Mineral County law roundup

Fire, MT Highway 135 MM 8, Dispatch took information from Sanders County, advised concerned citizens who were calling that we are aware and Forest Service is on scene.

Legals for January, 1 2025

Mineral County Sheriff's Office calls

Mineral County Sheriff's Office calls

Amateur radio hobbyists tune in at winter field day

Amateur radio, or ham radio, has been a popular hobby throughout the years as well as an important service that brings people, electronics and communication together.

Amateur radio hobbyists tune in at winter field day

Amateur radio, or ham radio, has been a popular hobby throughout the years as well as an important service that brings people, electronics and communication together.

Food for Thought: Addiction: How to Recognize It and What to Do about It

Alcohol or drug dependence means that a person has lost all control...

Montana Viewpoint: The story of Tom Lane

Every once in a while we meet people that come into our lives for a short moment, and as short as it might be, they leave a very long impression.

School Board discusses developments in academic year

PLAINS – The Plains School Board Trustees met on Monday, September 16 to tend to a variety of different issues, varying from the progress of the school expansion to purchasing new iPads for the first grade class.

William J. Wheeler, Jr., 71

William J. Wheeler, Jr., son of Blanche (Lanoue) and William J. Wheeler, Sr., passed away peacefully at sunset Sept. 1, 2019.

Hot Springs hopes to add to gridiron legacy

On the outside facing of the press box are two years inscribed in big, black numbers: 2012 and 2016. This year’s Hot Springs High School football team hopes to add 2019.

TFalls Chamber plans holiday event

THOMPSON FALLS – During their regular meeting last week, the Thompson Falls Chamber of Commerce discussed their upcoming activities for their Christmas on Main Street event.

Plains cross country runs well at Libby

Contributed by Tony Banovich

Young Bobcats fall at Eureka

It was kind of a matter of picking your hardship for the young Superior Bobcats basketball team this past week.

July court hearings before Judge Halligan and Judge Deschamps

July 10, Judge Leslie Halligan

Free lunch trumps free enterprise in America

I suppose I shouldn’t be any more surprised than most taxpaying Americans to discover that I paid more in income taxes in 2018 than the behemoth retailer Amazon.com; but then I didn’t have a net profit of $11.2 billion, either. Nor did I get anything close to Amazon’s $128 million tax refund for 2018. This is the second consecutive year that Amazon has not paid federal income taxes. In 2017, it paid no taxes on an income of $5.6 billion. All this from the April 11, 2019 “Fortune” magazine which reported on research done by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP).

No dull moments for St. Regis music teacher as he commutes to Idaho job

Have trumpet will travel; or tuba, or trombone, or piano, or many of the other instruments music teacher Derek Larson can play.

Planning underway for Plains Beautification Day

Plains Beautification Day committee members Lana Dickens, Deborah Warren, Mary Helliwell and Anita Marsh met Wednesday evening to start planning for the Fall Beautification Day scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Truck accidents continue to hit I-90

The Montana Highway Patrol reported 34 incidents between Feb. 26 and Mar.5, as snow and icy conditions continue to sweep down Interstate 90 in Mineral County. Several incidents occurred Sunday, Feb. 26, and Saturday, Mar. 4 where higher elevations were hit with heavy snow fall. Especially hazardous conditions were reported on Lookout Pass.

Forest Service to conduct prescribed burns

SANDERS COUNTY - The Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District plans to conduct several prescribed burns this spring on U.S. Forest Service lands in Sanders County. Depending on when burning prescription conditions are met, these burns could occur over the next several weeks.

More opinions on CSKT water compact

PUBLIC INSIGHT concerning Water Compact - Much Needed: