Hendrick turns attention to upcoming session

An update from Rep. Ingraham

For young and old alike, we have ushered in a New Year, 2014, one that will be filled with opportunities, changes and untold challenges as we prepare for upcoming elections and global situations that impact us here in America. For me it’s a bitter-sweet moment in my life as I complete my last year of service as your State Representative for House District 13.

COLUMN: Monkey bars

It started early for me. I’ve always been a scavenger of one sort or another.

Mule trainer brings expertise to local clinic

In 1981, Steve Edwards got thrown by a mule named Casper, and the owner said, “Well, I guess you don’t want to buy this mule.”

Paradise church celebrates 100 years

Matt Unrau

The year ahead for Mineral County Sheriff's Office

Dissecting the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office, you have three departments that are intertwined, but each has separate specific responsibilities and duties.

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.

Brush fire gets out of control

The Superior Fire Department had a busy afternoon last Monday when they responded to a fire off of Riverbend Road.

Plains Piranhas helps generate interest in the sport of swimming in Plains

Plains Piranha’s swim coach Danika Whitcomb is not only trying to cultivate young swimmers, but also allow her team the opportunities and life lessons she received through swimming for a club for 13 seasons.

Read retires as county planner, sanitarian

After nearly 15 years of service, Mineral County Sanitarian and Planner Tim Read has retired. His final day was Friday, Aug. 31, when a group of fellow employees and friends gathered in the commissioners’ meeting room to bid him farewell.

Airport to receive boost

The BitterRoot Economic Development District, Inc (BREDD), the federally designated economic development district for Western Montana Region covering Ravalli, Mineral, and Missoula counties, was awarded $627,000 of grant money from a U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to help communities in Montana create jobs and boost local economies.

Horse riders clean trails

Five trucks rolled into Superior on Saturday, June 12, each with a horse trailer in tow. The vehicles were headed up to the Thompson Creek Trailhead just outside of Superior. But these horsemen and women from around Ronan didn't come all the way down just to go for a leisurely horseback ride. Rather they had come to spend the day clearing branches off the trail and spent the day working to open the trail up for other users.

Huckleberry Festival brings fun, food

Danielle Switalski

Shelton's mixes old favorites with new surprises

Melissa Oyer

Three Plains sisters prepare for Fair

A labor of love for St. Regis Lab breeders

There’s nothing quite like the smell of puppy breath in the morning; well, that and coffee.

From the Den of John Day

Government regulations can help but can also hurt us.

Christmas, credit card fees

Now that Christmas is over and all the gifts unwrapped and being enjoyed, many of us will reluctantly turn our thoughts to having to pay for all that generosity. For most of us that means paying off the credit card bill. That also means paying interest on the balance if we don't pay it off in one payment; and possibly late payment fees, underpayment fees, balance transfer fees, and if you complain, a bad attitude fee.

Legislators discuss voting by mail

In a recently published Op-Ed titled “A house without walls,” a local former legislator attacked President Trump for failure to fill vacancies in his cabinet and various federal offices. Perhaps this self-appointed political expert failed to note that the nominees have been opposed by his brethren on both sides of the aisle since President Trump is not one of the old guard establishment.

The brighter side

With all the seriousness, anger and chaos around us, let’s look at life on the lighter side for a moment with some smiles: