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Noxon-Thompson Falls baseball gets win over Browning
Good things may be on the horizon for the Noxon-Thompson Falls varsity baseball team.The co-op team, playing varsity baseball for the first time, scored a 7-0 win over the Browning Indians during state baseball play at Glacier Bank Park in Kalispell.Earlier in the week, Noxon-T Falls fell to Troy by a 12-2 count.The two-game split left the Red Devils, who played their home games at Pilgrim Park in Noxon this season, with a 4-8 record under head coach Lucas MacArthur.They beat conference opponent Mission twice during the regular season and upended Troy once in conference play. The win over Browning...
Law enforcement not concerned by potential 4-day week
KELLOGG –– The possibility of the Kellogg School District transitioning to a four-day school week has sparked numerous discussions, both in-person and online, many of these concerning what the kids will do with the additional day off. With reported goals of recruiting and retaining high-level teachers and staff...
Mineral Co. Sheriff's Office responds to possible armed kidnapping
The Mineral County Sheriff's Office responded to a possible armed kidnapping from the Superior area Wednesday. Law enforcement believed the victim had been taken to the St. Regis area. Deputies with assistance from Montana Highway Patrol tracked the suspect vehicle to a St. Regis school. The vehicle was parked at...
KSD stormwater improvement project planned for this summer
KELLOGG—The Kellogg Joint School District will begin construction on a $745,000 stormwater management project on their 24-acre campus starting in May 2024, at the end of the current school year. The “Stormwater Goes to School” project involves re-grading parking lots and access roads, removing parking islands, adding bioswales, and...
Idaho’s Silver Valley was home to a mass lead poisoning event in 1973. After decades of work, blood lead levels are coming down.
KELLOGG, Idaho – On an early September day in 1973, a fire destroyed a Bunker Hill Mine baghouse which prevented lead from contaminating local soil and waterways. Instead of shutting down, the mine ramped-up production, leading to one of the largest mass lead poisonings in American history. 50 years later, blood lead levels are returning to regular levels.
50 years of pollution cleanup to be celebrated next week
KELLOGG –– The Environmental Protection Agency will host a special ceremony commemorating 50 years of health and environmental work in the Silver Valley and discussing what’s next. The EPA, along with partnering agencies the Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission (BEIPC), the Department of Environmental Quality, Panhandle Health,...
Softball Recap: Lincoln County has no trouble against Plains-Hot Springs
Lincoln County had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against the Plains-Hot Springs Horsemen on Thursday as the Lincoln County Lions made off with a 16-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lincoln County also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Candidate forum set for Shoshone County
KELLOGG –– A non-partisan candidate forum for Shoshone County’s Primary Election candidates will be held at the Broken Wheel next week. The forum is open to the public, and all candidates are welcome to attend. Shoshone County has two races that could be decided in the Primary...
Murray's Sprag Pole Museum hosts history event about legacy of Idaho fire towers
MURRY – The Sprag Pole Museum's first local history presentation features the Fire Lookouts of Idaho at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 at 6353 Prichard Creek Rd, Murray. Billy Cooter and Cat House from idahofirelookouts.com will speak about the history and legacy of the lookout towers in Idaho’s history.
Suspect of failed traffic stop in Idaho at large in Montana
WALLACE, Idaho — The Shoshone County Sheriff's Office in Wallace, Idaho, is searching for the suspect of an failed traffic stop who fled to Montana. The Shoshone County Sheriff's Office attempted a traffic stop on eastbound Interstate 90 at approximately milepost 59 Sunday afternoon. The suspect vehicle didn't stop...
Pet parades, prostitutes, and pretty pictures
WALLACE –– “Where else are you going to find an old church full of pictures of prostitutes?”. The probable answer to Jeremy Watterson’s question… Only Wallace. The Barnard-Stockbridge Museum held its annual Spring Fling Gala on Sunday, unveiling a new collection of photography exhibits from the famed Barbard-Stockbridge Collection.
Legals for May, 8 2024
St. Regis Public Schools Disposal of items On April 17th, 2024 at a regular meeting of the St. Regis School Trustees in accordance with MCA 20-6-604 and St. Regis School policy #8400 and #2310P, a motion was passed to dispose of treadmills (3). For questions, contact: Derek Larson, Superintendent 406-649-2311 St. Regis School P.O. Box 280 St. Regis, MT 59866 Published in the Mineral Independent on May 1, May 8, 2024. MNAXLP __________________________ NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on September 13, 2024, at 11:00 AM on the front...
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