Articles from the August 8, 2019 edition
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HUCKLEBERRY MILESTONE
Forty years is quite a milestone for any event or relationship. Especially when it's an event that...
City well fixed, water restrictions lifted
UPDATE: Mayor Jerry Lacy notified The Ledger today that the pump has been fixed and residents and businesses can resume normal water usage. The city...
Crews battle new wildfires
Local fire control organizations are winning the war with wildfires – for now at least. Several new fires were discovered and dealt with in Sanders...
Two injured in plane crash
Two Trout Creek men were injured when the small airplane they were flying in crashed into trees...
EDITORIAL: Kindness Matters
We saw a bumper sticker this week that says "Wag More, Bark Less." It sparked a memory from the VHS tapes you would get at the video rental store...
Letter to the Editor: Could we learn to compromise?
Editor, I saw a wonderful movie the other night called The Best of Enemies. The setting is Durham, North Carolina and the year is 1971. When events...
Amazon goes on welfare
When a large company decides to expand or move its headquarters it takes many factors into...
Remember When?
40 YEARS AGO • AUGUST 9, 1979 TIMES HAVE CHANGED FOR FLOY JOHNSTON By Lorraine Dufresne...
Question of the Week
MINDY PACKER, Thompson Falls –“I love huckleberries, especially in pancakes and smoothies.” CHARLIE LICO, Tennessee – “Love them in...
Sheriff's Log
Ambulances: Noxon, 1; T. Falls, 4; Plains, 4; H. Springs, 6. Sunday, July 28 Disturbance, Hwy. 200, Noxon. Burglary of storage units, H. Sprins....
Justice Court
Montana Highway Patrol John Barr, 50, day speeding, $20. Petrina Lohman, 49, seatbelt violation, $20; operating without liability insurance in effect,...
Plains discusses sewer rate increase
The Plains Town Council held their monthly meeting Monday, discussing proposed increases of the sewer rates. The council discussed how to approach an...
Community keeps T.Falls beautiful
The Thompson Falls Beautification Committee honored three properties with a Thumbs Up Award for...
FWP can replace faded licenses
Hunters and anglers with licenses that are displaying faded text making them difficult to read can have those licenses replaced at no cost at their...
Benson named KNF supervisor
The Kootenai National Forest has announced a new Forest Supervisor who is a native of Plains. Chad Benson will assume duties of overseeing operations...
Engagement: Watts-Keller
Jasmine Watts and Seth Keller announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. Jasmine is the...
Pigging out gets fun in pie eating contest
Huckleberries will take a back seat to other fruits on Saturday evening at the Huckleberry Festival in Trout Creek. The pie eating contest commences...
Cool treats, jams at local group's annual fundraiser
"They work tirelessly, they investigate and figure out what is the best interest for the child,"...
A decade of blues
Just because blues music originated in the south doesn't mean northerners don't know how to jam....
Items galore in Huckleberry auction
Once again, the Huckleberry Festival Auction will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 11, on the stage in the Trout Creek Park. Bidder registration...
Next stop is State for Plains Piranhas
Next stop: State. The Plains Piranha swim team competed at a qualifying meet recently and several local swimmers earned berths at the upcoming State...
First Security in first in Wednesday league
First Security Bank is now in first place. First Security golfers Dan Whittenburg, Michael Scharfe, Bill Nolen and Ben Mummert joined forces to shoot...
Hill players witness Wally's World show
For one day at least, River’s Bend became part of Wally’s World. Wally Gibe enjoyed a banner day at the Bend, shooting the low gross and...
Kier leads Big Sky Pantry to Tuesday's low gross
Led by Dan Kier’s low individual gross round of 41, Big Sky Pantry golfers (also including Howard Morkert, Bill Nolen and Gary Denio) shot the low...
