Historic Plains jail renovations near completion

One of the most historic and often overlooked pieces of Plains’ history is getting a badly needed face lift.

Plains Superintendent Thom Chisholm is a symmetrical kind of guy

Symmetry is clearly an expression of order, proper alignment and in many cases perfection.

Plains Trap Club holds annual Turkey Shoot

Trap shooting enthusiasts look forward to it every year.

Tough week for Hawks softball

The Thompson Falls Lady Hawks softball team could hope a dose of home cooking would help bring them out of a three-game scoring slump when they took on Sanders County rival Plains this past Monday afternoon.

Plains rebounds with win over Troy

With a rematch against Sanders County rival Thompson Falls on Monday, the Plains High Trotters fast pitch softball team is hoping to find consistency put together some consecutive wins.

Legion Baseball: Riverdogs sweep series with Mariners

After a long wait to come home from a road game split with a Class A Legion team, the Missoula Mavericks, the Clark Fork Riverdogs were more than raring to go on their home field.

Local teams brave the cold at Dilly Bar Invite in Ronan

No word on how many ice cream treats were consumed, but it probably wasn’t many less than the number of Bigfork tracksters who finished in the top 10 Saturday at the Dilly Bar Invitational track meet in Ronan.

Spotlight on the Arts: T-Falls junior Sweeden find passion for jazz

Alek Sweeden is a 17-year-old junior at Thompson Falls High School.

Press removed from Plains candidate forum

It is not unusual these days amid the bickering and name-calling of politics to have a controversy at a candidate gathering.

Plains breaks ground on new wastewater plant

It has taken several years amid a lot of anxiety while engineers and Plains town officials held their collective breath hoping for the best.

HD-14 candidate Rep. Denley Loge

There will be two Republican candidates for the primary election on June 8 for the Montana House Representative from District 14. Both live in St. Regis, with Rep. Denley Loge as the incumbent and Randy Mitchell vying for the position. HD-14 covers areas in three different counties.

HD-14 candidate Randy Mitchell

There will be two candidates for the primary election on June 8 for Montana House Representative from District 14.

Mineral County promotes Strengthening Families Month

All throughout the month of April, the Mineral County Healthy Communities Coalition, the Mineral County Family Connections Collaborative, and the Parents as Teachers Program at the Mineral County Health Department will join together in promoting Strengthening Families Month.

Riverdogs split double-header at Missoula

If the initial two-games of the just underway Legion baseball season are any indication, the Plains-based Clarkfork Riverdogs may be on their way to a good season.

Mixed results for Trotters softball

Nothing like a Montana “spring” to throw a curve ball when you’re expecting heat.

Thompson Falls girls win home meet

Overall depth helped win the day for the Thompson Falls girls track team Thursday afternoon.

Class B and C teams put on show at Polson meet

For local high school track participants this was probably like going from Little League baseball to Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Terry James Prongua, 74

Terry James Prongua, 74, of Hot Springs passed away on April 11, 2022.

Legals for April, 20 2022

Potting Shed owner escapes wind wreckage

Last week, when high winds toppled two mature pine trees onto Milton Pearce’s greenhouses in St. Regis, it not only took down his garden structures, it knocked him down to the ground as well.