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New business brings hat bar experience to Mineral County

Haley Nelson started her business in November 2023 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Since moving to Montana, she has remained busy fulfilling online custom orders and shipping hats to customers across the country.
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Project seeks to refurbish military appreciation board at courthouse

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Food bank serving clients from new location

From breaking ground last September on its new facility to operating through the winter out of the Masonic Lodge in Superior, the Mineral Community Food Bank has reached another milestone.
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St. Regis cousins take shared path to Capitol Hill

For two young men from St. Regis who grew up as cousins and friends, a shared love of public service has led them on remarkably similar journeys from the halls of high school to the nation's capital.
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Opposition mounts in Mineral County to merger of resource advisory committees

Opposition is mounting in Mineral County following the Forest Service's decision to merge Mineral and Missoula counties into a single resource advisory committee. The move, critics say, ignores local concerns and threatens Mineral County's ability to guide projects affecting its public lands and communities.
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Mineral County Library welcomes spectrUM Discovery Area

The Jane S. Herman Foundation primarily funds programs designed to mentor economically disadvantaged students in rural communities within Montana in science and technology.
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Flag retirement ceremony held in St. Regis

Flag Day is observed annually on June 14 to honor the American flag. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the holiday commemorates June 14, 1777, when the United States approved the design of its first national flag. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 as the official date for Flag …
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Opposition mounts to merger of resource advisory committees

Opposition is mounting in Mineral County following the Forest Service's decision to merge Mineral and Missoula counties into a single resource advisory committee. The move, critics say, ignores local concerns and threatens Mineral County's ability to guide projects affecting its public lands and communities.
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Flag retirement ceremony planned in St. Regis

On Flag Day, members of Ray Welch Post No. 13 of the American Legion and Lloyd Ridings Post 6238 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Superior, will conduct a flag retirement ceremony at the American Legion in St. Regis.
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Voters back Banks for Mineral County sheriff

Former Mineral County deputy Samuel “Ben” Banks secured a commanding victory in last Tuesday’s Republican primary for Mineral County Sheriff, defeating incumbent Ryan Funke with 60% of the vote.
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Rewarding and demanding: Volunteers track western Montana bluebirds

For anyone spotting bluebirds around western Montana right now, there is an easy way to tell the two local species apart.
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Flower baskets return to Superior's Veterans Bridge

Since moving back to Superior, Linda Shiflett has become involved in more community organizations than she cares to talk about, frankly because she might realize she’s busier than she wanted to be as this is retirement.
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Mineral County auction scheduled for June 20

Since the days of Mineral County Sheriff Tom Bauer, the vehicles east of the Mineral County Airport in the fenced impound lot have been slated to be auctioned.
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Alberton Superintendent Amanda Cyr recognized by peers

As Amanda Cyr completes her first year as the Alberton School Principal/Superintendent, her peers in western Montana have recognized her achievements and last Thursday, an awards presentation took place in the school gymnasium.
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Work on I-90 will cause some delays at Saltese and Haugen

Motorists traveling on Interstate 90 between Saltese and Haugan should plan for delays beginning next week as the Montana Department of Transportation launches a summer resurfacing project in western Mineral County.
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