Local organizations awarded grants from Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation

The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation has selected 100 food banks, food pantries, rescue missions, homeless shelters and Salvation Army organizations across Montana to receive a combined $350,000 in additional grant funds to aid them in helping Montana’s most vulnerable citizens during the holiday season.

Moose hunt a test of perseverance

Hunters who have been in the game for any appreciable length of time know they must exercise great patience and perseverance in the pursuit of success.

Wild Sustenance: Innovative course introduces UM students to hunting

As a salmon pink sunrise bathed the nearby Rocky Mountain range, a group of University of Montana students gathered, bundled against the chill, with their instructors and two eager pointing dogs for an introduction to upland bird hunting.

Native American Heritage Month is a constitutional promise

November is National American Indian Heritage Month. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed a Congressional Joint Resolution establishing this event and called upon governments, interested groups, organizations, and the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

I’m thankful for Montana

As a fifth-generation Montanan, I didn’t choose Montana — Montana chose me.

Mission falls in 8-man championship

The Belt Huskies broke out in the second half of the Class C 8-Man championship game at Mission High School to top the Mission Bulldogs 52-24 and claim their first title since 1994.

Cats ground game steamrolls Griz in annual Brawl

Tommy Mellott, Montana State’s superb sophomore quarterback out of Butte, is as direct at a postgame press conference as he is hitting the gap on a zone running play.

Funke elected Mineral County Sheriff

Republican Ryan Funke was elected Mineral County sheriff in the Nov. 8 general election.

Groups discuss plans for rail-trail project

When the Great American Rail-Trail construction is completed, it will connect the U.S. coasts from Washington D.C. to Washington State, a distance of 3,700 miles.

St. Regis honors veterans at school assembly

St. Regis students decorated the school cafeteria for Veterans Day with red, white and blue balloons, posters, crepe paper and thank you cards.

West End fire crews get hands-on training

Training exercises can be ho-hum when it’s the same routine or project time after time.

Superior gets decked out for the holidays

There are some quaint Montana towns that simply radiate with Christmas spirit. Downtowns that are decked out in twinkling lights.

Local 4-H members celebrate award winners

Sanders County 4-H members and volunteers came together Sunday, Nov. 6 to celebrate and award their young members during their annual 4-H Achievement Days banquet.

Edith Adell Loder

Edith Adell Loder

Fish Creek check stations stays busy

On the eve of the end of the fourth week of the big game season, the Fish Creek game check station had two biologists standing around a fire pit dressed in Arctic clothing and quite happy.

COLUMN: That's a wrap for fall sports

Wow! Can it really be three sports seasons have sped by in my retirement days of writing for the Valley Press and Mineral Independent?

B-C football championship roundup

So who are the new State champions in the Fall sports B-C world?

Legals for November, 16 2022

Holiday craft fair and bazaar in Superior

The Holiday Craft Fair and Bazaar at the old school in Superior had a wonderful turnout on Saturday November 12.

Region 2 elk and deer harvests up

Hunter check stations in west-central Montana continue to report elk and deer harvests up from last year and the five-year average.