Independently owned since 1905

About Sanders County Ledger

The Sanders County Ledger is an award winning weekly community paper with a hundred year plus history of publishing in Thompson Falls, Mont. the county seat of Sanders County. The Ledger offers the widest circulation in Sanders County for any paid newspaper. We offer advertisers a valuable medium for reaching potential customers and the public by providing rich, local news content, excellent photography, and provocative opinions delivered by our award-winning team of writers.

At our retail location we also offer the following:

• Office supplies including printer ink

• Copy & fax services

• Locally crafted gifts

• Books by local authors

• UPS shipping

• Dry cleaning drop point

• Photo prints

• Custom signs, banners and canvas prints

Total average circulation is 2,200 with an in-county circulation of 1,900. The circulation in Sanders County includes both subscriber and counter sales in the communities of Thompson Falls, Plains, Hot Springs, Heron, Trout Creek, Noxon, Paradise and Dixon, as well as online subscriptions. This widespread access to Sanders County residents is unequaled by any other newspaper serving the area.

The weekly publication date is on Thursdays while the paper is printed each Wednesday and distributed for counter sales and mail subscriptions.

The paper is noted for its excellence and is well regarded in the business communities in Sanders County. The Ledger was owned and operated by the Eggensperger family for more than 60 years. In June 2017, the newspaper sold to Annie Wooden, who was born and raised in Sanders County and after a career at newspapers and marketing agencies across the countyr, came back to Thompson Falls to run her hometown newspaper.

Our staff:


Editor/Publisher
Annie Wooden
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Advertising Manager
Marshall Barker
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Reporter
Skye Barker-Hill
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Historian/Archivist
Sherry Hagerman-Benton
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Office Manager
Melissa Haugen
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Contributing Writer
Ed Moreth
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