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County veterans' service to their community never ends
April 22, 2020 7:23 p.m.

County veterans' service to their community never ends

When the call from a disabled Marine came to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Lloyd Ridings Post 6238 in Superior in need of a favor, three men snapped into action.

Pot plant bust in Superior
March 30, 2011 10:43 a.m.

Pot plant bust in Superior

Last week, Mineral County Deputy Jim Balenger, along with two other officers, busted a marijuana operation near Superior.

July 16, 2008 midnight

Corvallis - Marlene (Clark) Johnson, 73

Corvallis - Marlene (Clark) Johnson, 73, of Corvallis passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at home with her husband Myron by her side after a battle with cancer. She was delivered by her Grandma Haley on July 12, 1934 in Stevensville the daughter of Clayton Boone and Helen Mabel (Haley) Jenkins.

Plains Elementary begins 'I Love To Read' month
February 8, 2017 4 a.m.

Plains Elementary begins 'I Love To Read' month

The Plains Elementary began I Love to Read month on Friday, Feb. 3. The first activity was a visit by Goldilocks (Elementary Counselor Molly Tingley) and the Three Bears (High School Counselor Tyrell Allen was Momma Bear, Elementary Principal Jim Holland was Pappa Bear, and High School Principal Kevin Meredith as Baby Bear). Their first stop was the kindergarten class, where Goldilocks asked students, “Are there any readers here?” Many of the students raised their hands very high enthusiastically as Momma Bear and Baby Bear held books in their hands. The first, second, third and fourth grades were also visited that morning by Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Obituary; Lila Rae Gullette
May 26, 2015 6:42 p.m.

Obituary; Lila Rae Gullette

SUPERIOR - Lila Rae Gullette, 72 of Superior, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015, in Missoula. Lila was born in Hamilton to Lewis and Inez Leavens on September 23, 1942, the seventh of 12 children.

Fran Huberty, 84
May 8, 2024 midnight

Fran Huberty, 84

Frances Irene Peterson

September 16, 2009 midnight

The Health Care "Debate"

Jim Elliott

June 12, 2015 6:17 p.m.

Facts to know about social security

Jim Elliott

Obituary; Della Margaret Barrett Sampson Cook
June 20, 2014 3:39 p.m.

Obituary; Della Margaret Barrett Sampson Cook

DELLA MARGARET BARRETT SAMPSON COOK passed away in Missoula, Montana on June 11, 2014. Della was born August 21, 1916 in Belknap, Montana in the back of her father’s store to Jesse and Alice Schofield Barrett. In 1934, she graduated from Thompson Falls High School. At age 18, she attended Western Montana College in Dillon majoring in education and received her teaching certificate. From college, she moved to Lingshire and taught 1st-8th grades in a little one-room schoolhouse in the middle of nowhere. She moved to Lonepine and taught 1st and 2nd grades for five years. On May 26, 1940, she married Dean Davis Sampson at the Lonepine Presbyterian Church. She worked and loved being a wife, a mother of three children, rancher, and cook at the Lonepine School. Della then taught 3rd-5th grades there and 6th grade at Hot Springs. In 1966, Dean passed away. Della sold the ranch and moved to Missoula. In December of 1968 at the age of 53, she completed her bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Montana. She taught 5th-8th grade at Elmo for five years, at Rollins for two years, and at Proctor for one year. On August 5, 1972, she married James H. Cook in the First Presbyterian Church in Hot Springs. For the next 28 years they lived happily on the Lonepine Angus Ranch. In 2000, they sold the ranch and moved into Hot Springs. After 30 years of marriage, Jim passed away in 2002.

Magone inducted into Masonic Hall of Fame
August 3, 2022 midnight

Magone inducted into Masonic Hall of Fame

Mountain Lodge No. 110 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Montana has been based in Superior since 1917 and is the only Masonic Lodge in Mineral County.

Superior's Goss makes quick return from heart surgery
April 21, 2021 midnight

Superior's Goss makes quick return from heart surgery

On April 12, Superior resident Jim Goss accomplished his first substantial trek of the year.

April 7, 2010 3:38 p.m.

Alberton used first meet to find starting point for rest of season

With only having close to four days outside in the past two weeks, the Alberton track team headed to Missoula on March 31st for the Jim Johnson Invitational at the Dornblaser Field.

April 24, 2009 midnight

Mary Kathleen Berenice Kajewski Noonan

Mary (Betty) Noonan, 97, was born January 20, 1912, in Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Harry Haronin Kajewski (b. Poland 1877, d. Craik Sask., 1962) and Mary Edith Alicia Kajewski, nee Moore, (b.Walkerton, Ontario, 1882, d. Regina Sask., 1971). Her father and grandfather owned the first power plant in Saskatchewan.Growing up in Regina with her siblings Tom, Norah, Edith and Hilda, she excelled in Canadian sports, becoming captain for her hockey and curling teams.

Duo performs for county
November 9, 2011 5:04 p.m.

Duo performs for county

With a dimming of the lights, Colin Ross and Mig O’Hara preceded to turn the Parkside Baptist Church in Superior Wednesday night into a speakeasy in the 1920s. That is, when the duo played their more blues and jazz influenced music. Throughout their concert, they also played a variety of county and folk as well.

June 5, 2015 5:10 p.m.

Two journalists recognized for their commitment

Jim Elliott

Obituary; James Earnest Stoneback
January 21, 2015 6:14 p.m.

Obituary; James Earnest Stoneback

James Earnest Stoneback, 77, passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2015 in Hayden, Idaho. Private family services will be held on Sunday, January 18, 2015.

March 6, 2013 1:07 p.m.

Northwest Montana hunter, bowhunter, instructors honored

Multiple Hunter and Bowhunter Education Instructors from Sanders County received service awards from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks during the annual Region 1 Instructor Workshop, which was held on March 2 at Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell. A total of 34 instructors received service awards ranging from 5 to 35 years of service. All service award recipients received a plaque and additional awards included an engraved knife for 10 years of service and a FWP belt buckle for 20 years of service. A number of other awards were also presented.

February 19, 2024 8 a.m.

Trout Creek man dies in ice fishing accident

But after Sanders County Search and Rescue and the Flathead County Sheriff Office Specialized Divers teams got involved, Chambers was recovered from the river.

March 23, 2022 midnight

Decorated roadside signs can create hazards and will be removed

The American Legion Fatality Marker Program, formerly known as the White Cross Program, has operated under policies and procedures in place since 1952. Many of us grew up with the highway safety program and may have counted the “crosses” as we rode the bus to school.

30-voice choir to perform in Mineral County
December 6, 2023 midnight

30-voice choir to perform in Mineral County

“My main concern is that the article clearly states that Superior's performance is on Saturday, Dec.16 as a 3 p.m. matinee,” writes Jim Goss, Treasurer of the Mineral County Performing Arts Council.