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Logging truck overturns
A red ‘69 Kenworth truck carring logs was heading southbound on Highway 382 when it overturned Monday afternoon at approximately 4:30 p.m knocking down a nearby powerline.
Homicide prosecution moved to Flathead
Charges against a Polson man suspected in the shooting death of his father were filed Thursday in Flathead County.
Sanders County Trade Fair coming to Plains
It gets bigger every year, said Sherry McCartney about the annual Sanders County Trade Fair, scheduled for Saturday, March 29, at Plains High School.
Parents need help from community
A local family whose newborn child is having medical problems is reaching out to the community for help.
Superior puts on tennis camp
The Superior Tennis Team and some Superior locals hit the tennis courts this week for some lessons and preparation for a summer tennis season.
Plea agreement reached in Resler drunk driving case
Daniel Wade Resler, culpable for the March drunk driving deaths of two teenagers, was bound for the Department of Corrections after agreeing to plead guilty to a pair of felony vehicular homicide charges Tuesday.
Blue Slide Road work addressed at MDT open house
The Montana Department of Transportation hosted an open house for Blue Side Road residents last week in Thompson Falls.
Gary 'Jay' Hanson
Gary “Jay” Hanson passed away in his home in Thompson Falls, Montana, on May 21, 2018, after battling cancer. He was 78 years old.
A nice piece of pie is all a person needs
The wonderful smell of apple pies baking in the oven is what greeted people as they stepped into the Old School House in DeBorgia over this past week. Members of the DeBorgia Historic School House Foundation were working as slick as a well-oiled machine, churning out nearly 300 pies for this annual sale.
Candidates file for 2018 election races
At 5 p.m. on Monday, March 12, last minute candidates filed for this year’s elections. In Montana, voters will be wading through 292 legislative candidates running for 100 seats in the House and 25 in the Senate. Of those open seats, 20 are already decided because only one candidate filed, 11 of which are Democrat and nine Republican. Overall, 139 Democrats have filed and 142 Republicans, 20 Libertarians, four Independent, and four Green Party.
Wrestling Roundup
The Clark Fork Mountain Cats wrestling team hosted their final meet of the season with the Superior Mixer in Superior on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Teams from Libby, Dillon, and Mission participated in the match-up. It was also Senior Night for Superior, where team manager, Catherine Shope was honored.
Recycling program is back in Sanders County
Since being reinstated, the Sanders County recycling baler has been working hard to keep the community more environmentally friendly.
FWP to stock 432,000 trout in area lakes and ponds
Despite heavy budget cuts in the Fisheries Division of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP), Mineral and Sanders counties will still see lakes and ponds stocked with approximately 432,000 fish over the next five years. Fish, Wildlife and Parks owns or operates 12 fish hatcheries and stocks 50 million fish in 836 lakes and reservoirs, and 23 rivers and streams annually.
Washout closes Blueslide Road
Saturday April 28, the Blueslide Road just outside of Thompson Falls was shut down due to a road wash out.
Community Notes
The article, “6-year-old St. Regis girl fighting leukemia” in the January 11 issue listed Rosemary Simkins as the contact for donation items. This was incorrect, Stacey O’Neil and Taunya Erikson are coordinating the spaghetti feed and auction to be held on February 25. If you have items to donate, contact Taunya at (406) 207-5242.
Election lost, but Magone's fight continues
With elections over it leaves the candidates who ran for office and lost contemplating, “What’s next”? Diane Magone ran for House District 14 as a Democrat against incumbent Rep. Denley Loge and wasn’t surprised when she didn’t win.
Clark Fork, St. Regis teams in action
In football, the Clark Fork Mountain Cats rolled over the Darby Tigers on Friday night to an entertaining 82-50 win.
Plains Woman's Club busy cooking for 150
The Plains Woman’s Club was very busy much of Saturday March 18 as four women were in the Sanders County Fairgrounds pavilion preparing food and cooking many items for 150 meals. Those meals would be served at the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) dinner, raffles, and auction held later that evening.
Alberton student honoring veterans with memorial
Every year, seniors at Alberton High School are assigned to do a “Senior Project” with the criteria that it has a community service component to it. However, junior Jordan Taapken asked if he could start his project early because of its magnitude. He has chosen to create a veterans memorial, which will recognize all of the military branches.
Hospital puts the 'fun' in fundraiser with golf tourney
Trestle Creek Golf Course was hopping on Saturday as 13 teams knocked balls around the course for the annual Mineral County Medical Foundation golf tournament. It’s the biggest fundraiser of the year and brings is in between $10,000 to $12,000.