Locals earn All-State football honors

Six players from Sanders County were selected to the Montana High School 6-player all-state team during recent post-season meetings.

Travelers’ Rest State Park host First Day Hikes

Travelers’ Rest State Park near Lolo will host a "First Day Hike" on New Year’s Day. The guided hike will begin outside the Travelers’ Rest visitor center at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 and is free and open to all ages.

Legals for January, 1 2025

Shrine Game rosters released

5 Glacier, 2 Whitefish players selected for West

Bridger Smith, Kobe Dorcheus, Mark Ahner, Carson Baker and Ben Winters from State AA runner up Glacier were all named to the West Roster for the 78 th East-West Shrine Game.

Legals for December, 25 2024

Classroom lesson spreads the spirit of giving

Following are comments from students in Mrs. Stacy Crabb's fourth-grade class at Superior Elementary about this year's Christmas shopping trip to benefit local families in need.

PHOTOS: Santa joins Superior Lions for donation delivery

The loading dock at Darlow’s Quality Foods was the last stop for a team of Santa’s helpers (Superior LIONS) before delivering food and toys to families in Mineral County. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)

Mineral County Library gets shelving upgrades

Replacing the shelves that books are displayed on in the Mineral County Library may not be exciting, unless you work there and can see the upcoming benefits.

Operation in Superior results in drug seizures and multiple arrests

Montana Highway Patrol troopers in Superior conducted an interdiction operation from Dec. 2-6 to get illicit drugs, firearms used in drug trafficking crimes, and fugitives off the streets, according to the Montana Department of Justice.

Supreme Court largely sides with State in PL 280 ruling

“Justiciable” was the word floating around the Lake County Courthouse last Tuesday as Lake County officials looked for a ray of hope in the otherwise unfavorable Supreme Court ruling regarding Public Law 280.

Kvelve's Comments: Christmas break

‘Twas the middle of Christmas break,

Plains burns Hot Springs in Sanders County showdown

In what is often an overlooked Sanders County rivalry, it was a good night to be a local basketball fan.

Plains teams snare wins heading into Christmas break

It was the final “tune-up” of the year for the Plains Horsemen and Trotters, and they will go into the Christmas break with a pair of overwhelming victories under their belts.

Hot Springs heads into break on high note

The before-Christmas-break basketball games are in the books for Hot Springs and other local hoopsters.

Holiday sweep for Thompson Falls hoopers

It was a holiday sweep for the Thompson Falls boys’ and girls’ basketball teams at the expense of Class C Seeley-Swan this past Friday night in T Falls.

Superior boys get gritty win over Darby

With the season just a few games old, there are promising results emerging from the young, talented players on Superior High’s boys' and girls' teams.

Tigers edge out wins over Troy

The St. Regis Tigers boys’ basketball team could get to be known as the tachycardia Tigers if this keeps up.

Bobcats swamp Charlo on the road

Saturday evening in Charlo, the Superior Bobcats swamped the host Vikings 68-44 behind the scoring of their dynamic sophomore duo, Landon Richards and Gannon Quinlan.

Wresters in the mix a pair of big meets

Local wrestlers ventured into the world of big school Montana with mixed results this past weekend at the prestigious CMR Invitational in Great Falls, and a second wrestling invitational in Arlee.

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