Track and field teams cruise toward districts

SANDERS COUNTY - Track and field teams from St. Regis and Superior competed last week at the Thompson Falls Invitational and the Seeley Invitational with some impressive results coming from the teams as they face the tail end of the season.

Superior students 'take to the skies'

Lorayna Pittsley, of Superior, learns about planes from pilot Ray Aten, during flights for young pilots on May 7, at the Superior Airport.

Airport Issue

A letter printed in the Mineral Independent on Sept. 15 requested documentation from the specific wording of the 2005 Mineral County Airport ground lease contract which would support the county’s termination of the contract in July of 2008. It should be noted, in their subsequent comments, both here and online, that neither county attorney Shaun Donovan, nor commissioners Judy Stang, B.J. Mcomb or Clark Conrow were able to provide this documentation.

Alberton celebrates its history at Railroad Days

At an elevation of 3,055 feet, Alberton sits on I-90 at the southern tip of Mineral County with a rich history of railroads.

Plains and Thompson Falls compete at Seeley-Swan

The Florence Falcons and Superior Lady Bobcats took the team trophies at Friday’s Seeley-Swan Invitational track meet.

Lady Bobcats cruising into districts

SUPERIOR – With the district tournament looming, the Superior Lady Bobcats are looming even larger over the volleyball court coming off a match where they came from behind in the fourth set against St. Regis to win.

Plains Trotters

Sally Finneran/Bigfork Eagle Plains senior Hailey Phillips cruises to her her third-straight state title in the 400 meter dash on Friday, at Legends Stadium in Kalispell.

Wind storm wreaks havoc on Northwest Montana

High winds knocked out power all over Northwest Montana Wednesday and some areas are still without electric, phone or internet service Thursday...

Mineral County Commissioners Briefs

Plains Fly-In

To refine water forecasts, Western cities map snow by plane

At a tiny airport surrounded by mountains, a three-person crew takes off for the inaugural flight above the headwaters of the Colorado River to measure the region's snow by air.

Warrior Expedition cyclists pass through Mineral County

“This is day 65 and 3,200 miles so far with maybe two weeks left before I finish the journey. I’m shooting for the first part of August,” shared Tim Davis last Tuesday evening under the shaded Douglas fir picnic area at Savenac Nursery.

How the Sunrise Fire grew to over 6,400 acres

By Sunday morning, July 30 the Sunrise Fire had grown to 6,400 acres and was only 5 percent contained. As a result of continued hot, dry weather and westerly winds. Some 60 homes were threatened by the fire and residents were ordered to evacuate from the Sunrise and Quartz Flats areas with Verde Creek remaining at Stage 2 orders to be ready to evacuate. The area terrain is steep and hard to reach with hand crews in most areas.

Heat look back on season

Curtin leaves car show on a high note

It was another record breaker for the annual Old Schoolhouse Rock Car show, something which committee chairman Mike Curtin can be proud of as he announced his retirement from the event during the show on Saturday.

Mineral County volleyball teams compete in Philipsburg tournament

Mineral County girl’s volleyball kicked off this weekend with a tournament in Philipsburg that saw all three county schools competing against teams from throughout the west.

Aeronautics board awards airport funds, including over $40,000 for Superior

HELENA — On January 19, the Montana Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division along with the Montana Aeronautics Board awarded a little over $600,000 in loans and grants to various Montana airports as part of its annual loan and grant program. Superior’s airport, which received $9,192 in grants funds and $30,998 in loans, was included.

4-H hosts annual livestock auction

Seven Mineral County 4-H Members brought their livestock to the Mineral County Fair Saturday for the club’s annual livestock auction. Each one had worked hard to raise their animal.

May storm improves outlook, but drought concerns persist for Montana

This week’s widespread, wet storm has brought a measure of relief to parts of Montana reeling from one of the driest winters on record, but water managers say it’s too early to tell how much of that water will stick around to sustain streams, crops and forests through the hottest months of the year.

Airport plans to get an update

SUPERIOR – The Mineral County Airport wants their airport operating level updated with the Federal Aviation Administration.