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County egg hunters prepare for Easter
Easter Sunday’s forecast is a brisk 20 degrees, but area organizations are preparing for entertaining events. Noxon Town Park Committee has an egg hunt planned for kids in the area, Easter Sunday, April 1 “beginning noon sharp,” according to longt...
Noxon Schools picks new superintendent
Staff, trustees, and parents of students at Noxon Schools were able to get to know their candidates for the upcoming opening for district superintendent. In a special meeting with the Noxon trustees, an open interview took place. After which, the...
Churches plan Easter services
County Christians will visit their preferred house of worship to observe the Easter holy days, this weekend. Noxon’s Baptist Moutain Church will hold a Passover dinner, Friday, March 30 (RSVP 847-1020). The congregation will meet Sunday, 11 a.m. for...
Woman recovering from train accident
It has been a long week for Teresa Campbell, who sustained multiple injuries in a train accident in Trout Creek - but the long road to recovery ahead is what she is focused on. "I've had four...
TF students trade walkout for awareness
All around the nation in protest of gun safety affecting schools, students walked out of class for 17 Minutes of Silence – or didn’t. Such was the case in Sanders County, where high schools reported no students participated in the planned school wal...
Our Viewpoint: Be the person who reaches out to others
So, here we are. Again. Rehashing and rehashtagging an all too common issue. Unfortunately, the issue is being presented as cut and dry, black and white, either/or – again. As with most things in life, there are more than two sides to the views e...
Noxon staff set lip sync battle
March is Music in Schools Month, and Noxon has found a fun way to get in on the action. The ‘art’ of lip syncing has been a more common in the big leagues of the music industry, prompting Noxon’s music teacher Sari MacArthur to work with stude...
MEMORY LANE
Forget what is shown in the movies - glitz, glamour and expensive venues – nothing beats a small town high school prom. And the lengths some went to in order to make it a special night prove it is n...
T.C. woman injured when train strikes car
A Sanders County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a call in the early hours of Saturday morning regarding a vehicle struck by a train. Montana Highway Patrol arrived on the scene to take over shortly thereafter. Theresa Campbell of Trout Creek had b...
Cellular outage reaches county
Usually when news hits on a national level, Sanders County is not involved. But, according to Verizon Wireless’s map of downed service areas, parts of the county joined other major cities in the U.S. in an outage of service. New York, Los Angeles a...
Noxon ready to 'Kick Butts'
Kickin’ butts and taking names – that’s what students at Noxon Schools will be doing Tuesday, March 20 for National Kick Butts Day with the help of Sanders County Tobacco Prevention and a special guest speaker the following day. The national event...
Community rallies for veteran's memorial fundraiser
"I love God and America, that's why I'm doing this. This memorial needs to happen," said Zach Whipple-Kilmer, who donned an acoustic guitar to deliver renditions of patriotic songs at the Elks,...
TF looks at funding for pool improvements
At the Thompson Falls City Council meeting on Monday, members unanimously decided to continue pursuing funding for upgrades needed for the city pool. The city will apply for a grant through Land and Water Conservation to help with improvements....
Gallery to feature history
Hot Springs is a town steeped in rich history. From native tribes to hardy homesteaders to tinsel town hideaway and the current colorful mix of people, the township has revolved around the warm mineral springs of its namesake. The Hot Springs...
TF school board hears safety update
by Justin Harris In light of recent national events on school campuses, it was no surprise that safety was a topic during the Falls District school board meeting Monday night. It was noted that since the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in...
TFHS plans alternative to March 14 protest
Nationwide, students on public school campuses will be protesting what they view as a lack of competence on the part of the adults in their lives to take meaningful action in stopping the gun violence that has become a unique plague in American...
Pizzeria owner keeps it simple
Belief in product led a part-time employee to take an investment leap into one of the favorite franchises in Thompson Falls. Andrea Farmer worked for Plains Simple Simons Pizza owners, Shawn and...
Local public assistance off ice now closed after cuts
Sanders County consistently has a poverty rate higher than the state average. With nearly a quarter of residents reportedly in poverty (although the number is thought to be higher), budget cuts have...
County spellers prepare for annual bee
The buzz about the County Spelling Bee is getting around, and Sanders County schools have announced their lineup of students slated to compete. The county’s spelling tradition will take place Friday, March 2 at 1 p.m. in the Sanders County C...
Daines touts tax changes at TRL visit
Thompson River Lumber (TRL) was privy to a special guest Tuesday morning, as Montana's Republican U.S. Senator, Steve Daines, made the mill one of his stops between Kalispell and Libby. Daines donned...
How do you know if you can trust someone?
JORDAN JOHNSON, Alberton – “Sometimes just by looking at them. You can usually tell if they are sketchy.” TANNER NEWELL, Eureka – “Get to know them.” ZACH MORKERT, Thompson Falls – “I think it is how they present themselves, that says a lot.” LE...
Toastmasters honors longtime member
They have a way with words. And unique methods of poking fun at one another. Members of the group with the gift of gab, known as the Toastmasters, aren't the type to let things go unsaid. So, when...
Speakers share stories, seek members
Although it is a distinguished club, with 352,000 members worldwide, a Toastmaster is never far from a friend. Even when traveling abroad. The Thompson Falls and Plains Toastmasters held a special...
Falls Council hears update on Ainsworth
"In the earliest stages of planning for the new Ainsworth Field, the committee had the idea to set aside space in the park for a veteran's memorial," said Carla Parks at the Thompson Falls City...
Young scientists compete in Bozeman
Hundreds of young Montana scientists converged on Montana State University campus to play with Legos. "Play" would be a loose term, as the teams sent from the many Montana schools have been working...
