Biologists concerned about future of bull trout in Montana

Ben Eisinger loves fishing for bull trout, an activity he looks forward to every season.

Legals for May, 17 2023

Community calendar

Community calendar

Superior's Haskins earns esteemed Gaylord Green scholarship

Gaylord Green is one of the pioneers of the creation, development and operation of GPS (Global Positioning System), whose work on satellites and orbits particularly affected the success of the technology.

Who's WHO?

Who's WHO?

School buzz: New coffee cart teaches life skills

The sweet aromas of espresso grounds and the whistling of milk frothing will now be permeating the halls of Superior High School.

Decay ordinance questioned by local residents

Plains residents showed their concern for the town’s enforcement of the decay ordinance during this month’s Town Council meeting, which was standing-room only.

COLUMN: The dimpled orb

It is a game not for the faint of heart.

Trotters upset Lady Hawks in softball rematch

The first time they played this year was the first game of the new season for both the Plains Trotters and the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks fast pitch softball teams.

Superior boys, Noxon girls lead local teams at Kim Haines Invite

With district, divisional and state track and field meets just around the corner, a good barometer for local Class B and C schools may have been this past weekend’s Kim Haines Invitational meet in Missoula.

Democrats deliver; Republicans waste session

The 68th session of the State Legislature has ended, but the harm done by a Republican supermajority drunk on power will continue to be felt for a long time.

Glacier Park's Sun Road opens to Lake McDonald Lodge

A portion of Going-to-the-Sun Road opened to vehicles on the west side of Glacier Park on Friday morning. Visitors can now drive as far as Lake McDonald Lodge.

Superior’s Allen Ryan claims 3,200 win at Mid-Week meet

With district championships getting underway this weekend, last week was the final chance for several rained out or delayed events to do their thing in the world of Montana high school track and field.

Lowe and Palmer lead Lady Hawks at Eureka meet

It could be said, tongue in cheek, that Lincoln County was not a very good host for last week’s Top 8 NW track and field meet at Eureka High School.

Study looks at black bear population in Region 2

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks researchers are launching a new multi-year study on black bears this month aimed at better understanding and estimating the population across the state. The first season of field research will focus on areas in west-central Montana, including the Blackfoot River watershed from Gold Creek through Ovando and Helmville.

68th Montana Legislature adjourns

With the 90th and last possible legislative day looming, the lawmakers, staff, lobbyists, reporters and other denizens of the Montana Capitol this week knew that the end of the 68th Legislature was nigh.

Logging project paused because of grizzly bear concerns

Last week, U.S. District Court judge Dana Christensen halted a logging project in the Kootenai National Forest because of its potential to harm an already imperiled population of grizzly bears.

Legals for May, 10 2023

Sheriff's Office IDs body found in river

The Mineral County Sheriff's Office on Friday identified the body of a Missoula man that was recovered from the Clark Fork River earlier in the week.

Letters to the editor

Letters to the editor