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by Justin Harris It is always nice to get new stuff. But sometimes, old stuff needs to be moved to make room for the new. That is the predicament Thompson River Animal Care Shelter (TRACS) is in now, and staff hopes to find someone in the community...

Last week the world’s largest celebration of educational choices took place. National School Choice Week’s (NSCW) Director of Communications Shelby Doyle reported that 32,240 events and activities, with an estimated 6.7 million participants, too...

Plains/Thompson Falls Ranger District is asking for comments on a proposed salvage project expected to begin this summer. Last year’s Moose Peak Fire created a 250-acre project area, located approximately 22 miles northeast of Thompson Falls near F...

As the snow melts in my driveway, it would appear that the earliest blooms of spring are from seedlings of trash, candy wrappers and music equipment components I haven’t seen since Halloween. If I water and care for these newly revealed treasures t...

Is anyone else in Sanders County disgusted with the welcome mat laid out for the likes of Cliven Bundy? Two hundred people packed a gym in Paradise to listen to this violent, deadbeat, anti-government, racist, con-artist attempt to justify the...

In Montana, we leave gates as we found them. Ranchers don’t graze on their neighbor’s grass without asking or paying for it. We pull one another out of the ditch. We follow the rule of law, which may sound like some pointy-headed academic term, but...

5 YEARS AGO • FEBRUARY 1, 1968 BOY FALLS INTO RIVER BUT SAVES HIS DOG There’s a stronger than normal bond existing between Gypsy, a three-year-old German Shepherd, and her master, Scott Sol. Gypsy owes her life to 10-year-old Scott, son of Hig...

MICHAEL HEDAHL, Thompson Falls – “Downhill skiing because I’ve skied a lot over the past 14 years. I’m fascinated with speed. People can go at such high speeds.” SHARON POUND, Thompson Falls – “I like the skiing and snowboarding. I just like it....

Ambulances: Noxon, 2; T. Falls, 5; Plains, 5; H. Springs, 4; Dixon QRU, 1. Sunday, January 21 Check requested on private property where suspicious activity has occurred, T. Creek. Suspicious activity at rural home, T. Falls. Monday, January 22...

Montana Highway Patrol Beau Stewart, 32, $175, fail to notify owner after accident resulting in damage, 1st offense; $135, driving without a valid license, 2nd offense. Beau Stewart, 32, $125, operating vehicle without interlock; $735, 180 days...

Cliven Bundy was invited to come to Paradise, Mont., to speak about his problems with the federal government. According to Bundy, he is being persecuted for not paying for use of public lands. A brief list of his “problems” is enlightening to say...

As a person born and raised in Nevada I would like to tell my true story that goes along with this Bundy issue. I should start out by saying that this happened a long time ago, I was maybe 10 at the start of the story. My father was an avid hunter...

Montana Tech recently announced it’s fall semester 2017 Honor Roll, Dean’s List, and Chancellor’s Honor Roll. Nine Sanders County students received honors. A student who earns a 4.0 GPA is placed on the Chancellor’s Honor Roll. Those earning a 3.5 G...

Flathead Valley Community College officials announced the names of students who made the Dean’s List for the Fall 2017 semester. The following Sanders County students earned a minimum grade point average of 3.5: Hot Springs - James W. DeTienne. P...

Robert Nash of Thompson Falls, 97, died Monday January 29, 2018 at his residence. A memorial gathering will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 2, at the Clark Fork Valley Elks Lodge in Thompson Falls. Sunset Hills Funeral Home and Crematory are...

Mary Lois Hurd Wonder of Paradise and Plains passed away from a stroke January 27, 2018. She was born May 19, 1915 in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, to George W. Hurd and Mary Catherine Smith Hurd, Americans who came to Canada to work on a farm. They...

Approval rating for congress has gone up – at least that of the Thompson Falls Bowling Congress, where strikes on their record is a good thing. Rimrock Lanes held a fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 27, to raise funds for the purchase of new bowling s...

Gospel Mountain Assembly of God Church in Thompson Falls is hosting “The Bait of Satan.” The program is a 6-week DVD series that will be shown Sundays at 6 p.m. beginning Feb. 4. The series, by John Bevere, shows how to escape Satan’s grip, avoid...