Schools looking ahead to next year
Even though summer is just beginning, the 2020-2021 school year will be here before we know it....
Local trails group continues efforts
Remember the "Trail to nowhere" along the highway in Thompson Falls? That first bit of trail was a...
Services prepare for bridge closure
With the Trout Creek bridge closure on the horizon, a big question that has arisen is the query of what to do with the garbage. Since large trucks...
CDC details common face mask mistakes
Many retail businesses are requiring their customers to wear a face mask upon entering. Whether it’s required or you are choosing to wear a face...
Vets honor vets with Old Glory
It was a gray drizzly day, but the Plains Cemetery is a little more colorful now, thanks to a group...
Parade of graduates follows Noxon ceremony
Noxon celebrated their 2020 graduating seniors with a town-wide parade following the ceremony on...
Justice Court
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office John Fickas, 49, driving without a license, $135. John Fickas, 49, driving without a license, $135; operating...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance Hot Springs 4,T. Falls 11, Trout Creek 3, Plains 3, Dixon 1, Noxon 1, Heron 1, Paradise 1 Saturday, May 16 Motor vehicle crash, T. Falls....
For seniors, graduation is 'extremely unique'
Allowing the coronavirus pandemic to dampen the spirits of graduation of Plains High School was not...
Virtual or actual?
Virtual runs are fun, but it’s hard to beat the real thing. Hoping the summer running schedule can still be salvaged, perhaps in an altered form,...
Easy Street Auto Works makes it look so easy
by John Hamilton It all seems so easy for the Easy Street Auto Works golfers – show up at River’s Bend on Tuesday night, play winning golf, and...
Hope for 2020 sports seasons still flickering
There is a flicker of light at the end of this sports-free tunnel we call 2020. The big news in Sanders County last week was the fact that the...
Flags lowered for those affected by COVID-19
After an order from Gov. Bullock, flags all around Montana were displayed at half-staff to honor...
Remember When
70 YEARS AGO • MAY 31, 1950 NOXON MAN DROPS DEAD WHILE TRYING TO SHOOT A MARAUDING BEAR A man who...
Superior car show set for June 6
The 21st Annual Old Schoolhouse Rock Car Show will be held on Saturday, June 6, in Superior. It will be presented by Old School Rockers and The...
Crossword Solution
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. ASAP 5. Somme 10. Asci 14. Bell 15. Braes 16. Bora 17. Brea 18. Anile 19. Eras...
Question of the Week
MARY CAMINETTI, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho – “First of all, I would like to congratulate all the seniors here in Sanders County and just wish you...
Our Viewpoint
It's confession time. I grew up in Sanders County, moved away for a few years and then have been back about 12 years. In all that time, I never once...
Montana Viewpoint
Do you remember that day — March 30, 1981 — when President Ronald Reagan was shot? Do you...
Merna A. Helms
Merna A. Helms, 78, passed away Friday, May 8, 2020 in Heron. Services are pending. A complete obituary will be published at a later date. Lakeview...
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