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April 26, 2023 midnight

Laws as reminders of the reason they exist

Every little once in a while I am reminded that laws are created to protect us from ourselves, or more particularly from our faulty memories, or from forgetting history.

Volunteers help clean up for Earth Day
April 26, 2023 midnight

Volunteers help clean up for Earth Day

Earth Day turned 53 years old on Saturday and a huge Clark Fork River cleanup was held in Missoula, which is appreciated very much by those living downstream.

Parents, students attend cyber-crime seminar
April 26, 2023 midnight

Parents, students attend cyber-crime seminar

Cyber crimes against children are on the rise in the U.S. as more children are connecting to the internet through social media.

Arthur G. Argo, 89
April 26, 2023 midnight

Arthur G. Argo, 89

Arthur G. Argo, 89

April 26, 2023 midnight

House Speaker refuses to recognize Rep. Zephyr on floor until she apologizes

Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the first openly transgender woman in the Montana Legislature, will likely not be allowed to speak about bills on the House floor for the remainder of the 2023 session after Republicans took issue with comments she made this week about a bill restricting gender-affirming health care for trans minors.

April 26, 2023 midnight

Funding to send Montana prisoners to Arizona private prison reinstated

The Senate Finance and Claims Committee voted Friday to put the $3.9 million annually that would go toward funding 120 beds for Montana prisoners at a CoreCivic private prison in Arizona into a separate bill after nixing the funding several other times this session.

April 26, 2023 midnight

COLUMN: Baseball memory

One of the great things about sports is the memories they can create.

Superior's Milender awarded wrestling scholarship
April 26, 2023 midnight

Superior's Milender awarded wrestling scholarship

Decker Milender, Superior High School’s 2023 Montana state wrestling champion, is eager to get back to work.

Prep golfers tee off at T-Falls course
April 26, 2023 midnight

Prep golfers tee off at T-Falls course

Bigfork golfers continued their winning ways at the 2023 Gary Thompson Invitational Golf Tournament Saturday at River’s Bend Golf Course near Thompson Falls.

April 26, 2023 midnight

Plains baseball blanked by powerhouse Polson

With all the rain coming down, a little rust could be expected?

April 26, 2023 midnight

Trotters outhit Ennis for softball win

Twelve games into the 2023 season and two things are clear for the Plains Trotters softball team: they can hit and their fielding has improved substantially.

Lady Hawks softball improves to 8-3
April 26, 2023 midnight

Lady Hawks softball improves to 8-3

The Lady Hawks softball team started this past week by breaking the hearts of the Heart Breakers. Twice.

Local athletes shine at tough Seely-Swan Invite
April 26, 2023 midnight

Local athletes shine at tough Seely-Swan Invite

There were, as Thompson Falls track coach Trenna Ferris said, “29 teams and the competition was fierce.”

Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation names new executive director
April 26, 2023 midnight

Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation names new executive director

The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation has named Clifford Kipp as the nonprofit’s next executive director.

April 26, 2023 midnight

Thompson Falls to host asbestos screening Thursday

Libby, Montana was home to a vermiculite mine for over seventy years. The mine closed in 1990, but the damage was already done.

Family-owned food truck marks 20 years
April 19, 2023 midnight

Family-owned food truck marks 20 years

When Tou and Pang Lee first opened their food truck, the Golden Chopstick, in 2003 it was born out of a necessity with a little bit of dreaming mixed in.

Superior brightens town with new streetlight banners
April 19, 2023 midnight

Superior brightens town with new streetlight banners

Streetlight banners welcome tourists and inform them of what community activities are available, and provide a flavor of the character of the residents.

Mineral County Community Foundation awards scholarships
April 19, 2023 midnight

Mineral County Community Foundation awards scholarships

The Mineral County Community Foundation was established in 1994 in response to the closing of a major employer, the Crown Pacific sawmill in Superior.

April 19, 2023 midnight

Hunting, fishing and trapping part of Montana heritage

As it currently reads, Montana’s Constitution states “the Opportunity to harvest wild fish and wild game animals is a Heritage that shall be forever preserved.”

April 19, 2023 midnight

COLUMN: Take it slow

My old guy is about to emerge.