Legals for August, 3 2022

Above average hunter success for west-central Montana’s opener

After the first two weekends of big game season, west-central Montana hunter check stations are reporting elk and deer harvest totals that are up from last season and the five-year average.

Need for healthcare workers continues to grow in area

For several years Mineral County high school students have been able to spend a day at Mineral Community Hospital to explore careers in health care. Working with the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and Research and Explore Awesome Careers in Healthcare, or REACH, students can explore a number of careers. Including lab work; X-rays; CT or computed tomography scanning; dentistry; public health; nursing; and emergency medical training.

Bob Kinney Wrestling Classic held in Superior

Thompson Falls won the Bob Kinney Wrestling Classic held over last Saturday, Dec. 9 with a team score of 184.5. Teams from all over the western Montana traveled to Superior to participate at the annual tournament. Though the number of teams remained about the same, Superior’s head wrestling coach, Charlie Crabb said the number of wrestlers had increased.

Superior girls victorious against Hot Springs

SUPERIOR – After their first game last week was cancelled, the Superior Lady Bobcats came back for a 33-point victory in their game against Hot Springs.

Savage Horsemen get lots of mat time at Ronan Duals

It’s often a “numbers game” in high school wrestling, especially in sparsely populated communities in Montana. Two of those are in Sanders County, the home of two co-ops — the Plains/Hot Springs Savage Horsemen, and the Thompson Falls/Noxon Bluehawks.

A lesson in school funding

With the legislative session now past the half-way point, the proposed bills will transfer from one house to the other for more work.  This is the time when all school personnel and community members begin to see the first significant language on education funding.  Plains Public Schools and the Plains-Paradise community are watching carefully to see how legislative action will affect school budgets.  To help clarify the sometimes confusing issue of school funding, Plains Public Schools would like to outline two key components of educational funding in Montana. The actions taken by the legislature will impact both Basic Entitlement and ANB funding.

St. Regis graduate interns with Sen. Daines

The closest the average citizen gets involved with democratic processes of America, is usually earning their “I Voted” sticker each election year.

Local schools closed; students still being fed

Before Gov. Steve Bullock’s directives were even issued March 15 for Montana public K-12 schools to close, the Alberton school district already had plans in place to shut down for two days at the beginning of the school week.

Kootenai campground killer sentenced to state prison

Garry Douglas Seaman, 64, appeared in Lincoln County District Court on Thursday and received two 60-year concurrent sentences.

Alberton celebrates its history at Railroad Days

At an elevation of 3,055 feet, Alberton sits on I-90 at the southern tip of Mineral County with a rich history of railroads.

Plains students perform year-end concert

The Plains middle and high school bands and choir performed in front of a full house Thursday evening in the new Plains gymnasium.

Plains JMG students take top honors

Jobs for Montana’s Graduates students at Plains High School recently returned from the state competition with a number of first-place awards.

Bears are busy in county trying to fatten up

Fall likewise can bring increased bear activity particularly if you have enticing treats lying around.

Kvelve's Comments: Time for some new sayings

Life is full of sayings.

Retired wildlife investigator has seen it all out in the field

In his long career as an investigator, Brian Sommers has dug into some of Northwest Montana’s most interesting and tragic cases involving people and animals.

COLUMN: Lure of coaching

It is, or for sure can be, one of the greatest experiences a sports-minded person can have.

Meet the teachers

Wildhorse Plains Elementary School welcomed two new teachers for this school year and both are really excited to be working in Plains.

Mountain Cats rally past Belt for state semifinals berth

This was what playoff football is all about: two hard-hitting teams with outstanding athletes on both sides of the ball, multiple lead changes and a large group of energetic fans cheering them on.

Reflecting on 2023: Neighbors helping neighbors in River Road East Fire

In mid-December, it’s hard to remember that only four months ago several areas across western Montana were contending with forest fires.