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Clark Fork Valley Press & Mineral Independent

We are the local newspapers for Sanders & Mineral Counties in Montana. Published Wednesdays. Both papers are published weekly on Wednesdays.

Our office is open Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 5 pm.

09/02/2026

Introducing the Outdoor Photo Contest by the Mineral Independent and Clark Fork Valley Press! Enter your snaps from your favorite Summer Adventures for a chance to win a $50 gift card to a local business of your choice. Plus, winning entries will be published.

Entry deadline is Sunday, September 27th with the voting round to follow.

We can't wait to see what you've been up to this summer!

https://dailyinterlake.secondstreetapp.com/Summer-Adventure-Photo-Contest

09/01/2026

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approved the 20,629-acre Stimson Timberland Conservation Easement, further expanding an already vast portfolio of publicly accessible lands in Northwest Montana.
https://vp-mi.com/news/2026/aug/26/state-approves-20600-acre-easement-in-northwest-mo/

08/31/2026

After all the hoopla and celebration of new guardrails on east Mullan Road out of Superior next year, the brakes have been applied.
https://vp-mi.com/news/2026/aug/26/mullan-road-guardrail-project-gets-bumped/

08/30/2026

The 2026 Annual Historical Tour and Potluck will take place Saturday, Sept.12, giving longtime residents another opportunity to revisit some favorite pieces of Mineral County history while newcomers get a chance to discover the stories, places and people that helped shape the community they now call home.
https://vp-mi.com/news/2026/aug/26/cedar-creek-history-tour-and-potluck-coming-up/

08/30/2026

Now two types of fighting Tigers with a little Panther blood thrown in, the St. Regis-Mullan-Alberton Tiger Cats will sport a new look on the football field this season.
https://vp-mi.com/news/2026/aug/26/tiger-cats-alberton-joins-st-regis-mullan-for-football/

08/30/2026

A fleeting chance at team glory may have passed by, but there will be no slowing down the Plains Horsemen’s dynamic distance running duo of John Owen Jermyn and Cord Greer on the Class B cross country running scene this fall.
https://vp-mi.com/news/2026/aug/26/jermyn-and-greer-ready-to-lead-plains-runners/

08/29/2026

Trotter coach Kim Lakko reports that 30 girls have turned out for the sport in Plains, and that the large energetic group is having a lot of fun getting ready for regular season action.
https://vp-mi.com/news/2026/aug/26/trotters-kicking-it-with-strong-volleyball-turnout/

08/28/2026

The West End Volunteer Fire Department is one of 150 volunteer departments across the nation selected to receive a $10,000 grant through the State Farm Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program.
https://vp-mi.com/news/2026/aug/26/west-end-volunteer-fire-department-receives-10000-grant/

08/28/2026

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission set a quota of 300 wolves for the 2026-2027 hunting and trapping season, eschewing the recommendation of state biologists while also significantly lowering the number of tags available from last year.
https://vp-mi.com/news/2026/aug/26/commission-overhauls-recommended-wolf-quota-specul/

08/27/2026

It’s going to be a little different this time around, if the determined Blue Hawks have anything to say about it.
https://vp-mi.com/news/2026/aug/26/determined-blue-hawks-open-season-at-cut-bank/

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105 W. Lynch Street
Plains, MT
59859

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Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

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(406) 826-3402

Website

http://www.vp-mi.com/

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