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Ladies take District 13C Title
FRENCHTOWN - The Lady Blackhawks defeated the Darby Tigers for the District 13C Title Feb. 16. On their way to the top the Ladies got a bye in the first round and then defeated the Lincoln Lynx in...
Smoke study reports health impacts a year later
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council hosted presentations on a local wildfire smoke study, wildfire preparedness and the Seeley Lake Water District at their Feb. 11 meeting. In other business, Acting Seeley Lake District Ranger Quinn...
Blackhawks season ends at challenge game
FRENCHTOWN - The Blackhawks had a bumpy ride at the District 13C tournament defeating Victor in a semifinal, falling to Darby in the championship game and then being upset by the Clark Fork Coop in a...
Board hires Jean Curtiss as manager
SEELEY LAKE – Former Missoula County Commissioner Jean Curtiss was hired at a Feb. 6 special meeting by the Seeley Lake Sewer District Board to be an interim district manager. The county had been providing Missoula County Public Works Director Greg...
Final home game a double OT thriller
SEELEY LAKE - Basketball fans got their money's worth Friday night as Seeley-Swan battled Darby's Tigers. After watching the Lady Blackhawks defeat Darby, they were kept on the edge of their seats...
Dodging balls for Texas trip
POTOMAC - The eighth-grade class at Potomac Elementary spent Saturday, Feb. 19 dodging balls and raising money for their upcoming class trip to Galveston, Texas. The class held the Dodgeball...
Seeley-Swan slaughter Lynx, busted by Wardens
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks hosted the Deer Lodge Wardens Feb. 2 and headed to Lincoln Feb. 4 to take on the Lynx in a rescheduled game from Feb. 1. The Blackhawks...
Bidding delayed six months
SEELEY LAKE – Representatives from Great West Engineering (GW) gave the Seeley Lake Sewer District Board a new timeline for having the project ready to bid at their Jan. 17 board meeting. The new schedule pushes the ready-to-bid date from early...
Panel discusses building codes
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley Lake Community Council hosted a forum to discuss the building code program in Missoula County Jan. 14 in hopes of learning about the county inspection program and identifying places it could be made better. The panelists...
County denies interlocal agreement
MISSOULA – County commissioners voted to not extend the interlocal agreement between Missoula County and the Seeley Lake Sewer District at their Jan. 17 administrative meeting. The agreement expired last November and the District had requested an... Full story
Blackhawks pummell Eagles
MISSOULA - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks decimated the Valley Christian Eagles on the Eagles home court Jan. 19. The Blackhawks finished strong after a slow start racking up 27...
Packed week for Blackhawks
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks had a busy week hosting Granite Jan 8, traveling to Darby Jan. 11 and they were back at home Jan. 12 to take on Victor. The Boys defeated...
Commissioners discuss renewing interlocal agreement
MISSOULA – County Commissioners took up discussion of the interlocal agreement between Missoula County and the Seeley Lake Sewer District at their Jan. 3 administrative meeting. The commissioners expressed concerns about the county’s ability to...
Seeley-Swan defeats Lincoln, falls to Charlo
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks hosted Lincoln Jan. 3 and Charlo Jan. 4. Both the Boys and Ladies easily defeated Lincoln but couldn't overcome the stiff competition from...
Complaint against Hopkins dismissed
HELENA – A complaint accusing House District 92 candidate Mike Hopkins of campaign ethics and finance reporting violations has been dismissed by Montana’s Commissioner of Political Practices Jeffrey Mangan. The complaint filed by Lee Bridges...
Interlocal agreement discussed, manager leaving, RV Park looking to join Phase 1
SEELEY LAKE – At their Dec. 20 meeting, the Seeley Lake Sewer District Board continued discussing the expired interlocal agreement it has with Missoula County and it was revealed that the current District Manager provided through that agreement...
Mountain Cats fall to Seeley-Swan
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks closed out 2018 with a victory over the Clark Fork Coop Mountain Cats at home Dec. 20. The Boys dominated the Mountain Cats in the first ha...
Blackhawks split the week
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks defeated Valley Christian at home Dec. 14 and fell in Arlee the next night. The Boys came out strong against Valley Christian racking up...
Seeley-Swan soars over Drummond
SEELEY LAKE - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks took on Drummond for their first home game of the season Dec. 7. The Lady Blackhawks took an early lead over Drummond and kept a couple...
SSHS basketball season under way
FRENCHTOWN - The Seeley-Swan Blackhawks and Lady Blackhawks basketball season began at the Western Class C Tip-off Tournament where they joined dozens of teams to compete Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. The Boys...
SLE to consider hosting Farmers Market, continues policy update
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Elementary School Board was given a proposal to assume ownership of the Seeley Lake Farmers’ and Crafters’ Market at its Nov. 20 board meeting. The board is also working on policy changes and was informed that the...
Spence resigns, Hill and Goodover appointed
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Sewer District Board not only appointed two new directors but it elected the new directors, president and vice president at its Nov. 15 meeting. The board then voted to work with the county to extend the expired interl...
Easier said than done...
It’s hard to be a small business owner let alone run a newspaper in a small town. In the last month and a half we have printed approximately 50 letters to the editor and ran dozens of political ads. A few of them have been complete nonsense but we...
Radar speed signs to be requested
SEELEY LAKE – The Seeley Lake Community Council voted to seek radar operated speed signs for downtown Seeley Lake at its Nov. 12 meeting. Also at the meeting: Tom Browder was sworn into the vacant council seat; US Forest Service District Ranger...
Vote shows rural/urban divide
The political divide between the rural and urban parts of Missoula County could be seen in the election results of several countywide and statewide races this year. Two countywide races in particular...
