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Superior locals attack the courts
July 30, 2008 midnight

Superior locals attack the courts

The summer heat hasn’t kept local tennis players from hitting the courts.

July 30, 2008 midnight

Eight bridges under repair on I-90

Those traveling through Mineral County on Interstate 90 should continue to expect delays on a stretch of the road near Haugan.

Summer art camp hosts finale
July 30, 2008 midnight

Summer art camp hosts finale

Last Saturday a small crowd gathered in the Hot Springs Senior Center to see the grand finale art show to the Hot Springs Summer Art Camp.

July 30, 2008 midnight

No child left behind test scores due soon

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) test results are expected any day now and with that comes anticipation as schools in the area wait to see whether or not they have improved from last year and what that means for their students. The school districts announced they expect to receive the results in the next week or so.

Energy independence and forest health
July 23, 2008 midnight

Energy independence and forest health

Montana Viewpoint

Reaching new heights
July 23, 2008 midnight

Reaching new heights

Jamie Doran

Car crash kills one and injures five
July 19, 2008 midnight

Car crash kills one and injures five

PLAINS - A 65-year-old Wenatchee, Wash., man died Wednesday in a one-vehicle rollover accident north of Plains. Four of his teammates, part of an auto-racing team, were injured in the accident.

July 16, 2008 midnight

Ellen Beverly Basque-Aldwych 1934-2008, Thompson Falls

Ellen was born to Perry and Florench Aldrich in Chicago, Ill. on January 31, 1934. An only child, at age 14, she married Edward Basque and lived in California where they had six children. She worked for Lockheed and then Loma Linda Hospital until she went off a mountain cliff in her car one snowy night where she was paralyzed on the left side of her body for four years. In 1976 they moved to Alberton. After divorcing Edward (of 34 years), she moved to Stevensville, then Dixon, then Superior and Thompson Falls. After battling chronic pneumonia after having a brain aneurism in 2000, and after many hospital stays through the eight years, her heart finally wore out when she passed away in the Plains hospital on July 2, 2008.

July 16, 2008 midnight

Budget cuts could affect schools, roads

When Sanders County passes its 2009 fiscal budget, it will likely be short a substantial amount of money normally used to fund schools and roads.

All-stars clinch nail-biter
July 9, 2008 midnight

All-stars clinch nail-biter

The Clark Fork Valley All-stars added a win to their column on July 2 with a come-from-behind victory won off the momentum they acquired in the third inning.

July 9, 2008 midnight

Please allow me to introduce myself…

Typewriter Tales

Deer damages deputy's car
July 9, 2008 midnight

Deer damages deputy's car

A Mineral County Sheriff’s Deputy got a big, hairy, antlered surprise when his patrol car struck a deer while driving down Interstate 90 last month.

Chainsaws tossed for charity
July 9, 2008 midnight

Chainsaws tossed for charity

Sweat, sawdust and steel filled St. Regis Park Friday afternoon as logging competitors from all over the county and state showed their metal at the St. Regis Logging Games.

FFA takes away wings from local flyer
July 2, 2008 midnight

FFA takes away wings from local flyer

It’s a bright Friday afternoon, and Tom Seliga is putting together a six foot long model airplane that can soar over 400 feet in the air and fly as far as the eye can see. But unfortunately, Seliga and his plane have been grounded.

July 2, 2008 midnight

Food banks feeling impact from recession

With the price of gas going up almost daily and the economy showing little improvement, food banks in the area have been hit hard with donations and the price of gas to be able to deliver food.

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.

Hard-hitting Harlowton sisters put on volleyball camp for Hot Springs
June 18, 2008 midnight

Hard-hitting Harlowton sisters put on volleyball camp for Hot Springs

After going 20-5 last season and earning their first trip to the state championship, the Savage Heat volleyball team isn’t resting on their laurels. With the season still months away, most of the team spent last week in the gym taking part in a volleyball camp.

The 59th Homesteader Days hits Hot Springs
June 18, 2008 midnight

The 59th Homesteader Days hits Hot Springs

The 59th Annual Homesteader Days went off without a hitch, according to event organizer Leslee Smith.