley Press and Mineral Independent celebrate the retirement of Cheri Minemyer and Lisa Larson

The Clark Fork Valley Press and Mineral Independent announce the retirement of two highly regarded longtime employees, Cheri Minemyer and Lisa Larson.

Plains School Board discusses grants, appoints new coaches

The Plains School Board convened a special meeting earlier this month to address an end-of-year requirement as a participating school that receives funding through the Montana Advanced Opportunities Grant.

Plains students join robot battle

Plains eighth graders showcased their critical thinking, problem-solving, engineering design and basic coding skills during the 2024 Robotics competition.