Thompson Falls sees improvements for summer months

THOMPSON FALLS - This summer Thompson Falls has some new and safer open space on Main Street.  The old and unsafe sheds, back stop, and bleachers have been taken down at Ainsworth Field.  The City Council has referred the future of the field to the Thompson Falls Parks Planning Committee.  They are in the planning stages for the Field and at this point several possible uses are being discussed, but for this summer the field is being enjoyed as a spacious play and camping area.  In addition to its usual daily uses for sports and a wide open play area for people and their pets, we have a circus coming to town on June 22 and a large bicycle touring group, Ride Idaho, coming in and camping there the 6th of August.

Town to eliminate family pass

PLAINS – Now that summer is over and kids are back in school, the Plains Town Council discussed changes that may be implemented at the pool for the next year to come.

Loge reaches milestone in Red Cross donations

Denley Loge, St. Regis rancher and House District 14 Representative, is at a zenith with the American Red Cross...

AMBER Alert test set for January 13

The Montana Department of Justice has announced that a statewide test of the Montana AMBER Alert System has been scheduled for National AMBER Alert Day, Jan. 13, at approximately 10 a.m. This will be an end-to-end live system test and will include cell phone alerting.

Helitech team sets up camp at county airport to fight Idaho fires

Public comment sought for federal forest programs

The Lolo and Bitterroot National Forests are preparing to modify their Forest Plan’s monitoring programs to transition to the requirements of the 2012 National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule.

Horsemen strive for success after weekend

PLAINS – The Horsemen met Bigfork and Troy on the courts away from home this past week. The Plains boys struggled to compete with the undefeated Vikings but matched up well against the Trojans.

Brothers take championship

Over the weekend Jake and Nathan Lapinski made a splash at the state Little Guy Wrestling tournament in Kalispell.

Hydrogen-powered drones could patrol remote stretch of I-90

Imagine a system that could provide public safety, emergency medical services, law enforcement, fire abatement and communications in one small fleet of hydrogen powered UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) that are able to stay in the air up to 13 hours and to be on call day or night in any weather.

Food for Thought: Keeping anger under control

In my work with individuals and couples, I see many people who have a difficult time expressing and managing angry feelings.

Mineral County Airport wins $216,000 in funding

On June 12, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines announced $738,430.00 in critical funding for five Montana airports in Terry, Baker, Superior, Ekalaka and Circle.

Over the edge and 30 feet down

There are a lot of questions that go through your mind when you are paddling the last three feet toward the edge of a 30-foot waterfall in an 8-foot, 6-inch-long kayak.

Slonaker's 4 TDs leads Hot Springs over Noxon

For Northwest Montana six-man football, as they say, it doesn’t get much better than this.

Kvelve's Comments: Wyo-Ida-Mont is the place to be

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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.

Attacks call for needed response

 I'll respond to the attacks by the pro SCCFF people against me, in answer to Mary Curry's letter, I will address that one in much the same way that I would address the other two being that they are so similar. I will address those letters on a “point by point” basis.

Car explodes at fire training

Firefighters are supposed to put out fires, not start them, unless they have to start fires to learn how to put them out.

Mistrial declared in case of Troy log furniture maker

A mistrial was declared in the matter of a Troy man accused of stealing thousands of dollars from people all over the country after taking orders from them for custom log furniture and then not producing the items.

The Lady Eclectic: Local artist launches online store

The development of online craft marketplaces like Etsy has served a unique role in establishing up-and-coming entrepreneurs, small businesses and artisans that otherwise wouldn’t have the means or opportunity to sell their one-of-a-kind creations.

Local artist specializes in barn quilts

Unless you came from an agricultural community in the northeast, hearing the term “barn quilt” would be a little confusing.