Legals for January, 29 2025

Clearing the way: Maintaining county roads a big job

The elevation of Alberton is 3,055 feet. Superior is 2,720 feet and St. Regis sits at 2,635. The I-90 corridor gains altitude as a person drives west where Haugan is at 3,425 feet and the summit at Lookout Pass is 4,710 feet.

Resource Advisory Committee seeking new members

In a world of acronyms of organizations that overlap with similar names but have different goals, it helps to start in the correct hallway.

Superior senior leads Junior Firefighting Program

While others flee, firefighters run toward the danger. Being a first responder requires courage and selflessness, but when you also add in labels like “junior” and “volunteer” it takes this brave act of service to a whole other level.

Kerby James Smith, 63

Kerby James Smith

Kvelve's Comments: A comeback

There are many good, some potentially great, stories brewing as the second half of the local high school basketball and wrestling seasons come into focus.

Thompson Falls sweeps county rival Plains

It would be an understatement to say Thompson Falls boys and girls had a good night in their rivalry games against Plains this past Friday night in Thompson Falls.

Hawks sweep Eureka Lions

After a pair of resounding home wins over rival Plains this past Friday, the Thompson Falls boys’ and girls' basketball teams were looking for a Western 7B conference sweep as they entertained Eureka Saturday night in T Falls.

Local wrestlers perform well at Jug Beck, Choteau Classic

The Plains-Hot Springs co-op wrestlers (Savage Horsemen) are on a roll on the mats.

Lady Bobcats get wins over Plains, Troy

The Superior girls’ basketball team is one a good roll with the team picking up their third straight win with a pair of victories this past week.

Legals for January, 22 2025

Pickleball club swings into Mineral County

After playing golf one Saturday during the summer of 1965, Joel Pritchard, congressman from Washington State and Bill Bell, a successful businessman, returned to Pritchard’s home on Bainbridge Island, Washington, near Seattle, to find their families sitting around with nothing to do.

Superior hoopers snag wins at Darby

Superior’s boys' and girls' basketball teams made the most of their only contests of the past week as the Bobcats boys and Lady Bobcats girls swept a pair of road games in Darby Thursday night.

Noxon boys notch fifth-straight win

Momentum, as defined by Webster’s New World Dictionary is “the impetus of a moving object equal to the product of its mass and its velocity.

Local grapplers put on show at Cut Bank

For local high school wrestling fans, the 157-pound match between Superior sophomore Turner Milender and Plains-Hot Springs senior John Waterbury would be the dream match of the year.

Trotters roar back for win over Darby

After one quarter of play, things did not look well for the Plains Trotters basketball team Saturday night against the Darby Lady Tigers in Plains.

Legals for January, 15 2025

Rediscovering home: Community spirit

The leadership shown by local residents jumps out from the pages of the Mineral County Historical Society file on the construction of the two swimming pools in Superior.

The Wardens to perform in Superior

Three Canadian wardens are making a special trip to Superior on Jan. 23.

PHOTO Fire department pay tribute to former chief Steve Temple

The Superior Volunteer Fire Department had the Town of Superior Public works employees hang a display of banners in honor of Steve Temple, the former fire chief, who recently died. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)