Thompson Pass open for season
In one of the sure signs that spring has sprung, Thompson Pass officially opened Thursday afternoon. Montana Department of Transportation crews...
McGuigan recognized for fair board service
Congressman Greg Gianforte recognized Chis McGuigan of Plains with his Spirit of Montana...
Hot Springs School Board Candidates
NAME: Crystal Graham AGE: 33 EDUCATION: High School Graduate OCCUPATION: Coffee Shop Owner What...
Wood enters not guilty plea
Former Thompson Falls resident Danielle Wood made her initial appearance in court on Tuesday,...
School ballots in mail this week
Voters in the Noxon and Hot Springs school districts will receive ballots in the mail later this week. Ballots were mailed Wednesday, according to...
Blackfoot working to upgrade local services
Blackfoot Telecommunications is working to provide expanded services to its customers in Sanders County and Northwest Montana. The company on...
Noxon School Board Candidates
NAME: Andrew Chaboya Cabaccang AGE: 54 EDUCATION: Proud graduate of Noxon High School ('82);...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Garret Fleenor, 30, violation of restrictions on instruction permit, $85; failure to carry proof of insurance in vehicle,...
A VISUAL IMPACT
You may have seen Crystal Buchanan with Sanders County Coalition for Families (SCCFF) and her...
Deferred sentences in drug cases
Two defendants accepted deferred sentences in 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday before Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher. Brandon Tollie,...
Coach loves seeing athletes grow
Denise Montgomery likes planting the seed and watching it grow. The sure-fire hall of fame coach (who will most certainly be bequeathed with that...
Hawks fall to Eureka, MAC
It is a simple matter of confidence. The Thompson Falls Lady Hawks dropped a pair of doubleheaders last week, falling 12-2 and 21-3 to Eureka in...
Hawks enjoy the Tripp
It's about time that the Thompson Falls Blue Hawks got with it with their track and field teams....
Heat host Tripp meet
Dave Tripp would have been proud of what his name has wrought. The Hot Springs Savage Heat track...
Prep golfers weather the storm
The weather wasn't perfect for golf, but Plains hosted its annual high school tournament at Wild...
Trotters drop Breakers
PLAINS – For being an early-season game, this one had a post-season feel to it. The Loyola Sacred...
Brubaker, Weltzes lead Noxon
Levi Brubaker and Rylan Weltz won events to lead the Noxon Red Devil track and field team in the Dave Tripp Memorial in Polson Friday. The reigning...
Quilts go on display in TF
The Flat Iron Quilting Guild gathered more than 200 entries in their bi-annual show last Saturday....
Trout Creek athletes receive equipment grant
Student-athletes at Trout Creek School will gain a competitive edge thanks to a 2019 Thomas R....
Plains students set to perform
The Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) is in Plains this week to present an adaptation of the old fantasy story “Gullliver’s Travels....
Plains pool receives donation from Town Pump
Alan Fink, general manager of the Town Pump in Plains, hands a check to Kathy Gregg, treasurer of...
TF event to kick off summer trail season
Local groups team up a fun spring event with free signups for hikes, trail rides and other outings in the wild country of Sanders and Lincoln...
Fly fishing film tour returns to the Rex
It’s time to rig up those rods and reels and get pumped to go outdoors for some fly-fishing fun. But first, anglers of all stripes and ages are...
Library on wheels brings books to county
For more than a century, humans have nourished the concept of making books available by vehicular...
Proof of Visitors
Thompson Falls State Park does not officially open until May 1, although walk-ins are welcome to...
Donkey basketball coming to TF
The basketball seasons are over and students have moved on to spring sports including golf, track and softball. But Thompson Falls High School gym...
Montana Viewpoint
It was January 1991. I was a second term legislator who, for a reason I can’t remember, wanted to...
Our Viewpoint
The hustle and bustle of the big city isn't that appealing to most people who live in rural Montana, including us. Last weekend, we got a little...
Geraldine M. "Gerry" Berkey
Geraldine M. "Gerry" Berkey, 91, passed away in Spokane, Washington, on Tuesday, April 9, 2019.... Full story
Ben Dale Simonson
Ben Dale Simonson, 74, of Noxon died April 4, 2019, at the Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, of cancer due to agent orange he... Full story
LoHua M. Odekirk
April 28, 1934 – March 22, 2019 LoHua was born in Myton, Utah, the daughter of Lawrence and... Full story
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