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Plains School District seeks approval for levy
An informational public meeting was held Thursday evening in the Plains school library concerning the school district's proposed $100,000 levy request. Ballots were sent out last week with election day being May 7.Superintendent Dr. Kathleen Walsh was on hand to discuss the impact of the proposed levy on local residents. “I’m using this (meeting) as an opportunity to engage the community in the process,” Walsh told attendees. The school district is losing two teachers to retirement and three paraprofessionals are retiring. Two positions need to be filled for next year: one in high school and one in elementary school. "We have good people...
Sixth Street Melodrama Announces Upcoming Season
WALLACE —The Sixth Street Melodrama and Theater have recently announced the lineup for their upcoming season. Starting the season is a new melodrama, titled “Huckleberry Havoc, or…The Villain is in a Jam”. The schedule for this year’s melodrama is changing. There will be one melodrama that will be five weeks, with shows Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Ticket price will remain $12. This show is written and directed by Carl Rowe, Paul Roberts and Carol Roberts.
2 men cited for placing white supremacist 'Patriot Front' stickers on downtown Wallace businesses
WALLACE, Idaho — The Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office found and cited two men who allegedly placed Patriot Front stickers on downtown Wallace businesses. KREM 2 News partner the Coeur d’Alene Press said some were found outside on the Masonic Lodge just down the street from the Mountain West bank.
Plains and T-Falls athletes shine at local track meet
This may as well have been a preview of next month’s Montana high school track and field postseason as a pair of local teams strutted their stuff at the Thompson Falls Invitational meet this past Tuesday.Host Thompson Falls and Sanders County rival Plains basically went toe-to-toe in the team competitions, with both schools showing individual and team depth up and down the line-up.T Falls won the women’s team title by four points, 86-82 over the Plains Trotters, while the Plains mens’ team finished third with 64 points and T Falls guys finished fifth with 53.Troy won the men’s team title...
Wallace scout troop sets an eye on service
WALLACE — “Girl Scouts do one thing, they make the world a better place.”. That’s something Brian Newberry, the Eastern Washington and North Idaho Girl Scouts CEO, believes is doubly true for the Wallace-based Girl Scout Troop 2401. Though the troop has only existed since fall 2023,...
Trotters softball shows fight against Eureka
Despite what the scoreboard read at the end of the game, this was maybe the sign the Plains Trotters softball team has been waiting for.The young Trotters, who have yet to win a game this year, battled to the end with 7B conference partner Eureka before finally falling 24-7.But the real story may have been how the Trotters came back, avoiding another Mercy Rule shortened game until the last out of the fifth inning.In doing so, they thwarted the Lady Lions' attempt to close them out after three innings.It can be viewed as a hopeful sign.That youth extends to the...
Legals for April, 24 2024
John T. Spangler, John Spangler Law Office, P.O. Box 567, Superior MT 59872-0567, Telephone 406-822-3440, Attorney for Personal Representative, MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MINERAL COUNTY DEPT. NO. 5 PROBATE NO. DP-2024-2 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TROY S. GERARD, also known as Troy Sharan Gerard, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mary Jane Hallack has been appointed Personal Reprsentative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent, Troy S. Gerard, are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims...
Voting for the 406 guy
Curtis Cochran was born in Montana and was raised on a cattle ranch. He learned early that hard work, teamwork, and integrity is the Montana brand. Curtis is running for House District 90 that includes Mineral County, parts of Missoula County, and Sanders County. He has my vote for the following reasons. Over 50 years ago he moved to the St. Regis Community and helped our community develop the town park, the Community Center, and the annual St. Regis Flea Market. I have observed firsthand his dedication to community and his understanding and support of the Montana Republican Party principles. Curtis’s leadership position on the Mineral County Republican Central Committee and his knowledge of the issues will allow him to “hit the ground running” in the upcoming legislative session in 2025.His career in the timber industry and his understanding of the challenges and opportunities of living in western Montana — which include urban/wildland fire interface, public access, block management, and property insurance coverage, etc. — all make him an ideal candidate. Curtis’s yard signs are maroon and silver, enough said! Please consider casting your vote for Curtis J. Cochran. — George Bailey, St. Regis
Lady Hawks softball scores two big victories
There is a saying in softball/baseball circles that chicks dig the long ball, a reference to fondness for home runs.Some teams, like T Falls, rely on “small ball,” the description attached to scoring runs the other way, with single base hits and aggressive base running.The Lady Hawks were in on both forms of softball this past week, splitting a pair of home games in what is shaping up as a very competitive march to post season play.T Falls began the week with a convincing 16-1 win over Class A Whitefish this pastWednesday at Pirk’s Place, their home field adjacent to...
American Legion and VFW award Superior students
Last week, a special awards ceremony was held in Mrs. Nytes’ eighth-grade class at Superior School. Three students received recognition for their knowledge of American history during its formative time 200 years ago from the two veteran organizations in Mineral County: American Legion Post 13 of St. Regis and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6238 in Superior. “This year, the social studies classes of Mrs. Nytes' eighth grade at Superior and Mr. Stanek's senior class at St. Regis participated. The program is open to all schools in the county and we look forward to more and more participation as we develop...
Thompson Falls hosts Gary Thompson Invite
It was, as Thompson Falls head golf coach Doree Thiilmony said, “lots of golf.”This past week, T-Falls and other high schools with golf programs in this area and beyond had a links feast, beginning this past Wednesday and Thursday with the Tobacco Valley Invitational hosted by Eureka’s Lincoln County High.And Saturday was another bigger golf event, the Gary Thompson Invitational, T Falls High’s annual event at River’s Bend Golf Course.It was lots of golf, and lots of good golf for golf fans.Anaconda High won the boys team title at the Eureka event, which was played over two days at two...
Wallace Food Bank on ice
WALLACE — The switch from only nonperishable foods to fresh produce and frozen proteins has been paying off at the Wallace Food Bank. “If we can provide it, let’s do it,” said Michael Hoffman, food bank president. They recently added a refrigerator and freezer, which were donated...
Superior tennis notches more wins
If tennis is your sport, Superior High is a good place to be.The Lady Bobcats tennis team, the only tennis team in either Sanders or Mineral counties, cruised through a potentially tough three-game week and came out mostly unscathed.With senior Lanie Crabb back in the line-up and a state qualifying doubles team from last year, Olivia Greuter and Ireland Heimeich, the Cats swept Philipsburg, Mission and Ronan this past week.And in the process they lost only a few sets in those three matches.Superior opened the road show against Mission and got a quick singles win, 6-0, 6-1 to open the...
Noxon-Thompson Falls baseball co-op posts 13-2 win over Troy
Move over win column number, you’ve got company.The Noxon-Thompson Falls co-op Red Devils baseball team went crooked number in the victory column last week with a 13-2 win over the visiting Troy Trojans, giving them their second win of the year in their first season of varsity baseball.Sophomore center fielder Payton Chambers went two for three at the plate for the Red Devils, driving in a team and game high four runs in the contest, which was played at Noxon’s Pilgrim Park. The win lifted Noxon-T Falls to 2-3 on the year.Troy got on the scoreboard in the top of...
Thompson Falls mayor attempts to rein in public comment
Tensions were high during April’s Thompson Falls City Council meeting from the onset. Before Monday evening’s meeting even started, voices were raised between several individuals and local resident Tamara Raiche over where Raiche was standing. The confrontation set the tone for the remainder of the meeting. Mayor Rusti...
Proposed Easement Would Preserve Hunting Access on 33,000 Acres in Western Montana
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) is working to complete the purchase of a conservation easement on important timberland and wildlife habitat in northwest Montana. The agency is attempting to purchase a 32,981-acre conservation easement on property owned by Green Diamond Resources Company, a lumber producer. The proposed easement purchase...
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