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AMY QUINLIVAN

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PHOTO Superior dodgeball tournament
March 26, 2025 midnight

PHOTO Superior dodgeball tournament

From left, Kate DiGiando, Bridger Lapierre, Jens Jacobsen, Kyra McElroy, Natalee Willhite, Julia Willhite, and Bobby Henderson are part of the dodgeball team called the Variants.

Superior grad Isabella Pereira leaps into collegiate track career
March 19, 2025 midnight

Superior grad Isabella Pereira leaps into collegiate track career

Track and field season is getting underway in western Montana, synonymous with spring snow showers and muddy jump pits. But for one former Superior Bobcat track star, the sprinting and jumping didn’t end after graduation; in fact, her track season runs all year round, both indoors and out.

Big game permits open for Region 1
March 12, 2025 midnight

Big game permits open for Region 1

Hunting in Montana isn’t just limited to the season of fall. It’s an ingrained culture, a way of life, a primal mindset and a state of mind.

Pawsitive outcome for missing dog search
March 12, 2025 midnight

Pawsitive outcome for missing dog search

On Monday, March 3, a 2005 Honda Civic was reported stolen in Missoula. After a cross-county and state border hopping chase, the 34-year-old suspect was finally apprehended in Kootenai County, Idaho.

February 26, 2025 midnight

February snowfall boosts mountain snowpack

Mountain snowpack numbers have improved this month following a slow start to winter.

Stager-Staats' love for animals becomes her career
February 12, 2025 midnight

Stager-Staats' love for animals becomes her career

The job of a veterinarian is not for the faint of heart, and it’s rarely boring. Though she resides in the Beaver State, Kenzie Stager-Staats was once a Superior Bobcat, and now she’s living out her dream of caring for animals of all kinds.

Amateur radio hobbyists tune in at winter field day
January 29, 2025 midnight

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
January 29, 2025 midnight

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.

Knitter makes good on special request
January 8, 2025 midnight

Knitter makes good on special request

Some puzzles require a bit of unraveling. That was the case when tracking down a young lad who had requested a special-colored hat during a Halloween giveaway in October

PHOTO Fire department pay tribute to former chief Steve Temple
January 8, 2025 midnight

PHOTO Fire department pay tribute to former chief Steve Temple

The Superior Volunteer Fire Department had the Town of Superior Public works employees hang a display of banners in honor of Steve Temple, the former fire chief, who recently died. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)

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