Tourism numbers on the rise
MINERAL COUNTY - It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
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Real estate market begins to rebound
MINERAL COUNTY – The economy appears to be on the rebound in Mineral County.
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Grant aims to help grow St. Regis
ST. REGIS - A new greenhouse is coming to St. Regis Schools with help from a grant.
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Company sets focus on creating jobs
MINERAL COUNTY - A nonprofit group is optimistic about rebuilding the Mineral County community in as little as five years.
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Superior School Board talks failed bond levy
SUPERIOR – The voters have spoken, and the proposed Superior Schools bond levy was declined by voters with 45 percent voting yes and 55 percent voting no.
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Primary election results in
MINERAL COUNTY – The people have spoken as a new Mineral County Sheriff was elected, and two justice of the peace candidates will move on to the general election in November.
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Blood drive
The Mineral County community came out to help with a blood drive in Superior organized by the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
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Communities pitch in for Superior blood drive
MINERAL COUNTY - Mineral County has been instrumental in providing blood through donations to local hospitals around the area, according to Julie Brehm of the American Red Cross.
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Bauer wins county sheriff race
MINERAL COUNTY - Tom Bauer is already hard at work improving the Mineral County Sheriff’s Department.
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Vintage cars
Over 90 vintage automobiles visited the Old Schoolhouse on River Street on June 7 for the car show. The event wrapped up around 4 p.m. on Saturday.
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Old Schoolhouse Rock Car Show visits Superior
SUPERIOR – Perfect weather drew hundreds of people from all over Mineral County and beyond for the annual Old Schoolhouse Rock Car Show.
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Seat Belt
Trooper Steve Gaston, Taryn Ververis, Sierra Bruning and Buckle-Up Montana Coordinator Juli Balenger show off the student's Saved By the Belt Awards.
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Students awarded for safety
SUPERIOR – Two Superior High School students were routinely driving home from golf practice on I-90 in late April when the vehicle lost control and rolled over.
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Yard sale kicks off summer
ST. REGIS – Even though the spring flea market is over, St. Regis once again tried to attract shoppers to the area with another annual sale.
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DUI Taskforce presents fiscal plans
MINERAL COUNTY – The Mineral County DUI Taskforce presented their plans for the 2014 and 2015 fiscal year.
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Alberton proposes increases
ALBERTON - Residents of Alberton will see a sewer rate increase as of August 1, unless public input from residents puts a stop to it.
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Hanley reflects on her time in Alberton
ALBERTON - Delani Hanley proved that through hard work anything is possible.
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Clark Fork Timberwolves will be no more
ST. REGIS – A year after merging with Alberton, the St. Regis Tigers will have their own team once more.
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Superior baseball ends their season
SUPERIOR – The Superior Rockies season came to an end June 6, as they were narrowly defeated in the second round of the season ending tournament in Plains.
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Elk
Shawn Plakke is an active outdoorsman and makes guest appearances on a local radio program.
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Outdoor enthusiast stays active
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Farm
The Alberton Farmer's Market reopened May 15 for the summer season.
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Alberton Farmer's Market open for the summer
ALBERTON – As warmer weather moves in to western Montana, Mineral County residents are eager to dig into their gardens.
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Singer
Nyla Prosser is 90 years young and is still singing. Prosser said she has been singing ever since she was a small child.
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Singer still belts out tunes
SUPERIOR - Ever since she was a young girl, Nyla Prosser has been singing along with her sister Rita.
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School works to halt addiction issues
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Lookout CEO addresses county commissioners
SUPERIOR - The Lookout Pass Ski expansion may receive a preliminary decision by August or September 2016, according to the president and CEO.
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VIC reopens for summer season
ST. REGIS – The St. Regis Visitor Information Center officially re-opened its doors Memorial Day weekend for another summer season.
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Science club reflects on Alaskan cruise
ST. REGIS – It has been nearly three weeks since the St. Regis Science Club went north to Alaska, yet the group is still talking about their adventure.
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Tippens leads Superior track team at state finale
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Steal
Superior baserunner Issac Miller slides safely into third base, beating the tag by Thompson Falls infielder Bradley Sieben.
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Superior minor-league ends season in tourney
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St. Regis track places high, but no wins in final
ST. REGIS – Gabby Moeller and Arianna Jones were the top two players that Head Coach Maury Johnston took with him to state.
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Hanley wins gold for Alberton Track at state
ALBERTON – Delani Hanley cruised her way to a state title winning the discus event for the Alberton Track team at Great Falls.
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Graduates
Dallas Lewis, Keenan Clute, Blaze White and Damen Lucier enter the gym and make their way to the stage.
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St. Regis High holds ceremony for graduates
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Tomahawk
"Two-Talks" attempts to throw a hatchet between two trees and into his target at the Mountain Man Rendezvous in Cyr.
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Mountain men reign over Cyr
CYR – Every Memorial Day weekend, the Sapphire Mountain Men group instinctively meet in a secluded area in Cyr, leaving the present behind while walking back into the past.
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Hospital records get upgrade
SUPERIOR – The Mineral Community Hospital celebrated the implementation of their new electronic record system with a staff barbeque May 20 at the hospital.
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Wind accelerates fire, spreads through Trout Creek
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DUI Taskforce scheduled to receive combined grant
MINERAL COUNTY – The National Highway Safety Board has awarded a grant to be shared between Mineral and Sanders Counties.
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West end candidate forum ends in boycott
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Black powder salute
Gary Owens of Logan, Mont. fires his black powder rifle at a target. The 33rd annual Wildhorse Rendezvous featured primitive activities from the Rendezvous Era.
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Local schools participate in St. Regis Fun Run
READY, SET, GO!: Students from St. Regis, Superior and Alberton competed int he ninth annual Fun Run in St. Regis.
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Tigers track advances to state
ST. REGIS - The St. Regis Tigers clawed their way all the way to divisionals, and now have chewed through multiple competitors to get to state.
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Alberton track athletes place
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Superior track nears season's completion
SUPERIOR - The Superior track team inched closer to the season finale this week, competing in the divisional meet in Missoula.
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Superior/Alberton tennis season ends on high
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Benda places eleventh for Superior at state golf
SUPERIOR - Josh Benda and Luke Boyce were studs for Superior golf all season, and were invited to play in the state tournament with the best-of-the-best of Class-C schools from around the region.
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Time for awards
St. Regis High School Athletic Director Tyler Hurley presents Jasmine Jones with a plaque for her accomplishments with the girls basketball team this season.
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St. Regis honors student athletes at banquet
ST. REGIS – The close of the school year not only marks the beginning of summer fun, but the end of student athletics as well.
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Rescue Dog
Deb Tirmenstein and her search and rescue dog at the Superior Outdoor School.
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Sixth graders continue tradition
SUPERIOR - Nestled next to I-90 and fronted by a small pond lies the Savanac Tree Nursery, which has been a popular learning destination for Superior Elementary students since 1968. Students enter without their parents, camping with classmates and leaving with new outdoor experiences and adventures.
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Valedictorian
Alberton High School valedictorian Ryan Vicek hugs Alberton School Counselor Kara Cox during graduation.
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Alberton seniors bid farewell
ALBERTON – Thirteen Alberton seniors graduated May 18, and were welcomed to the real world by teachers, staff, parents and other spectators.
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Balenger's termination letters to be released
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Chamber of Commerce holds monthly meeting
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St. Regis Flea Market back for biggest shopping extravaganza of the summer
ST. REGIS - In a matter of days, the vendors will bring along sellable goods to fill the St. Regis Community Park for Montana’s largest outdoor flea market.
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Elderly Superior man abused by Thompson Falls caretaker
SUPERIOR - A caretaker is accused of abusing and stealing from an 84-year-old elderly Superior man.
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Customer service training to be offered in Superior
SUPERIOR - Representatives of local convenience stores, lodging properties, visitor information centers, museums, outfitters, restaurants and any business greeting visitors to the area are invited, free of charge, to attend the popular “Rockin’ to the Rhythm of Service” seminar in Superior on Tuesday, June 10, 2014.
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Alberton presents senior projects to community
ALBERTON – It’s evident that graduating seniors from Alberton High School made a difference in their community this year as they presented their senior projects May 14.
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Lions Club performs work on fairgrounds
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St. Regis excels during district meet
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Superior Rockies baseball falls to Plains
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Superior track dominates district meet in Polson
SUPERIOR - The district meet for the 14C conference was no match for Superior May 15.
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Alberton athletes move on to divisional meet in Great Falls
ALBERTON – On the eve of their high school graduation, Alberton had something else to be excited about as three of their track stars won district.
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Superior/Alberton tennis place second overall
SUPERIOR – It’s getting down to the nitty-gritty as only one more meet awaits the Superior/Alberton tennis team.
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Trail Run
Trisha Drobeck rounds the last curve towards the finish line during the annual 11 Miles to Paradise race.
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11 miles to Paradise
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Navy makes donation to Alberton physics class
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Forum
Alberton hosted a candidate forum at the elementary school cafeteria on May 7.
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Alberton holds forum in lieu of primary election
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St. Regis American Legion cleans up highway
ST. REGIS – Veterans of the Ray Welch Post 13 in St. Regis decided it was time to take out the trash.
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Airport plans to get an update
SUPERIOR – The Mineral County Airport wants their airport operating level updated with the Federal Aviation Administration.
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St. Regis and Alberton schools hold elections to secure bonds
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Ticks ready to prey during spring
MINERAL COUNTY - As spring nears, it’s not the warm weather people should be thinking about, it’s tick prevention.
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Mineral County Sheriff, schools to apply for community policing
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MDT updates county road construction
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Balenger files for back pay
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Alberton Folf course officially installed in park
ALBERTON - The Frisbee golf course that was six months in the making, reached its point of completion April 30.
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Alberton High School faces Seeley-Swan in track season finale
ALBERTON – The Alberton Track teams headed to the Seeley-Swan Invitational on May 10 at the Missoula County Stadium, in what was the last scheduled meet before districts.
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Tennis
Heather Kelly chases the ball down on her home court.
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Superior Tennis head to divisional tournament
SUPERIOR – The Superior-Alberton Tennis team finished out the regular season much like they started – with a victory.
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Superior track falls short at final invitational
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Trooper retires after investigation
MINERAL COUNTY – Richard Hader, a Montana Highway Patrol Trooper who had been with the agency since June 1995, retired abruptly May 1.
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Information session
Superior's Ev Schultz stands with contractor Dan McGee of McKinstry. Both hope to land $3.99 million for renovations.
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SPS holds informational session
SUPERIOR – Several representatives from Superior Public Schools presented to the Superior Senior Center April 30 showing evidence of the decaying junior high school. The $3.99 million bond levy the school is seeking is for a new junior high school and additional upgrades to the other buildings in the district.
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Mystery
MURDER MYSTERY: Superior High School students Asa Ovitt (left) and Sienna Faydo, perform Alibis, a murder mystery on May 3.
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Superior High students perform murder mystery
SUPERIOR – On a stormy night in the 1980s, a series of murders occur at an old mansion in the English countryside.
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MCH holds town hall meetings
SUPERIOR - Administrators from the Mineral Community Hospital and the Mineral Regional Health Center stopped by Superior Fountain and Drug April 30 to talk healthcare with the community.
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St. Regis performs 'Beauty Lou and the Beast'
Students from St. Regis Elementary School joined Missoula Children's Theatre for a rendition of 'Beauty and the Beast.' However, this time the beast is mixed in with farm animals.
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Lookout Pass Ski expansion raises objections
SUPERIOR – The Lookout Pass Ski Expansion received some stiff opposition at the Mineral County Commissioners meeting on April 30.
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Car show will go on
SUPERIOR - The Old Schoolhouse Rock Car Show will return for its fifteenth year on June 7.
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Superior Rockies Win
A Rockies batter gets into first ahead of the throw.
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Superior baseball defeats Noxon at home
SUPERIOR – The Superior Rockies earned their first win of the season beating the Noxon Diamondbacks 9-7 on May 3. This one was close as both teams battled to the bitter end; however, Superior took it at the finale batting in multiple runners.
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Superior-Alberton Tennis
Superior-Alberton's Hallie Bahm saves the ball against Loyola.
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Loyola tops Superior-Alberton in tennis
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The Tall Grass
Ashley Cheesman of St. Regis hits out of the rough.
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Superior golf moves on
ST. REGIS – St. Regis Golf ended their 2014 season on May 1, playing host to nine other teams at the Trestle Creek Golf Course.
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MCRAG provides update to county commissioners
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Spring bear hunting highlights
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Hospital
Members of the Mineral Community Hospital Board held their monthly meeting on April 24, where they discussed the NextGen system.
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Hospital works to solve new technology woes
SUPERIOR – The Mineral Community Hospital announced a series of glitches in a computer system that was implemented in March.
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Biomass fuel a good alternative
SUPERIOR – Biomass heating systems save residents and business owners more money compared to conventional fuels like oil, said the Montana Department of Natural Resources.
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Conference enters 25th year
MINERAL COUNTY – The 25th annual Mullan Conference celebrating the construction of Mullan Road in Superior will be held in Missoula, May 2-4.
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Turnpike
A semi-truck rolled off I-90 in the early hours of April 23. No injuries were reported, and no other vehicles were involved.
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Truck rolls off eastbound I-90
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Clean Up
Junior Olivia Taylen picks up trash around Alberton, with the help of first grader Morgan Hurtley.
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Alberton celebrates Earth Day by cleaning up
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Thespians
Superior Elementary School students took part in the production of
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Local thespians hit stage
SUPERIOR – Despite having only one week to learn their lines, the performance of Cinderella by Superior Elementary went off without a hitch.
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STAC to discuss environment
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Superior track has stellar invite
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Superior-Alberton wins at home
SUPERIOR – The Superior-Alberton girl’s tennis team hosted Philipsburg at Superior High School April 26, sweeping them 6-0.
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St. Regis Track competes at Seeley-Swan
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St. Regis/Superior golf compete at breezy Plains
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Alberton track faces-off at Seeley-Swan Invite
ALBERTON – The Alberton boys and girls track teams headed to Missoula April 26 to compete in the Seeley-Swan Invitational at the Missoula County Stadium.
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Majors
Sage Brummett throws a strike for the Superior Rockies who were defeated by the Plains Pirates in their season opener April 26 in Superior.
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Superior battles Plains in season opener
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MCSO sells drug dog
MINERAL COUNTY – The Mineral County Sheriff’s Department has sold its drug and police dog, according to the department.
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Alberton group focuses attention on area youth
ALBERTON - A group of Alberton women stopped by the Mineral County Chamber of Commerce meeting April 16 at the senior center, to explain to attendees why the new group is so important.
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Bears exit hibernation, expert says to clean-up
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Sixteenth Relay For Life returns for cancer fight
SUPERIOR - The Relay for Life Planning Committee and team captains are already behind the scenes furiously preparing for this year’s event to help fight cancer.
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Forest Service
Tawnya Brummett, district ranger with the Superior Ranger District, addresses those who came out to the meeting on April 17.
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Second Forest Service meeting takes place
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Spring Concert
Superior Elementary students perform their annual spring concert Wednesday, April 16 in front of a packed crowd of family and friends.
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Superior Elementary performs annual concert
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Timber
Timber awaits processing at the Tricon plant in St. Regis.
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Tricon Timber looks towards future
ST. REGIS - Tricon has been producing timber in Mineral County since the early 1990s, and would love to continue that strong community tradition.
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Superior Track takes on Thompson Falls invite
THOMPSON FALLS - The Superior High School Track team struggled at the Thompson Falls Invitational April 17, where nine other schools participated.
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Superior/Alberton Tennis cancelled due to rain
RONAN - When it rains, it pours.
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St. Regis' Jones, Moeller lead girls track team
THOMPSON FALLS - The St. Regis High School Track team took on the Thompson Falls Invitational April 17 in nearby Sanders County.
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Superior, St. Regis golf teams face-off at invite
ST. REGIS - Three high school golf teams competed at the Trestle Creek Golf Course April 17.
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Mineral County Healthcare
Roger Brown, chairperson of Mineral County Medical Foundation Inc., and Amy Farris, chairperson of Mineral Community Hospital Board.
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Funds returned to MCH
SUPERIOR - The Mineral Community Hospital is at it again, this time receiving a return of funds from a company the hospital has a working relationship with.
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The e-book or paper book debate
SUPERIOR - Young children and even older adults have started migrating to many electronic forms of reading texts, which has caught the attention of school and library professionals.
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Annual health and information day takes place
SUPERIOR - Many people, young and old, came out to support the annual health and information fair at Superior Elementary School.
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Airport board discuss funds
SUPERIOR – The chairman of the board for the Mineral County Airport stood before the county commissioners on April 10 asking for approval on several items.
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Alberton Track excels, awaits next opponent
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Superior track competes at Tripp Invitational
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Tennis
Superior's Alise Ruthford goes for the ball as Eureka was swept, 6-0. Superior's next meet will be against Ronan.
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Superior-Alberton shuts out Eureka 6-0
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Tricycle race
ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO: The Talking Bird Saloon held their annual tricycle race on Saturday, April 5.
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St. Regis bar hosts eleventh annual tricycle race
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Forest Service answers questions
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Rail Head Sporting Goods closes doors suddenly
SUPERIOR- Rail Head Sporting Goods is no more after the owner ordered the manager to close the business down right away.
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Hoop shoot
Superior held their second annual hoop shoot, which hosted 24 teams.
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Superior hosts weekend hoop shoot
SUPERIOR- The second annual hoop shoot hosted 24 teams from around the area over the weekend, and some students came from as far as Butte and Wallace, Idaho to participate.
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Shooting
Richard Hogt, left, receives one-on-one training from Tom Ewing at his shooting range in St. Regis.
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St. Regis shooting class offers tactical training
ST. REGIS- Hidden in the depths of the mountains between St. Regis and the Sanders County line, you will find Tom Ewing and his shooting range.
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School asks for $3.99 million
SUPERIOR- This year’s harsh winter revealed something to Superior Public Schools Superintendent Scott Kinney - the junior high school should be torn down to preserve the safety of students.
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Interstate 90 reopens after landslide
MINERAL COUNTY - The cleanup of the landslide that closed Interstate 90 west for several hours on March 31 is progressing, but drivers in that area could still see some restrictions, according to the Montana Department of Transportation.
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Alberton track competes at Jim Johnson Invitational
ALBERTON - Both Alberton high school boys and girls track and field competitors placed among the top student athletes at the Jim Johnson Invitational April 3 in Missoula.
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Officials urge safe burning practices
ST. REGIS-At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a possible forest fire in the mountains behind the OK Cafe in St. Regis.
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Superior, St. Regis golf compete in Loyola
LOYOLA - The Loyola Invitational in Missoula was a success for Superior High School, as one of their own placed in the top ten where over 100 players from other area schools also participated in the event.
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Donation
Radiology Manager Chris Watson and Larry Putnam, interim CEO for the Mineral Community Hospital, show a plaque from the Helmsley Charitable Trust's previous donation.
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Helmsley Trust donates money to county
SUPERIOR - The American Heart Association in Missoula received a generous grant late last month, in an effort to improve survival rates of heart attack patients in rural Montana.
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Dodgeball
The Superior High School Business Professionals of America held its annual dodgeball fundraiser.
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Landslide closes I-90 West, traffic redirected
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Landslide closes I-90 West to Idaho
ST. REGIS – An overnight landslide has prompted a closure of one of western Montana’s most traveled highways.
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