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Trotters win big
The match between the Plains Trotters and the Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat Friday night was a night of both celebration and defeat. The final score was Plains with 57, Hot Springs with 17.
Commissioners express support for Medicaid expansion
Denyse Traeder from the Mineral Community Hospital, as well as other representatives from MCH, were at the regular meeting of the Mineral County Commissioners on Friday to discuss the expansion of Montana Medicaid.
Mountain Cats even record at .500 after weekend sweep
The Clark Fork boys basketball team is coming together in a good way.
Wrestlers are ready to rumble
High school wrestling may be over, but if anyone wants to watch some more action on the mats, little guy wrestling gettting started.
Savage Horsemen dealt first loss of the season
Matt Unrau
Missing man found dead in Clark Fork River
The Mineral County Sheriff’s Office has located the body of a man who went missing in March.
Legislative update
From Nov. 15-18, the Montana Legislature met for orientation. A review of that was in last week's paper dealing with the Senate leadership and House Democrat leadership, but not the full Republican leadership.
Holiday travel expected to break records
MISSOULA – A record breaking number of Americans will travel this holiday season according to AAA Montana. More than 107 million travelers will hit the road and the airlines between Saturday, Dec 23 and Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 as 10 most traveled days of the year.
Northwest Montana man restores Greenlee Variety Woodworker
For nearly 40 years it sat collecting dust in a field outside of Chester on Montana’s Hi-Line.
Mineral County dispatcher explains Sheriff's Office calls
Each week the Mineral Independent publishes the Mineral County Sheriff’s Report to help people paint a better picture of what deputies are doing during their shifts.
Letters to the editor - Jan. 23, 2013
Why does it seem that every taxing body in this County needs a ‘keeper’? At a time when the very nation is in crisis mode about money, why are there even Preliminary plans for another giant boondoggle here? Do we have to make it a law that every meeting of Any Taxing body here HAS to have a big Sign there saying “Mineral is among the poorest counties in Montana- GET IT? ACT LIKE IT!” Just do your Job Better and forget about these monstrous ‘Pipedreams’ that occasionally ‘come up’ to Tax us All. Doesn’t our School Board have anything better to do than plot to tax me out of my house?
Wolf "problem" hits home
County Commissioners met on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of declaring Mineral County a disaster area, which would give citizens the right to kill a wolf if it threatened people, livestock or big-game animals. This proposed resolution is patterned after a similar one drafted by commissioners in Idaho County, Idaho, which asked Gov. Butch Otter to allow wolves to be eradicated in north-central Idaho County by any means necessary.
Elk numbers down, whitetail numbers up as 2016 hunting season comes to a close
On Saturday afternoon at the Fish Creek check station, wildlife biologist Liz Bradley and University of Montana wildlife biology student, Elizabeth Koenig, were waiting for hunters to stop by to report their hunting experience for the day.
Wolves' rebound causes economic woes
Not only have wolves made a political splash in recent years, but now an economic one as well.
Trout Creek celebrates 38th Huckleberry Festival
The Huckleberry is used for so many dishes, the taste is one that can be hard to describe. Yet it’s the Festival in Trout Creek each year that brings Huckleberry lovers together for a weekend of indulgence.
AG says state will consider funding for PL 280
Whether fueled by election-year largesse or Lake County’s impending withdrawal from Public Law 280, Attorney General Austin Knudsen delivered some long-awaited good news Monday. The office of Gov. Greg Gianforte, he said, “has authorized me to convey to you folks they would sign a bill through the Legislature that provided some law enforcement funding for Lake County.”
COLUMN: A few Christmas shoutouts
I was thinking about putting together a Christmas gift list for all the folks in this area who are involved in or like sports.
Moving beyond grief and loss
In my work as a mental health professional, I have see many clients dealing with losses of all kinds.
Two new deputies in Sanders County
The Sanders County Sheriff’s Office has welcomed two new deputies to the department.
Biden admin looks to expand data collection on Indian Child Welfare Act cases
In an effort to better understand how Native American children are faring in foster care, the Biden administration’s health department is proposing a rule that would require state child welfare systems to gather more data about child removal cases that are subject to the Indian Child Welfare Act.