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Fall festival and costume parade held in Thompson Falls
Little goblins and ghouls haunted Ainsworth Park in Thompson Falls this past Saturday during the Fall Festival, wh…
Sanders County Fair Board finalizes details
Sanders County Fair Board was busy at last Wednesday’s meeting making final preparations for the fair, carnival and rodeo.
99-year-old WWII veteran surprised with flight in Miss Montana
Local 99-year-old World War II veteran, Betty Meyer, was honored Saturday for her service with the Women’s Army Corp.
30th Chicken Jamboree takes place in Thompson Falls
Several hundred Sanders County residents participated in the 30th annual Chicken Jamboree last weekend.
Paradise Legion Club in need of new septic
During the well-publicized Paradise sewer project battle, the American Legion Club, one of two businesses in the town and the largest producer of sewage, had to walk a fine line.
Montana adds protections for kids in private residential treatment programs
As a teenager attending Chrysalis Therapeutic Boarding School for Girls, a private, alternative therapeutic program in Eureka, Montana, from 2001 to 2004, Meg Appelgate was subjected to emotional abuse and not give…
Plan to raise Flathead Lake level torpedoed by water management team
A regional water management team on Friday opted not to alleviate Flathead Lake’s low water level by increasing flows out of Hungry Horse Reservoir.
First responders hone skills in active-shooter drill
With increasing social instability creeping through the nation, more doors are being locked, car keys are no longer left dangling from the ignition, and securi…
PHOTO: Stuck semi snarls traffic at Superior
A semi gets stuck on the eastbound on-ramp of I-90 on Thursday after refueling at Town Pump. Traffic was snarled for about 90 minutes. “This happens more often…
Volunteers clear old wire on Hiawatha to help protect wildlife
The fourth annual Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation wire-pull on the Montana/Idaho border had fewer volunteers this summer, but the enthusiasm for the project hasn…
PHOTOS: St. Regis Fourth of July parade
St. Regis Fourth of July parade
Conservation license now required to access some state lands
A new rule that went into effect over the weekend requires all outdoor enthusiasts to secure a conservation license to access some state lands previously open with few restrictions to the public.
Stories shared at Paradise School reunion
Former Paradise School students gathered before the Fourth of July for their third annual class reunion.
Plains horse sculpture discussed by town council
Few attended the July Plains Town Council meeting scheduled one day before the July 4 holiday. No public comments were made during the meeting.
Fourth of July festivities light up Sanders County
Oh beautiful, for Big Blue skies, for forests, hills and Plains.
Noxon fireworks trailer destroyed in post-Fourth blaze
You can see it in his eyes, even though he tries to suppress the hurt.