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March 30, 2022 midnight

Save all the pieces

“The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the pieces,” advised wildlife biologist Aldo Leopold.

March 28, 2022 midnight

I-90 road work to resume this month

The Montana Department of Transportation expects I-90 improvement work will resume the week of March 28 on the St. Regis West Project.

March 23, 2022 midnight

Decorated roadside signs can create hazards and will be removed

The American Legion Fatality Marker Program, formerly known as the White Cross Program, has operated under policies and procedures in place since 1952. Many of us grew up with the highway safety program and may have counted the “crosses” as we rode the bus to school.

March 23, 2022 midnight

Mission West roundtable sparks grand ideas

Every five years, stakeholders in Mineral, Sanders and Lake counties gather to redevelop an overall plan addressing the main issues the counties face together.

Q&A with Mineral County sheriff candidate Ryan Funke
March 23, 2022 midnight

Q&A with Mineral County sheriff candidate Ryan Funke

Q&A with Mineral County sheriff candidate Ryan Funke.

American Legion District 5 conference held in St. Regis
March 23, 2022 midnight

American Legion District 5 conference held in St. Regis

About 85 American Legionnaires and Axillary Legionnaires attended the District 5 Spring Conference at the St. Regis School Auditorium on Sunday, March 20.

From chiropractor to potter
March 23, 2022 midnight

From chiropractor to potter

Following a successful career as a doctor of chiropractic spanning two decades, Cynthia Luce of Superior, is now using her hands in an entirely new way.

Paradise sewer board discusses $53k bill
March 23, 2022 midnight

Paradise sewer board discusses $53k bill

They’ve already dealt with a revolving door when it comes to membership on the board.

Superior students excited for European tour
March 16, 2022 midnight

Superior students excited for European tour

One really can’t refer to them as "field trips" when the kids are flying seven time zones from home to Europe.

Jazz, funk and soul: Darby-Duffin to perform in Superior
March 16, 2022 midnight

Jazz, funk and soul: Darby-Duffin to perform in Superior

"Do you know how to tell the difference between an extraordinary singer and one who is mediocre? The “ugly” face. You know, the kind that Patti (LaBelle) and Aretha (Franklin) make when nothing matters in the world except the love affair between the artist and the song. That is Dee-Dee Darby-Duffin."

Pandemic takes toll on Girl Scout participation
March 16, 2022 midnight

Pandemic takes toll on Girl Scout participation

Samoa’s, Tag-alongs, Do-si-dos, and Thin Mints. Everyone’s got a favorite, but America’s long loved cookies have been seeing supply decreases in recent years, coinciding with declining troop numbers for the Girl Scouts of America.

Sanders County poacher still wanted on bear-baiting charges
March 16, 2022 midnight

Sanders County poacher still wanted on bear-baiting charges

Montana wildlife officials say a man who writes a muzzleloader hunting blog remains wanted on several Sanders County warrants for allegedly killing a third black bear over bait in the state.

Paradise sewer board reviews new proposal
March 16, 2022 midnight

Paradise sewer board reviews new proposal

Programs at the door may be a wise expenditure as the battle for the Paradise sewer heats up amid leadership and money challenges for the beleaguered Sewer Board and its members.

Plains council discusses fees for fiber optics installation
March 16, 2022 midnight

Plains council discusses fees for fiber optics installation

Members of the Plains council met together Monday evening with the public filling all available seats.

March 16, 2022 midnight

Support for Ukraine and democracy must be bipartisan

As I watched Russian troops march across the Ukrainian border in an unprovoked war that immediately made the world less safe for our kids and grandkids, I thought about the words of a World War I veteran from Great Falls named Mike Mansfield, spoken in the days after Hitler invaded Poland in 1939:

Lady Hawks cap successful season
March 16, 2022 midnight

Lady Hawks cap successful season

"In tournaments anything can happen, and it usually does,” Thompson Falls girls basketball coach Chadd Laws said just days before his Lady Hawks traveled to Bozeman for the this past weekend’s State Class C basketball tournament.

Mountain lions likely trimmed island sheep herd to lowest number in decades
March 16, 2022 midnight

Mountain lions likely trimmed island sheep herd to lowest number in decades

Three now-dead cougars that found their way onto Flathead Lake’s Wild Horse Island handily hunted down its bighorn sheep herd to as few as 35 of the prized Rocky Mountain ungulates.

Building Community Through Adventure: St. Patrick's gathering supports new nonprofit
March 9, 2022 midnight

Building Community Through Adventure: St. Patrick's gathering supports new nonprofit

In the centuries following Saint Patrick’s death (believed to have been on March 17, 461), the mythology surrounding his life became ever more ingrained in the Irish culture.

Fundraiser benefits Plains softball program
March 9, 2022 midnight

Fundraiser benefits Plains softball program

One of the great things about small-town living, most folks agree, is the generosity and hospitality that is often in abundance.

Nurse Sara Nestor earns hospital honor
March 9, 2022 midnight

Nurse Sara Nestor earns hospital honor

Sara Nestor, RN and OB Coordinator at Clark Fork Valley Hospital said she was surprised and honored with The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses at a reception that was held for her at the hospital in Plains on Feb. 23. Homemade cinnamon rolls were served to Nestor and her surprise guests of family members and co-workers.