Plains/Hot Springs Wrestling team takes first at tournament

PLAINS – After an exciting day at the Ted Kato Invitational in Thompson Falls, the Plains, Hot Springs wrestling team came home with their first medal in 13 years.

Guest opinion: Historic changes occuring for irrigators

Message from Boone Cole, Chairman of the Flathead Joint Board of Control, to Fee Land Irrigators concerning need for upcoming Referendum.

Plains Time Trial kicks off season

PLAINS - As has become a tradition during the Sanders County Fair, the Plains Cross Country Time Trials were held on Friday morning, Starting and finishing at the Plains Bible Chapel. The three-mile route led runners on Combest Creek Road, Nelson Lane and River Road East - together with paths and trails within the Nelson Ranch.

An update from Rep. Pat Ingraham

On Monday, March 25th, a date requested by the Governor, as a member of the House Human Services Committee, I and other members of the committee heard House Bill 590 – Medicaid Expansion, a big issue for the Legislature. On Wednesday, March 27th, the House Human Services Committee took executive action on HB 590 and on a partisan vote, Republicans opposing and Democrats supporting, HB 590, the Medicaid expansion bill, failed to pass the committee.

Legals October 16, 2019

NOTICE OF SALE Department of Natural Resources & Conservation Timber Sale The Green Calico Timber Sale is located within Section 32, T23N-R27W and Sections 4 and 10, T22N-R27W, on the State's Plains Unit. Approximately 22,460 tons of mixed conifer sawlogs, are offered for sale. Sealed bids will be opened at the Department of Natural Resources & Conservation, 2705 Spurgin Road, Missoula, Montana on November 13, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Bids may be hand delivered or mailed and will be accepted any time prior to the bid opening. DNRC recommends that bidders contact the Trust Land Management Division (406-542-4300) prior to the bid opening to ensure that your bid has been received. Bids must be accompanied by a deposit of $21,146.00, representing 5% of the minimum bid value of the sale in cashier's check, certified check, bank money order or bank draft to be applied to the first sale invoice for the successful bidder. Bid bonds will be accepted and, for the successful bidder, will be closed upon execution of the Timber Sale Contract and Timber Sale Bond. The sale will be awarded to the highest responsible bidder. Award of the timber sale is conditional upon approval of the timber sale by the State Board of Land Commissioners at their October 28, 2019 meeting. If the successful bidder is unable to execute the contract within 30 calendar days from the date the sale is awarded, the bid deposit will be retained by the Department as liquidated damages. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. Prospective bidders can obtain the sale prospectus, sale contract and bid forms from the Department of Natural Resources & Conservation, Trust Land Management Division, in Missoula (406-542-4300), the Northwestern Land Office in Kalispell (406-751-2257), or the Plains Unit Office in Plains, MT (406-826-4722). Visit our website at http://dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/trust/forest-management/timber-sale-information for upcoming sales and bid results. Published in the Clark Fork Valley Press on October 16, 23, 30, and November 6, 2019. MNAXLP

Blue Hawks face Deer Lodge to open divisional play

Defending state champion Bigfork and Missoula Loyola will have the No. 1 seeds going in the boys’ bracket in the Western B Divisional Basketball Tournament which unfolds Thursday morning at the Ronan Event Center. The tourney runs through Saturday night’s girls’ and boys’ championship games.

Legals October 23, 2019

NOTICE OF SALE Department of Natural Resources & Conservation Timber Sale The Green Calico Timber Sale is located within Section 32, T23N-R27W and Sections 4 and 10, T22N-R27W, on the State's Plains Unit. Approximately 22,460 tons of mixed conifer sawlogs, are offered for sale. Sealed bids will be opened at the Department of Natural Resources & Conservation, 2705 Spurgin Road, Missoula, Montana on November 13, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. Bids may be hand delivered or mailed and will be accepted any time prior to the bid opening. DNRC recommends that bidders contact the Trust Land Management Division (406-542-4300) prior to the bid opening to ensure that your bid has been received. Bids must be accompanied by a deposit of $21,146.00, representing 5% of the minimum bid value of the sale in cashier's check, certified check, bank money order or bank draft to be applied to the first sale invoice for the successful bidder. Bid bonds will be accepted and, for the successful bidder, will be closed upon execution of the Timber Sale Contract and Timber Sale Bond. The sale will be awarded to the highest responsible bidder. Award of the timber sale is conditional upon approval of the timber sale by the State Board of Land Commissioners at their October 28, 2019 meeting. If the successful bidder is unable to execute the contract within 30 calendar days from the date the sale is awarded, the bid deposit will be retained by the Department as liquidated damages. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. Prospective bidders can obtain the sale prospectus, sale contract and bid forms from the Department of Natural Resources & Conservation, Trust Land Management Division, in Missoula (406-542-4300), the Northwestern Land Office in Kalispell (406-751-2257), or the Plains Unit Office in Plains, MT (406-826-4722). Visit our website at http://dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/trust/forest-management/timber-sale-information for upcoming sales and bid results. Published in the Clark Fork Valley Press on October 16, 23, 30, and November 6, 2019. MNAXLP

A 400 to remember

Knapp sets school record in 400 Thompson Falls track

Charlie Knapp left the crowd at Big Sky Stadium speechless on Friday. It was a singular athletic performance that doesn't come along very often.

Spokane man gets 30 years for fatal DUI crash in Mineral County

A 41-year-old Spokane man was sentenced to thirty years in the

Man convicted of poaching near Trout Creek

THOMPSON FALLS-An Oregon man was convicted of poaching near his father's home in Trout Creek after proudly posting pictures of his big game kills on a Web Site.

DEA hosts drug take-back

On Sept. 25, the Drug Enforcement Administration and government, community, public health and law enforcement partners held a prescription drug “Take-Back” initiative that seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft. Potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs were collected for destruction at sites nationwide.

Sheriff Rummel humbled by support

SANDERS COUNTY - An American icon once said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy,” and it was in the example set by Sanders County Sheriff Tom Rummel last week that the public saw - and liked - what he stood for in a time of uncertainty which surrounds the issue of gun control.

Mineral County officials oppose VIC cuts in two letters to governor

An update from Representative Ingraham

December means cool (and I do mean cool) winter breezes are ushered in, snowflakes make their appearance and for most of us, we begin the look forward to celebrating Christ’s birth on December 25th.  In preparing for the Christmas celebration, many of us begin by decorating our homes, looking for that perfect Christmas tree and hanging a wreath upon our door.  The wreath’s shape has been used symbolically for centuries.  The circle or ring shape is symbolic of eternity or eternal life, because the shape has no beginning or end.

State championship preview: David versus Goliath

Legals for February, 26 2025

Mineral County Justice Court stays busy thanks to I-90

Most Wednesdays in the Mineral Independent you’ll see an article titled ‘Justice Court’ with names of people who received misdemeanors.

Blue Hawks rally to reach state tournament

They had to do it the hard way, but in the end the Thompson Falls boys basketball team earned a trip...

Clark Fork Hospital provides COVID-19 vaccine update

To date 880 doses of the Moderna vaccine have been administered at Clark Fork Valley Hospital.

CSKT attorney Danna Jackson tapped for District Court judgeship

President Joe Biden has tapped an attorney for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to replace Judge Dana Christensen in the U.S. District Court of Montana.