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Montana Viewpoint

Tigers prepare to surprise

Nick Ianniello

Bison hide for open house

A midst scattered snowflakes, rain and sunshine, more than 40 people took advantage of the National Bison Range's open house Friday in search of bison and other wildlife.

Savage Horsemen drops heartbreaker at Florence

Jamie Doran

Summer art camp hosts finale

Last Saturday a small crowd gathered in the Hot Springs Senior Center to see the grand finale art show to the Hot Springs Summer Art Camp.

Sawdust flies at crosscut

About 70 people gathered in front of the VFW Post 3596 to watch nearly 100 entrants try their hands at being lumberjacks for a couple of hours at the Plains Day Crosscut Competition.

Sanders County Sheriff's Log, March 5-12

Reports of people in pools being loud and nude. Individuals warned to keep it down rest of the night.

Man rescued from Clark Fork River near Superior

A Superior resident was pulled from the Clark Fork River Friday evening, and was near death before being rescued. What started as a typical afternoon of fishing, ended in near-tragedy, after Jeramy Wilson, 40, went fishing near his home located northwest of town.

Life Flight Network no longer offering memberships

Life Flight Network, which is a not-for-profit air medical service, can no longer selling memberships in Montana. This is the result of legislative House Bill 73, which was recently signed into law by Governor Steve Bullock. In an unrelated move, Life Flight is now in-network with Montana’s two large insurance companies, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana and Pacific Source. The two companies reaches about 90 percent of the commercial insurance in Montana.

Bluehawks hope to bounce back after shutout loss to Townsend

Thompson Falls head football coach Jared Koskela has cultivated a reputation for himself for carving out identities for teams that are lacking in experience, and getting them to forge together to make a mid- to late-season improvement.

Belts aplenty at Blue Heron Karate Academy

What does Shorin Ryu mean? It is a small forest school and it honors the Shaolin Kung Fu from China.

Flockerzi facing five felonies in Trout Creek incident

A Trout Creek man remains in the Sanders County Jail on $100,000 bond while facing several felony charges in relation to a recent incident where he is accused of arson and firing a gun.

Emergency Planning Committee meets, adds several new members

Familiar faces with new titles were seen at the monthly Local Emergency Planning Committee meeting on July 12. Donna Richter has been named the new assistant fire chief. She is joining current Superior Fire Department Chief Steve Temple. Temple took over as fire chief from Rob Torrey earlier this year after Torrey stepped down from the position.

Hot Springs students get 'ghosted'

Sometimes the best way to learn good judgment when faced with peer pressure is using the shock factor. This is what the JMG students of Hot Springs High School have done for their “Ghost Out” event.

Woman disgusted by decapitated carcass

Someone on Waverly Place reported seeing a decapitated giant elk or deer hanging from a second-floor balcony and was concerned that it was going to “attract varmints and bears,” and “that it is just plain disgusting,” according to the Whitefish Police Department.

Plow driver works for county community's safety

Bills would help Montana's students

Jim Stipcich, president/CEO Student Assistance Foundation

Bluehawks and Horsemen go to extra time

PLAINS – Four quarters proved not to be enough as county rivals the Thompson Falls Bluehawks and Plains Horsemen met last Thursday.

Plains celebrates reading with fun

PLAINS – Burrow races, piñatas, kindles and bikes were on everyone’s minds as the I Love to Read month celebration wrapped up the month of February.

Victory means more after defeat

PLAINS – The road to redemption was not paved for the Horsemen in their rivalry rematch against the Thompson Falls Bluehawks. Both teams were unrelenting in their quest for bragging rights. Viewers were on the edge of their seats throughout the neck and neck game.