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Jamie Doran

Hot Springs spikers fall to Arlee and Charlo

Hot Springs suffered a pair of five-set losses to strong Arlee and Charlo teams last week, dropping the Lady Savage Heat to 3-2 in the Western Division of Class C volleyball.

Fundraiser turns people away as locals turn out in droves

Clint Weedeman, a Plains local, received an outpouring of love from the tiny community as the fundraiser event held in his name had to turn people away.

Curtin leaves car show on a high note

It was another record breaker for the annual Old Schoolhouse Rock Car show, something which committee chairman Mike Curtin can be proud of as he announced his retirement from the event during the show on Saturday.

Green, Lapinski, Buchannen place at Owen Invite tourney

The Clark Fork Mountain Cats Superior/Alberton co-op had three place-winners at the Owen Invitational wrestling tournament held at Salish Kootenai College in Pablo last weekend, hosted by Polson High School on Friday and Saturday. Medals were awarded to the top six in each class. Overall, the Mountain Cats came in 15th in the 20-team field.

Sanders County Sheriff's Log for Jan. 1-14

A fight was reported east of the Courthouse in Thompson Falls.

Symes Hot Springs Hotel hosts annual Blues Festival

The eighth-annual Symes Hot Springs Blues Festival this weekend brought new names, but that still had the same great Blues music locals and tourists have come to love.

Craft fair held at the Paradise Center

The multipurpose room was in use at The Paradise Center on Apr. 1 with a dozen different tables selling a variety of items; hand made jewelry, hand made wooden signs, items from the Pampered Chef, photography, stone jewelry, and etched glass.

Mineral Community Hospital highlights brain injury display

A new display from the Brain Injury Alliance of Montana is featured in the lobby of the Mineral Community Hospital in Superior. The display contains five across rows of different masks painted by brain injury survivors. Some are colorful and artistic, some are dark and grim, and all tell the story of a traumatic brain injury survivor.

Lady Hawks rally past Plains; top Troy in 14C opener

Thompson Falls picked up two victories in girls’ basketball last week to head into the holiday break while Plains suffered a pair of losses.

Chicken Jamboree takes over Thompson Falls

Thompson Falls played host to the annual Chicken Jamboree under a warm summer’s day last Saturday.

Lady Bluehawk softball showcases improvement

Thompson Falls softball coach Jared Koskela knew his team would get an initiation back into high school softball after their program’s one-year hiatus when they opened up with defending Class B-C champion Florence.

Colorado woman dies after vehicle gets stuck

An early evening call received by Mineral County dispatch on Friday, March 17, ended in tragedy. The body of Debra Ann Koziel was found by a search team on the following Tuesday afternoon. Her death was determined to be the result of exposure to the weather.

Man who killed stepmother to be paroled from prison

A man convicted along with his father of bludgeoning and suffocating his stepmother to death in De Borgia on Nov. 28, 1995, has been approved for parole from his 60-year prison sentence.

Montana women enjoy retreat, leadership talks during Women's Conference

PARADISE – Women from around the area came to Sanders County over the weekend for the fourth annual Montana Farmer’s Union Women’s Conference at Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort.

Holiday shopping on target to set spending record

By KATHLEEN WOODFORD

Gas prices jump more than 6 percent in Montana

Mineral County residents have seen a jump in the price of gas over the past few weeks, with current prices hovering around $1.98 per gallon. According to industry reports, oil prices rose more than 6 percent on Friday, April 8 to end with the biggest weekly gain in a month as drawdowns in U.S. crude stockpiles fed hopes that a punishing global oversupply may be approaching a tipping point after nearly two years.

Plains Christmas rings in with elementary concert

When hiking or handling outdoor chores, beware of ticks

Karyn Thornton, a physician assistant with Mineral Community Hospital in Superior, said it is typical to start seeing tick bites in the emergency room about this time of year.

Superior golfers tee off to begin spring season