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December 4, 2024 midnight

Mineral Community Hospital acquires St. Regis clinic

The Jack Lincoln Memorial Clinic in St. Regis is now operated by Mineral Community Hospital after its medical director, Dr. Randy Lovell, opted to focus on his practice in Thompson Falls.

Teen harvests bull and cow elk in same day
November 28, 2024 midnight

Teen harvests bull and cow elk in same day

Nicholas Cooper started hunting through the FWP Apprentice Hunter Program at 10 years old. He’s taken a turkey, a doe and a couple of young bucks, but he’s never fired a shot at an elk, until a few weeks ago.

West End Volunteer Fire Department builds custom truck to fight wildfires
November 27, 2024 midnight

West End Volunteer Fire Department builds custom truck to fight wildfires

Members of the West End Volunteer Fire Department don't just volunteer to fight fires, they're also willing to build their own apparatus.

Gianforte honors Vietnam vet in Alberton
September 18, 2024 midnight

Gianforte honors Vietnam vet in Alberton

Gov. Greg Gianforte last week presented the 2023 Montana Governor’s Veteran Commendation to Army veteran Mahlon ‘Paul’ Manson at the Military Veterans Memorial on Railroad Avenue in Alberton.

Superior business offers unique precision cutting
September 3, 2023 midnight

Superior business offers unique precision cutting

Since opening in June, Twin Creek Creations has made a big splash from Superior going west, but now they are going to be moving in all directions after testing the water.

Study looks at elk population in Lower Clark Fork
January 12, 2023 midnight

Study looks at elk population in Lower Clark Fork

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has its Region 1 headquarters in Kalispell.

Superior trails manager gives district update
August 17, 2022 midnight

Superior trails manager gives district update

Rachel Ryan, trails manager for the Superior District of the Lolo National Forest, shared that the hiking trials in her district are open.

Hunters help clear abandoned wire in Montana elk country
July 21, 2022 midnight

Hunters help clear abandoned wire in Montana elk country

Plastics are destroying aquatic life in the oceans. Wind turbines are killing bats and birds that fly into them. And vacated wire is causing slow, painful deaths for elk on the Idaho-Montana state line.

Ozzy's truck: Restoration project raises suicide prevention awareness
July 6, 2022 midnight

Ozzy's truck: Restoration project raises suicide prevention awareness

Jeffrey “Ozzy” Otzwirk was raised in Haugan and graduated from St. Regis High School in 1995.

Old Glory: Moiese family claims Montana's tallest flagpole
January 14, 2022 midnight

Old Glory: Moiese family claims Montana's tallest flagpole

Across from the entrance to the Bison Range on Highway 212 is the south entrance to the Moiese Valley known for cattle and dairy operations, wheat, alfalfa and corn fields — and now the tallest flagpole in Montana.

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