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Hot Springs Track and Field team prepare for season opender
March 27, 2013 9:32 a.m.

Hot Springs Track and Field team prepare for season opender

Head Coach Vicki Nytes had her hands full as the Hot Springs High School track and field team met for practice on Friday. With four returning state qualifiers, Coach Nytes, in her second year as head coach, was busy with “the largest team we’ve had in recent memory.”

Sanders County Arts Council hosts Piatigorsky foundation
April 17, 2013 1:17 p.m.

Sanders County Arts Council hosts Piatigorsky foundation

The harmonious sounds of classical music could be heard coming from the Plains United Methodist Church on Monday as the Sanders County Arts Council hosted the Piatigorsky Foundation artists, Katharine Dain and Jeffrey Grossman.

September 30, 2009 midnight

County Community Development meeting wrap

Sanders County Community Development Corporation met on Tuesday, September 22nd in Hot Springs. The board approved the budget which included stronger financial support from the county.

December 2, 2009 midnight

Remember the Pearl Harbor's

December 7th 1941, “A day that will live in infamy” as then President Roosevelt stated, when he declared war on the Japanese Empire, after their sneak attack on that fateful morning. Among the American causalities was George David Smart, of Polson, Montana. His remains still lie with hundreds of his shipmates in the hold of the legendary USS Arizona, at Pearl Harbor. There is a tribute display at the Miracle of America Museum, with rare family and Arizona memorabilia, to remind viewers that freedom is not free.

August 7, 2013 11:27 a.m.

Judge James under state investigation

The Division of Criminal Investigation at the Montana Department of Justice is currently investigating Mineral County Justice of the Peace Wanda James.

April 10, 2013 11:48 a.m.

An update from Rep. Nick Schwaderer

Unless we hit unexpected issues or hiccups in the road, our final legislative day (day 90) should land April 27, where the legislature will make a motion for “Sine Die” and we will convene not to meet again until 2015 unless there is a special session.

February 14, 2020 4:52 p.m.

Hecla is hopeful about mines despite legal fight

Despite several lingering legal challenges, officials with an Idaho mining company remain confident they will be able to open two mines in Northwest Montana at some point in the future.

Legislators react to GOP's break with Racicot
March 1, 2023 midnight

Legislators react to GOP's break with Racicot

State legislators in the Flathead Valley are  — like the former governor himself — unsurprised by the Montana Republican Party’s public break up with Marc Racicot.

Former death row inmate speaks out
October 22, 2008 midnight

Former death row inmate speaks out

It was a night of great emotion and strong conviction in the Thompson Falls St. William Parish on Oct. 6 after two men had taken to the pulpit to denounce the death penalty.

December 21, 2016 4 a.m.

Dispensaries restocking shelves; patients renewing registration

A week after a judge cleared the path for expanded access to medical marijuana in Montana, dispensaries are working to restock shelves and patients are trying to reinstate their cannabis registration with the state.

Grizzly bear council has plenty of work ahead
January 21, 2020 7:49 p.m.

Grizzly bear council has plenty of work ahead

The Grizzly Bear Advisory Council met in Polson last week to continue discussion about how the state can best manage a number of challenges associated with Montana’s growing grizzly bear population.

Soaring to a state championship
June 5, 2013 9:51 a.m.

Soaring to a state championship

It’s been over a week since their history making state track and field championship and for Superior Bobcats Nicole Stroot, Kinzie Cooper and Geneva Plakke the victory still hasn’t sunk in.

Strong returners give Clark Fork wrestling team optimism for 2021
December 30, 2020 midnight

Strong returners give Clark Fork wrestling team optimism for 2021

While some of those championship-caliber grapplers have graduated, an up-and-coming group of underclassmen promise to make 2021 another good year for the Mountain Cats...

April 17, 2024 midnight

What is the right to know, and why should you care?

Did you know that you have a constitutional right to know?

Superior girls tennis eyes success on court
April 6, 2022 midnight

Superior girls tennis eyes success on court

A strong player turnout is fueling anticipation that the Superior High School girls could be a formidable team this Spring.

Dixon's Hamel, Polson museum headed to Cowboy Hall of Fame
February 9, 2022 midnight

Dixon's Hamel, Polson museum headed to Cowboy Hall of Fame

Dixon cowboy Gerald Lee “Jerry” Hamel and the Miracle of America Museum in Polson are among the 14th class of inductees into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame.

Bridger Aerospace provides face shields for first responders
April 22, 2020 7:23 p.m.

Bridger Aerospace provides face shields for first responders

Toilet paper was the first item the United States ran low on during the COVID-19 pandemic.

School board addresses questions about levy
May 3, 2023 midnight

School board addresses questions about levy

Last Monday evening the Plains School District Board of Trustees meeting drew a room full of concerned citizens about the levy request on this year’s school election ballot.

Cork-pulling invention earns Noxon student high honors at science fair
May 3, 2023 midnight

Cork-pulling invention earns Noxon student high honors at science fair

It is simple, says Noxon sixth grader Tracker Scarlett.

June 21, 2023 midnight

Divisive rhetoric drives Montanans apart

Newspapers recently ran a column written by right-wing Montana politician, Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson, hitting the standard left/right divisive talking points about “woke” politics and tying any Montanan further left than Rep. Matt Rosendale to liberal philosophies