Sanders County health, school officials hope to curb COVID-19

An upward surge in COVID-19 cases in Sanders County has school officials and local healthcare providers...

Dwaine Delbert Bauer, 88

Dwaine Delbert Bauer, 88

Plains Mayor Dan Rowan elected to county commission

Plains Mayor Dan Rowan scored a decisive victory Tuesday night in his campaign for the Sanders County Commission seat in District 1, while John Holland secured the county commission’s District 2 seat.

Area teams continue into conference schedules

House burns before appraisal

It was supposed to be the beginning of the end. After a two-year long process of trying to sell his house Mark Bruell had his house scheduled to be appraised last Wednesday and the deal was scheduled to close on April 17.

Sanders County Court Report

Sanders County Justice Court week of 9/1 to 9/8.

Plains School Board talks money

PLAINS – At the monthly school board meeting, money was high on the chain of topics as the Plains School Board discussed a new grant the school received, approved three salary increases and paid dues to the Montana School Board Association.

Pair-a-Dice Lost

The still fresh scent of last week's fire lingers in the air of Paradise. The devastating flames eliminated one -third of the town's businesses and left a gaping hole on the edge of the community. Although the Pair-A-Dice bar and grill is in ruins its memories are still rumbling fiercely throughout the town.

Man rescued from Clark Fork River near Superior

A Superior resident was pulled from the Clark Fork River Friday evening, and was near death before being rescued. What started as a typical afternoon of fishing, ended in near-tragedy, after Jeramy Wilson, 40, went fishing near his home located northwest of town.

Hot Springs, Noxon end regular season with defeats

In 6-man football action, Hot Springs and Noxon each suffered defeats last Friday, but both will be in this weekend’s playoffs.

Mountain Cat gridders blank Horsemen, 46-0

But for the rained on and in some cases no doubt shivering home fans, it had a warm ending as the Mountain Cats stormed past Plains 46-0.

Blue Hawks playoff win earns trip to Fairview

Up next for the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks, quite literally a long road to the state championship.

Mineral County Treasure: Cabin Fever Quilting Guild

It’s not that the Cabin Fever Quilting Guild has leisure time to practice their art, but they do it because they are passionate, and they make the time to quilt together.

Homesteader Days celebrates 61 years

In 1949, the first homesteaders came to Hot Springs, signing the official registry for the town.

Key Mineral County personnel retire after long careers

Three key positions in Mineral County became vacant as the result of retirements over the past two months. However, they have been filled by familiar faces already seen around the courthouse.

Superior honors soldier who lost her arms in Iraq

“You're going to scream, you're going to cry, you're going to hate, and you're going to think why me and it's just going to kill you, but you have to do it. You can't bottle it up or it will destroy you.”

Legislative update

From Nov. 15-18, the Montana Legislature met for orientation. A review of that was in last week's paper dealing with the Senate leadership and House Democrat leadership, but not the full Republican leadership.

Community meets to address robberies

The message at the public forum hosted by Mineral County Neighbors for a Safe Community last week was to be aware.

Concerns about water rates

Last week, Judy Woolley wrote an excellent article laying out the foundation of the current proposed Water and Sewer Ordinance from the Town of Plains, and how that would affect her rental property.

St. Regis' Caleb Ball headed to UM Western

For each of the past four high school sports season, including the current one, Coach Jesse Allan and St. Regis fans have had a Ball.