by Ed Moreth Things seem to be moving at a snail’s pace for Pat Legard, who has waited five months for the findings on his son’s death. Mark...

The Forest Service is asking for public feedback on the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Swamp Eddy project located on the Plains/Thompson...

Montana Highway Patrol Robert Oliver, 50, fail to obey direction to be weighed, $85; operating commercial vehicle without commercial driver’s...

Monday, August 12 Animal, Plains. Child custody issues. Motorist assist. Theft of personal records by family member, Noxon. Nuisance complaints,...

The Cabinet Ranger District of the Kootenai National Forest is planning a fall prescribed burn of up to 2,400 acres associated with the Minton-Trout...

Fire season is not really done yet, in spite of recent rains which have temporarily knocked back the danger. Warily eyeing this week’s weather...

Two weeks ago a man in Havre gave out his Social Security number to a scammer. Last week, a woman in Great Falls became another victim. Calls are...

It’s not often that Sanders County kids get to meet Major League Baseball (MLB) players. The closest MLB teams are the Seattle Mariners and the...

Just another day of golfing fun in the sun for the friendly players of the Over the Hill gang. Sanders County’s most gregarious golfers gathered...

The All-State Tylers are gone but the Hot Springs Savage Heat still have big plans for the upcoming 6-Man football season. One year removed from a...

In his third year at the helm as head coach of the Plains Horsemen football team, Eddie Fultz is slightly unsure about how his squad will perform...

Being in the sweet 16 isn’t necessarily a very good deal in Montana cross country running. The top 15 place-winners in Montana State high school...

Fielding a 6-Man football team is challenging enough without having unexpected departures. Put together with the fact that all-everything players...

Sparky’s Gutter Time held on to the league lead as Shanks a Lot shot the low team gross and Feed-N-Fuel the low team net in Tuesday Night Men’s...

TOM MASON, Thompson Falls – “They have done so well with all the roads that I have no complaints.” ROBIN GILE, Trout Creek – “Trout Creek...

1954 PUBLICATION OF WESTERN SANDERS COUNTY This publication was recently donated to the Old Jail Museum WATER This valley is traversed by the...

Dear Editor, I would like to thank Kevin Hill for volunteering his time and talent to the Huckleberry Festival. He also donates an ice chest with a...

Having spent 25 years evaluating writing samples from high school students, I long ago developed the somewhat neurotic habit of being judgmental...

Last week, we asked “Are you ready for school to start?” in our Question of the Week. With the long days of summer, most kids aren't quite ready...

Ruthie Luella McKenzie Bierwagen was born on August 14, 1940 in Sandpoint, Idaho. She was pre-deceased by her parents Clarence Felix McKenzie and...

Nancy L. Willey of Thompson Falls passed Aug. 3, 2019, at Clark Fork Valley Hospital. She struggled with sugar diabetes for the last couple of...