"Through With Chew Week" upcoming

“Through With Chew Week” is an annual event designed to prevent and reduce chew tobacco use.

Artist raises awareness of domestic violence

Painting, poetry and pain took on new meaning for Jane Lattus Emmert after her sister, Amy, was murdered eight years ago by an abusive boyfriend.

Sanders County Sheriff Report

2/6/11 9:13 p.m. A Plains woman called police stating that she and her boyfriend had gotten into a fight and he left her residence intoxicated in her car without her permission to take the car.  The woman later reported the car stolen.

Bluehawks hinder Horsemen

A 22-4 advantage in the third quarter helped the Bluehawks complete their sweep over Distrit 7-B rival Plains on Thursday. Thompson Falls emerged with a 57-37 victory and finished the regular season in fourth place at 5-5 conf., 9-9 ovr.

Flower ship celebreates first year

It’s been a year since Jackie Callison opened up Jackie’s Gifts and Flowers in Superior and she said that she can’t believe how quickly time has gone by.

Study to examine elk calves in bitterroot valley

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) will begin a study this week that will evaluate factors affecting elk calf survival in the East and West Forks of the Bitterroot Valley. 

How to avoid blight this spring

Gardening tips for a potentially poor growing season

As this year’s gardening season approaches, local farmers and agricultural experts want to urge home gardeners to be aware of the risk of late blight, a devastating disease that reared its ugly head in the valley last year. Characterized by black colored wounds or abnormalities on the leaf and stem, late blight is the same devastating pathogen responsible for the Irish potato famine of the late 1840s. In the Mission Valley, tons of potatoes were lost last year, Montana State University extension agent Jack Stivers said.

Lady Bocats top Eagles

The Superior Lady Cats battled the Valley Christian Eagles at home on Thursday night and traveled to play Deer Lodge on Saturday.

Lady Panthers break even last week

Last week, the Alberton girls had one win and one loss.

Hot Springs girls win back-to-back

A 52-43 win over Arlee on Friday gave Hot Springs its their first back-to-back wins all season. Although a 36-51 loss to Alberton would stop The Savage Heat’s momentum the following day, they appear to be peaking at the right time as they approach the District 14-C tournament.

Noxon tops TFalls

Noxon avenged an early season loss over their cross-class, inter-county rival Thompson Falls with a thrilling, 62-59 overtime win on Saturday. Each team is now gearing up for their respective district tournaments as they head into the final weekend of the regular season.

Bobcats head to divisionals

The Superior Bobcats will be headed to Arlee on Saturday for the divisional tournament.

Blueahwks grounded

Thompson Falls dropped a pair of games against Columbia Falls, 29-78 on Friday, and Bigfork, 51-85 on Saturday this week, dropping their record to 3-5 conf., 6-8 ovr.

Stay involved in politics

One could ask that as the elections of 2010 are behind us, are we done with politics?  The answer would be a resounding no.

AirMail Special coming to Superior

The Mineral County Performing Arts Council is proud to present AirMail Special tonight, January 26, at 7:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Baptist Church in Superior.

Zylawy boys releasing first album

The Zylawy Boys didn’t know when their cd would be ready to be released back when they were first interviewed in November. However, production has wrapped up. The boys will release their first cd with a release party and celebration this Sunday, January 30. The event will be held at Superior Mountain Mudd, which is located in the old school building in Superior from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

TFalls topples Trotters

It’s been said that records don’t mean matter in rivalry games and that was certainly the case as the Ladyhawks, who entered Tuesday’s game with a lackluster 2-6 overall record, upended the 6-2 Trotters 45-39 in a District 7-B contest.

Blulehawks soar past Horsemen

On Friday night, there seemed to be more bark than bite to the District 7-B inter-county rivalry between Plains and Thompson Falls, as the Bluehawks soared to a 59-40 victory over the Horsemen.

Hard times hit Tigers this week

It was a tough week for the St. Regis boys. They had a hard game against Charlo early in the week and then struggled against Victor on Saturday.

Food bank gets new location

Last Thursday was moving day for the Mineral County Food Bank located in Superior. Volunteers were on hand to help load food into trucks to be transported over to the new building, which is located off Fourth Street, just across the way from S & S Foods.