Articles from the March 4, 2021 edition
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Wood sentenced to 100 years
Former Thompson Falls resident Danielle Wood on Tuesday was sentenced to 100 years in the Montana...
WINTER'S SWAN SONG
A FAMILY OF TUNDRA SWANS, including two of last year's cygnets, visited some Canada geese during...
Residents split on sanctuary proposal
A group of Sanders County residents presented Sanders County Commissioners on Tuesday with a proposal asking that the county become a Second...
Plains School addition progresses
Construction of a new Plains School multi-function facility is more than halfway done and progress...
Our Viewpoint
Most of us at The Ledger have at least one pet. Most days you can come in and be greeted by Walter or Buster, our office dogs. We work with them to...
Montana Viewpoint
The soul of democracy is the ability of individuals to have a say in their own future, embodied in...
Polarizing political agenda
Does it seem a bit ironic that Blackstone’s recent column titled “Political agendas get in the way” (February 11, 2021) is based on promoting...
Junk vehicles affect everyone
Have you noticed that what appear to be junk vehicles proliferate in this town faster than wild turkeys and geese? Does anybody think those vehicles...
Remember When?
40 YEARS AGO • MARCH 5, 1981 LOUIS LaROCK BUYS HOTEL BAR IN TF Louis LaRock, partner in the firm...
Question of the Week
TODD SCOTT, Las Vegas, Nevada - “I would pay, at most, $6 for a gallon of gas.” JUDY GEISBUSCH, Thompson Falls - “Four dollars a gallon would...
Justice Court
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Beverly Pattison, 33, driving while privilege is suspended, 1st offense, $285. Joseph Gamboa, 51, speeding in...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulance: T. Falls, 10; Plains, 9; Hot Springs, 4; Noxon, 3; Trout Creek, 2; Dixon, 2; Heron, 2 Monday, February 22 Disturbance, Hot Springs....
TFHS senior's essay wins regional contest
Thompson Falls High School senior Megan Baxter, nominee for the Daughters of the American...
Tester weighs in on passenger rail service possibility
Montana Senator Jon Tester held a monthly rural press call to provide updates on COVID-19 relief,...
Noxon/Bull River Weather
February temperatures were quite a change from the mild January, with the average daytime high over 6 degrees below the historical average for...
Clinton James "CJ" King
He was taken from us on February 19, 2021, in Austin, Texas. He enjoyed being with family, the... Full story
The season of mud
There is a time of the year that comes right after winter and just before spring. It’s that time o...
Crossword Solution
SOLUTIONS ACROSS 1. SHEM 5. PYLORI 11. RESURRECTION 14. IRONIES 15. CANADA 18. SPILT 19. LABELS 21....
Trout Creek woman changes plea
Diamond Goforth changed her plea to guilty for charges of attempted escape and criminal possession of dangerous drugs. Goforth is facing several...
SHADES OF BLUE
An almost-clear blue sky greets the Clark Fork Reservoir near the NorthWestern Energy dam in...
Plains finalizes wastewater project grant
The mayor of Plains announced at the monthly council meeting Monday that the town officially received its grant of $5,148,500 for the new wastewate...
Elks shower families with gifts at community event
The Clark Fork Valley Elks (CFVE) hosted their second community baby shower for expecting mothers...
Super Hawks win 5th place in Western B-C
Superhuman efforts by all Hawks involved at the very first super divisional. The Thompson...
P-HS sends 7 on to state
The Plains-Hot Springs wrestling team members are brothers in arms, some of them brothers by blood,...
Hawk boys are ready
Building a 12-3 record this winter, the Thompson Falls Blue Hawk boys suffered one of their worst...
