Thompson Falls City Council members approved a 41% increase in water rates during their regular July meeting following an extensive discussion that included comments from both council members and ...

The estimated $38 million project to replace the failing Noxon Bridge remains less than halfway funded. Sanders County commissioners cheered in February when the state’s federal ...

PUBLISHED IN THE MINERAL INDEPENDENT ON JULY 8TH, 15TH, 22ND, 29TH, AND AUGUST 5TH 2026 MNAXLP __________________________ NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on November ...

In 2001, a small handful of local ladies who had been quilting together elected to share their works of art at the Mineral County Fair in Superior. It started out small, with less than 60 exhibits all ...

It was Turf Wars 2026 in Idaho, one of the largest amateur wrestling dual tourneys of the season, and the Block girls from Thompson Falls were a big part of it for Team Montana.

Neighbors become teammates, friendly rivalries spark laughter, children discover new adventures around every corner, and generations gather to celebrate everything that makes this community special.

Fresh off the Summer River Bash in Idaho, the North 14-U softball team will complete play at the Rampage in the Rockies in Missoula this week.

The Community Food Bank of Mineral County has renamed its annual alumni fundraising competition as the Shana Williams All Class Alumni Challenge, honoring the volunteer whose vision and leadership ...

The process for replacing Mineral County Commissioner Shawn Smalley, who resigned last month, came to a stalemate at the commissioners' weekly meeting on Thursday, July 16.

Landon Richards is used to going above and beyond, and the more pressure there is, the better he likes it. Maybe that is why he keeps setting new high jump records.

Cabin Fever Quilt Guild is pleased to introduce our 2026 Quilt Show Featured Quilter. Kerrie Hershey resides in Superior.

Plains Superintendent Ryan Rettig speaks at his first school board meeting last week. (Tracy Scott/Valley Press) Plains School Board Chair Colleen McCarthy discusses a co-op partnership with the Hot ...