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February 21, 2013 10:01 a.m.

Mineral County Court Report

Mineral County Court Records from January 28 to February 8

Crescent Ridge Farm a ‘slice of heaven’
August 19, 2020 4:44 p.m.

Crescent Ridge Farm a ‘slice of heaven’

Crescent Ridge Farm sits nestled against the base of Cinderella Mountain on 23 acres of land just outside the town of Alberton. The farm is home to Michael and Molly Davidson, and their daughter Grace, along with gardens chock full of produce and row upon row of vibrant flowers.

Hiawatha Bike Trail provides a family challenge
June 10, 2020 3:41 p.m.

Hiawatha Bike Trail provides a family challenge

Midway into the one mile-and-one-half long, cold, pitch-black, and muddy Taft Tunnel it started: My 10-month-old son was not happy.

January 10, 2024 midnight

COLUMN: Coach Bandel

Come with me now to a mystical place not many get a chance to experience. It is a place of anxiety, joy, happiness, anger, frustration….the gauntlet of human emotions.

Northwest Montana couple shares love of cowboy action shooting
October 6, 2021 midnight

Northwest Montana couple shares love of cowboy action shooting

The couple enjoys spending their free time traveling the state and the country to shoot beside those whose speed and accuracy with period firearms is as impressive as their variety of colorful nicknames.

West End volunteers help rescue family from Hub Lake
August 24, 2022 midnight

West End volunteers help rescue family from Hub Lake

The Anglen Family from Athol, Idaho is an adventurous clan, and a couple of weeks ago they started their sixth backpacking trip of the summer in Northwest Montana.

Trotters and Hawks tangle at Western B tourney
May 25, 2022 midnight

Trotters and Hawks tangle at Western B tourney

If speed kills, good pitching throttles.

Noxon's VanVleet headed to Montana Tech
May 18, 2022 midnight

Noxon's VanVleet headed to Montana Tech

Some folks are just meant to do some things. It may well be a segment of DNA or some kind of Divine intervention, but for some people, certain things are natural and easy.

Humble and hardworking: Cowboy HOF inductee Hamel reflects on ranching, rodeo life
February 16, 2022 midnight

Humble and hardworking: Cowboy HOF inductee Hamel reflects on ranching, rodeo life

His folks bought the ranch in 1944, he thinks, and moved his brother and himself there from Dixon as they were getting into trouble and running with the wrong crowd.

March 19, 2020 10:05 a.m.

Coronavirus hits Montana; governor closes schools

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock on Sunday ordered public schools closed, nursing home visits drastically cut and recommended that public gatherings be limited to fewer than 50 people.

Veteran artist finishes second Plains horse sculpture
April 22, 2020 7:28 p.m.

Veteran artist finishes second Plains horse sculpture

Long-time artist Kenton Pies’ love for creating art and sewing the seeds in others hasn’t diminished with the passage of time.

December 28, 2022 midnight

COLUMN: When the snow flies

It must be winter in Montana, where the first official day of winter brings pipe-freezing cold and road clogging snow.

CFVH nurses honored for National Nurses Week
May 24, 2023 midnight

CFVH nurses honored for National Nurses Week

When a patient faces a difficult health scare or situation, it is often the small things that can bring the most comfort.

First responder fundraiser planned in wake of St. Regis hostage incident
April 5, 2023 midnight

First responder fundraiser planned in wake of St. Regis hostage incident

Two weeks have passed since a hostage situation and shooting shook the small town of St. Regis, leaving local citizens and Travel Center employees, the Sheriff’s Office, and area first responders to cope with the fallout.

June 28, 2023 midnight

COLUMN: Hunting excursion

I don’t mean to jump the gun, no pun intended, but the way time is flying by, hunting season will be upon us in the wink of an eye.

Huckleberry Fest draws thousands to Trout Creek
August 16, 2023 midnight

Huckleberry Fest draws thousands to Trout Creek

This, said band member Dana Scranton, was something “nobody would have expected to find in this part of the country.”

Fire destroys 2 homes in Plains
June 26, 2008 midnight

Fire destroys 2 homes in Plains

Three minutes is all it took to destroy about everything two Plains families possessed in the world.

Superior students receive valuable welding certificates
June 6, 2017 5:45 p.m.

Superior students receive valuable welding certificates

The demand for welders is putting a spark in the U.S. job market due to increased construction and because within five years 25 percent of the skilled welders will be retiring. All this with a welder’s earning potential matching those of a mid-level executive of a Fortune 500 company. That’s why students in Superior’s welding class were excited and nervous for the opportunity to take national tests for welding certification.

Mineral County Roundup
May 16, 2017 1:04 p.m.

Mineral County Roundup

Mr. Yeager’s sixth-grade class at St. Regis School is planning an end-of-the-year project to donate backpacks to kids in need. The backpacks will be filled with school supplies for next fall. They are currently accepting cash donations and will have a booth, “Mineral County Makes a Difference” at the three-day flea market in St. Regis over Memorial Day weekend.

Simple Simon's Pizza more than just a slice
September 7, 2017 1:44 p.m.

Simple Simon's Pizza more than just a slice

County residents who love to indulge in a slice of pizza would remember just a few weeks ago that Simple Simon’s restaurants in Plains and Thompson Falls were taking donations ahead of the school start.