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Plains Day events set for June 1
May 22, 2024 midnight

Plains Day events set for June 1

Plains Day, taking place Saturday, June 1 will have activities for everyone’s taste.

Plains art students show off talents
May 22, 2024 midnight

Plains art students show off talents

Plains High School artists continued a decades long tradition of showing off their art work.

Plains looking sharp after cleanup day
May 22, 2024 midnight

Plains looking sharp after cleanup day

A cool crisp windy morning greeted volunteers, assembling for the Plains Beautification Day 2024.

Wayne David Bricker, 90
May 22, 2024 midnight

Wayne David Bricker, 90

Wayne David Bricker

May 22, 2024 midnight

Legals for May, 22 2024

Plains receives statewide award for wastewater system
May 15, 2024 midnight

Plains receives statewide award for wastewater system

The Town of Plains was recognized for outstanding performance during the May City Council meeting.

May 15, 2024 midnight

Mineral County Sheriff's Office report

Mineral County Sheriff's Office report

Locals post strong results at 7B District meet
May 15, 2024 midnight

Locals post strong results at 7B District meet

How important is depth in team sports?

Thompson Falls golfers battled wind, tough course at Anaconda
May 15, 2024 midnight

Thompson Falls golfers battled wind, tough course at Anaconda

How windy was it in Anaconda this past week?

Christensen leads Hot Springs to second at 14C meet
May 15, 2024 midnight

Christensen leads Hot Springs to second at 14C meet

On a clear, blue sky Montana day, the stars were out in force over Missoula County Public Stadium this past weekend.

May 15, 2024 midnight

Legals for May, 15 2024

May storm improves outlook, but drought concerns persist for Montana
May 9, 2024 2 p.m.

May storm improves outlook, but drought concerns persist for Montana

This week’s widespread, wet storm has brought a measure of relief to parts of Montana reeling from one of the driest winters on record, but water managers say it’s too early to tell how much of that water will stick around to sustain streams, crops and forests through the hottest months of the year.

Buttigieg highlights US 93 funding during reservation visit
May 9, 2024 midnight

Buttigieg highlights US 93 funding during reservation visit

The Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Law and its connection to safety for people and wildlife was on Pete Buttigieg’s mind during his recent visit to the Flathead Reservation. Buttigieg, the U.S. Transportation Secretary, was in Western Montana Monday and Tuesday to celebrate funding from the Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Act, passed by Congress and signed by President Biden in 2021.

The rube sits and smiles
May 9, 2024 midnight

The rube sits and smiles

After having unloaded all my farm equipment from the railcar that had brought it from my late father’s farm back east, I knew that I had come to the right part of the world when Dude and Shorty, who had helped me unload it, looked at the wheels on my hay wagon and pronounced them “high-speed” because they actually had ball bearings instead of old-fashioned babbitt bearings. A person with less class than Shorty and Dude might have rightly said, “What a bunch of wore-out junk.”

Mineral Community Hospital expands offerings
May 8, 2024 midnight

Mineral Community Hospital expands offerings

Scheduling important medical appointments and arranging vital procedures can be a challenge living out in rural Montana. Hospitals and clinics are spread few and far between the mountainous landscape that makes up Mineral County.

Neva MacDonald Cummings, 89
May 8, 2024 midnight

Neva MacDonald Cummings, 89

Neva MacDonald Cummings

Herd of runners take part Dixon's Stampede
May 8, 2024 midnight

Herd of runners take part Dixon's Stampede

On a bright beautiful Saturday morning, runners from across Northwest Montana assembled in Dixon for the annual Bison Stampede.

May 8, 2024 midnight

Alberton's Fredette flies to second at Anaconda meet

They are few in number, but the few are having a productive track and field season.

May 8, 2024 midnight

Tracksters tune up at Kim L Haines meet

That was, in basic terms, a clean-up, rest-up and tune-up weekend for area Class B-C track and field teams as post season playoffs get underway this week.

Lady Hawks score 13-3 win over rival Plains
May 8, 2024 midnight

Lady Hawks score 13-3 win over rival Plains

If you look purely at the score, you would think the Sanders County rivalry softball game between Plains and Thompson Falls was a rout.