Five locals named to all-state volleyball team

It was a good year for local high school volleyball players and their fans.

Bluehawks Track and Field takes off running

Superior hosts annual town clean-up

"It's been a quiet day but a good day," Superior Mayor Mike Wood said of the town's annual clean-up day this year. "Maybe that means we are getting the town cleaned up."

Legals for July, 12 2023

Money isn't just sitting there

What's wrong with government grants? Isn't it true that "if we don't take them someone else will, so we might as well go for it? Let's find out by tracing what I'll call the "Life Cycle of the Government Grant."

Another tough week in Helena

This last week was a very busy week trying to take care of the Senate Bills needing to come through the House. It was also a week to present House bills to the Senate committees and study up on House Bill 2, the budget. Any House revenue bills were still allowed to be presented to the house committees for review this weeks well. Those bills will have to pass out of House committees and across the House floor by March 24 to have time to make it through the Senate before we will adjourn.

Rep. Loge responds to 'vicious' emails, calls

This last week was a very busy week trying to take care of the Senate Bills needing to come through the House. It was also a week to present House bills to the Senate committees and study up on House Bill 2, the budget. Any House revenue bills were still allowed to be presented to the house committees for review this weeks well. Those bills will have to pass out of House committees and across the House floor by March 24 to have time to make it through the Senate before we will adjourn.

Plains Paradise Senior Center here to help

Aging affects us all and the Plains Paradise Senior Citizens Center is here to help.

Initiative 186 misleading

I-186 will appear on the November ballot. If it passes, Montana DEQ will be required to deny a permit to any proposed hard rock mine, if the reclamation plan requires perpetual water treatment.

Pesticide clinics scheduled

St. Regis bank makes changes to services

ST. REGIS – The Family of Banks would like to formally announce an important change which will affect Mullan Trail Bank in St. Regis and Superior. As of February 1, 2014, Mullan Trail Banks in St. Regis will close its lobby and begin operating through the drive- up window, accepting deposits and cashing checks.

Free workshops offered to assist in calibrating sprayers

FREE WORKSHOP! Get your sprayers ready for the season!

Fire officials monitor county snowpack

Heading into mid-season everyone’s focus turns to snowpack and already Western Montanans are thinking ahead to summer and upcoming forest fires...

New Plains store equips rock hounds

Mining is a whole lot of knowledge mixed with a helping of persistence and topped off, often, by good old fashioned luck.

Noxon stumbles against West Yellowstone

It was, to say the least, a big game in this year’s Western 6-player conference football action.

T-falls host uncoventional olympics

Last Thursday the first Thompson Falls Cross Country Un-Olympics was held at Thompson Falls High School track and hosted a collection of unconventional cross country events to raise money for the Thompson Falls high school cross country running program.

Thompson Falls golf captures all-state honors

The Thompson Falls girls golf team came back from their state experience with some hardware at the Class B state golf tournament Tuesday through Thursday at Marias Valley Golf and Country Club.

Basketball Roundup

In St. Regis the Tigers faced the Noxon Red Devils with a set of loses. The girls lost in a close game, 34-29. The Tigers held the lead at the half, 15-13. But the Red Devils bounced back in the third quarter putting in an extra bucket with the teams tied at 23-23. In the fourth quarter the Tigers dropped back and Noxon gained another 11 points to 6 for the win.

Melanie's Christmas Column: Channeling the spirit of Christmas every day

Every Christmas season, the feelings that evoke the pleasantries of home, family, love and good tidings are amplified by the holiday cheer. The main streets in the little towns are brighter, the smiles on everyone’s faces bigger. Christmas brings that out in all of us, and it starts from an early age.

Farmer's market up and running in Superior, Alberton

The vendors for the Superior farmer's market have the majority of the lawn in front of the old school house to set up on, but on Saturday, they all tend to gather under the tree where the shade provides relief from the hot summer sun.