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Montana Highway Patrol Gerald Sykes, 42, driving under the influence, 2nd offense, $1,476.64, 14 days in jail; careless driving, $120. Cody Carr, 41, day speeding, $20. Kyle Weeks, 21, day speeding, $20. Carson Lilja, 29, seatbelt violation, $20. Richard Novak, 78, seatbelt violation, $20. Jennifer Nabors, 38, careless driving, $85. Marilyn Tillett, 73, driving without a license, $235. Sharon Neilson, 59, expired registration, $85. Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Heather Farmer, 34, no liability insurance, 1st offense, $285. Alton Steinhoff, 3...
There weren't many agenda items on the monthly Sanders County Sewer District at Paradise meeting last week. The four board members present met at the Paradise water pump house and authorized the purchase of just over $400 for computer equipment and discussed the structure of the future meeting agendas. The meeting lasted a little over an hour, but the board's work continued the following day at the courthouse in Thompson Falls, where board members Terry Caldwell, Don Stamm, Dewey Arnold and...
Paula Stobie, RN, MN of Clark Fork Valley Hospital and Family Medicine Network was surprised and honored with The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses at a reception that was held for her at Hot Springs Family Medicine on Wednesday, December 15. Homemade cinnamon rolls were served to Stobie and her surprise guests of family members and clinic staff. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. Stobie began working for CFVH...
Thompson Falls Schools has been working to get a new building project off the ground. Last Wednesday they had a meeting with prospective contractors to look at bids. One contractor, Swank Enterprises, offered to do the project at a rough bid of $1.45 million. The proposal was higher than the school was estimating, so they will have to work to cut the total cost down to meet their $1.3 million expectation. The next step for Thompson Falls Schools is to present the project, and Swank Enterprises, during the next school board meeting for...
The University of Montana has more than 800 students who are degree candidates for fall semester 2021, including the following students from Sanders County. From Thompson Falls, Dylan Barrera earned a BS in Business Administration: Finance, and Rachel Ribeiro, Associate of Applied Science: Respiratory Care, cum laude (GPA of 3.40 to 3.69). Rachel Worrall of Plains earned a Bachelor of Arts: English degree....
The American Red Cross returned to Thompson Falls High School last Wednesday, to get volunteers to give blood. They brought with them equipment to take blood donations in the regular fashion as well as a special type of apparatus for taking blood in a different way. The second donation method is called Power Red, and by donating through this machine, blood givers can now double their potential donation power. Stephanie Lefeuvre, an American Red Cross phlebotomist, explained that Power Red...
The flags might have been worn out, but the patriotism of the men and women who handled the unserviceable ensigns last week was not. Fourteen veterans from all five branches of the military gathered in the rear parking lot of VFW Post 3596 in Plains last Tuesday to take part in the annual flag retirement. The veterans took on a somber and reserved stance as they placed Old Glory in barrels of the flames that slowly transformed the splendid red, white and blue into gray and black ashes. "We honor...
Tuesday in 20th District Judicial Court, Andre Levert was given a suspended three-year sentence with the Department of Corrections (DOC) as per a plea agreement for the charge of assault with a weapon. James Manley explained that Levert’s sentence took into consideration that this was his first felony. “I just want to go out and get a job and do well for myself,” Levert said prior to sentencing. Levert was arrested after striking a Thompson Falls man with an object several times earlier this year. His sentencing required him to pay restitution...
Montana Highway Patrol Lindsey Scott, 38, expired registration, $45. Jessica Hunter, 44, day speeding, $20. Tandy Powell, 52, day speeding, $20. Samuel Hostetler, 50, day speeding, $20. Dusten Henning, 24, seatbelt violation, $20. Steve Burbach, 68, seatbelt violation, $20. Clinton Fitchett, 66, speeding in restricted zone, $85. Leshaun Berland, 21, no liability insurance, 2nd offense, $135; night speeding, $70. Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Ashley Petri, 32, violation of protective order, 1st offense, 6 months jail, suspended, $135; v...
Ambulance: Plains, 3; T. Falls, 5; Trout Creek, 1; Heron, 1; Noxon, 2; Paradise, 3; Dixon, 1; Hot Springs, 1. Monday, December 6 Motor vehicle crash, Paradise. Motor vehicle crash, Plains. Civil served, Paradise. Motor vehicle crash, Plains. Other law violations, Hot Springs. General animal call or complaint, T. Falls. General animal call or complaint, Hot Springs. Trespass, Plains. Welfare check, T. Falls. Road hazard, debris on road, Plains. Harassment/privacy in communication, Dixon. Motor vehicle crash, Plains. Tuesday, December 7 General...
The Thompson Falls City Council met this week to swear in Mayor Mark Sheets and council members Larry Lack, Shawni Vaught and Earlene Powell. Each was re-elected into their respective positions uncontested. Sheets reported at Monday’s meeting that City Hall may be facing some significant roof repairs. A crew that was hired to extend the roof over the front steps of City Hall discovered rotting issues in the existing porch roof. The crew had been working to bring the porch out to protect the steps from water dripping down and icing over them. ...
The Thompson Falls School Board decided last week to allow visitors to enter the school again. Prior to the decision, parents and volunteers were loosely limited to 15 minutes, and certain parent and volunteer activities were disallowed altogether because of the pandemic. Now, visitors can enter the school once again, but must self-screen through a checklist posted at the front desk and provide their phone number for contact tracing. Each classroom teacher can decide if they will allow visitors and volunteers into their classroom, and people...
Hagedorn Land Surveying has sold and is under new ownership as of November 1 of this year. Mountain Plains, the company that bought Hagedorn, will continue to offer the same services, including planning and land surveying. An added benefit resulting from the merger is civil engineering, according to owner, Tony Wood. Mountain Plains opened in Bismarck, North Dakota in 2009 after Wood graduated college. With offices in Bismarck and Waterford City, North Dakota, he then expanded to Montana with...
THOMPSON FALLS ELEMENTARY 4th Grade William Albano, Mason Bartlett, Isabella Cork, Boston Davis, Laynie Eichert, Sydnie Eichert, Madalyn Fausett, Ava Franck, Libby Franck, Chase Giegling, Viola Haas, Adam Hutchings, Aislyn McMahel, Kaydence Pavlik, Kyliegh Ruen, Noah Scharfe, Jensen Sipa, Shaylyn Stein, Kaleb Susic, Gabriella Taylor, Jonathan Toyias. 5th Grade Nathan Baxter, Kaden Davis, Easton Deal, Autumn Elder, Audrey Fairbank, Kayla Fausett, Wyatt Franklin, Easton Helvey, Matea Keefe, Tristan Kelly, Angela Koskela, Bryan Lakko, Gage Park,...
After facing over a year of pandemic, Clark Fork Valley Hospital (CFVH) has had to make a few changes to keep things flowing and to keep up with an ever-changing hospital environment. Some of these changes included the way the hospital intakes patients and improves their rooms to accommodate for COVID-19 patients, new medical equipment and even a COVID-19 nurse hotline. One change the hospital has faced is trying to funnel people into different areas. The building has been constricted to only a...
Ambulance: T. Falls, 12; Heron, 1; Paradise, 1; Plains, 8; Hot Springs, 6; Dixon, 2; Trout Creek, 2. Monday, November 29 Property damage/criminal mischief, Heron. Animal other, T. Falls. Protection order violation, Hot Springs. Road hazard/blockage, T. Falls. Disturbance, Hot Springs. Assist other agency, T. Falls. Tuesday, November 30 Automated alarm call, Plains. Civil attempts, Hot Springs. Other law violations, Plains. Civil attempts, Plains. Threats, Plains. Disturbance, Plains. Welfare check, T. Falls. Threats, Plains. Wednesday,...
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Jeanie Sampson, 47, driving while suspended, 1st offense; failure to carry proof of insurance, 1st offense. Wilson Noland, 41, speeding in a restricted zone, $55. Shane Lenz, 47, day speeding, $200. Montana Highway Patrol Nicholas Malinak, 31, operating with alcohol concentration of 0.08% or greater, 1st offense, $735, 6 months in jail, 6 months suspended; unlawful possession of open container of alcohol, $50; night speeding, $200; seatbelt violation, $20; operating with expired registration, $75. Gregory G...
River Roadhouse is hosting its first annual Roadhouse Country Christmas Charity Drive on Saturday, December 11, from noon to 3 p.m. Owner Machelle Brossman’s passion for giving back is what helped inspire the creation of the event. “I love being able to give back, I miss these opportunities,” Brossman said. “Jamie Betts and I got together and planned this and decided it will be an annual event.” The charity drive will benefit families in Sanders County this holiday season. Half of the proceeds brought in will go to a nominated family who has g...
Mark and Miranda Bulger of Trout Creek welcomed a daughter, Martha Jean Bulger, on November 23, 2021. She weighed 7 pounds and measured 20.25 inches. Martha was born at Cabinet Peaks Medical Center in Libby. Welcome, Martha....
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) is looking at a handful of new strategies to better manage elk populations and improve quality hunting opportunities on public lands. FWP will propose these strategies to the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission at its December 14 meeting. In recent years, Montana has seen a dramatic increase in elk populations in many hunting districts around the state. Currently, 14 hunting districts are at least 200% above population objectives. Data also show an overcrowding of elk populations on private l...
Sanders County Commissioners Glen Magera and Tony Cox selected a temporary replacement for outgoing Commissioner Carol Brooker last week after interviewing candidates the previous week. Plains Mayor Dan Rowan will be taking over as the interim commissioner in January after he resigns his post with the town. Five people, including Rowan, applied for the commissioner position: Daphne Boles and Mike Hashisaki, both of Plains, and Greg Hinkle and Daniel Moore, both of Thompson Falls. More than 300 people signed a petition in favor of Hinkle, a Repu...
The general hunting season ended in Montana November 28, and despite lower numbers of hunters through the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks check station at Thompson Falls, harvest were up for all animals. The check station, which is located near the rural fire station in Thompson Falls throughout the season, recorded 1,298 hunters. That is more than 400 less than passed through in 2019. Despite that, hunters checked in 105 white-tailed deer and 87 of those were bucks. In 2019, those numbers were 9...
In 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday, Jake Wieckowski pleaded not guilty to felony charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and criminal possession of drug paraphernalia. Wieckowski was arrested October 16 on an outstanding warrant. During that arrest he was found to possess a pipe that tested positive for methamphetamine as well as a small amount of the substance, according to charging documents. His attorney, Kirk Krutilla, argued for his release, and Wieckowski contended it was because he was in town to take care of his...
Ambulance: Plains, 9; T. Falls, 3; Hot Springs, 3; Heron, 1; Trout Creek, 1; Paradise, 1. Monday, November 22 Motor vehicle crash, Paradise. Animal other, Trout Creek. Welfare check, Trout Creek. Other law violations, Hot Springs. Motor vehicle crash, Plains. Tuesday, November 23 Civil attempts, Hot Springs. Welfare check, Paradise. Protection order violation, Trout Creek. Wednesday, November 24 Theft, Plains. Motor vehicle crash, Plains. Business contact, T. Falls. Business contact, T. Falls. Thursday, November 25 Assist motorist/citizen,...
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Henry Demmons, 76, assault, $585. Joshua Smith, 40, night speeding, $70, deferred imposition of sentence. Montana Highway Patrol Lacey Beck, 22, stop sign violation, $85. Brody Black, 16, seatbelt violation, $20. Karen Hull, 70, day speeding, $20. Daniel Woydick, 45, day speeding, $20. Astrid Orozco Piamba, 27, careless driving, $85. Gregg Compton, 52, seatbelt violation, $20. Ashley Diller, 22, day speeding, $20. Daniel Wright, 25, night speeding, $70. Thompson Falls Police Department John Mears, 32, criminal p...
