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Three additional candidates have filed for local state and regional positions for this year’s general election. Incumbent James Manley has filed for District Court Judge in District 20, which includes Sanders County. Manley has served in that position for six year and was a private practice attorney for 37 years. Manley said he thought about retiring, but a lot of people talked to him about filing for another term. “Actually, the one who convinced me to was Clerk of Court Candice Fisher. I can’t seem to say no to Candy,” Manley said. Ben Anciau...
A thunderstorm came through Sanders County late last week, with lightning sparking small fires throughout the county. In the Hot Springs a fire in Garden Creek had burned about two acres as of Tuesday, with a 10-person crew in that area. Two other small fires were being managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Near Thompson Falls, a fire in the Cherry Creek area was reported early Sunday morning. The fire, called the Lynx Fire, was held to about one acre by firefighters. A fire in the...
School elections this week included school board positions in Thompson Falls and Noxon, and levy measures in the Trout Creek and Noxon school districts. In Noxon, Lars Swanson and Justine Fanning were elected to the school board with 192 and 168 votes, respectively, and David Pafford (who ran unopposed) retained his seat. The fourth position is a Noxon School Board representing Trout Creek position. No one filed for the position on the Trout Creek ballot, so it was for write-in candidates only. There was a three-way tie for this position...
