Hot Springs sixth-grader claims county spelling bee title

The top spellers from six Sanders County school districts took part in the annual county spelling bee last week.

5 Lady Bobcats netters earn trip to state

Just one point in a whole tennis match.

1 killed in plane crash into Flathead River

The pilot of a small airplane was killed after the aircraft clipped some power lines and crashed into the Flathead River on Sunday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration’s initial crash report indicates.

Region 2 elk and deer harvests up

Hunter check stations in west-central Montana continue to report elk and deer harvests up from last year and the five-year average.

Andrew Thomas Bunch

Andrew Thomas Bunch

Mueller and Mask selected for all-state in Class C Volleyball

Clark Fork Mountain Cats Superior senior Kenzie Mueller and Madison Mask, a junior, were named to the Class C all-state volleyball team from western Montana, while Alberton senior Montanna Baughman was selected as second team all-conference.

Community Notes

The Summer Program at the Park is for all children and starts on June 14 at noon in the Eva Horning Park in Superior.

Eight locals pass EMT class and are ready for state exams

Eight local residents recently passed their EMT class and are now ready to take the state exams. Superior teacher, Beau Servo; St. Regis teacher, Laura Jarvis; Superior High School student’s Matt Buchanan and Nathan Lapinski; Mineral Community Hospital employee, Jess Hope; AEMT, Anita Parkin; ambulance driver, Michael Bowen; and Brendan McEldry.

Heating assistance available through LIEAP

The State of Montana, through the Department of Public Health and Human Services, offers two programs aimed at helping low-income individuals reduce their heating costs.

Ski Report for Lookout and Snowbowl

Low income energy assistance available to residents

In Mineral County, almost 30 percent of the population between ages 18 and 64, lives in poverty.  And as the temperatures drop, some people may not have enough money to heat their homes. Luckily the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) and Weatherization is available to low income residents who need help with their heating bills.  LIEAP is federally funded through the Department of Health and Human Services.

Sanders County golf competes at Loyola

Francis Ward North

PLAINS – Francis Ward North, a longtime resident of Plains, passed away peacefully at Clark Fork Valley Hospital on April 17th, 2013 from pancreatic cancer at the age of 75.

Harold Eugene Caswell, 91

Harold Caswell passed away on March 9, 2020.

Pickup struck my BNSF train west of Cyr Exit off I-90

A pickup truck was struck by a train just west of the Cyr Exit on Tuesday morning, Feb. 19. The incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. at the railroad crossing off Daigle Lane. An unidentified male was driving a white pickup truck when he was struck dead center and dragged a half a mile down the tracks by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe locomotive.

Gabrielle 'Gaye' Beller

Gabrielle Fink Beller, 92, died Feb. 15, 2019, following a brief illness. Gabrielle (Gaye to her friends as she would say) was born Aug. 13, 1926, in Goodman, Wisc., to Orvia and Franc Fink.

First baby of new year arrives in Sanders County

Jamie Doran

Fire Danger Down this Week

Danielle Switalski

Lady Bobcats claim 14C meet

The Superior Lady Bobcats were indeed superior thanks to depth and outstanding individual performances this past weekend as they ran away with the Western 14C District track and field title at Missoula’s County Public Schools stadium.

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.