West Mullan Fire

A tanker aircraft works the West Mullan Fire last year.
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Railroad Day

A young contestant competes in the watermelon eating contest during last year's Railroad Day in Alberton.
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Survivor pitches in to help Relay for Life

SUPERIOR – After being diagnosed with breast cancer on two different occasions, Linda Letcher is fighting back alongside the Mineral County Relay For Life to find a cure for the disease.
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Lunch in the Lot

Lanie Crabb, 9, watches as her sister Josie, 6, makes some more lemonade. This year four teams participated and raised funds for the Mineral County Relay For Life event.
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Fighting for the cure one cup at a time

SUPERIOR – Aromas of food filled the greenway where food, drinks and desserts were sold, raising money for the fight against cancer.
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Lady Bobcats improve on court

SUPERIOR – The Lady Bobcats recently passed their halfway mark in their summer league basketball season and have reaped in an ample amount of experience.
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St. Regis football to switch to junior varsity

ST. REGIS – After splitting from the cooperative with Alberton, the St. Regis football team will now solely be a junior varsity team.
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School pursues grant, tech levy

ST. REGIS – The St. Regis School is hoping to get their hands on another Department of Commerce grant to continue to improve the school, after already utilizing one grant to help bring the school to ADA standards.
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Fire Training

Superior volunteer firefighters respond to a training call and practice techniques utilized to put out a car fire.
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Fire training heats up

SUPERIOR – The fire blazed fiercely propelling thick gray smoke into the air. Firefighters quickly got to work as they worked on a car fire.
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H.E.R.O. Club

Rilyn Roberts, 5, eats a hot dog during the first ever H.E.R.O Club in Superior. The club aims to provide positive entertainment, while focusing on being drug and alcohol free.
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Kids become everyday heroes

SUPERIOR – A group of kids recently took on the goal of improving the Superior community by providing a positive experience to anyone who is interested.
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Lunch in the Lot aims to end cancer

SUPERIOR – The Mineral County Relay for Life teams will band together to bring lunch and refreshments to the community with one overriding goal in mind: to find a cure for cancer.
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Annual Trail Rail Run ready to go

MINERAL COUNTY – The second annual Trail Rail Run is scheduled to take place and this year more participants will flood the tracks to get their running fixation satisfied.
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Superhost training hits all-time high

SUPERIOR – Hospitality providers left the Superhost statewide seminar ready to provide quality customer service to keep tourists coming back to Mineral County on a yearly basis. This year the seminar reported the highest attendance ever in the approximately 20 years the program has been offered.
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MI receives 13 awards

MINERAL COUNTY – The Mineral Independent returned from the Montana Newspaper Association convention on Saturday, June 14 with five first place wins, four second place awards and four third place awards.
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Superior Ambulance training

Superior holds monthly ambulance training.
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MedStar Pilot

MedStar Pilot Noah Phillips answers questions presented by first responders at the monthly Superior Ambulance training.
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Training covers drugs, choppers

SUPERIOR – With an ever-increasing drug problem in the county, Superior’s first responders were educated about different types of prescription drugs and were also given the chance to look over MedStar’s new helicopter.
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Golfers chip on for tournament

ST. REGIS – Golfers and businesses alike flocked to the Trestle Creek Golf Course in St. Regis for the annual golf tournament.
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Candidate resigns from MCSO

SUPERIOR – One day after the primary election, Mineral County Sheriff candidate Robert Larson resigned from his position.
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Superior deaths ruled murder-suicide by officers

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Superior deaths deemed murder-suicide

SUPERIOR - The two suspicious deaths discovered in a home near Superior on Wednesday, May 28 were deemed a murder-suicide by investigators.
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Details emerge on Superior deaths

SUPERIOR - State investigators came to Mineral County on Wednesday, May 28 to investigate the deaths of two people.
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Balenger fired for misconduct, previous instances of abuse arise

MINERAL COUNTY — Jim Balenger had a history of misconduct including excessive force and neglect of duty prior to joining the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office, according to documents released by the department.
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St. Regis Track

Gibson Lowry throws shot put at the Thompson Falls Invitational on Thursday, April 17.
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Superior long jump

Superior High School Track and Field performed at the Dave Tripp Invitational in Hot Springs on Thursday, April 10.
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Mineral Independent wins big at state awards banquet

The Mineral Independent recently brought home nine awards from the Montana Newspaper Association banquet; six of those a first place honor.
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Superior Ranger District Firefighters respond to blaze at Dunn's Draw

SANDERS COUNTY – A forest fire lit up 10 acres in Dunn’s Draw in Sanders County on Sunday after a tire fell off a trailer and ignited a dry slope.
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