Thilmony leads local wrestlers at state

Three appearances in the title matches and three straight State Championships for Thompson Falls standout wrestler Trae Thilmony, who made it a trifecta with his win at 145 pounds at the state tournment in Billings this past weekend.

Paradise: Water board members call for split from sewer board

There has been progress made in the controversial Paradise Sewer construction project.

Superior woman takes reins at Superior Mountain Herbs

Seasonal influenza viruses strike year-round in the United States, but most cases of the flu are accounted for during the fall and winter, according to the CDC.

Beetle picked to battle Flathead’s flowering rush invasion

A Missoula-based invasive weed workgroup is eying the prowess of a European weevil to nibble down flowering rush at Flathead Lake, where the exotic aquatic perennial thrives.

Lake County presses state for law enforcement funding deal

Attorneys representing the Lake County commissioners sent a letter to Gov. Greg Gianforte last week in the hopes of finding a resolution to a longstanding dispute regarding costs of law enforcement on the Flathead Indian Reservation.

Column: Montana has been discovered

Montana has been discovered. We were the second-fastest-growing state in the country last year. Our rapidly increasing population presents many challenges and opportunities, and it’s also driving a lot of unease among many of us who’ve lived here for a long time.

Political courage

Courage is a virtue that we Americans value in our culture. An act of courage transcends ideology, it is a personal characteristic that belongs to the individual or group and to call it bravery without thought of personal consequences is as good a definition as any. We award medals for it.

Legals for February, 23 2022

Flushed pillowcase blamed for Alberton sewer backup

The city of Alberton on Dec. 31, 2021 became aware of a sewer system failure that created an issue of sewage backing up in a manhole on the west end of Parkway Drive. When the manhole became full, the sewage overflowed and was pushed back into at least one resident’s home.

Humble and hardworking: Cowboy HOF inductee Hamel reflects on ranching, rodeo life

His folks bought the ranch in 1944, he thinks, and moved his brother and himself there from Dixon as they were getting into trouble and running with the wrong crowd.

Water management board adds final members

Members of the Flathead Reservation Water Management Board selected an aquatic biologist and educator to serve as its fifth member. Georgia Smies was picked by the board following closed-session interviews held during its second official meeting last week.

New elk regs affect Region 1 hunters

Elk hunters sighting the northwestern reaches of Montana already tagged a brute ahead of the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

Hunter and bowhunter education classes offered

Hunter and bowhunter education classes are scheduled for west-central Montana communities this year

Public access secured on 1,040 acres near Lolo Creek

The Missoula District of the Lolo National Forest recently became the steward and manager of an additional 1,040 acres of high-quality resource lands just west of Lolo.

Guides and outfitters lament murky minimum wage rule

A newly-enacted executive order requiring an increased minimum wage for federal contract workers has left local outfitting and rafting companies scrambling as they try to determine what the new rule means for their future.

Montana rights, liberties and freedoms protected

Montana Republicans protected your rights, liberties and freedoms during the 2021 legislative session.

St. Regis' Tanner Day joins 1,000-point club

It tournament time. All the regular season games are over.

Thilmony earns 3rd state wrestling title

Action from the all-class state wrestling tournament in Billings.

Legals for February, 16 2022

Superior's Sorren Reese signs with Carroll

Superior High School senior and cross county track athlete Sorren Reese, is headed to the capitol city next fall after signing with Carroll College for track and field.