Federal funding targets Mineral, Sanders counties

Approximately $15.9 million from the Secure Rural Schools program will go to Montana’s public schools, roads and other municipal services. Mineral and Sanders counties are flagged to haul in $880,834 and $1,633,233, respectively.

Rediscovering home: Elk populations

Throughout the 45 years I was away from my hometown, I returned a couple times a year to visit mother. Elk appeared to be more prevalent with each passing year as I visited the various drainages.

DeBorgia gets festive for holidays

People gathered Sunday afternoon inside the old DeBorgia School house, which is the community center from town hall meetings to funerals to weddings for the west end residents. In this case, it was their celebratory Christmas tree lighting and Santa arrival.

Possibility of wildlife-to-human crossover heightens concerns about Chronic Wasting Disease

Each fall, millions of hunters across North America make their way into forests and grasslands to kill deer. During the winter, people chow down on the venison steaks, sausage, and burgers made from the animals.

Locals post strong results at 7B District meet

How important is depth in team sports?

Northwest Montana pickers prowl for wild morels

Nothing motivates people to scour the deep dark woods and examine the forest floors more than the annual hunt for Morel mushrooms.

Mineral County Sheriff's Office calls

Mineral County Sheriff's Office calls

4-H members see their hard work pay off at auction

Every year the 4-H Livestock judging and auction takes center stage at the Mineral County Fair and this year didn’t disappoint. Members from Superior Rustlers and St. Regis Camo Critters chapters showed pigs, sheep, steers, horses, chickens and bunnies. Twenty-two businesses and individuals supported members at the auction held on Saturday, Aug. 5, including a chicken threesome going for $553 each.

Mineral County court report

Jan. 1, Kaitlyn Anne Mataya, speeding

Sheep Gap Fire still burning, makes run towards Plains

Sheep Gap fire made a run for the town last week, but thanks to quick thinking from fire fighters and the Sheriffs Department no one was hurt.

Roadkill salvage permits now available online

Huckleberry Festival in Trout Creek

TROUT CREEK- Thousands of people flocked to the small lakeside community of Trout Creek over the weekend for the 34th annual Huckleberry Festival. While the huckleberry may be the state fruit of Idaho, the plant is celebrated in Sanders County with a festival that draws vendors and crowds from around the region.

4-H swine prepared for fair

What are Mineral County's wolves up to?

Bringing up the subject of wolves remains touchy. A flashpoint for many who have nothing good to say about them for reasons of their own. How the deer population has dropped. The elk are gone, at least in the areas many hunters always could find them.

Nature photographer finds stress relief in his work

A Montana native, Styles was raised in Billings but has lived in several other parts of the state...

Hot Springs takes second at district volleyball

In the end, after eight grueling hours of volleyball in one day, one team walked away with the No. 1 seed in this coming week’s Divisional tournament at Manhattan Christian High School in Churchill, MT, just outside of Manhattan.

End of era for Alberton dump site

On the west end of Alberton, there are two parcels of land perched on the north side of Interstate 90 that contain neighboring dumps.

Rep. Ryan Zinke accepts nomination as Secretary of the Interior

Ryan Zinke, the Republican Congressman representing Montana’s at-large U.S. House district, on Dec. 15 announced he had accepted President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination to serve as the next Secretary of the Interior.

Board works to restore cemetery

West End resting place to receive a much needed face-lift

The cemetery board in DeBorgia has spent the last couple of years working to improve the cemetery’s grounds and overall appearance.

Superior native brings nature to life in art work

For Tempe Regan, self-proclaimed nature artist it was while exploring one stone...