Excessive cost stop St. Regis recycling program

St. Regis residents were disappointed and a little perplexed last week when they discovered that the towns recycling bin...

St. Regis teacher named New Business Teacher of the Year

Wrestlers get into holiday spirit

PLAINS-Saturday and Sunday, members from the Savage Horsemen Wrestling team were selling Christmas Trees and Wreathes to raise money for their fund. “We are self funded.” explained Bryce Henning as he stood with his fellow teammates while they waited for a customer. Since 2010, the team has sold tre es and wreathes, which helps with equipment and other necessary expenses.  

Hot Springs homicide suspect, victim shared residence

Hot Springs homicide suspect, victim shared residence

Horsemen split games with Noxon, Clark Fork

The Plains Horsemen are showing they have found their saddles and are ready to ride...

Feds seize thousands of fentanyl pills from alleged dealer in Kalispell

Federal prosecutors say authorities seized about 12,000 fentanyl pills during the arrest this week of a Mexican national in Kalispell wanted for allegedly trafficking the deadly drug in the Flathead Valley.

Three local students to perform with nationwide band

SUPERIOR – Three students from Superior High School have been honored with a once in a lifetime opportunity to join a band composed of musicians from all across the nation.

Bobcats hold strong throughout

Superior Bobcats Coach Dan Lucier has been working with the school's team for more than 25 years an, for the first time he and his team are so close to a state championship, they can taste it.

Disabled American Veterans upgrades vehicle fleet

The need for public transportation in Mineral County is not going to go away. It grows annually, and with it, so do the services as best as they can.

Medicaid expansion allows hospital to improve offerings Program set to expire in July unless renewed by Legislature

Clark Fork Valley Hospital (CFVH) President/CEO Dr. Greg Hanson is enthusiastic when he explains how the Medicaid Expansion plan passed by the 2015 legislature has benefitted service and health outcomes in Sanders County, and its economic impact county- and state-wide.

St. Regis Senior Citizens Center becomes host of commodities program

“It’s going great!” beamed Dave Hannah, president of the St. Regis Senior Citizens Center. “These volunteers know what to do and they jump right in and do it. You can’t ask for better people.”

Red Devils co-op baseball heads to state tourney

All the planning, all the hoping, all the work...and now the first season of high school varsity baseball is almost done for the Noxon-Thompson Falls co-op team in their first year of existence.

Olympian Moline to compete at World Championships

Without a doubt, Plains native Georganne Moline had incredible athletic success in 2012. Racing collegiately over the 400 Meter Hurdles for the University of Arizona, Moline (the daughter of Jesse Steward of Plains) was undefeated until she had the misfortune to fall over a hurdle at the NCAA Championships. Then, she began an underdog run at the US Olympic Trials, where she continued to drop her personal best time, placing second at the trials and securing her way to the London Olympic Games. There, her hot streak continued as she ultimately finished fifth in the Olympics - track and fields’ greatest stage.

Sanders County forced to cancel popular fair due to COVID-19 virus

No fair!

Plains School, teachers, sports teams gearing up new year

A good school is like a good team it comes down to communication and the same end goal.

Senate passes bill to improve rural health care

The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill Tuesday that could expand access to specialty health care for rural patients in states like Montana where services are often scattered.

COLUMN: The dimpled orb

It is a game not for the faint of heart.

Out with Benji’s, in with ‘Jaegerhaus’

Out with Benji’s, in with Jaegerhaus.

Robert Frank Hermiston

Our dad, Robert Frank Hermiston passed away Friday, March 27, 2020 at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, Montana.

Plains falls to Park City on neutral turf

When two evenly matched teams meet on the football field, the winner is often determined by who makes the fewest mistakes.