Students craft holiday hot wheels

Henry Ford would be proud.

NorthWestern Energy to restore Point of Rocks trail

Representatives from Northwestern Energy on Sept. 15 provided county commissioners with plans to start restoration work on the Point of Rocks monument trail located west of Alberton.

Basketball team meets UM Grizzlies

The St. Regis boys basketball team had a special treat last week when they had the opportunity to visit the University of Montana’s Grizzly basketball team in Missoula. The boys attended one of the Grizzly’s practices on Jan. 3 and had a chance to talk with the coach and players. The also got to shoot around on the UM basketball court.

More opinions on CSKT water compact

PUBLIC INSIGHT concerning Water Compact - Much Needed:

St. Regis Resort Board offers $10k grant

Mineral County Airport Board aims to be self-sufficient

Steve Temple and Mark Grimm of the Mineral County Airport Board where on hand at the regular meeting of the Mineral County Commissioners on Dec. 19 to give the commissioners an update on the airport.

H1N1 vaccine readily available

Summer Crosby

Partisan concerns

What’s up with Republicans these days? Take the recent primary race for Senator in Delaware to replace Joe Biden’s seat, for instance. Republican voters were faced with choosing old establishment  “moderate ideals” by casting their vote for candidate Mike Castle or taking a truly bold step by selecting Christine O’Donnell as their choice for a conservative reformer. The standard everyday Republicans are not going to “roll the current destruction” occurring in America today, in the halls of Congress in Washington, D.C., in the State legislative sessions amongst all fifty states, or even in hundreds of local courthouses of county governments.

Mullan Road conference returns to St. Regis

The annual Mullan Road Conference returns to its birthplace as the original gathering was held when the John Mullan statue in St. Regis was rededicated in 1989.

5 candidates vie for Mineral Community Hospital board

The mission statement for Mineral Community Hospital reads: “Our mission is to improve the health and quality of life of our community.

James Jay Dowd, Sr., 76

James Jay Dowd, Sr., 76

Historic Superior received stock of Yellowstone elk

The Great Fire of 1910, also known as the Big Blowup, had a tremendous impact on what would later be known as Mineral County – the towns of De Borgia, Henderson, Taft and Haugan were completely destroyed in what is believed to be the largest fire in United States history.

Paradise presentation looks at Montana’s historic Chinese communities

Sunday afternoon, The Paradise Center hosted another “Conversations with …” which is an ongoing series that brings authors, experts and notable people to both inform residents and engage them in a dialog regarding subjects of shared interest.

St. Regis’ Schmidt digs in as new garden club leader

Springtime is the season for working the ground, tilling the soil, and garden preparations.

Non-partisan forum discusses Montana Constitution

This Sunday, March 19, from 2 – 4 p.m. at the Paradise Center in Paradise, there will be a “Constitutional Forum to Support and Defend Montana’s Constitution.”

Science club explores southwest MT from hot pots to dinosaurs

The Superior Science Club took a trip at the end of April “that will not be forgotten any time soon” said their advisor Beau Servo. After a year of fundraising, seven students went to Yellowstone National Park, the Ringing Rocks outside Butte, Quake Lake, and the Museum of the Rockies.

Superior honors those who have fallen in war

Unofficially, Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer for many American families, but the holiday has a much more significance than this.

Mineral County law roundup

Assist Outside Agency, Mullan Gulch Road, St. Regis, Deputy responded took suspect to the Mineral County Jail.

COLUMN: Lift off

There should have been a NASA-like countdown. Three, two, one ... lift off!

Fire training heats up

SUPERIOR – The fire blazed fiercely propelling thick gray smoke into the air. Firefighters quickly got to work as they worked on a car fire.