Fair board considers new carnival vendor

New Sanders County Fair Manager Kristy Sheehan, a resident of Plains since 2001, attended her first board meeting after having been hired for the position just six days prior to the meeting.

Plains Council sets date to fill empty ward seats

The first Plains Town Council meeting of the year was called to order last week by the newly appointed Mayor Joel Banham.

Superior's Shawn Smalley oversees troopers in two counties

Unfortunately, the origin of the numbers 3-7-77 seen on the flight suits of the Montana Air National Guard and most notably, the shoulder patch on the Montana Highway Patrol uniforms is elusive.

Superior's Shawn Smalley oversees troopers in two counties

Unfortunately, the origin of the numbers 3-7-77 seen on the flight suits of the Montana Air National Guard and most notably, the shoulder patch on the Montana Highway Patrol uniforms is elusive.

Montana legislative redistricting

This past year, Montana legislative district boundaries were changed by the Montana Redistricting Commission.

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.

Plains hoopers stay hot after holiday break

On a roll. There’s probably not many other ways to describe the path of the Plains Horsemen and Trotters so far this basketball season.

Tigers pick up two wins

When asked prior to the start of the 2023-24 high school basketball season what the year would bring, St. Regis boys’ coach Jesse Allen sported a Mona Lisa type smile.

Bobcats upend Darby, 50-32

Those distant rumbling sounds in the Superior area may be related to basketball.

State game wardens patrol miles of terrain

Mineral County is in Region 2 of Montana Department of Fish Wildlife & Parks, an area that contains mountain peaks reaching above 10,000 feet and valley trout streams stretching over 1,500 miles.

Thieves ransack St. Regis cemetery storage shed

The Mineral County Sheriff’s Office is conducting additional surveillance on Montana 135 from the St. Regis flashing light intersection to the Peninsula turnoff, but not necessarily for speeders.

CSKT members elect new Tribal Council

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes members chose incumbent James “Bing” Matt as an at-large representative on the Tribal Council.

COLUMN: Wacky world of bowl games

Tradition is being flushed when it comes to college football.

Second half of winter sports seasons gets underway

If you are a vegetarian, this is the sprouts, tomato and cucumber time of the high school sports season.

St. Regis-Mullan moving to Montana west division

Pending final approval by the Montana High School Association executive board in mid January, some significant changes are on the way for 8-Player Football in the state.

Legals for January, 3 2024

Legals for December, 27 2023

A way to address high property taxes

I just read the editorial “Lets end the property tax blame game” by Kendall Cotton in which he begins by blaming local governments for property tax increases, echoing Gov. Greg Gianforte’s attack on greedy county governments.

The 12 days of Christmas, legislative edition

We’re all familiar with the Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” In recognition of the holiday season, I’d like to share some of the good work your state lawmakers accomplished in the legislative session at the beginning of the year, in a shortened format of the song.

COLUMN: Failed resolutions

I really don’t make New Years’ resolutions any more.