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Thompson Falls Police Department officers were involved in a high-speed vehicle pursuit Sunday. About 5 p.m. June 20, a vehicle was fleeing west on Blue Slide Road in excess of 80 miles per hour. According to information released by the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) through a Facebook post, the vehicle began smoking heavily with a small fire under the hood. The vehicle pulled over and a male driver fled on foot. The female passenger was detained and was released after questioning. The suspect was not apprehended, and police say t...
Sanders County Sheriff's Office Gordon Johnson, 54, no liability insurance, 3rd offense, $585. Thomas Bour, 69, speeding in restricted zone, $65. John Mielke, 53, day speeding, $70. Judith Rheingans, 29, improper passing, $85. Sarah Cho, 25, speeding in restricted zone, $95. Montana Highway Patrol Catherine Trelatsky, 48, no liability insurance, 1st offense, $85. Jesse Melton, 24, seatbelt violation, $20. Lucas MacMillan, 30, violation in a construction zone, $105. David Mercer, 48, violation in a construction zone, $105. Jocelyn Pierson, 20,...
Additional candidates have filed for community races in Sanders County, as the filing deadline came Monday evening. Mark Sheets has filed for re-election as mayor in Thompson Falls. He was the only candidate to file for mayor, as were council members Shawni Vaught, Earlene Powell and Larry Lack for their respective positions. In Plains, two races have more than one candidate. For mayor, Dan Rowan has filed for re-election, and Michael Brinson also is running. For Ward 1, Seat 2 on the Plains council, Joel Banham and Goerge Stone have filed. In...
Local candidates have less than one week to file for municipal openings within Sanders County. Voters in Hot Springs, Plains and Thompson Falls will select candidates in the September 14 primary to move on to the November 19 general election this year. Plains Mayor Danny Rowan and Hot Springs Mayor Randy Woods have filed for re-election in their respective towns. Michael Brinson also has filed for Plains mayor. The mayor position in Thompson Falls is also up for election, but no candidates had filed as of Tuesday. Hot Springs has two positions...
Sanders County is preparing for the annual county-wide yard sale, happening the last weekend of the month. On June 25 and 26, residents from Heron to Dixon and from Plains to Hot Springs will set up shop. According to Robin Hagedorn, who helps with Thompson Falls Main Street Inc., the sale always occurs on the last full weekend in June. She also said this year there are 86 registered sales, and likely several more that have not registered, so it will be one of the busiest years yet. Hagedorn said this is quite a few more sales than previous...
Ambulance: Plains, 7; Paradise, 1; T. Falls, 6; Hot Springs, 5; Dixon, 1; Lonepine, 1. Sunday, June 6 Suspicious activity, T. Falls. Warrant service, T. Falls. Civil attempts, T. Falls. Theft, Plains. Threats, Plains. Coroner called, Hot Springs. Monday, June 7 Livestock, Camas. Theft, T. Falls. General animal call or complaint, Plains. Assist motorist/citizen, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, Plains. Motor vehicle crash, T. Falls. Tuesday, June 8 Animal other, Hot Springs. Other incident, Hot Springs. Wednesday, June 9 Motor vehicle crash, Plain...
Motor Carrier Services Lee Meyers, 71, log not current, $135. Patrick Kiefel, 53, failure to register oversized motor vehicle, $85. Brenna Navarro, 37, expired registration, $85. Montana Highway Patrol Carl Keller, 85, violation in a construction zone, $105. Kenneth Berge, 72, improper passing, $85; violation in a construction zone, $95. Clinton Jones, 53, violation in a construction zone, $105. Trevor Koehn, 31, violation in a construction zone, $105. Eric Lenz, 21, violation in a construction zone, $135. Justin Miller, 18, seatbelt...
A new Little Free Library has joined a growing number of Little Free Libraries across the county. Volunteers placed the library at Big Sky Pantry near the Bull River Junction west of Noxon. The library features books for all ages. Judy Erwin recycled an old oak entertainment center to form a sturdy cabinet for books. Kathy Regier painted the cabinet to attract readers. In addition to the new library at the Big Sky Pantry, there are Little Free Libraries at the Trout Creek Local Store and in...
A new heavy equipment rental outlet is open east of Thompson Falls on Highway 200. XR Rentals provides equipment for any number of jobs. "We match people up with the equipment they need for their projects," said JJ Hunsekker, general manager at XR Rentals. XR Rentals has a variety of equipment, for everything from landscaping to construction projects, including log splitters, mowers, stump planers, scissor lifts, trailers, Bobcats and more. Hunsekker said they are working on expanding their...
Screenwriter Craig MacLachlan has completed the final draft of his film, “Sunshine Girl,” a project based on the real-life story of his late wife, Tina. The film tells Tina’s life journey as she navigates a stage 4 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma diagnosis at the age of 13, and stage 4 metastatic breast cancer at the age of 44. The film dives into the abusive relationship Tina had with her mother, as well as an insight into her life and marriage to her high school sweetheart, Craig. MacLachlan, a Thompson Falls native, has spent the last year working on the...
Final plans are being made for the grand opening ceremony at Ainsworth Park, organized by Thompson Falls Mainstreet, Inc. in conjunction with the city of Thompson Falls. The nonprofit helped raise funds for several key parts of the park, including the veteran’s memorial. According to Daniel Moore, owner of the Black Bear family of companies and chairman of Thompson Falls Main Street, the group also worked with Sanders County Community Development Corporation to submit a Community Development Block Grant proposal that successfully brought $...
by Ed Moreth The Paradise Center - formerly the Paradise Elementary School - will be receiving $185,720 in grants for two large projects they hope to get completed over the next nine months for capital improvements to the building that houses the main visitor center. The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust of Vancouver, Washington, announced last week it was awarding $62,500, half of the total cost, to the center to replace a boiler system that had been installed in Paradise Elementary School in the...
A new medical facility will be opening in Plains with a staff of 38 combined medical years experience. Costner Care Family Clinic located along Railroad Street a block from Clark Fork Valley Hospital on the east side of Plains is scheduled to open for business on July 1. The new practice will be run by Family Nurse Practitioner David Costner and his wife, Registered Nurse Julie Costner. The couple will be primary care providers for all ages, said David, who has been in the healthcare business for 16 years and a provider for 10 years. He has...
Mark and Katrina Campbell, owners of Big Eddy's in Thompson Falls, have taken on a new venture by opening a taco trailer and tequila bar in the yard behind the bar and grill. "We were always planning to do more in the backyard and when COVID hit, we converted the deck into a dining area, but we didn't want to miss out on this area," Katrina said. "It has its own vibe back here." With outdoor seating and serene views of the river, the soft opening the owners hosted over Memorial Day weekend was a...
DIXON SCHOOL Fourth Grade: Denzel Howard, Sonny Matt, Shelton Roberts, Tianna Ross, Sheray Rossbach. Fifth Grade: Lucy Metcalf, Ameen Posio. Sixth Grade: Jordan Boye, Robert Howard, Bryce Roberts, Reese Swensen. Seventh Grade: Tyler Boye, Raymond McDonald, Katie Porter, Adele Ranney. Eighth Grade: Daisyn Brough, Taevius Roberts. NOXON SCHOOLS Seniors: Honor Roll - Nicholas Elliott, Brody Hill, MacKenzie Morgan, Chelsea Vohs. Juniors: Derreck Christensen, Kylee Erwin, Vanessa Horner, Laurel Miller, Jaedyn Murray, Shane Reishus, Cade Van Vleet. H...
The Thompson Falls Woman’s Club (TFWC) is celebrating their 100th anniversary this year. To commemorate the occasion, they will be publishing a cookbook. The Centennial Cookbook will be a retrospective reprinting of a community cookbook from the 1960s with additions from current members,” said Lorraine Renard, TFWC secretary. “The idea was inspired by COVID in a way, we’ve been trying to create new fundraising ideas. This has been a fun project to work on.” TFWC, which is part of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, has been operating as a...
A new traveling food truck is offering southern style barbecue in Sanders County. Btchn Ktchn 406, has begun visiting both Plains and Thompson Falls. Run by two veterans, Dusty Sikora and Dave Sikora, the truck has been in the area for the last two months. They travel from St. Ignatius, and visit 10 towns in the area, including some in Mineral and Sanders counties. They operate five days a week and try to be in each town at least every other week. The business started as the brainchild of...
AEDs, or Automated External Defibrillators, are advanced pieces of equipment that can now analyze cardiac rhythms and automatically deliver electric pulses to stimulate the functions of the heart. With technological advances, AEDs today can be easy to use and can function autonomously, without the aid of a trained professional. According to Lynn Lanzoni, the K-9 drug dog handler for the Sanders County Sheriff's Office, AEDs can be an important piece of equipment for saving lives. Lanzoni said...
While many residents are gathering items to sell at the Sanders Sale-ing countywide yard sale event later this month, dozens came to the Thompson Falls Transfer Site on Saturday to get rid of outdated electronics. The annual e-waste event, sponsored by Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Sanders County Solid Waste, collected more than four tons of electronics over the weekend. Kathy Conlin with Sanders County coordinates the event and said that people were lined up for the...
Ambulance: Paradise, 3; T. Falls, 5; Hot Springs, 3; Plains, 3; Trout Creek, 3; Camas, 1; Noxon, 1. Monday, May 31 Fire, T. Falls. Fire, Hot Springs. Theft, Hot Springs. Threats, Paradise. Tuesday, June 1 Disturbance, T. Falls. Property damage/criminal mischief, Plains. Request for welfare check, Heron. Child welfare/abuse, Dixon. Parking problem, Hot Springs. Threats, Noxon. Livestock, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, Heron. Request for welfare check, Paradise. Wednesday, June 2 Animal other, T. Falls. Theft, Trout Creek. Property damage/crimina...
Sanders County Sheriff’s Office James Fields, 41, partner or family member assault, 1st offense, $435. Jordan Wright, 30, speeding in a restricted zone, $55. Steve Shuttle, 57, operating without insurance, 1st offense, $285. Matthew Jaramillo, 39, speeding in a restricted zone, $65. Weber Lin, 24, day speeding, $20; improper passing, $85. Teresa Sykes, disorderly conduct, 1st offense, $135. Shane Wilson, disorderly conduct, 1st offense, $135. Jennifer Morauske-Thrash, 62, speeding in a restricted zone, $55. Elizabeth Christ, 63, speeding in a...
The 71st Annual Homesteader Days Celebration will be lighting up the town of Hot Springs for a three-day event beginning Friday, June 11. The event draws in residents and visitors alike, as they are promised a full weekend of fun catered to the whole family. Friday and Saturday, vendors featuring arts, crafts and food booths will line Main Street. The grand parade is set for noon Sunday and will feature Nadine Magera as its grand marshal. Saturday, registration for the car show begins at 9 a.m. on Wall Street between Buck’s Grocery and Wall S...
Big Bull Sports has reopened at its new location at 1013 Main Street in Thompson Falls. The grand opening was June 1, and owner Tom Kirkland said the day saw a great turnout. "It is amazing how much changes just through a new location," said Kirkland. According to Kirkland, many outdoor supply stores in the country are experiencing poor product availability this year, and that is why he is sticking to "the bread-and-butter" products. Currently, Big Bull Sports carries typical outdoor sporting eq...
Thunderstorms during Thursday evening last week caused several small forest fires that local crews responded to Friday morning. One fire north of Plains about three miles was contained at half an acre. Others reported in the Plains-Thompson Falls Ranger District, including one below Eddy Peak that was visible from Thompson Falls, were a tenth of an acre or less. The CSKT Division of Fire responded to a fire east of Paradise on the north side of the Flathead River. Approximately 22 personnel and a helicopter were on the scene of the fire, which...
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) honored Montana Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel from several cities around the state, including Victoria Russell of Thompson Falls, during an awards ceremony May 19 at the Capitol Building in Helena. The event was part of National Emergency Medical Services Week held May 16-20 and EMS for Children Day on May 19. Gov. Greg Gianforte served as the keynote speaker and presented awards to each recipient. He addressed attending...
