Baxter sisters headed to state golf tourney

The first state championship of the 2023 Montana high school sports season gets underway today (May 16-17) as a pair of Thompson Falls Lady Blue Hawks head to Shelby, joined by the Lady Hawks team in quest of a state title.

MTGOP supports transfer of public lands

MINERAL COUNTY – A resolution in support of granting federally managed public lands to the state met with overwhelming approval at this year’s MTGOP state convention, June 19-21 in Billings, MT.

Four wrestlers place at state

Four wrestlers from Sanders County placed at the state meet last weekend in Hamilton as they met a competitive field made up of B-C schools throughout the state.

Keeping in touch

We completed our 35th legislative day on Saturday, February 12, 2011.  The transmittal deadline for non-revenue bills to pass between the House and the Senate is Thursday, February 24th.  Bills which have no revenues attached to them must be passed out of committee by Friday, February 18th so that they may heard on the floor of  the House in order to be voted on by the House and complete the process in the lower chamber.  Then the bills which pass 2nd and 3rd readings advance to the Senate for another thorough vetting.  The bills which successfully complete the process in the Senate are then transmitted to the Governor’s office to be signed into law. 

Trotters compete at state softball tournament in Belgrade

BELGRADE – The State B-C Softball Tournament kicked off last week with the Plains-Hot Springs Trotters joining the western contingent of the field at the year’s final competition.

Madison Hill of St. Regis earns top honors at State

Madison Hill, a junior at St. Regis, took top honors in the long jump at the Class C State Track and Field meet in Missoula on Friday with 16-8.25. She was trailed by Claire Fickler from Drummond with 16-06.75. Ember Schwindt from Cascade took third with 16.05.75, followed by Carly Hergett of Arlee in fourth with 16-05.25.

Federal regulators flag concerns as Montana cuts Medicaid rolls

Federal regulators are urging Montana health officials to fix shortcomings in the state’s Medicaid redetermination process, expressing “concerns” that the state may be disenrolling people who are eligible for the public health insurance and creating barriers for others through long wait times at call centers and during the application process.

Sheriff's report

Excerpt from the Sheriff’s report week of 5/25 to 5/31.

Colstrip takes State in B-C wrestling

At the State B-C Wrestling Tournament in Billings, Feb. 9-10, Colstrip won its third championship in five years.

Transfer of public lands would benefit Montana

Going on to state

File photo: The Thompson Falls Lady Hawks will advance to the state tourney in Bozeman for a shot at the title.

Montana Capitol Christmas tree harvested from Lubrecht Forest

GREENOUGH – Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the harvest of the 2023 State Capitol Christmas tree from a Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) State Trust Lands plot in the Lubrecht Forest.

Mineral Co. girls earn All-State honors

Fourteen girls were announced for the 2016-17 Western C Girls All-State selection in basketball. Including Superior’s athlete, junior Kenzie Mueller received first team all-conference and first team all-state. St. Regis senior, Madison Hill also received all-state. Other St. Regis girls awarded was not available by press time.

Plains back on track

The Plains track team started practice last week and will look to improve on a great year last year especially at the state level.

Committee to explore retirement plan options

A legislative committee will meet next week to continue exploring options to improve the state's two biggest public retirement systems.

Savage Heat are STATE CHAMPS

HOT SPRINGS - The Hot Springs Savage Heat are the Montana state champions in six-man football after a sweeping game against Big Sandy, 77-0. 

Montana adds protections for kids in private residential treatment programs

As a teenager attending Chrysalis Therapeutic Boarding School for Girls, a private, alternative therapeutic program in Eureka, Montana, from 2001 to 2004, Meg Appelgate was subjected to emotional abuse and not given medical care for injuries from physical labor such as baling hay, chopping wood, and moving rocks, she said.

State C Track and Field Meet

Marissa Koke of Superior heaves the javelin at the state meet in Laurel last weekend.

State Horse Show

Marsada Sweet and her horse Jewels show off their awards at the state horse show in Kalispell.

Thompson Falls' Burk is a state champ in shot put

All year, Thompson Falls senior Cody Burk has been among the best throwers in Montana and Saturday at the Class B state championships in Laurel, he cemented that status with a state title in the shot put.