The demolition derby promoter who had withdrawn his proposal has reconsidered and agreed to do the derby this year, but at a much higher cost to the county. The Sanders County Fair Commission accepted ...

At the Ted Kato Memorial wrestling tournament on Saturday, the girls stole the show. The number of girl wrestlers competing has increased each year, and the competition is getting tough. Sandpoint ...

We have completed week three of the Legislative session with bills on the move in both houses. I will give a simple review of the process. Bills are drafted from requests from a legislator. Those ...

The Thompson Falls high school saw 14 schools on Saturday in honor of the 29th annual Ted Kato wrestling tournament. The Plains-Hot Springs team had a lot to be proud of, getting 10 wrestlers to the ...

Frosty views could be seen across the county this week as the Clark Fork River is nearly frozen over below the Thompson Falls dam (above). Chilly morning temperatures and a bright sun highlight the ...

Clark Fork Valley Hospital (CFVH). welcomed a new orthopedic surgeon this week. Dr. Gregg Schellack, DO, began seeing patients on Monday. Dr. Schellack is no stranger to small-town Montana, having ...

If sports teams don’t get to choose the referees in a game, why should political parties get to support candidates in a judicial election? It’s really not that different. However Montana politicians ...

The Plains Planning Board last week voted to recommend the city approve a subdivision plan. The Planning Board held a public hearing last Thursday at city hall to hear from the public on the proposed ...

As forest research shows, the Rocky Mountain region’s natural history reveals a pattern of fire occurrence extending from time immemorial, meaning before human memory, with drastic curtailment in the ...

BEAU STEWART, Thompson Falls - "Early 1700’s or 1800’s.” BRAD STEWART, Thompson Falls - “1997.” RAELYN COX, Thompson Falls - “1988." DIANE KULAWINSKI, Thompson Falls - "I wouldn’t want to go back .” ...

Matthew Atwood, 62, speeding in a restricted zone, $65. Leif Simonson, 18, night speeding, $120. Timothy Whitlock, 56, speeding in a restricted zone, $135. Frank Evans, 65, operating without liability ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks continues to work on a multi-year project in the Lower Clark Fork near Noxon in Sanders County to better understand elk populations. Crews have been capturing and ...