St. Regis students get pleasant surprise

St. Regis students received a surprise this week after they finished taking their semester tests on Monday. Yearbooks are a creative outlet that commemorates an important time in your life. While making them is hard work, the result is a fun way to document life and hold onto good memories. On Monday, thanks to the support of businesses from around the county, last year’s juniors, sophomores and freshmen all received a free year book. The seniors of class 2010 also received a free book.

Sheriff Rummel humbled by support

SANDERS COUNTY - An American icon once said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy,” and it was in the example set by Sanders County Sheriff Tom Rummel last week that the public saw - and liked - what he stood for in a time of uncertainty which surrounds the issue of gun control.

Northwest Montana man restores Greenlee Variety Woodworker

For nearly 40 years it sat collecting dust in a field outside of Chester on Montana’s Hi-Line.

Food for Thought: COVID-19 is a challenge and an opportunity

The COVID-19 virus is a huge national challenge and every challenge presents opportunity.

Police chief: Be aware of pedestrian safety

Plains Police Chief Shawn Emmett is urging local motorists and pedestrians to be cautious, attentive and aware of traffic rules.

Letter to the Editor: Veterans as taxpayers

To the citizens of Sanders County:

DPHHS would like to honor Montana's centenarians

The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) would like names submitted of Montanans who this year turn age 100 or older so they can be honored at the annual Governor’s Conference on Aging held in Glasgow and Great Falls during the first full week in May.

Questioning qualifications

My name is Ruth Cheney and I am the daughter of former Sanders County Game Warden and Sheriff, Lon Cheney.  I try to stay out of politics, but when my dad’s name and reputation are repeatedly used to establish the credentials of Billy Hill for Sheriff, I feel the need to set the record straight. 

This Thanksgiving buckle up

Thanksgiving is one of the great American holidays that involves a lot of travel. Family and friends from across the country or just across town take to the roads to visit together and celebrate, making it one of the busiest travel times of the year.

Letter to the Editor - Nov. 20

To the Editor,

Air Force veteran joins emergency planning committee

The Mineral County Local Emergency Planning Committee meets the first Thursday of each month at 4 p.m. in the County Commissioners Conference Room and is open to the public.

Blackfoot Communications lays underground fiber optic cables

Infrastructure changes other than highways and bridge repair and building are underway throughout Sanders County and western Montana.

Macman Fishing Report: Perch cycle produces big fish

Fishermen, what’s happening in East Bay (East side of Polson Bay on Flathead Lake)?

Student spotlight: Daniel Farris

Age: 17

Voting and an individual's responsibility

The right to vote is well established in our Constitutions. Article 1, Section 2, Clause 1 of the US Constitution states that members of Congress are to be chosen by the people.

Apprentice hunter program offered Register for online hunter ed classes FWP seeks comments on proposed walleye kill regs

It’s never too early to plan ahead for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Apprentice Hunter Program.

Plains second graders show off science knowledge through art

What to know about big horn sheep in Sanders County

Along the rocky ridges and the winding roads of Sanders County, locals are blessed to experience the beauty of the snowcapped peaks, the winding rivers and creeks and the chance to explore what is around the next bend in the road.

Hot Springs residents depend on Buck’s Grocery

The values of hard work and acting in concert are on display at Buck’s Grocery in Hot Springs.

Support hemp legalization

Call MT USA Representative Denny Rehberg today — requesting a YES VOTE on the bill [HR1009] federally legalizing cultivation of Industrial hemp in the USA changing jurisdiction from the DEA to the Department of Agriculture.