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Volunteers clean up TF
The 19th annual Thompson Falls Beautification days drew more than 100 volunteers from the area to...
TF Library prepares for centennial
As the Thompson Falls Library turns 100 years old this year, the new library director and her staff...
1 dead in Hwy 200 crash
One person was killed and another injured when a passenger vehicle struck a logging truck head-on early Monday morning east of Thompson Falls....
Question of the Week
Cheryl Fraser, Thompson Falls - “Yes, I think it’s a very good idea. I think it will save lives.” Karen Dykstra, Thompson Falls - “Yes, I real...
School moves ahead with NHS trip plans
The Thompson Falls School Board approved a National Honor Society senior trip this year. The group still has around $16,000 from last year and 19...
Not guilty pleas to drug charges
Jennifer Flemmer pleaded not guilty in 20th District Judicial Court last week, to charges of felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs and...
4-H members shine in local competition
Youths from across the county gathered in the Clark Fork Professional Building in Thompson Falls on...
Annual cleanup efforts begin in T. Falls
Each year the Sanders County Historical Society holds a spring cleaning event to prepare the Old...
TFPD advises residents to check, keep receipts
Jennifer McPherson, the county prevention specialist with Western Montana Mental Health Center...
PBS to feature local man who died of COVID-19
As many have passed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, there are several groups and news outlets striving to recognize those who have died. Bob Green of Tr...
Decades of community service
When she was first introduced to the GFWC (General Federation of Women’s Clubs) Thompson Falls Wom...
Question of the Week
TASHA ALBANO, Thompson Falls - “I feel so because you see more people out now, and it is not seeming as scary as people once thought it was....
Supaman teaches students power of music, dance
Thompson Falls students were given a treat when they got to have their first assembly of 2021. The...
TCCIA packs Trout Creek Park with kids
For the seventh year, Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA) held their community...
T. Falls church hosts egg hunt at airport
For the first time in several years, Thompson Falls had a community Easter egg hunt. Organized by...
Group honors local veteran
As part of a national campaign to highlight the good works of retired servicemen and women, the...
Prep sports heating up
Kind of like wiping the slate clean and starting out from scratch. A year after COVID-19 did its cancel culture number on U.S. sports, including here...
Question of the Week
Mark Cronauer, Plains - “This year, helping at the Harvest Community Church. They do a lot with the kids, so I’ll be participating with that....
Radio club shares passion, knowledge
"There are a lot of things up in the air, so any way to get information is a good thing, and I'm not...
Kids get running start to reading
For over 30 years the Running Start program at Thompson Falls Elementary has been encouraging youth...
Easter Services
Sanders County churches will celebrate Easter with services and events throughout the weekend. Hot Springs The Sacred Heart Mission is holding a resur...
1 injured in accident west of TF
After careening into a guard rail, a Thompson Falls man was taken to the hospital Monday morning...
A space for veterans
For many who travel through Sanders County, the beauty of nature and access to the outdoors is a...
Question of the Week
CHRIS RAMSTEAD, Seattle, Washington - “What I prefer is cashier. It’s a personal level, you walk through and you actually talk to the person....
Woods Journal
As the weather turns a corner and spring begins to bloom, the outdoorsman in all of us is beginning to hear the call into nature. This is the time...
