Questions raised over West End FD equipment

There was contention over what to do with equipment at the West End Fire Department. Current Board President, John Carpenter presented a proposal to the county commissioners on Thursday evening to sell some of the equipment. Board members Tom Anderson and Mark Wasseen were also present at the meeting.

Girls gear up for hoop season

Superior, St. Regis have new coaches

COLUMN: Amazing Alberton Panthers

It felt like I just watched a classic John Wayne movie, where he fights to the bitter end and is remembered as a hero.

Questions and answers regarding the H1N1 virus

Vaccinations arriving in Mineral County, but don’t rush to get one quite yet.

More roads open in Glacier as plows make progress

The Camas Road is now open to motor vehicles for the season in Glacier National Park.

Chautauqua gets read to take over Hot Springs

HOT SPRINGS - The new old time Chautauqua is three days of fun for the entire family. The event starts on Sunday, July 27 and runs through Tuesday, July 29.

Friends of Scotchman Peaks scholarship essay competition announced

SANDERS COUNTY - Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness annually offers scholarships to a graduating senior from each high school in Thompson Falls, Plains, Noxon, Troy and Libby, Montana; as well as Clark Fork, Sandpoint and the Lake Pend Oreille Alternative High School in Idaho.

Concerned with Funke's support for Zinke

A recent letter in the Montana Standard written by Ryan Funke made my decision much easier about who to cast my vote for in the upcoming sheriff’s race.

To the men and women who served our country

Dear Veterans,

Where do spiders go in the winter?

They’re creepy and they’re crawly and, aside from plastic replicas set out as a Halloween decoration, they are not wanted in the house. They are spiders and as the weather starts to cool, they scurry to warm places including homes.

Romance is big business for small flower shop on Valentine's Day

By KATHLEEN WOODFORD

Young Republicans need to stand up

St. Regis Student Spotlight: Ashley Wilson

Name: Ashley Wilson

Edgar Allen Poe on display in Plains

Matt Unrau

Plains teacher receives grant

Kids in Kathee Hojem’s fourth grade class were surprised by a news camera in their room on Friday, Dec. 3. That afternoon, the Missoula TV news station KPAX, in collaboration with Allegiance Benefit Plan Management, presented Hojem with a classroom grant as part of their “One Classroom at a Time” program.

Campsite fugitive back in court in Flathead County

When a Western Montana man went missing from a campsite in Sanders County on Memorial Day there was considerable reaction from the social media community.

Western Montana man headed back to prison

At the time, James Todd Whitmarsh, 51, was reported missing from a campsite on the morning of Monday, May 25.

Alberton 6-man team to play full varsity schedule

Last year was, by all accounts, a testing year for the Alberton Panthers football team.

Obituary; Donald Erwin Brown

Donald Erwin Brown, 80, died of natural causes on April 6, 2015 at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls, MT. He was born November 8, 1934 in Fergus Falls, MN to Arthur L. Brown and Ida (Torvik) Brown. Don attended grade school in Wendell, MN and graduated from high school in Elbow Lake, MN in 1952. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1952. After completing basic training in Texas he was stationed in Great Falls MT. He met his wife, Virginia on a blind double date and they were married August 18, 1957 in Great Falls MT. He was stationed in various places around the world. With much pride he enjoyed being a mechanic on the YF12A test plane at Edwards AFB, CA. In 1973 he retired from the Air Force and moved to Plains where he worked at the Diehl Mill, the city of Plains as a maintenance worker, and the Sanders County Road Department. Don was a Life Member of Horse Plains VFW Post #3596 and the American Legion Post #426 of Wendell, MN. He was also past Post Commander of the VFW Post #3596. He enjoyed working on model planes, reading military history, and following his grandchildren with their activities.

Lady Tigers start slow, finish strong

ST. REGIS - The St. Regis Lady Tiger basketball squad was tested early on Thursday when they headed to Darby.