Plains council discusses fees for fiber optics installation

Members of the Plains council met together Monday evening with the public filling all available seats.

Legals for November, 2 2022

Legals for August, 16 2023

Expect traffic delays I-90 rehab project in Mineral County begins April 1

The Montana Department of Transportation is rehabilitating I-90 between St. Regis and Superior. The project begins 1 1/2 miles east of St. Regis and ends approximately five miles west of Superior near the Dry Creek Road Interchange (Exit 43).

Alumni look to restore P Hill

PLAINS – A group of alumni from Plains High School are looking to renovate the P Hill and they need the community’s help to ensure the project is successful.

Obituaries; Diana Lynn Loseth

Diana Lynn Loseth, 53 passed away unexpectedly on September 8th, 2014 in Plains, MT. She was born on December 19th, 1960 to Anita and David Loseth in Petersburg, Ak. Five minutes after being born her twin sister Deborah (Fisher) Loseth followed.

Letter to the Editor: Reaction to letters

The two Dear Editor pieces in the Feb. 5th edition could not have been more opposite to one another. The first by Kathleen Hassan of Trout Creek was right on and I could add hundreds of more examples of where common sense has died and been replaced by “non-common sensible” comments as were made by John F. Middlemiss, Sr. also of Trout Creek.

Remembering Linda

Wildhorse Plains Back Country Horsemen honor former BCH member

Seven Wildhorse Plains Back Country Horsemen gathered with Hot Springs' resident Randy Andrews and family in the mountains north of Plains on Saturday, May 22, to spend a few minutes remembering Randy's wife Linda, a former BCH member, who passed away unexpectedly in September of '09.

Nicholas Franklin Hardy

Nick passed away on Oct. 26th, 2013 at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains, MT at age 72 with all his loved ones by his side.

Plains enters voluntary water restrictions

According to Mayor Dan Rowan, the capacity drawdown of the water tank and the overtaxing of the pumps has reached a critical point.

State has new online dashboard for Montana wildfires

The state has experienced nearly 1,800 fire starts this year.

FWP advises to leave young animals alone

As spring turns to summer, Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks (FWP) receives a large number of calls regarding deer fawns and other young wildlife. FWP urges the public not to pick-up deer fawns, even if they appear sick or in need of help. Often, the adult deer is close by, or will be returning to its fawn soon. Left alone, a fawn might have a chance in the wild; but once it is picked up and picks up human scent, it is more likely to be abandoned.

Local Minor League Baseball update

Clark Fork Valley Minor League Baseball postseason tournament seeds are set. The Plains Twins headed to Thompson Falls last Tuesday for the final regular season game of the year. At stake was a number one seed heading into next weekend’s tournament. Pitcher Jake Zigler held the Hawks at bay with a 13 strikeout, one hit performance for a 2-0 victory. The six team postseason tournament is hosted in St. Regis on Friday and Saturday.

Random draw to decide 13C logjam

A lotto style random draw is the deciding factor in breaking the three-way logjam atop the Western 13C boys’ basketball conference as the District playoff tournament gets underway this Thursday through Saturday in Frenchtown.

'Era of Megafires' reveals plight facing forests

It’s good news for the timber industry as some environmentalists are beginning to dial back their push against commercial logging.

Resler receives 10-year sentence

A drunk driver convicted of running down two Flathead Valley teenagers near Plains last March was given a 10-year sentence Tuesday to the Montana Department of Corrections.

Colorado wolves have six pups

Officials last year confirmed the presence of the small pack of wolves in northwestern Colorado after a number of sightings since 2019.

Western B tournament tips off Thursday in Ronan

A pair of No. 1 district seeds and a pair of fourth place district qualifiers will represent Sanders and Mineral counties in this week’s divisional playoffs beginning Thursday.

5 Lady Bobcats netters earn trip to state

Just one point in a whole tennis match.

Plains students help spread Christmas cheer

Students from Plains High School art classes scattered around town last week to paint a bit of Christmas cheer on local shop windows. A number of their art creations can be seen throughout the town. The week prior the local Lions Club helped hang holiday lights and decorations in town.