Dare to Live Without Limits Patience

You're driving home from work with 40 miles of highway ahead of you. Wanting to get home as soon as possible, you weave in and out of traffic doing 70 or maybe 75 mph rather than the 65 mph the rest of the traffic is traveling. How much time will you save? Zipping along at 75 mph saves you a whopping 5 minutes compared to 65 mph.

Weather brings record breaking lows and accidents

Last Tuesday a record-breaking cold wave hit the region sending temperatures into the negative degree range in some areas.

Mineral County Shooting Sports Association hosts fall banquet

Just like clockwork, the Mineral County Shooting Sports Association (MCSSA) holds a fall banquet that is extremely popular because of the great chow, auction items you dream of owning and camaraderie that is second to none.

Ride Idaho tour crosses into Sanders County

THOMPSON FALLS- The annual seven-day bicycle tour known as “Ride Idaho” cruised into Sanders County on Tuesday with 380 riders making their way into Thompson Falls. Cyclists camped at Ainsworth Field and PPL Park after logging approximately 70 miles during the day.

Riding with Montana Highway Patrol

Last week offered an eye-opener as I rode along with Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Steve Spurr. What began as a brisk day turned into a wider look into what troopers do on a long shift around Sanders County.

Holiday shoppers come to St. Regis bazaar

ST. REGIS – The main room of the St. Regis Community Center was turned into a miniature mall Saturday as the Community Council held its annual Christmas Bazaar and Raffle.

Community garden project continues to grow

Danielle Switalski

Iron Mountain Road update

Cutting across steep mountain slopes on the south side of the Clark Fork River, the road is formally called the Iron Mountain/Cyr Road. But my family and friends called it by a less imaginative name, “The Road Behind the Mill.”

Superfund Cleanup nearing completion for Town of Superior

SUPERIOR - According to Duc Nguyen, EPA’s On-Scene Coordinator, “we are approaching the completion date, only two weeks away.” EPA has been in Superior since early September removing contaminated soil from Mineral County Airport, as well as 38 residential properties, and transporting it to Wood Gulch Repository. A final briefing is scheduled with the Mineral County Commissioners on Thursday, November 7 at 9:30 am. The public is encouraged to attend. 

A Christmas memory: Serenity and solitude at the Mike Patrick place

It was early Christmas morning, around 5 o’clock. I had woken up and looked out the window to see a clear, moonlit night. A good time for a walk, I thought. I was sixteen years old — almost, my birthday was the next day — and I rose and dressed quietly so as not to wake my parents. I went very slowly down the back stairs from my bedroom, trying to avoid the steps that creaked, found a coat and hat and unlocked the back door. Outside, I discovered that it would be an even better walk than I thought. There was about a foot of snow, which would have been slow walking, but it had crusted overnight and was hard enough to walk on. It was very easy going.

Trout Creek hosts 20th annual Cool Summer Nights Car Show

With temperatures hovering in the 90s due to a mid-summer heat wave, there was more than enough cool to go around for classic car fans in Trout Lake this past weekend.

Firecracker softball tourney hosted by St. Regis

ST. REGIS – Teams from as far away as Idaho and across Montana descended on the community of St. Regis Saturday and Sunday to compete in the annual Firecracker Softball Tournament.

Legals for June, 5 2024

Legals for June, 5 2024

Plains continues exploring options for updating wastewater treatment plant

While many obstacles still exist, Plains continues its efforts to update its wastewater treatment facility.

Legals November 27, 2019

REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT Sanders County is now reviewing a request for a change of use permit in the Limited Development Area of the Plains Airport. The proposed use change is from agricultural to residential. The project is located off Diehl Ranch Rd. just west of Plains, in Section 21, Township 20N, Range 26W, P.P.M. A public meeting will be held December 12, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. in the Commissioners Conference Room, in the Sanders County Courthouse which is handicapped accessible in Thompson Falls, Montana. At which time all interested person(s) will be given an opportunity to comment. Any person with questions or wanting further information or wishing to submit comments about this project, please contact the Sanders County Land Service Department in the County Courthouse, P. O. Box, 519, 1111 Main Street Thompson Falls MT 59873, Phone 827-6965 or kmaudrone@co.sanders.mt.us. Comments will be received through December 12, 2019. Published in the Clark Fork Valley Press on November 27, 2019. MNAXLP

Commissioners hear update on West Mullan Fire area

Red Devils are perfect, Bluehawks go 1-1 in Winter Classic hoop action

The Noxon Red Devils notched a pair of wins at the Thompson Falls Boys' Basketball Winter Classic Friday and Saturday, and the Bluehawks held their ground with a win in the season-opening tournament.

Motel and resort completes two expansions

TROUT CREEK – After two years in the works, the Trout Creek Lakeside Motel and Resort has just recently finished an expansion they have been hard at work completing.

WSA Babe Ruth Fields make progress

PLAINS - Progress continues on the Wildhorse Sports Association-sponsored baseball and soccer field complex in Plains this week as a company hired to install fencing has broken ground on the site. Work will go on throughout the summer and fall to prepare the complex to be usable next year.