Portion of Clark Fork River reopened after storm cleanup

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks reopened all portions of the Blackfoot and Clark Fork Rivers that were closed late last week due to danger from power lines in the river after the July 24 severe storm.

Lonepine Hall

Lonepine hall held a fundraiser to raise money for a new air-conditioning unit. 

Trailer fire 3

SVFD Chief John Woodland pages instructions to incoming units on June 11.

Kids hunt for prize eggs in Plains, Paradise

About 150 children carried on a long tradition of combing through parks in Plains and Paradise in search of the prize egg Easter Sunday.

Mineral County law roundup

Animal Found, Quartz Loop, Superior, Dispatch contacted number on caller and reunited dog with its owner.

Legals for May, 10 2023

Concert

Missoula native and renowned jazz and classical pianist David Morgenroth performs at Plains United Methodist Church.

Red Devils romp in six-man season opener

When it rains it pours is a well-worn adage that implies when things start rolling, look out.

New subdivisions, city well and decay ordinance top council agenda

September’s Plains Town Council meeting convened Tuesday evening with a full agenda, covering items from new subdivisions to the controversial decay ordinance.

Valley Press and Independent introduce new digital access model

As the publisher of your community newspapers, I am partly in the business of reporting on change, and nothing has changed more than the news business in the past two decades.

New coach leads Bluehawks

THOMPSON FALLS – The Bluehawks of Thompson Falls are under new leadership for the upcoming football season, a man who himself was coached by last year’s coach, Curt Kegel.

Private school in Thompson Falls teaches differently

In the rise of the information age, as technology makes our lives easier, it is becoming a growing concern that our youth are relying too much on this technology.

Blue Hawks face Deer Lodge to open divisional play

Defending state champion Bigfork and Missoula Loyola will have the No. 1 seeds going in the boys’ bracket in the Western B Divisional Basketball Tournament which unfolds Thursday morning at the Ronan Event Center. The tourney runs through Saturday night’s girls’ and boys’ championship games.

Bobcats bested by Valley Christian

Back from Christmas break, the Superior boys had a rough game against Valley Christian coming back into the season after a week of practice.

MHP with dogs

Montana Highway Patrol officers stand with some of the new K-9 units that will patrol Mineral County and Montana. 

Hot Springs debates

Vicki Nytes prepares her senior United States government class for their upcoming candidate debate.

Lawmakers to discuss slew of hot-button topics at mid-session

HELENA — The Montana Legislature is about to hit its hump day — on Saturday, March 2, the session is officially halfway through. Lawmakers will discuss a slew of hot-button issues this week, including sales tax, corporate media ownership, campaign mailers, surprise medical bills, and international trade wars. Here’s what to keep an eye on for Week 8:

Brothers record debut album

They haven’t topped the music charts, but the Zylawy Boys have certainly become familiar to those living in Mineral County. Roman, Kenley and Wyatt have been playing throughout several events in the county this past year as well as at one or two in Missoula.

PHOTO: Pioneer celebration dinner at Plains

The community is invited to a free dinner that will be taking place at Plains Fred Young Park, July 22, from 5:30 – 8:30, in celebration of our pioneer heritage.

Hunters help clear abandoned wire in Montana elk country

Plastics are destroying aquatic life in the oceans. Wind turbines are killing bats and birds that fly into them. And vacated wire is causing slow, painful deaths for elk on the Idaho-Montana state line.