Governor tells Montanans to stay home
Montana Governor Steve Bullock on Thursday issued a shelter-in-place order for Montanans to help...
Local governments announce changes
Sanders County communities are following the county in limiting traffic to city properties in the...
CFVH opens clinic, county limits access
Sanders County is changing the way they do business. As of Wednesday, offices in the courthouse, as...
Sheriff's Log
Monday, March 16 Assault. Theft, Paradise. Motorist assist. Assist other agency, Hot Springs. Child welfare, Plains. Tuesday, March 17 Suspicious...
Residents address county roads
The roads on the west end of Sanders County need more attention. That was the message from residents and local politicians as they met with Sanders...
TC bridge project to begin in April
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) will begin construction to rehabilitate the Clark Fork River Bridge located on Montana Highway 200...
Candidates join races
The filing period for the June 2 primary election ended March 9, and a few candidates filed at the end for local races. Jennifer Fielder of Thompson...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Jeffrey Legard, 65, careless driving, $185. Stephen Pruitt, 60, seatbelt violation, $70. Jeffrey Roth, 58, operating with...
Brandon and Rylan are All-State C
Sanders County seniors Brandon Knudsen of Hot Springs and Rylan Weltz of Noxon earned District 14C...
Trotters' Altmiller leads 14C selections
Plains senior Kylee Altmiller and Charlo junior Liev Smith earned All-State C honors as the District 14C girls all-conference team was named earlier...
Megan, Jody and Ellie honored as District 7B all-conference
Lady Hawks Megan Baxter, Jody Detlaff and Ellie Baxter have been honored as District 7B...
Sidney and Nathan first team, Cody second on 7B hoop squad
ayers on the District 7B boys basketball all-conference team last week as sophomores Sidney Akinde and Nathan Schraeder earned first team honors and...
Weltz, Antonich also earn invites
Accustomed to wearing red, Noxon’s Rylan Weltz and Michael Antonich have earned the right to wear blue in the 2020 Montana 6-Man All-Star football...
Local artist donates painting to Plains school
The president of Joint Operation Mariposa presented a painting to Plains Elementary School last...
TF students go back in time
Harriet Tubman, Pocahontas, the Grimke sisters and Sacajawea, to name a few, came to life in...
ROCKET SCIENCE
The difficulty of studies at Plains High School isn't rocket science, that is unless a student is a...
Question of the Week
TRAVIS TAMMARO, Trout Creek Local Store – “We have shortages in groceries and general merchandise as well as limited employee interaction, if...
Local artist uses various media to tell stories
Steve Eberhardt believes that part of his job as an artist is to not only expose people to art, but...
Plains author releases new book
What originated from the author’s life-long connection and experiences with God, has led local...
Farmer's market finds manager
The Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA), a non-profit working to better the town of Trout Creek, is striving to keep their year on...
TRACS looking for next top pet models
A new program for the Thompson River Animal Care Shelter (TRACS) has been set in motion. The fundraiser, sponsored by the Sanders County Ledger and...
Keeping kids busy while at home
As a state, Montana has resisted the COVID-19 effects as long as possible. As the rest of the country is succumbing to the illness, we have stood...
Letter to the editor: Local stores doing their best
Letter to the Editor: As of recently, people in our great community have been blasting Harvest Foods on Facebook over the price of one certain type...
Letter to the editor: Reminder of seriousness of epidemics
Thank you for the timely “Remember When” article, hearkening back to the time of the Spanish Flu in Thompson Falls. With all the reference to...
STREET SMART: Don't overreact
m a month working in Seattle. I got there just in time to be in what the media has referred to as...
OUR VIEWPOINT
Last week, Governor Steve Bullock ordered restrictions on businesses including bars, restaurants, spas and gyms. Some businesses are forced to close...
Letter to the editor: Honor veterans at Ainsworth
Dear Editor: The Veteran’s Memorial located in Ainsworth Park is an ongoing project. The Thompson Falls Main Street group is continuing to collect...
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