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The City of Thompson Falls recently received news that they have been granted $450,000 through Montana Department of Commerce’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public and Community Facilities Program. Thompson Falls Mayor Mark Sheets s...

The trial of Danielle Wood, a former Thompson Falls woman charged with deliberate homicide in the death of Matt LaFrieniere, is set to begin Jan. 19. Court officials this week held a pre-trial conference with Judge Deborah "Kim" Christopher. Wood app...

One of our favorite things to do is go in the basement of The Ledger and look at old newspapers. We have hard copies of every issue back to 1905. We've found our own birth announcements, parents' wedding announcements and everything in between. We...

This morning I was disappointed to hear of Sen. Daines’ intent to challenge the presidential election’s outcome by voting to reject state-certified electors from selected states. A few weeks ago, Trump’s then-Attorney General William Barr said there...

I just finished reading Blaine Blackstone’s column in The Ledger today (Dec. 31, 2020) and he seems to have hit the nail on the head in this one. I expect to see a slurry of critical reviews from the Sanders County hard left (including the Heron M...

3 YEARS AGO • JANUARY 3, 1991 WEATHER PLAYED ROLE IN ANNUAL KEG BOWL by John Hamilton It didn’t matter that the thermometer was hovering around 25 degrees below zero, the calendar told all die-hard football players that it was time for the Keg Bow...

Stephaney Hutchings, Thompson Falls - “I drive around and take photos. I shoot landscapes and like leaves, pinecones whatever.” Shane Robins, Thompson Falls - “We love playing outside: snowmobiling, snowboarding, snowball fights. The kids are in wi...

Cody Potter, 25, failure to give notice of accident by quickest means, $225; driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving, 1st offense, $385. Justice Weeks, 21, operating without liability insurance, 1st offense, $85. Monica...

As the slow process of vaccinating the public proceeds, the nation is faced with a new variant of Coronavirus which is more communicable. And large numbers of people still refuse to wear a mask. Some contend masks don't help. But they do! Numerous...

Unbelievable! The "elected" government sold us out for $600. What's next, a loaf of bread for our brothers and sisters? Scott Crowe, Thompson Falls...

In 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday, Diamond Goforth pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and attempted escape. According to the charging documents, Goforth, who was taken into custody on October 7 for...

Ambulance: Trout Creek, 2; Plains, 16; T. Falls, 8; Noxon, 1; Heron, 1; Hot Springs, 3. Monday, December 28 911 hang up, Paradise Request for coroner, Plains. Traffic stop, Paradise Traffic stop, Paradise. Traffic stop, T. Falls. Assault, Plains....

Not that I need to say it out loud, but 2020 brought on more challenges than one could possibly expect to face in a single lifetime. On top of a global pandemic, it seemed as if one’s problems accumulated up all at once, and were let loose to wreak h...

by Shana Neesvig Three Sanders County students were inadvertently overlooked in last week’s Ledger from the Montana State University’s 2020 fall semester honor roll recognition feature. From Hot Springs, Sydney Jackson earned President’s List honor...

And now for the rest of the sports story in Sanders County. Thompson Falls’ basketball and wrestling teams got out to an early start last weekend but most other teams in the county patiently bided their time and waited another week. Well, the w...

There is very good. Then there is very, very good. Looking very, very good – some might say scary good – in their first time out on the floor together this season, the Thompson Falls Blue Hawk boys made holiday mincemeat pie out of the Troy Trojans S...

Shane Angle has been on periphery of Plains-Hot Springs high school wrestling for several years – now he is smack dab in the middle of it, and is seeming to love every minute of it. Recently named the head coach for the high school team after s...