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  • Community watch program gains momentum

    John Dowd|Dec 17, 2020

    As the Thompson Falls Police Department (TFPD) works to better its relationship with the community and to recruit more eyes against crime, the department held its second crime watch meeting with community members. TFPD officer Roy Scott, who is spearheading the program on his time off, presented more information last week at the Thompson Falls Community Center on how residents can better protect themselves from becoming victims of a crime. The first thing Scott mentioned was recommending the purchase of a home security system; specifically,...

  • Sheriff's fund to help hundreds this holiday

    John Dowd|Dec 17, 2020

    As the holidays round the corner, it can be easy on an ordinary year to forget that there are those less fortunate, let alone on a year like 2020 with COVID-19 changing the way the world works. Since 1998, the Sanders County Sheriff’s Relief Fund has been striving to help those in the county who, because of financial or situational hardships, may not be able to afford a traditional Christmas. The program focuses on families with children under 18 years old and provides not only presents, but a full Christmas dinner as well. According to T...

  • SCCDC asks county for support of recreation funding opportunities

    Miriah Kardelis|Dec 17, 2020

    In 2019, Thompson Falls was chosen as one of 10 communities across the United States to partner in the EPA’s inaugural round of their Recreation Economy for Rural Communities (RERC) planning assistance program. The 10 communities were chosen out of 170 applicants who applied. Thompson Falls will be the only town in Montana to receive the grant. The city will develop marketing strategies, partnerships and wayfinding signage to attract visitors and promote local amenities and public lands for both visitors and residents, the EPA’s website sta...

  • Crossword Solution

    Dec 17, 2020

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  • EARLY-MORNING FIRE CLAIMS BUSINESS

    Dec 17, 2020

    The Hereford Restaurant burned to the ground early Monday morning. The restaurant, located along Highway 200 between Noxon and Heron, re-opened in spring 2020 after being closed for about three years. No information about the cause of the blaze has been released....