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ARTICLES BY AMY QUINLIVAN

K9 Safety to hold trap and snare release workshop

Trapping and furbearer management in Montana is a regulated, traditional activity that involves harvesting furbearers and predatory animals for fur, management, or recreation on public and private land.
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St. Regis' Jeff Stanek named History Teacher of Year

St. Regis High School teacher, Jeff Stanek, was recently named the Gilder Lehrman Institute Montana History Teacher of the Year for the Big Sky state.
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St. Regis' Jeff Stanek named History Teacher of Year

St. Regis High School teacher, Jeff Stanek, was recently named the Gilder Lehrman Institute Montana History Teacher of the Year for the Big Sky state.
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Local designer handcrafts silver jewelry

You’re most likely to catch Mary Grace Donally in the saddle, or behind the lens, taking pictures of barrel racers and bull riders. But the creative eye behind Good Gracious Photography has tacked on a new title and talent to her multifaceted self: jewelry designer and silversmith.
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Loge reminds homeowners to apply for Homestead exemption

Beginning Dec. 1, 2025, Montana homeowners became eligible to apply for the Homestead Reduced Rate for the 2026 tax year.
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Toe-tapping fun at line-dance lessons

If line dance lessons down at the local shooting range don’t say country to you, then I don’t know what does?
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Western Montana starved for snow in January

Montana is experiencing a mild, dry winter, with significant concerns about low snowpack and persistent drought, particularly in the central and eastern regions.
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Winter adventure and relaxation abound across western Montana

Winter adventures in Montana can encompass a variety of outdoor activities, ranging from downhill skiing and boarding, snowshoeing, ice fishing, cross-country skiing, fat biking, or taking a snowy hike.
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Christmas tree hunts a Montana tradition

For some, the tree has been up since Thanksgiving, and for others, decking the halls has just gotten underway.
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St. Regis Moxie Market reopens with new vision for future

Small Business Saturday served as the perfect occasion for the official relaunch and soft opening of the St. Regis Moxie Market.
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PHOTOS: Superior lights up the holidays

The courthouse lawn was adorned with a giant blow-up Santa, a massive snowman, a fluffy blow-up igloo, and dozens of twinkling lights. Children and families climbed the decorated stairway up to Santa Claus to tell him their wish lists and received goodie bags generously donated by Craig and Deb Sheppard.
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Mineral County social worker Nancy Smith honored for impactful career

Longtime clinical social worker Nancy Smith received a lifetime achievement award Nov. 1 from the Montana Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, at Choices for Change Counseling in Superior, surrounded by family and friends.
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Social worker Nancy Smith honored for impactful career

Longtime clinical social worker Nancy Smith received a lifetime achievement award Nov. 1 from the Montana Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, at Choices for Change Counseling in Superior, surrounded by family and friends.
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PHOTOS: St. Regis Fall Festival 2025

A soggy afternoon in St. Regis didn't put a damper on the trunk or treating during the Fall Festiva. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
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Archery malfunctions, mishaps and misses

Three headlamps bobbed along the gated mountain road, boots treading lightly yet swiftly as my husband Christopher, our surrogate hunting father Mike, and I trekked toward our early morning waypoint.
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