Sports welcome back high school basketball, wrestling

The games will now all be indoors, with small town gyms full of basketball fans stomping and cheering for their boys and girls on the courts.

Trotters softball team gets ready for state in Belgrade

The Plains-Hot Springs softball team qualified for the Montana High School Activities Association Tournament with a fourth-place Friday and Saturday at Florence High School.

Trotters play for second place

The Trotters are in position to compete for the second seed of the District 7-B tournament heading into the final weekend of the regular season.

County-wide open burning season ends on May 1

OPEN BURNING ENDS MAY 1. BURN PERMIT SEASON BEGINS

Community Notes

Lenten lunches will begin Feb. 20 at the Senior Center in Superior. These are open to everyone and are free of charge. There will be a free-will basket at the check-in table. These donations will be distributed at the end of Lent to non-profit organizations such as We Care, Food Bank, Women in Timber or other recipients determined by the committee. One year we donated to the swimming pool.

Sanders County Court Records - Oct. 22 - Nov. 4

Sanders County Justice Court weeks of 10/22 to 11/4.

Blue Hawks rally to reach state tournament

They had to do it the hard way, but in the end the Thompson Falls boys basketball team earned a trip...

Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority to host meeting July 13

Enter the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority which was developed by Missoula County Commissioner Dave Strohmaier.

Practice makes perfect

Practice makes perfect when it comes to a golf swings or oil paintings, but for members of the Plains-Paradise Rural Fire District, practice might make the difference between life and death.

Bluehawks place second

Thompson Falls made good on its second place seed in districts, advancing to divisionals as the second seed.

Lightning strikes illuminate skies, cause fires

Superior Ranger District Fire Fighters are currently fighting 11 approximately one-tenth-acre fires as a result of over 400 lightning strikes since Sunday evening.

TFalls hold City Countil meeting

The Thompson Falls City Council met at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 25 at City Hall. Council members James Robinson, Tom Eggensperger, Mark Sheets, Linda McKahn, and Raoul Ribero were in attendance at the meeting, which was lead by mayor Carla Parks. Council member Randy Roberts was not present at the meeting.

Officials urge fire burning caution

Although the calendar says it is now open burning season in western Montana, warm and dry conditions have produced a late wildfire season and prompted local officials into issuing warnings about fire safety. Open burning season in Montana officially begins Oct. 1 and runs through Nov. 30. During most fall seasons, this area receives at least some periods of wetter weather, but that has not been the case this year as September has been one of the driest months on record. Most of Sanders County has not had any significant precipitation since mid-August and daytime temperatures have been running 10 to 15 degrees warmer than normal for this time of year.

Let the fundraising begin

Noxon Volunteer Fire Department raises money through annual softball tournament

It was all about softball for the west end of the county as the Noxon Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD) hosted their annual three-day softball tournament.

Mineral County Commodity Supplemental Food Program

Like a well-oiled machine, the volunteers make the task of unloading, repackaging and boxing food...

Preschool students learn about fire safety

PLAINS – Plains Head Start and Agape Christian Preschool came together Wednesday at Plains-Paradise Rural Fire to learn about fire safety.

Sanders County Court Report

Sanders County Justice Court week of 9/1 to 9/8.

Montana DNRC plans cross-boundary forest projects

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation next month will begin...

COLUMN: Braving the elements

So, it appears I learned a big lesson this spring sports season.

Fireman's Ball draws a large crowd

The second annual Fireman’s Ball held Saturday night at the VFW in Plains was another huge success for the local fire department with large crowds filling every seat in the VFW hall awaiting a served dinner and live entertainment.