Explorers and traders of European ancestry have passed through what is now the state of Montana for hundreds of years. The French de La Vérendrye brothers may have crossed through the southeast corner ...

Dear fellow itchy gardeners, it’s still not time! I promise. There is snow on the heart of Silcox, there are freezes in the forecast; while you can get to work on starts, you will have to consume your ...

CJ HALL, Thompson Falls - “Barbecue, because they have more meats. ” TYRELL HICKS, Thompson Falls - “Barbecue, because I’ve always had more fun at a one." WILL SHELTON, Th ...

Maverick was the top gun at the Plains School pinewood derby competition and he wasn't even present. Twenty-nine children from kindergarten to sixth grade competed in the first annual pinewood derby ...

The Plains, Hot Springs and Thompson Falls track and field teams hit the road for their first meet in Frenchtown on Saturday with 30 other schools competing proved to be tough. “This meet was about ...

Hot Springs senior Nick McAllister added a unique venture to his high school experience last week. McAllister served as a page for the Montana House of Representatives. Nick's mom Tammy, as well as ...

A group of Plains students are finishing up their projects for this year's SkillsUSA Montana State Leadership and Skills Competition at Great Falls this week. Nearly 30 junior high and high school ...

President Donald Trump is working to rapidly shut down the Department of Education. Already Trump and Musk’s DOGE slashed the department in half, dismissing around 1,300 federal employees. Having ...

The Clark Fork Valley Hospital Foundation brought Tanner Laws back home to Sanders County for a rockin' fundraiser at The Rex in Thompson Falls on Saturday. Playing a mix of well-known favorite covers ...

Youngsters sometimes have a knack for bothering adults, but last Wednesday it was the kids that got bugged - by actual bugs - and they loved it. Twenty-five children of two second grade classes from ...

The Plains Trotters hosted the Three Forks Timberwolves for a double header to open their season, falling in both games 14-2, and 21-10. Then the Trotters traveled to take on the Ennis Mustangs ...

We support Freedom for Ukraine? For many Americans who recently voted to protect our country, economy, and southern border while concurrently ending our senseless support of foreign wars, the petition ...