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Updated 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Heroics from St. Regis firefighters

I want to call attention to the actions of volunteer firefighter Clint Wolff with the St. Regis Fire Department.

Updated 8 years, 5 months ago
Plains radio station in need of local help

Plains radio station KWHP-LP may soon have to shut its doors if it does not get help from its listeners.

Updated 8 years, 6 months ago
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This is a very busy and exciting time in my life. By the time you read this, I will have been sworn in as your representative to the Montana House District 14.

Updated 8 years, 6 months ago
Dog messes left behind

I have a problem! Now, don’t get me wrong. I am not an animal hater. I’m more of a people person.

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
Volunteers, service always needed

I write this in response to Tony Plerini’s previous letter about Mike Bedict. I also have worked many years with Mike and respect him for his years of community service. A service that needs to restructure itself. …

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
Why does Thompson Falls need a growth policy?

I am at a loss as to why Thompson Falls needs a “growth policy.” What is it that is being planned out of view of the public that makes such a thing so dreadfully and drastically “important” to a city as small as th…

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
Donation effort met by 'the Grinches'

Apparently, the Grinch that stole Christmas is not merely a fictional character. He (or several clones like him) now works for the Montana Highway Department.

Updated 8 years, 7 months ago
Preparing our students for the future

The Montana Constitution, specifically Article X Section 8, gives ownership of the state’s publicly funded schools, with the support and engagement of school staff and the community, to each community through the s…

Updated 9 years, 3 months ago
Syrian refugees are not welcome in Sanders County

THOMPSON FALLS — The message is clear from the Sanders County Board of Commissioners: We do not want Syrian refugees on our land, “draining” resources, “impacting” the tax base, and possibly putting everyone in har…

Updated 9 years, 8 months ago
A sense of community exists in Plains

Updated 9 years, 8 months ago
Interview with God

Updated 9 years, 8 months ago
Check your sources

Linda Hohenstein

Updated 9 years, 8 months ago
Done with the government-by-exception to the rules

Jim Greaves