Articles from the May 2, 2019 edition
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County athletes go for gold
Sanders County athletes returned home Friday with nearly 75 medals after a day at the Montana Special Olympics Glacier Area Games in Kalispell. The Little Bitterroot Wildhorses of Plains and the Sande...
TAKING FLIGHT
A BALD EAGLE leaves its perch on a log off the shore in Wild Goose Landing Park in Thompson Falls....
Hard, long winter affects elk population
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) recently completed its annual spring elk population survey, and Biologist Bruce Sterling said the hard winters in the area continue to take a toll on the local population. Sterling said they viewed 1,418 elk in...
Volunteers work to clean up city
Take a drive down Main Street and it is easy to see that Beautification Days has once again taken place in Thompson Falls. The goal of the annual cleanup event is to bring community members together...
Our Viewpoint
Last week, I had the opportunity to visit with high school journalists from across the country to talk about journalism. It's inspiring to meet a new generation of journalists excited about reporting the truth and relaying the incredible stories of...
2019 Legislature Report
The legislative session is now officially over. We finished last Thursday, so now the results get discussed, assessed, and scrutinized. Many of the results can not be “fairly” evaluated for days, mon...
Montana Viewpoint
In the early 1990s I was at a county fair when an elderly fellow — a WW II veteran and a Democrat — rushed up to me and said, “Jim, come here, you’ve got to see this!” and he hurried me to a militar...
Imagine a different scenario
Another Blaine Blackstone column straight from the Trump administration’s government mouthpiece, Fox News. Mueller failed to find sufficient evidence to conclude that the Trump campaign “colluded” with Russia. As stated in the report, Muell...
Teacher, coach grateful
I want to thank The Ledger and John Hamilton for his kind words about my past teaching and coaching. I graciously accept them. The Lord’s been good to me. I am so fortunate to have known so many fine young athletes who loved sports and honest c...
Remember When?
5 YEARS AGO • MAY 1, 1969 SMITH-GARRISON VOWS EXCHANGED Miss Eileen Marie Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle J. Smith of Thompson Falls, was married Saturday evening to Charles Joseph (Chubb) Garrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garrison, also o...
Question of the Week
PAT INGRAHAM, Thompson Falls – “The minimum wage was never intended to be anything more than for an entry level job, like for high school graduates’ first job. It is for unskilled workers. By public petition, the legislators voted to change the m...
County offers help for tax payers
In efforts to help tax payers, Sanders County has developed a payment plan for delinquent mobile home and personal property tax payers. In the next few weeks, tax payers with any outstanding taxes over one year old will receive a Letter of...
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol Timothy Rogier, 32, seatbelt violation, $20. Darien Liberty, 19, night speeding, $20. Charles Oelschlager, 75, day speeding, $20. Blake McDonald, 17, seatbelt violation, $20. Nyle Griffin, 62, day speeding, $70. Robert Yoder,...
Sheriff's Log
Monday, April 22 Theft of battery and catalytic converter from farm equipment at Plains residence. Juvenile runaway poached a deer, Noxon. Abandoned vehicle at Ashley Creek, T. Falls. Tuesday, April 23 Warrant arrest made, H. Springs. Sexual...
City of Plains begins work to repair pool
Work began on the E.L. Johnson Memorial Pool in Plains last week with workers from Double C Construction of Missoula ripping up the old pavement so another contractor could then replace some 300 feet...
TFHS completes active shooter drill
Thompson Falls High School has completed their final drill in a series aimed at preparing law enforcement, medical and first responders, school staff and students in the event of an active lockdown or...
Noxon students earn math honors
Aspiring to become a marine biologist, somewhere on a European coast, Noxon High School junior Michael Antonich is on the right path academically. He recently received recognition by The University...
Bowlers end year with banquet
Bowlers in Thompson Falls adjourned their 2018-2019 season with a banquet at the Elks Lodge on April 11. Kathy Altman prepared an authentic Italian meal for 50 bowlers and guests. Winners of the recent city association tournament received their...
Clarence 'Clar' Long
Clarence "Clar" Long of Noxon, Montana, passed away at the age of 73 Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, of natural causes. He was born in... Full story
SHOWING APPRECIATION
Stacy Milner of Thompson Falls Schools (second from right) presents Sanders County Detention staff Shawna Chenoweth, Denise Taylor and Shelly Wrightson with Blue Hawk gear and goodies for national...
Noxon alum continues family's military legacy
PFC Brent Charles Ziebell is attending Assault Amphibious Vehicle Mechanic school in Pendleton, California. He is a 2017 graduate of Noxon High School and completed Marine Boot Camp in 2018,...
Open burning season ends
Open burning season in Sanders and Mineral counties officially ends April 30, and burn permits will now be required until fire season begins. Starting May 1, and continuing until conditions are no longer favorable for safe burning, permits are...
MDT to hold open house for Highway 200 project
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) will host a public open house on Wednesday, May 8 between 4 and 6 p.m. to discuss improvements to Highway 200 east of Thompson Falls. The open house will be held at the Sanders County Courthouse, 1111...
Wind limits Mack Days success
Only 110 lake trout separate the Top Ten Anglers Jason Mahlen and Kolten Turner in the 2019 Spring Mack Days Fishing Event. This year anglers have turned in 31 perfect 100-fish days. There are 564 anglers registered for this year’s event, and 181 of...
SCSO prepares for annual torch run
Law enforcement officers in Sanders County have a unique bond with local Special Olympics athletes. The athletes. “The athletes really look up to law enforcement,” Sanders County Sheriff’s Office reserve deputy Brandi Jones said. Jones is takin...
