Articles from the April 18, 2019 edition
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Wood enters not guilty plea
Former Thompson Falls resident Danielle Wood made her initial appearance in court on Tuesday, pleading not guilty to one count of deliberate homicide in the death of Matt LaFriniere, her former...
Thompson Pass open for season
In one of the sure signs that spring has sprung, Thompson Pass officially opened Thursday afternoon. Montana Department of Transportation crews finished plowing the pass on Thursday and confirmed that both the Montana and Idaho sides are open to...
School ballots in mail this week
Voters in the Noxon and Hot Springs school districts will receive ballots in the mail later this week. Ballots were mailed Wednesday, according to the Sanders County Elections Office. In Hot Springs, three candidates have filed for the open...
Proof of Visitors
Thompson Falls State Park does not officially open until May 1, although walk-ins are welcome to bypass locked entrance gates. With weather resembling more spring-like temperatures, residents appear...
Library on wheels brings books to county
For more than a century, humans have nourished the concept of making books available by vehicular transportation. Residents of rural areas such as Sanders County, where libraries are nonexistent or...
Our Viewpoint
The hustle and bustle of the big city isn't that appealing to most people who live in rural Montana, including us. Last weekend, we got a little taste of that when we tried to cover all of the events happening around Sanders County. There was a...
2019 Legislature Report
This week I had some welcome guests. Mr. Bishop and former Representative Gordon Hendrick spent a day at the Capitol with the Superior High School government class. We have been doing about 20 to 30...
Montana Viewpoint
It was January 1991. I was a second term legislator who, for a reason I can’t remember, wanted to take on a leadership role and sought and won the position of running the first meeting of the House De...
Remember When?
4 YEARS AGO • APRIL 12, 1979 LAOS FAMILY MAKING NEW LIFE IN FALLS One must review the history of the Hmong people before understanding their arrival and struggle in our country. First, who are the Hmong? According to Tou-FuVang, a member of the e...
Question of the Week
TEENA MALETOR, Trout Creek – “Easter bunny hunt in the morning. Then we go to church, come home to a ham, potatoes and veggie dinner.” TONY OVERHOLT, Bonners – “We go to church early and afterward our church has a brunch. I really enjoy this, get...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Garret Fleenor, 30, violation of restrictions on instruction permit, $85; failure to carry proof of insurance in vehicle, owner or operator, 1st offense, $75; seatbelt violation, $20. Dennis Newman, 67, seatbelt violation,...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulances: Noxon, 3; Plains, 4; H. Springs, 5. Sunday, April 7 Motor vehicle crash, Noxon. Road hazard, blockage, Blue Slide Rd., T. Creek. Intimidation, harassment, Dixon. Suspicious activity, T. Creek. Monday, April 8 Threats made, H. Springs....
Deferred sentences in drug cases
Two defendants accepted deferred sentences in 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday before Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher. Brandon Tollie, from Bigfork, received a three-year deferred sentence with the Department of Corrections on felony criminal...
Trout Creek athletes receive equipment grant
Student-athletes at Trout Creek School will gain a competitive edge thanks to a 2019 Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grant from California Casualty. The school is one of 64 public middle schools and high...
Blackfoot working to upgrade local services
Blackfoot Telecommunications is working to provide expanded services to its customers in Sanders County and Northwest Montana. The company on Wednesday announced that it is partnering with Advanced Communications Technology (ACT) to offer additional...
Donkey basketball coming to TF
The basketball seasons are over and students have moved on to spring sports including golf, track and softball. But Thompson Falls High School gym will be filled with equine hoopsters on May 6 as donkey basketball comes to town. TFHS students and...
Geraldine M. "Gerry" Berkey
Geraldine M. "Gerry" Berkey, 91, passed away in Spokane, Washington, on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Celebration of Life services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, April 18, in Coffelt's Funeral Chapel,...
LoHua M. Odekirk
April 28, 1934 – March 22, 2019 LoHua was born in Myton, Utah, the daughter of Lawrence and Esther Odekirk. She was the seventh of eight children, and always walked her own path. She would go on to to...
Ben Dale Simonson
Ben Dale Simonson, 74, of Noxon died April 4, 2019, at the Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, of cancer due to agent orange he contacted in Vietnam. A full obituary and date of memorial services will follow....
Noxon School Board Candidates
NAME: Andrew Chaboya Cabaccang AGE: 54 EDUCATION: Proud graduate of Noxon High School ('82); Gonzaga University OCCUPATION: Political strategist What characteristics make you a good candidate for the...
Hot Springs School Board Candidates
NAME: Crystal Graham AGE: 33 EDUCATION: High School Graduate OCCUPATION: Coffee Shop Owner What characteristics make you a good candidate for the school board? I am honest, logical and open minded....
MDT to provide project update
The Montana Department of Transportation is hosting public meetings in St. Regis and Superior to discuss the I-90 St. Regis – East construction project. The meetings will be held on Tuesday, April 23 in St. Regis (St. Regis Community Center, 209 L...
Plains pool receives donation from Town Pump
Alan Fink, general manager of the Town Pump in Plains, hands a check to Kathy Gregg, treasurer of the Committee For Safe Swimming (CSS), on Tuesday as a donation to help get the E.L. Johnson Memorial...
Plains students set to perform
The Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) is in Plains this week to present an adaptation of the old fantasy story “Gullliver’s Travels.” Rehearsals have been happening all week after school, and the students will perform on Saturday. In this perform...
McGuigan recognized for fair board service
Congressman Greg Gianforte recognized Chis McGuigan of Plains with his Spirit of Montana commendation for his more than two decades of service and outstanding dedication to improving the Sanders...
