Plains serenades the crowd for the last time this year

PLAINS – The kids of Plains hit the stage on Thursday night for their Hawaiian-inspired spring concert.

Plains Spring Pops concert entertains the crowd

The Music Department at Plains High School held their annual spring pops concert on Tuesday in the gym. The choir, middle and high school band as well as guitar and percussion ensembles all performed before a large crowd.

Wooldridge achieves childhood dream

You can ask her friends, family and teammates about it. They teased her relentlessly after every victory in the Class B-C state tennis tournament for how nervous she was prior to each match.

Participants hack and blast their way through Plains

Shots rang out at the trap club and the golf course on Saturday as Plains played host to the annual “Hack n’ Blast” event. Participants from as far away as Missoula, Kalispell and Libby competed in trap shooting and nine holes of golf during the unique event.

Trotters and Lady Hawks wrap up softball season

PLAINS – The Lady Hawks and the Trotters faced off in the battle for a spot at divisionals during a play-in game on Tuesday. In the Class B-C play-in game, the Trotters took the win 12 to 2.

On the Fly - Area birders share tips on how to get started birdwatching

POLSON — The mist had barely lifted from Flathead Lake on Monday morning and already Jim Rogers was peering through a scope at a red-tailed hawk on the far shore from the parking area at Ducharme Access on the east shore.

American Legion Bar closes its doors

Pat's Knob radio tower undergoes repairs

A radio tower on Pat’s Knob that suffered minor damage during a snowstorm will be repaired soon according to representatives from the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s Department Safety Communications Manager Cody Best stressed that communications capabilities are still at 100 percent capacity.

Preschoolers take to the farm to learn life lessons

PLAINS – The preschoolers in the Head Start program hit the farm on Wednesday to learn about life cycles.

Plains students perform "Penny Candy" for crowd

PLAINS – A cast of Plains students hit the stage both Friday and Saturday night bringing to life the story of “Penny Candy.”

Superior wrestler continues to make history

Anthony Parkin is the first student-athlete in Superior history to win a state championship in two sports the same year as part of the Bobcat state champion football team and then as the state 105 lb. class wrestling champion.

Home in Trout Creek riddled with bullets

TROUT CREEK – Tales of peaceful scenery and wildlife were shattered when Jerry and Shirley Messing’s part-time home in Trout Creek was shot up, with close to 25 shots ringing through the empty house.

Petition started to bring back teacher

PLAINS – After the nonrenewal of non-tenured teacher, many people in the community of Plains are fired up and have started a petition to get the teacher back into the school.

Superior-Alberton's Comeback Kids

Superior High School senior’s Hillary Stevens and Myranda Kuhl had their first experience playing doubles tennis together at the state tournament freshman year.

Trotters struggle early but pull out a win

The Trotters had a tough few games against the team from Florence on Tuesday dropping both ends of a double-header at home. Plains lost the first game 21 to 13 and the second by a score of eight to three.

Thompson Falls sweeps Troy in last home game

THOMPSON FALLS – The Lady Hawks swept Troy in their last home game, coming up with two wins of 7 to 6 and 17 to 3.

Mountain Cat tennis 6

Alberton's Shawndra Rohrbach hits a forehand winner on her way to a straight-set victory during the dual against Ronan.

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Trotters hit the field and come up with a win

The Trotters softball team came away with mixed results from their last few games versus Ronan and Deer Lodge. The ladies played a double-header against both teams coming away with one win and three losses. The solid offense generated by the team kept them in the games but was not enough to come away with more wins.

Plains golf team shows up to play in home tourney

The Plains High School golf team came out strong in defense of their home turf on Saturday as they hosted the Plains Invitational. Teams from Thompson Falls, Ronan and Noxon showed up to challenge the Horsemen and Trotters on a sometimes rainy and chilly morning.