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September 16, 2015 5:33 p.m.

Suicide rate high in state

MINERAL/SANDERS COUNTY – According to statistics provided by Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services Suicide Prevention Coordinator Karl Rosston, Montana consistently has one of the highest rates of suicide per capita in the country.

Old Plains schoolhouse sold
September 16, 2015 5:01 p.m.

Old Plains schoolhouse sold

PLAINS - After spending over a year empty, the old Plains School building has been purchased and is expected to reopen within another year.

Hot Springs vs. St. Regis
September 16, 2015 4:05 p.m.

Hot Springs vs. St. Regis

HOT SPRINGS - The Hot Springs football team dominated St. Regis in their game Friday, claiming a decisive victory with a final score of 80-6.

September 11, 2015 11:39 a.m.

Plains Trotters beats Noxon in three

After a hard-fought match, Thursday, the Plains Lady Trotters defeated Noxon’s Lady Red Devils in three sets.

September 11, 2015 11:33 a.m.

Plains and Hot Springs square off

In their first volleyball home game of the season the Plains Lady Trotters took on the Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat, coming out victorious in three sets.

September 11, 2015 11:28 a.m.

Are we too broke to pay attention?

Too broke to pay attention

September 11, 2015 11:27 a.m.

What has become of the fair?

September 3, 2015

Cowboy with a statement on smoking
September 10, 2015 5:51 p.m.

Cowboy with a statement on smoking

PLAINS - Tobacco use has been a big part of the rodeo for years; one participant of the Sanders County Fair is in the forefront of changing this, though, by promoting a tobacco-less lifestyle through the sport.

Plains library celebrates summer reading
August 14, 2015 10:08 p.m.

Plains library celebrates summer reading

PLAINS – The Plains Library took some time to celebrate summer reading last week on Wednesday morning.

Woodcarver known for specialty
August 14, 2015 10:04 p.m.

Woodcarver known for specialty

PLAINS - How many people can say when they were a 10 year old they found a life passion that would bring them recognition throughout the United States even from the President? When Henry Larum, a typical adolescent who looked up to his older brother, was 10 years old, he found that passion.

August 14, 2015 9:58 p.m.

New kindergarten teacher in Plains

PLAINS - The Plains Elementary School will be welcoming a new Kindergarten teacher this fall; Katie Hillerman will be the newest addition to the Plains School faculty.

August 13, 2015 6:15 p.m.

Stage 1 fire restrictions remain in place

SANDERS COUNTY – Stage 1 fire restrictions are still in effect in Sanders County and across wide portions of northwestern Montana.

August 12, 2015 3:44 p.m.

Avista golf tournament to benefit SCCOA

THOMPSON FALLS – The seventh annual Avista Charity Golf Tournament is scheduled to take place this weekend at the River’s Bend Golf Course in Thompson Falls.

August 7, 2015 1:18 p.m.

Trading up for a better deal

By David Levine

Art camp held in Hot Springs
August 5, 2015 1:19 p.m.

Art camp held in Hot Springs

HOT SPRINGS – Kids tried their hand at acrobatics, built cob sculptures and made their own cigar box guitars in Hot Springs over the past couple of weeks.

Ordelheide Dental hosts day of care in Plains
July 31, 2015 4:10 p.m.

Ordelheide Dental hosts day of care in Plains

PLAINS – Ordelheide Dental in Plains took time last week to give back to the community, hosting a free dental care day at their office in town last Friday.

Tri-State Tournament held in Trout Creek
July 29, 2015 3:28 p.m.

Tri-State Tournament held in Trout Creek

TROUT CREEK - Over the weekend the Annual Tri-State Tournament took place in Trout Creek.

July 25, 2015 7:10 p.m.

Shift in legal authority of government

Observations and Analysis of Shifts in Government:

Two decades at Savenac
July 23, 2015 3:14 p.m.

Two decades at Savenac

HAUGAN – For the past twenty years, the historic Savenac Nursery near Haugan has welcomed volunteers who come to the facility for one week in the summer to help maintain a place that was instrumental in rebuilding forests in the area after the devastating fire of 1910 swept through the region destroying nearly everything in its path.

July 17, 2015 5:29 p.m.

Interesting presidential election ahead

 By Lee H. Hamilton