Gone for the holidays…

Danielle Switalski

Jury poised to begin deliberations in Wood murder trial

Jurors hearing the murder case of a Northwest Montana woman accused of shooting her ex-boyfriend...

Legals for August, 5 2020

Court Report

Sanders County Justice Court

Partnership Health Center to Close Satellite Clinic in Superior

Partnership Health Center closed its satellite clinic in Superior on Dec. 30.

I-90 road work to resume this month

The Montana Department of Transportation expects I-90 improvement work will resume the week of March 28 on the St. Regis West Project.

Patricia Johnson England

Pat was born July 20, 1949, to Otto Howard and Dorothy Johnson.

Local Plains churches celebrate Christmas

It was a beautiful snowy evening Dec. 10 when local musicians and singers gathered together at a Plains church in celebration of Christmas. The concert was open to the public and was a non-denominational event, supported by many churches in the Plains area.

Michael Thane

Michael J. Thane, fierce individualist, was born on July 4, 1949, and passed away on Aug. 18, 2018, with his brother Tim and sister-in-law Michelle by his side.

Superior School locked down briefly

Superior School experienced a brief lockdown when a student made disparaging remarks to the high school principal, Chris Clairmont on Friday, March 9. The remarks were concerning enough for Clairmont to take action for both the high school and the elementary school to be on lockdown for almost an hour.

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The intrepid Sanders County Fair Board is quickly picking up steam. With mostly new membership and an acting manager, and with the help of experienced locals, they are pulling together contracts, agreements, sponsors, grounds maintenance, and all that’s needed to ensure another successful fair this year.

Rollover on Hwy 135 leaves none injured

PLAINS/PARADISE – A single vehicle rolled on Montana highway 135 late Monday morning from which no injuries were reported.

State park visitation on the decline

Temperate weather with a few cold spells during the first quarter of 2022 contributed to a slight decrease in the number of overall visitors to state parks in Montana, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reported last week.

Piranhas bite off a third place finish at home meet

PLAINS – Piranhas Swim Team showed other Western Montana Federation swim teams that piranhas are greater in numbers this past weekend at their home swim meet, where they took third overall for the first time in over a decade.

COVID plans put to test as firefighters crowd camps

HELENA — Jon Paul was leery entering his first wildfire camp of the year late last month to fight three lightning-caused fires scorching parts of a Northern California forest that hadn’t burned in 40 years.

Sanders County reports first positive COVID-19 case

Sanders County health officials have reported the county’s first case of COVID-19.

Sanders County deals with illegal dumping

One person’s garbage is not always another person’s treasure.

Food for Thought: Teaching kids responsibility and discipline

Whenever you discipline your child you want it to be a learning...

Senior Citizens Center has new kitchen manager

The St. Regis Senior Citizens Center has been open since 2009, and in that time, they have had growing pains, as businesses do, ranging from lines outside waiting for their meals to almost closing the doors.

COLUMN: Caitlin Clark

This is a great American success story playing out in real time.