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Sanders County Commissioners have chosen a third member. Commissioners Glen Magera and Tony Cox met last week to make their selection to fill the seat of Carol Brooker, who resigned at the end of last year. The commissioners chose Claude Burlingame,...

At a special meeting at City Hall Thursday, Plains Town Council members unanimously selected Prospect Construction as the company to build the new sewage treatment plant just north of Plains. Prospect Construction Inc., which has offices in...

Tuesday in the newsroom it was discovered that I had the wrong edition number on page three of the February 3 newspaper. Last week was the first edition of our 118th volume. That's 118 years of covering Sanders County! I was shocked that I had...

During the gloom of winter evenings, I’ve been reading A Short History of Byzantium, John Julius Norwich’s 1997 popular summary of his earlier three-volume work intended for professional historians. This is the repetitious and truly discouraging stor...

A bobcat is traveling around the homestead these days, teaching snowshoe hares and ruffed grouse to pay attention, a good and proper thing for a bobcat to do. I see its tracks rambling through my woods. I also had the good luck of a sighting a few...

4 YEARS AGO • JANUARY 28, 1982 JIMMY CARTER OPENED FIRST COUNTY THEATER More than half a century ago, a group of young pranksters put up a sign on a movie marquee in Thompson Falls reading: “Jim Carter died last night.” Now past 90 years old, the m...

KENT BECKTOLD, Trout Creek - “Lobster and steak dinner and usually followed up with a little bit of chocolate later on.” KELLY BLAKELY, Trout Creek - “Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting." PATTI PAULSEN, Thompson Falls - “The flowers that my husb...

Ambulance: Plains, 15; Trout Creek, 1; Heron, 1; Noxon, 1; Paradise, 1; T. Falls, 11; Hot Springs, 4; Dixon, 1. Monday, January 31 Animal other, Noxon. Property found, Hot Springs. Civil standby, Trout Creek. Fire, Heron. Tuesday, February 1 Theft,...

Montana Highway Patrol David Deschamps, 46, speeding in a restricted zone, $100. Tara Smith, 47, seatbelt violation, $20; failure to carry proof of insurance, 1st offense, $135. Michael Mcvicker, 55, day speeding, $20. Ashley Thompson, 29, day...

Gary Morehouse of Thompson Falls appeared in the 20th Judicial District Court Tuesday for his initial appearance to plead not guilty to a felony burglary charge. According to charging documents, Morehouse was caught by police on January 2, 2022,...

The Cabinet Ridge Riders (CRR) will host their 31st annual Snowmobile Fun Run Saturday, February 12. Last year, more than 180 riders participated in the 52-mile trail event. “I hope we see more people this year,” said Shellie Anderson, treasurer for...

Project ASCENT, a local non-profit organization committed to getting youth and families outside, is preparing for their annual Winter Carnival this Saturday, February 12. Between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., families can bring children ages four to 18 to...

The Paradise Players plan to show their acting flair once again with performances in February and March at the Paradise Center. Kathleen Hubka of Plains is in the process of writing three radio plays that will be performed on the last Sunday of the...

Jodi Lyn (Buckles) Nason, 57, of Thompson Falls passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Clark Fork Valley Hospital. Jodi was born September 20, 1964 in Spokane, Washington, to Leon and Peggy (Carmack) Buckles. Jodi owned N.W. Business Services in...

Sanders County Community Development (SCCD) has been awarded a $10,000 matching grant by the Otto Bremer Trust (OBT) for general operations as the organization continues its mission to build on economic development through business expansion, technic...

Additional candidates have filed as candidates for the upcoming primary election. John Holland has filed for Commissioner in District 2, joining candidate Randy Arnold who previously filed. Both men are from Plains. There are now five candidates for...