COLUMN: Know the rules

As I’ve tried to broaden my sports world this past year, I’ve encountered a strange, sometimes troubling, and often head-scratching aspect of this quest.

Hot Springs School opens its doors to parents

Panthers take on Eagles twice

ALBERTON – As the Lady Panthers faced off against Drummond at home, they struggled against the Lady Trojan’s defense and ended in a loss.

Plugging the brain drain

SUPERIOR – As other rural communities across the country experience a phenomenon known as “rural brain drain,”when 18 to 25 year old residents leave their hometowns for higher education and never return, Mineral County is experiencing exactly the opposite in one case.

Hot Springs volleyball plays well at Districts

HOT SPRINGS – The Lady Savage Heat competed in District competition this weekend and were able to capture third place.

N Lazy J Arena busy with improvements

Lodge pole posts and wooden fencing don’t last forever.

State wants comments on new elk management plan

Elk hunters who are interested in how the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks manage elk have the opportunity to weigh in on the new draft elk management plan.

Stakeholders get started on Cedar-Thom

If the Sanders Mineral Forest Coalition was happy with taking a big step forward by adopting their first project in Mineral County at their March meeting, they will now have to be satisfied with a slow laborious crawl if they want to see the project come to fruition.

One-year until 1910 fire centennial

Danielle Switalski

Horsemen rise to occasion

Time to end the sewer nightmare

When I read the Opinion article in the Valley Press by Dan Risland, I realized that there may be a lot of us here in Paradise that are going through a lot of stress and worry as a result of this ongoing, and unwelcomed, sewer project here.

Trotters show improvement in trip to Bitterroot

The bats are showing signs of coming around. The never quit is still there. The wins will come.

Blackfoot Communications lays underground fiber optic cables

Infrastructure changes other than highways and bridge repair and building are underway throughout Sanders County and western Montana.

Letter to Editor

Friends, lend me your attention for a moment:

Superior School Board trustee election is May 2

Superior School will be holding a mail ballot election for school board of trustee positions on May 2, 2017. Ballot were mailed out last week for two open positions. Current board member, Kate DiGiando, is stepping down and Michelle Parkin, who is the current board chair, is running for re-election.

A season to remember

ST. REGIS – For the first time in over a decade, St. Regis is home to a winning football team after the Tigers defeated Lincoln on the road going 5-4 on the 2014 season.

Fees increase for snowmobile trail passes

Snowmobilers and other groomed trail users in Montana will see changes to trail passes for the 2019/2020 riding season.

Cub scouts learn about police

Most people will never learn two languages in their lifetime, but the cub scouts found out last Tuesday that Max Flo Jo, Deputy James Balenger’s canine companion knows two: English and Spanish.

Application for Montana Land Grant signed by commissioners

SUPERIOR – A grant has become available through the state for counties who map local cemeteries. The way of getting these funds was discussed over several meetings of the Mineral County Commissioners.

HD-14 candidate Randy Mitchell

There will be two candidates for the primary election on June 8 for Montana House Representative from District 14.