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Middle School Principal from Pierre hired as the new Superintendent in Hot Springs
Dr. Kyley Cumbow was the South Dakota Principal of the Year in 2020HOT SPRINGS – One month after Superintendent Dennis Fischer announced his retirement, the Hot Springs School District has hired Pierre Middle School Principal Dr. Kyley Cumbow to fill that position beginning July 1, 2024.The announcement came last Thursday, April 11, after the school board and administrative team conducted in…
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...
Auction draws bidders and lookers to Superior
At best count, 205 vehicles lined the sides of the Cyr Iron Mountain Road from Quartz Road past the Mineral Country Shooting Sports Associations building about 8 miles east of Superior. About 99% had to be pickup trucks and license plates are tough to tell where people come from since...
School Board approves faculty, administrative 2024-25 contracts
HOT SPRINGS – Last Monday night’s April 8 regular meeting of the Hot Springs School Board featured an abbreviated 20-minute session open to the public, followed by an extended executive session to finalize some personnel matters which included the approval of contracts for certified staff and administrators. Once the board came back into open session, they approved the list of contracts as…
Get to Know a County: Sanders County
Get to Know a County: Sanders County Perhaps the most famous resident of Sanders County is David Thompson. Sent by the British Crown with the aim of beating Lewis and Clark to the Pacific, Thompson has been described as the most important geographer you’ve never heard of. He founded a trading post near the town that bears his name, Thompson Falls, the seat of Sanders County, and many other...
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...
Plains bowling scores
Week of 4/02/2024: Tuesday Senior Mixed StandingTeam Standings: 1. Strikers 2. Craiger’s Firearms 3.McGowan 4.Plains Travel Plaza1. High Series - Craiger’s Firearms 1779, Craig Fowler 466, Janice Arnold 3932. High Series - Strikers 1773, Randy Arnold 456, Sheryl Denson 3633. High Series - McGowan 1747, Jamie French 455, Dianne Berg 3161. High Game -Craiger’s Firearms 620, Randy Arnold 171, Janice Arnold 1492. High Game - Strikers 604, Jamie French 165, Sheryl Denson 1383. High Game - Plains Travel Plaza 603, Leonard Larson 163, Janice Arnold 132Wednesday Night Mixed Weekly StandingApril 3, 2024Team Standings: 1.Farmers Union Ins. 2. Revier Transportation 3. Gary’s Auto 4. Slinging Balls.5. Dirty Balls 6. Spare Me1. High Series - Farmers Union Ins. 2290, Larry Revier 573, Lisa French 4902. High Series - Slinging Balls 2260, Craig Fowler 461, Michelle Sturm 4593. High Series - Revier Transportation 2242, Jamie French 414, Victoria Westhoven 4091. High Game- Slinging Balls 801, Larry Revier 218, Lisa French 1872. High Game - Revier Transportation 785, Larry Revier 183, Michelle Sturm 1713. High Game - Farmers Union Ins. 782, Larry Revier 171, Ccindy Arnold 163
Legals for April, 17 2024
INVITATION FOR BIDS LEASE OF STATE LANDS Sealed bids will be accepted by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Ag & Grazing Management Bureau, P.O. Box 201601, Helena, Montana 59620-1601, through April 24, 2024 for a 5-year Grazing License on the following described land in Mineral County. LOTS 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 S2NE4 LESS 22.8 ACRES IN LOTS 3,4,6,7,8, SW4NE4 Section 2 Township 14 North, Range 25 West, LOTS 1,2, N2, SW4, NW4SE4, LESS 27.21 AC PAT RR R/W IN LOTS 1&2 Section 36 Township 15 North, Range 25 West, SE4SE4, S2S2NE4SE4 and S OF I-90, EXCLUDING SE4SE4, S2S2NE4SE4 in Section 35, Township...
Amateur radio club collaborates to help during emergencies
Each month a group of dedicated Ham radio operators with the Clark Fork Valley Amateur Radio Club meet at Church on the Move in Plains. Ham radios, owned by thousands around the world, communicate on radio frequencies assigned by the FCC dedicated for the use by amateur radio enthusiasts. Radios range from small handheld units costing under 30 to elaborate base stations costing thousands of dollars, allowing the owners to communicate from mountain tops, in a car or in a home, all without relying on the internet or cellphone networks.Ham operators have been a vital part of emergency response teams...
Plains student musicians present upbeat concert
Months of hard work and hours of practicing by Plains students cumulated last week in an incredible performance by the choir, junior high band and concert band.Over 150 people were in attendance during an upbeat exciting performance conducted by Loren Lauridson in the gymnasium. The choir started off the evening with several vocals. First off was the song "Home" by Phillip Phillips, accompanied by Sydne Connolly. Their last song was "Make my Music" by Audrey Snyder, with a special solo by Abigail Wessely. Choir members were Abigail Wessely, Maddie Carter, Kaylynn Boes, Randie Kilgore and Kennedy Starika.Next up for the evening...
Spring break for a cause: Florida woman organizes clothing drive for Superior thrift
Spring break for college students is typically mid to late March. For the most part, it’s the disreputable week of jet-setting to warm weather locations, for young adults to decompress from their bookwork by engaging in some risky and questionable behavior.Most of these activities take place in locations like Florida. So, it came as quite a surprise when one undergraduate from the Sunshine State opted to spend her spring break traveling to Montana instead with very a generous load of winter clothing for the Women in Timber Thrift Store in Superior.Lauren Widman attends Northwest Florida State College, and though she...
Rintz takes posts as Lolo Forest district ranger
The Lolo National Forest has named Curtis Rintz as the new district ranger for the Plains-Thompson Ranger District. Rintz started at the end of February.“We are excited to welcome Curtis to Montana and our Forest,” said Carolyn Upton. “His background, skills and experiences will be a tremendous asset to the work we do and the Plains and Thompson Falls communities.”Rintz came to the Forest Service from the National Park Service where he served as the chief of facility management and engineering at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada. He has more than 20 years of federal service and...
Hot Springs FFA Club hosts successful CDE competition
HOT SPRINGS – In preparation of this week’s State FFA Convention in Brookings on April 17-20, the Hot Springs School District hosted the District 5 Career Development Event (CDE) last Wednesday, April 10, which was attended by a total of 273 students from 11 different West River schools. This was the first-ever FFA contest hosted by Hot Springs since the school added the program in 2015,…
Trotters finish second at Dave Tripp Memorial
There’s a new player in the local track and field game, new contender that is, as evident by the results of this past weekend’s Dave Tripp Memorial Track meet in Polson.The Plains women, led by junior reigning state champion discus thrower Alexis Demming, who won the discus event Saturday and added the meet shot put title to her medal haul, helped the Trotters place second in a field of 15 local B-C track and field teams.And as the Trotters rose to near the top of the pile, Superior’s boys and girls continued their strong Spring with a pair of third...
Lady Cats tennis back on the court
For tennis fans in Superior and around the area, it was a welcome site indeed.Not just the fact that the Lady Bobcats were on the home courts, outdoors, and it was a sunny day, but the fact that Lanie Crabb was swatting tennis ball across the net.Out for a year with a knee injury that sidelined one of the best tennis players in the region, not to mention kept an outstanding volleyball and basketball player on the sidelines, Crabb was back in action this past Saturday at a multi-school tournament on the Superior High tennis courts.As the only tennis playing...
High school soccer coming to Thompson Falls and Plains
Soccer fans, velcro down.The sport, often described as the number one spectator sport in the world based on the number of fans who watch and follow it across the globe, is coming to Sanders County and beyond this fall as a high school sport.That announcement was made this past week by Clark Fork Soccer Alliance spokesman Nick Lawyer, who said the CFSA is going to be presenting financial support to a proposed co-op team that will feature players from both Thompson Falls and Plains beginning this coming Fall. The CFSA organization also has players and supporters in Mineral County.“Clark Fork...
Softball Game Recap: Thompson Falls Blue Hawks vs. Lincoln County Lions
On Tuesday, Thompson Falls faced Lincoln County in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Thompson Falls Blue Hawks never let the Lincoln County Lions onto the board and left with a 17-0 victory. Fans of Thompson Falls have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Swope leads Lady Bobcats with medal in javelin
The Superior boys and girls track and field teams are emerging as a Class B Montana high school state contender, early results continue to show.The Bobcats and Lady Bobcats both had strong team showings and some outstanding individual efforts in the Florence/Darby Invitational meet last week at the Corvallis Sports Complex.The women, with multiple individuals placing high in several different events finished sixth in the meet’s team standings, while the Bobcats boys were seventh.Meet host Corvallis won both the men’s and women’s team titles, with the women narrowly edging out second-place Twin Bridges by three points, 92-89. The Corvallis men...
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