Sanders County wrestling teams compete at State

Music for Moms raises funds for cancer network

Fishing Through the Fog

There are few friendships among men more sacred than the “fishing buddies.” Like all friendships, it is a bond forged from the passage of time together. Most friendships develop from time spent together during an activity or social function or a shared class in college: doing something. Fishing buddies develop from doing nothing. That is what most fishing consists of, sitting in a boat or on the shoreline doing absolutely nothing but waiting for a fish to make a bad decision.

Town of Plains receives new police officer

PLAINS – The town of Plains hired a new police officer Monday night at the town council meeting.

Cole Karow: Pushing towards perfection

Growing up in Wisconsin, Cole Karow would hike up the hill in front of his house and snowboard down. When he was 12-years-old he moved to Superior and took his first trip to Lookout Pass.

Indications are good for upcoming rifle season

THOMPSON FALLS – The Sanders County Commissioners held their quarterly wildlife meeting, which provided them with an update on many of the things FWP is currently working on.

Building on excellence

At the beginning of the season Superior Bobcat Basketball Head Coach Chris Toivonen talked about wanting his team to be one that could do well in both seasons of play.

Blulehawks soar past Horsemen

On Friday night, there seemed to be more bark than bite to the District 7-B inter-county rivalry between Plains and Thompson Falls, as the Bluehawks soared to a 59-40 victory over the Horsemen.

Honoring local veterans

Danielle Switalski

Local woman makes soap from goat's milk

“It’s a bit work intensive in the morning and they’re going to be noisy when I go in there. It’s also going to smell.”

Stay involved in politics

One could ask that as the elections of 2010 are behind us, are we done with politics?  The answer would be a resounding no.

Cub scouts learn about police

Most people will never learn two languages in their lifetime, but the cub scouts found out last Tuesday that Max Flo Jo, Deputy James Balenger’s canine companion knows two: English and Spanish.

Lady Cats celebrate their season

After a journey that took them to the divisional tournament, Superior girls basketball coach Jeff Schultz said that overall, he felt they came away with a successful season.

How to avoid blight this spring

Gardening tips for a potentially poor growing season

As this year’s gardening season approaches, local farmers and agricultural experts want to urge home gardeners to be aware of the risk of late blight, a devastating disease that reared its ugly head in the valley last year. Characterized by black colored wounds or abnormalities on the leaf and stem, late blight is the same devastating pathogen responsible for the Irish potato famine of the late 1840s. In the Mission Valley, tons of potatoes were lost last year, Montana State University extension agent Jack Stivers said.

Wooldridge achieves childhood dream

You can ask her friends, family and teammates about it. They teased her relentlessly after every victory in the Class B-C state tennis tournament for how nervous she was prior to each match.

Trotters tally wins over Deer Lodge

The split of a four-game week, even with two losses, can be viewed as another step in the right direction for the young Plains-Hot Springs Trotters fastpitch softball team.

I-90 flagged as wildlife collision hotspot

Between 2008 and 2020, nearly 30,000 reported collisions involving large animals occurred in Montana, resulting in 54 human fatalities.

Young outlasts Old in student-staff hoops battle

Players came together Friday evening for the fifth annual Plains staff versus students basketball game. However, looking up at the scoreboard, the teams were appropriately called the Old and Young.

St. Regis moves to top of 14C with win over Charlo

Anyone who has watched the St. Regis Tigers boys basketball team this year most likely came away with the feeling that they had seen a good basketball team.

Volleyball season previews

Volleyball season previews