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Mitchell Raymond pleaded guilty to criminal possession of dangerous drugs in 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday.Raymond was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over in July 2020. He admitted to having knowledge of methamphetamines that were found in the vehicle, which he attempted to hide from the police. His sentencing has been set for August 10. Antonio White Quills was sentenced to 13 months in the Department of Corrections alcohol treatment program on Tuesday, with five years after that suspended. White Quills faced a sixth driving under...
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) is seeking individuals to serve on its Region 1 (northwest Montana) Citizen Advisory Council (CAC). The purpose of the CAC is to advise FWP on various regional and statewide issues, programs and policies; help identify areas in which the department can be more effective; help identify emerging trends and resolve conflicts; and offer insight and guidance from members’ own experiences and community. The CAC members will act as ambassadors to various interest groups and help establish communication between t...
Sanders County Commissioners met with the Sanders County Community Housing Organization, Inc. (SCCHO) to discuss the possibility of using American Relief Protection Act (ARPA) funds to help put in affordable housing. These funds are part of a nationwide effort to limit the economic effects of COVID-19. Numerous states, counties and cities are eligible to apply for these ARPA funds. Sanders County is currently slated to receive several million dollars through ARPA. With that kind of money coming into the county, the commissioners are looking...
Employers and job seekers will have an opportunity to connect at a job fair coming up later this morning. Thompson Falls Chamber of Commerce and Job Service Thompson Falls present the Clark Fork Valley Job Fair on Thursday, July 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The job fair will be held in the Thompson Falls High School gymnasium. Bonnie Haun and Ashley Fredrickson with Job Service Thompson Falls reported recently that their office at times this year has listed more than 100 job openings in Sanders County. They agreed that now is a great time to...
After a year of pandemic cancellations, Fourth of July festivities returned to Noxon. With this year's theme of "Celebrate Freedom," a full day of activities were planned including a parade, turtle races, a pie contest and the annual fireworks show. Noxon's fireworks display attracts people from all over the area every year. According to Larry Wanamaker, coordinator of the fireworks display, 2021 marks the fifth year for the show. After reaching out to the county for help for funding the...
Ainsworth Park was host to Fourth of July activities over the weekend as the Main Street Committee welcomed vendors and entertainment for the holiday. Katie Curry of Billings brought her show pony, Velvet, to the parade on Sunday. Curry rode in a cart with her daughter Adeliah as Velvet pulled them along the walking path at the park. Curry said she was coming to Thompson Falls to visit the Toyias family for the holiday weekend and decided to bring Velvet along when she heard there was a parade....
Independence Day in Plains began with a blast from the colonial past with the reading of the Declaration of Independence by three Plains residents at Fred Young Park. Shawn and Charee Fielders, along with their son, Hunter, donned in his former Army Airborne uniform, took turns reading the 1,337 words of the historic document, which took less than 10 minutes, but the reading received a big applause by more than 70 people at the Independence Day celebration. By signing the Declaration of...
Community Harvest Food Bank (CHFB) continues to reach out with open arms to those in Thompson Falls and Trout Creek who are in need of a little help. While CHFB saw its way through the pandemic without hindrance to operations or food supply shortages, board members are now seeing a decrease in numbers of those they serve. “I think the decrease started in 2019 after COVID hit,” said Hank Smith, CHFB president. “We expected to see more clients coming in with schools going online and loss of unemployment, but that didn’t happen. I think recently,...
Paradise Elementary School was back in session for two days last weekend. Students didn't have any reading assignments and there was no homework, just visiting and reliving fond memories of yesteryears. It was the "First Annual Student Reunion for the Paradise School" - the first one the former school had ever had, said Dave Colyer, who came up with the idea to have a reunion a couple years ago while discussing what events they might have at the Paradise Center, which had been an active school...
Ambulance: T. Falls, 17; Plains, 12; Dixon, 3; Hot Springs, 3; Noxon, 1; Sunday, June 27 Assault, T. Falls. Animal other, Dixon. Fireworks, Plains. Sexual assault, Hot Springs. Child welfare/abuse, Noxon. Disturbance, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, T. Falls. PFMA arrest, T. Falls. Disturbance, Hot Springs. Assist other agency, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, T. Falls. Fire, Trout Creek. Motor vehicle crash, Hot Springs. Monday, June 28 Assist motorist/citizen, T. Falls. Welfare check, Plains. Fire, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, T. Falls. Fire,...
Montana Highway Patrol Kevin Riley, 27, operating without insurance, 1st offense, $85. Vernon Borntreger, 40, seatbelt violation, $20; failure to yield, $85. Gary Bradley, 17, seatbelt violation, $20; stop sign violation, $85. Chelsea Brown, 29, seatbelt violation, $20. Vernon Ferrel, 60, day speeding, $70. Nathaniel Pilsch, 21, day speeding, $20. Amy Ridgeway, 47, day speeding, $70....
Jeffrey Ball of Thompson Falls appeared in 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday to argue against a petition to revoke his suspended sentence due to several violations. His attorney, Kirk Krutilla, mentioned to Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher that their intention was not so much to fight against the violations as to ask for a chance to improve. They asked for a release prior to sentencing for two months to give Ball a chance to prove improvement. Ball was sentenced for this case in March 2016 for driving under the influence. After asking for...
After almost five years, the long awaited Limberlost Brewing Company has opened its doors. Self-proclaimed as brewing the first commercial batch of beer in Thompson Falls since prohibition, the brewery officially opened on Saturday. Limberlost has three beers on tap, with many more on the way, according to owner Zach Whipple-Kilmer. They have a hazy IPA, a light tasting stout, and a golden ale. One of the many plans they have for the establishment is to provide customers with markers to record t...
The extreme hot weather draws people to the Clark Fork River to splash around in the cool water, but sometimes it's just an extra perk when having to work. It was 100 degrees last Wednesday when members of the Plains-Paradise Rural Fire District took to the water for their first training on their new jet skis - rescue watercrafts. The 10 men and two women spent three hours in the river performing various rescue training exercises at the Sanders County Fairgrounds beach. "It was really hard for...
Stud's Building and Home opened its second location in Sanders County this week. Joel and Wendy Collett said the new location in Thompson Falls was already busy as they announced the opening of the Thompson Falls store. The new Stud's is located at 4879 Highway 200, just west of Thompson Falls, and was previously a tire shop. The company also still operates out of Plains at 103 S. Hubbard. "This is going to make us more efficient and will help us feel more a part of the community" on the west...
In collaboration with Graybeard Films based in Austin, Texas, Whitefish Credit Union (WCU) has designed an authentic approach to stay connected to its community in the form of a series of short documentaries spotlighting long-standing credit union members. Each member's story is said to be approximately five minutes long. Two Sanders County residents were nominated by Thompson Falls WCU to be featured in the short films. Elizabeth Kozar, WCU brand marketing specialist, whose vision initiated...
The Sanders County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) met with Sanders County Commissioners last month to discuss the prospect of expanding the dispatch center and the Sheriff’s Office. Lieutenant Shawna Chenoweth, supervisor of the detention center and dispatch, and Sheriff Tom Rummel provided a basic outline of the construction plans. “It started with me wanting to expand dispatch,” said Chenoweth. She stated that they need more workstation consoles for dispatchers. From that, the SCSO determined a need to update and expand their systems to prepare...
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office Tina Wood, 48, speeding in a restricted zone, $55. Andrea Bruce, 28, speeding in a restricted zone, $55. Peyton Whiting, 17, night speeding, $20. Emily Montgomery, 23, day speeding, $20. Montana Highway Patrol Brody Black, 16, seatbelt violation, $20. Carol Sharp, 62, violation in a construction zone, $105. Victoria Brown, 30, day speeding, $70 Howard Rubin, 59, day speeding, $70. Eric Preston, 27, night speeding, $70. Suvankar Putrevu, 24, night speeding, $120. Motor Carrier Services Don Bauer, 66, failure to d...
Ambulance: Plains, 14; T. Falls, 6; Heron, 1; Hot Springs, 2; Trout Creek, 3; Paradise, 1. Monday, June 21 Stalking, T. Falls. General animal call or complaint, T. Falls. Theft, Noxon. Civil standby, Trout Creek. Animal other, Heron. Welfare check, Heron. Abandoned vehicle, Paradise. Theft, Plains. Protection order violation, T. Falls. Weapons offense, T. Falls. Child welfare/abuse, T. Falls. Tuesday, June 22 Disturbance, Paradise. Peron missing, T. Falls. Fire, Dixon. Person missing, T. Falls. Alarm-intrusion/holdup, T. Falls. Suspicious...
“Within 10 years, if there aren’t more hunters, there won’t be enough funds from license sales to pay for fish and wildlife conservation,” said Richard Cotte, a Sanders County resident and director of the new Connecting Heroes and Hunters branch of the First Hunt Foundation (FHF). Cotte spent much of his life in the military and has been a lifelong hunter. He is not the only one worried about the loss of the hunting culture in America, especially regarding its support of conservation. According to a study done by the National Shooting Sports...
Mayor Mark Sheets is warning Thompson Falls residents to ration their use of water within city limits. This means absolutely no watering of lawns and “only a little hand watering of gardens to keep them alive,” said Sheets. Sheets explained that the pump for the big well is down, and the city is not sure when it will be fixed. According to Sheets, there have been issues with this pump in the past. The city put in a new control system for it and even replaced it. However, “for some reason it is drawing a lot of amperage which is causing the p...
Thompson Falls resident, Shawn McKahan has officially signed his commitment to compete in the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Florida. McKahan was formally drafted in a ceremony held in the Black Bear ballroom last week. The room was filled with family, friends, teachers and Sanders County Sheriff's officers, who were all there to commemorate the moment with McKahan. Also present and showing their support were McKahan's fellow Super Hawks teammates. McKahan, 32, will compete in track...
The city of Thompson Falls is in the process of applying for a grant that Mayor Mark Sheets referred to as “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds are part of an initiative by the federal government to help communities improve water and sewer infrastructure in the state of Montana. The city plans to use these funds to continue the water project. The first part, equal to $345,543, is noncompetitive, meaning that as long as a community can provide the application and meet the requirements, it can receive the...
With the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and House Bill 632 in Montana, local governments are deciding how to proceed with applying for and utilizing potential funds. According to the U.S. Treasury, counties in Montana will have access to more than $207 million in direct funding. Of that, more than $2.3 million has been set aside for Sanders County, as well as an additional $134,484 in possible grant funding. The towns of Plains and Thompson Falls also are including in the ARPA fund disbursement, with Plains eligible for more...
Ambulance: Plains, 4; Hot Springs, 2; T. Falls, 3; Dixon, 1. Monday, June 14 Motor vehicle crash, T. Falls. Threats, Plains. Request for welfare check, Dixon. Coroner called, T. Falls. Child custody issues, Paradise. General animal call or complaint, Paradise. Tuesday, June 15 Suspicious activity, T. Falls. Security check, T. Falls. Harassment/privacy in communications, Plains. Theft, Trout Creek. Coroner called, Hot Springs. Theft, report of lost/misplaced firearm, Trout Creek. Road hazard/blockage, Paradise. Disturbance, Heron. Wednesday,...
