Task force work continues

MINERAL COUNTY – Mineral County Commissioners were busy last week at their annual meeting passing several measures including one that will maintain an organization devoted to keeping Mineral County residents safe from those who make bad choices behind the wheel.

DUI Task Force works to stop impaired driving

As of Oct. 11, there have been 169 highway fatalities in Montana compared to 185 at the same time last year.

DUI Task Force hopes to curb highway fatalities

Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol has severe and sometimes, fatal consequences. There were 187 fatalities on Montana roads in 2016, with 94 of those accidents relating to impaired driving, according to a Montana Department of Transportation report. In Mineral County, 61 people have been either killed or seriously injured due to impaired driving between 2006 and 2015. Some reports even say that Montana’s I-90 is one of the most dangerous roads in the nation in terms of drunk driving fatalities.

DUI Task Force scholarships awarded

Three scholarships have been awarded to Mineral County high school seniors who applied with the Mineral County DUI Task Force.

Arrive Alive! Don't Drink & Drive campaign underway

Last weekend, students helped the Mineral County DUI Task Force spread the word about the dangers of drinking and driving. The task force had reached out to local schools to see if they had students willing to do community outreach. Students from all three schools — St. Regis, Superior and Alberton — stepped up to help said Barb Jasper with the county health department.

Be Safe This New Year - Don't Drink and Drive

We all know it happens. People test themselves after drinking to see if they’re able to walk a straight line or say the alphabet backward. Truth is, if you’re at the point where you’re testing yourself or a friend to see if you’re impaired, you likely are. That’s why planning a ride before you start drinking is so important.

Enjoy the New Year intact: Drive sober or don't drive

THOMPSON FALLS — As Montanans celebrate this festive season with holiday parties and end-of-year celebrations, The Sanders County Sheriff’s Office is increasing patrols through January 1, 2013, to deter impaired, unsafe driving and keep the public safe on Montana roads.

Enjoy the holidays intacct: Drive sober or don't drive, Mineral County Sheriff's Office increases patrols through beginning of year

Mineral County, Mont. — As Montanans celebrate this festive season with holiday parties and end-of-year celebrations, Mineral County Sheriff’s Office is increasing patrols through January 1, 2013, to deter impaired, unsafe driving and keep the public safe on Montana roads.

Keep Halloween Safe

As party-going ghosts and goblins celebrate Halloween this weekend, the Sanders County DUI Task Force reminds everyone to keep the party off the road. 

Congradulations for local store

The Sanders County DUI Task Force Board wishes to congratulate the employees of the Plains Town Pump for successfully passing the recent compliance checks. Compliance checks train clerks to consistently request identification for alcohol sales from individuals that appear to be under the legal age and to refuse to sell alcohol to individuals without appropriate identification. Compliance checks are a key prevention strategy.  Reducing the availability of alcohol in commercial outlets and limiting its availability at parties are critical to reducing underage binge drinking in the community.

Students shown the result of impaired driving

Mineral County DUI Task Force picks logo winner

St. Regis Senior, Madison Hill won the DUI Task Force logo contest. Her artwork was chosen by the taskforce committee a few weeks ago and last Thursday she was awarded $100 for her entry. The logo is an outline of Montana with DUI letters which look like a highway and Mineral County is starred.

Methadone causes concern for community

On May 12th, 2014, parents and law enforcement officials gathered at the local school board meeting to express their frustrations over drug abuse in our local schools. Many of us consider drug abuse to be an activity for teenagers and young adults historically. Now we are faced with a new reality – drugs are abused by children in our community in their pre-teen years.

MHP cracks down on drinking and driving

MINERAL COUNTY – The Montana Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies around the state will be out in force over the long holiday weekend to aggressively target drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

Montana DOT proposes bridge repair on Highway 135

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) is conducting a public meeting to discuss a proposal to repair the bridge deck on the bridge crossing the Clark Fork on Montana 135 between Saint Regis and Paradise.

MCSO joins national crackdown to reduce drunk driving fatalities

Mineral County, MT – From mid-August through Labor Day, local police will be out in force as part of the annual nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” crackdown on drunk driving. The crackdown, which will include high-visibility enforcement throughout Mineral County, will run from August 16 through September 2, 2013.

US transportation secretary launches holiday DUI crackdown

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Launches ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ Holiday Crackdown

Emergency response service comes to Mineral County

Residents of Mineral County now have the ability to create a free Emergency Health Profile to share medical information with the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office.

Sanders County traffic stop yields illegal drugs

On Friday, Oct. 26, Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Roy Scott stopped a vehicle on Highway 28 in Sanders County for a traffic violation. During the course of the stop, Scott observed indicaptors that the vehicle may be transporting illegal drugs. Further investigation revealed that there was methamphetamine, along with illegal marijuana in the vehicle. The driver was arrested and is being held in the Sanders County Detention Facility.

Physical therapist opens doors in Thompson Falls

Lured by the mountains and fishing in Montana, and after being offered a position as a physical therapist with Thompson Falls Rehab, a division of Clark Fork Valley Hospital, Connor Gillig has hung his shingle up in the old Subway sandwich shop in Thompson Falls.