LaFriniere investigation continues
Authorities with the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office, the state Attorney General’s Office and the Division of Criminal Investigation continues...
County attorney withdraws from race
Sanders County Attorney Bob Zimmerman decided last week to withdraw his bid for re-election....
Quick response to Weeksville fire
A fire just west of Weeksville last week could have turned into a major forest fire had it not been...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol James Galipeau, 58, possession of open alcoholic beverage container in motor vehicle, $125. Driving under the influence, 1st...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulances: Noxon, 3; T. Falls, 10; Plains, 4; H. Springs, 2. Sunday, August 5 Fire in the backyard of a Dixon residence. Longhorns out of their...
Bull River Clinic to re-open
Those on the west end of Sanders County are about to get what they have been patiently waiting for… local medical care. Cabinet Peaks Medical...
Agencies address area fires
Fire season is beginning to make its appearance in Sanders County. Tuesday morning, an online post...
Sewage plant could face problems
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers saved the Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant from being overtaken...
Deferred sentence in Heron burglary
Tyler Robinson was sentenced Tuedsay in 20th District Judicial Court on charges stemming from the burglary of a Heron residence in 2015. Robinson...
Blue Slide Road work to resume
Work to install a new culvert under Blue Slide Road, where a creek flooded earlier this year, will begin after Labor Day. Representatives of the...
Boston runner wins Huckleberry race
The Huckleberry Festival celebrated its 39th year in Trout Creek last weekend, but the Run for Fun...
No bull for Big Bull on the course
There was no bull in the way Big Bull Sports played Tuesday at River’s Bend, with Scott Pardee, Ty Pardee, Jake Helvey and Tom Kirkland teaming up...
Hagedorn team brings the heat
Hagedorn Land Surveying sizzled in the heat Wednesday at River’s Bend Golf Course, shooting a team total of 178 for low gross. Team members Ryan...
Chip-ins fly in for Over the Hill Gang
The Over the Hill Gang was at it again on Monday, swinging away at River’s Bend in Thompson Falls. Rusty Haggard (Nos. 14 and 16) and Bruce...
Friday Morning Lights
FIRST PASSES OF THE SEASON were thrown for the Thompson Falls Blue Hawk football team at midnight...
Huckleberries bring the heat
The hottest days of the summer didn't stop hundreds of visitors from descending on Trout Creek for...
Trout Creek couple are adoption angels
Trout Creek is home to two angels...adoption angels that is. Craig and Beck Barrus were recently...
Remember When
40 YEARS AGO • AUGUST 17, 1978 LEDGER LINES By K.A.E. We’ve never thought of the back of a print shop as being a desirable spot for a party, and...
Question of the Week
LARRY SCHMILL, Missoula – “With my fingers right off the bush.” MYRA LEWIS, Clark Fork, ID – “I Iike them on ice cream with a little sugar...
Our Viewpoint
In journalism school, every students has to take an ethics course. You don’t get that with every area of study. Projessional journalists hold...
Take action and boycott NFL advertisers
Dear Editor, I’m a huge NFL fan! I love the games but the actions of the players during the National Anthem is infuriating. Beyond that, the NFL...
Bad Actors Law protects Montanans
When critics of the Mining Bad Actors Law attacks Montana’s enforcement of a state law that protects taxpayers from shouldering the clean-up bill...
Patience appreciated during dam work
Thank you to the Thompson Falls community and reservoir users. Just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone for their patience and understanding...
David E. Bunch
David E. Bunch, 100, died Thursday, August 9 at Clark Fork Valley Hospital in Plains. He was born September 3, 1917, at the family farm in... Full story
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