Simms News

Growing up, Howard Largent found arrowheads, ate hot soup his teacher heated on a stove and knew men who made their own whiskey.

Kelli Kenik and Aaron McKay of Simms have chosen Sept. 12 as the date of their marriage.

MEDVED - Daughter born Thursday to Corey and Tim Medved of Great Falls. DAVIS/THOMPSON - Son born Thursday to Bonnie Davis and Cory Thompson of Great Falls.

SUN RIVER - Lennis Lewis Limesand, 78, of Sun River, a retired teacher and 3rd Infantry Division Army veteran, died of cancer May 12 at his home.

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Ballots were still being counted for what could be a hotly contested trustee race in the Sun River Valley School District.

With rural roads covered with snow and impassable for buses, Cascade School District is cancelling classes Thursday.

The major road between Great Falls and Missoula was open again on Monday morning after law enforcement closed a section down on Sunday due to bad conditions.

As of 4 p.m., Montana Highway 200 west of Simms has been limited to emergency travel only and could be shut down completely.

A fast-moving fire destroyed a home in Sun River Sunday despite a large effort by several local fire departments.

Beginning next school year, seventh- and eighth-grade students in the Sun River Valley School District will go to class at the district's high school in Simms.

SIMMS - Sun River Middle School will close at the end of July after trustees in the district voted 4-1 in favor of the measure Tuesday night.

DAUL - Daughter born Thursday to Sarah and Jeremy Daul of Great Falls. MCFADDEN - Daughter born Thursday to Allegra and Jonathan McFadden of Great Falls.

A growing problem that has hit North Central Montana communities especially hard.

The Sun River Valley doesn't have enough students to fill its schools, and some district leaders think it's time to close one school down.

BRINKMAN - Daughter born Jan. 4 to Jillian and Treve Brinkman of Great Falls. CADY - Son born Monday to Jennifer and Terry Cady of Great Falls.

Wind gusts of up to 50 mph tossed the area's tall snow around Saturday, causing the closure of some rural roads with conditions set to worsen today, according to forecasters.

The West Regional News story reports that around a storm system tracking through the northern Plains, bitterly cold air, strong winds and snow is combining to create a potentially life-threatening blizzard from ...

Fire officials are looking into what sparked a late Wednesday night house fire near Simms.

Now that electioneering is done, perhaps folks will be able to think of helping their community to get back to the way it once was around Simms - neighbors helping neighbors without being asked and enjoying the ...