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October 25, 2023 midnight

Noxon volleyball sweeps Two Eagle River

It was a split-decision kind of week for the Noxon volleyball team.

October 25, 2023 midnight

Thompson Falls Hawks make football playoffs

Just two years ago, a Montana championship banner was awarded to Thompson Falls for winning the state B-8 football title.

Plains girls claim sixth at state XC meet
October 25, 2023 midnight

Plains girls claim sixth at state XC meet

If you are a coach at either of Sanders County’s two cross country schools, you may spend some of the next few months shopping for sunglasses.

October 25, 2023 midnight

Postseason begins for football and volleyball

It’s that time of year, as the beginning of the Montana High School Association state playoffs in volleyball and football, get under way this weekend at sites throughout Big Sky Country.

October 25, 2023 midnight

Hunter numbers up of big game season-opener

The 2023 Montana big game general hunting season opened Saturday, Oct. 21, and hunters in the west-central part of the state found warm fall weather and a few less animals than in recent years.

October 25, 2023 midnight

Community Calendar

9/11 Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority Annual Conference & Board Meeting, 11:00 am -12:30 p.m. See agenda and info for joining the meeting at: www.bigskyrail.org/upcoming-meetings. Call in: 689-218-0595 Conference ID: 735 640 954#

Experts optimistic about efforts to curtail invasive lake trout
October 22, 2023 midnight

Experts optimistic about efforts to curtail invasive lake trout

Competition from lake trout in Montana waters continues to cut into the population of native fish, but experts are optimistic that ongoing efforts will manage and potentially reverse the decline.

Lily Gladstone eyes the future after breakout role on Scorsese epic 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
October 20, 2023 midnight

Lily Gladstone eyes the future after breakout role on Scorsese epic 'Killers of the Flower Moon'

Last February, Rene Haynes was standing in line at a Los Angeles Costco when her phone buzzed. She didn’t recognize the number, but as a Hollywood casting director, she’s used to urgent calls from strange numbers at all hours of the day. This one was from a fellow casting director, Mark Bennett. He was looking for Native actors to audition for a lead role in an independent film set in Montana.

The Last Harvest: Fleming brothers retire from growing seed potatoes
October 19, 2023 midnight

The Last Harvest: Fleming brothers retire from growing seed potatoes

The Fleming brothers, Pat and Neal, stand in front of their final crop of seed potatoes, heaped into a knobby mountain at one of their cellars near Pablo. It's the end of an era.

October packed with family-friendly activities
October 18, 2023 midnight

October packed with family-friendly activities

October is spooky month, and in Mineral County there are hordes of family-friendly activities to explore. Whether it’s geared toward little goblins and ghouls, or costume-clad teenagers, all along I-90 Halloween festivities are ripe for the picking this fall.

October 18, 2023 midnight

St. Regis tapped to take part in $1 billion hydrogen project

St. Regis Solar Hydrogen (SRSH2) has been selected to begin award negotiations as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations development of the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub involving Washington, Oregon and Montana.

PHOTOS: Old DeBorgia gets makeover
October 18, 2023 midnight

PHOTOS: Old DeBorgia gets makeover

The Old DeBorgia Schoolhouse, which is the community center for Mineral County's west end, had an outside makeover completed just in time for the annual Big Game Spaghetti Dinner on Friday, Oct. 20 from 4-7 p.m. (Photo by Susan Charles)

October 18, 2023 midnight

Mineral County reduces school property tax mills

Mineral County Commissioners on Oct. 12 voted 2 to 1 to reduce the amount of state school property taxes it plans to collect, a move that falls in line with many other counties across the state.

Paradise quilting group donates to residents affected by wildfire
October 18, 2023 midnight

Paradise quilting group donates to residents affected by wildfire

Answering the call to serve, a small but dedicated group of women from Sanders County are doing their part to ease the pain for those who lost everything in the River Road East Fire.

Cancer network fundraiser draws big crowd, big checks
October 18, 2023 midnight

Cancer network fundraiser draws big crowd, big checks

This year’s Cancer Network of Sanders County’s (CNSC) Phantom Fundraiser participation far exceeded expectations.

William Bryan Teeters, 61
October 18, 2023 midnight

William Bryan Teeters, 61

William Bryan Teeters, 61

October 18, 2023 midnight

COLUMN: Thrill of victory

For years, Wide World of Sports ran a classic commercial that espoused “the thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat.”

Lady Hawks win home XC meet; Tulloch leads Plains runners
October 18, 2023 midnight

Lady Hawks win home XC meet; Tulloch leads Plains runners

It was, to say the least, a good meet for Sanders County high school cross country runners.

Charlo nips Lady Hawks in volleyball thriller
October 18, 2023 midnight

Charlo nips Lady Hawks in volleyball thriller

If you don’t like fast-paced action and loud auditoriums, the gym at Thompson Falls High School would not have been a good place to be Saturday afternoon.

October 18, 2023 midnight

Lady Bobcats shows improvement in loss

It has been said that even a journey of one million miles begins with a single step.