The Thompson Falls School Board met with community members recently to brainstorm ideas for the future of the school district. Nearly 30 people gathered in the high school library and wrote down ideas for school improvements, covering everything from...

When I was in junior high, we traveled to Hale, Missouri, to visit my dad's aunts and cousins. It was a town about the size of Noxon. It had a hardware store and a feed store, and my extended family ran the one restaurant in town. My Great Aunt Ila e...

Long ago, my girlfriend and her sister took me skiing at Schweitzer Basin. Sort of. They got me into a pair of leather boots that connected — temporarily — to a pair of Head 210s. They took me to the top of the “learning” slope and said, “See ya...

EXCERPT FROM BOOK “WILD HORSE PLAINS” BY JOHN RHONE 1969 Introduction - Yes, I know I’m late – about thirty years. This job of writing a history of this section of Montana should have been done about that time, while many of the old timers who wer...

Montana Highway Patrol Tanner Zak, 56, operating a vehicle not properly registered, $75; careless driving, $35; operating without liability insurance, 1st offense, $85. Timothy Massey, 27, driving while privilege suspended/revoked, 1st offense,...

by Stephanie Molzhon Appearing before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher on Tuesday for his initial appearance, Kenneth Aultman Cobert entered not guilty pleas to a felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and a misdemeanor count of criminal...

Ambulance: Plains, 10; T. Falls, 7; Hot Springs, 7; Trout Creek, 5; Noxon, 2; Dixon,1; Paradise, 1 Monday, January 30 Animal other, Heron. Assist other agency, Plains. Protection order violation, T. Falls. Fire, Plains. Suspicious activity, T....

Tracy Knight, Thompson Falls - “In sixth grade, a boy gave me a solid chocolate heart.” Chelsey Trainer, Thompson Falls - “Something from the heart and a knife.” Norman Kloehn, Thompson Falls - “Flowers and candy.” Bob Partridge, Thompson Fa...

The 2023 Spring Mack Days Fishing Event on Flathead Lake, sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, begins March 16 and runs through May 13. Up to $225,000 in Cash and Prizes awarded to the well deserving anglers. The Confederated Sal...

by Rep. Paul C. Fielder, HD_13 The legislative session always seems to be super busy, and this is no exception. I’d like to catch people up on some of the issues that I’ve been involved with as the Representative for HD-13, in western Sanders Cou...

NOXON SCHOOL Seniors: High Honor Roll: Emily Brown, Aubrey Erwin. Honor Roll: Skye Irgens Juniors: High Honor Roll: Samuel Christensen, Sofia Pelobello. Honor Roll: Natasha Fisher, Morgan Schwier, Shamus Wheeldon Sophomores: High Honor Roll: Nathan H...

The GFWC Thompson Falls Woman's Club Pinochle Marathon continued in January, with Pinkie Nelson and Joyce Hilt combining for a high score of 7,450. Jim Hurst and Cathy mills came in second for January with 7,230, and Lorri Renard and Joni Mosher...

What do you do if you don’t have people writing to you with their book recommendations and your TBR list isn’t in the thousands? One way to find books is to use an app like Goodreads or The StoryGraph. As you enter books you’ve read and give them...

It seems we are standing at a precipice, although many say there are mitigating factors that bring the ground closer to the edge of the cliff, softening the fall for our beautiful valley as far as real estate goes. The MLS data actually supports...

by Dennis Spurlock Homeowners insurance can often be complicated for the consumer to know and understand what is covered and what isn’t. In my 13 years of experience, the most common homeowners claim comes from water leaks inside the home. Slow l...

Noxon matched up against Two Eagle River on Friday in Pablo. The Lady Red Devils were victorious at 60-30. In the first quarter they were up 24-6 and at the half 41-14. Two Eagle River made 11 points to Noxon’s nine in the third quarter. “We finished...

The Blue Hawks traveled last Tuesday to face the Eureka Lions. While the girls had a blow-out game of 75-32, the boys faced a formidable adversary. The Lions had beat Thompson Falls the last home game but this time the victory went to the Blue Hawk...