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Locals gather along I-90 to support Freedom Convoy
March 9, 2022 midnight

Locals gather along I-90 to support Freedom Convoy

“I’m here in support of the truckers, as well as for America,” said Frank Magee of DeBorgia. “After hearing [President] Biden’s [State of the Union] speech last night, we have to have solidarity and bring everybody together.”

Local standouts earn All-State honors
March 9, 2022 midnight

Local standouts earn All-State honors

Let the accolades roll.

T-Falls girls ramp up for state tourney
March 9, 2022 midnight

T-Falls girls ramp up for state tourney

One thing you can’t help but notice when entering the gym at Thompson Falls High School for a girls basketball game or practice.

John Dwight Day
March 9, 2022 midnight

John Dwight Day

There will be a memorial service March 12 at 1 p.m. for Mr. John Dwight Day who went to be with Jesus Feb. 17, 2022. The service will be held at the Plains Bible Chapel, 8 Combust Creek Road in Plains, and all members of the community are invited to come and celebrate the life of this amazing man.

March 8, 2022 midnight

Whitefish man sent to prison for fraud scheme

A Whitefish man who admitted to defrauding wealthy Whitefish businessman Michael Goguen out of millions of dollars was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday.

Lady Hawks earn No. 2 seed at state
March 2, 2022 1 a.m.

Lady Hawks earn No. 2 seed at state

It was only fitting and proper, one might say, that the two teams who met in the Western B Girls Divisional final were Bigfork and Thompson Falls.

William Reid Thomas
March 2, 2022 12:35 a.m.

William Reid Thomas

William Reid Thomas

March 2, 2022 midnight

Mineral County Sheriff's Office logs

Mineral County Sheriff's Office logs

The Lady Eclectic: Local artist launches online store
March 2, 2022 midnight

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.

Mineral County auto auction slated for Saturday
March 2, 2022 midnight

Mineral County auto auction slated for Saturday

On Saturday, March 5 at 11 a.m. on the Mineral County Courthouse steps, there will be an auction of six vehicles, four of which are former patrol vehicles that were used until the new patrol units were purchased and placed into service last year.

March 2, 2022 midnight

CSKT secures $1B-plus allocation this year to settle water rights

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are set to receive more than $1 billion this year to settle water rights claims through the newly signed bipartisan infrastructure bill.

March 2, 2022 midnight

CSKT increases recreation fees, closes areas for tribal use only

Skyward recreation pressures have helped spawn a hike in camping and use fees — and a handful of public closures — on Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribal lands.

Ruth Ann Juris
March 2, 2022 midnight

Ruth Ann Juris

Ruth Ann Juris

March 2, 2022 midnight

Snowplows get green light

As a result of legislation requested from the Montana Department of Transportation, House Bill 56 allowed the department to use alternate colored lights on their snowplows.

Officials say hunting wolves from aircraft prohibited
March 2, 2022 midnight

Officials say hunting wolves from aircraft prohibited

Despite a recent interpretation of Montana state law that aerial hunting of wolves is not prohibited, doing so runs afoul of federal law.

Thompson Falls boys finish 4th at divisional tourney
March 2, 2022 midnight

Thompson Falls boys finish 4th at divisional tourney

If the roller coaster ride ends with fans thinking it was worth the price of a ticket, most would call that a successful run.

St. Regis just misses state berth
March 2, 2022 midnight

St. Regis just misses state berth

It's a long held, often mumbled under the breath complaint common to Western C Divisional basketball fans and coaches: the “tournament” is really about who’s going to finish second.

March 2, 2022 midnight

Hiawatha rail line to be part of federal study

Officials are confident that the long-defunct Amtrak line that once snaked through Montana’s southern tier en route to the West Coast will be part of a forthcoming federal study into discontinued intercity passenger rail lines — an important step in the mission to restore Amtrak service between the state’s most populous cities.

Superior girls clip Charlo for 14C title
February 23, 2022 midnight

Superior girls clip Charlo for 14C title

There are mountains, folks say, that just can’t be climbed.

St. Regis, Charlo thrill in 14C championship
February 23, 2022 midnight

St. Regis, Charlo thrill in 14C championship

Sound can be many things. It can bring joy or be a harbinger of pain. Produce happiness or deflating sorrow as when someone unties the end of a balloon and the energy keeping it pumped up escapes into thin air.