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Ambulance: Hot Springs, 5; Plains, 5; T. Falls, 5; Paradise, 2; Trout Creek, 1; Dixon, 1. Monday, May 20 Civil attempts. Theft, Heron. Business contact, Hot Springs. Business contact, Hot Springs. Civil attempts. Assault. Business contact, Hot Springs. Request for welfare check, Trout Creek. Other law violations, Plains. Phone related complaint, Plains. Suspicious activity, Plains. Civil attempts. Other law violations, T. Falls. Suspicious activity, Plains. Tuesday, May 21 General animal call/complaint. Disturbance, T. Falls. Civil attempts....
Montana Highway Patrol James Zitting, 57, careless driving, $85; operating with expired registration, $75. Christopher Burrell, 71, seatbelt violation, $20. George Machado, 44, driving while privilege to do so is suspended/revoked, 1st offense, $285. Daniel Brown, 67, seatbelt violation, $20. Ronald Noel, 64, failure to carry/exhibit proof of insurance in vehicle, 1st offense, $85; seatbelt violation, $20. Terry Smith, 22, failure to carry/exhibit proof of insurance in vehicle, 2nd offense, $85; seatbelt violation, $20. Rodney Foster, 70,...
Justin John Mielke appeared before Judge Molly Owen on Tuesday for an initial appearance on new charges, as well as a petition to revoke probation for a previous case that he was sentenced for in April. Mielke entered not guilty pleas to a felony count of criminal possession of dangerous drugs and two misdemeanor counts of criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence, first offense. Mielke also entered his general denials to the revocation allegations, which stem from the new charges he faces. According to the filed...
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Frontier West are resuming work on the bridge that carries Secondary Highway 382 (S 382) over the Flathead River near Perma this week, weather and other factors permitting. Planned work for this construction season includes removing and replacing the pavement on the bridge approaches, upgrading guardrail, painting portions of the steel structure, installing advance warning rumble strips and signage, and applying final pavement markings. Traffic...
Ambulance: T. Falls, 6; Plains, 5; Hot Springs, 4; Trout Creek, 2; Heron, 1; Noxon, 1; Dixon, 1. Monday, May 13 Trespass, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, Plains. Threats, Plains. Civil attempts. USFS campground check, Trout Creek. Automated alarm call, Heron. Civil attempts. General animal call/complaint, T. Falls. Livestock, Hot Springs. USFS campground check. Civil attempts. USFS campground check, Trout Creek. Automated alarm call, Plains. Fire, Lonepine. Fire, Hot Springs. Suicide attempts/threats, Heron. Intoxicated subject, Hot Springs....
Montana Highway Patrol Tyler Schaefer, 30, careless driving, $135. Robert Swanson, 66, speeding in a restricted zone, $95. Timothy Bibler, 53, seatbelt violation, $20; speeding in a restricted zone, $65. Michael Hicks, 35, speeding in a restricted zone, $95. Marcus Sickels, 33, seatbelt violation, $20. Timothy Koll, 47, speeding in a restricted zone, $85. William Starkey, 67, speeding in a restricted zone, $85. Lindsey Heape, 18, day speeding, $70. Michael Crawford, 64, speeding in a restricted zone, $85. Susan Gordee, 62, day speeding, $70....
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks continues to work on a multi-year project in the Lower Clark Fork near Noxon in Sanders County to better understand what is influencing elk populations. Crews are currently focused on capturing and collaring wildlife, including elk, with GPS radio collars to track their movements, help evaluate population numbers, and identify the different causes of elk mortalities. As part of the project, a helicopter crew will be flying over forestlands between Thompson Falls and the Montana-Idaho border from May 23-June 7 to...
The Sanders County Aquatic Invasive Plants (AIP) IP Task Force oversees treatment of Eurasian Watermilfoil (EWM) in Noxon and Cabinet Gorge reservoirs each year. Last year, the task force treated a total of 109 acres of EWM infestations: 93 acres over seven plots in Noxon and 16 acres over three plots in Cabinet Gorge. “We used a combination of two contact herbicides: diquat and flumioxazin. This is the first year we’ve used flumi and did so at the suggestion of our Scientific Advisory Panel. Switching up the herbicides every so often hel...
The Thompson Falls City Council only had one item on their agenda for Monday's meeting, and with that the council approved a variance request to the city's zoning ordinance. Mosher Transportation received a variance request for installing electric charges and additional infrastructure to cover buses on three properties, two on Washington Street and one on Greenwood Street. Prior to Monday's council meeting, a public hearing was held at City Hall, followed by a meeting of the Board of...
Ambulance: Plains, 11; T. Falls, 5; Hot Springs, 3; Trout Creek, 1; Noxon, 1. Monday, May 6 Open door/window, Plains. Mental health issue, Plains. Business contact, Hot Springs. Theft, T. Falls. Animal other, T. Falls. Suspicious activity, T. Falls. Suspicious activity, Plains. Road hazard/debris on road, Plains. Suspicious activity, Hot Springs. Assist motorist/citizen, Plains. General animal call/complaint, T. Falls. Intoxicated subject, Hot Springs. Tuesday, May 7 Person missing, T. Falls. Civil standby, Trout Creek. Civil standby, Plains....
Montana Highway Patrol Luana Beavers-Sampson, 59, operating without liability insurance, 1st offense, $85. Brandon Wilson, 28, speeding in a restricted zone, $95, deferred imposition of sentence. Scott Trelatsky, 26, seatbelt violation, $20. Daniel Ryan, 68, seatbelt violation, $20. Kimberly Carr, 54, day speeding, $20. Joann Krell, 65, seatbelt violation, $20. Lisa Cress, 54, speeding in a restricted zone, $55. Marshall Kimes, 63, speeding in a restricted zone, $65. Christopher Patrick, 48, speeding in a restricted zone, $95. Joel King, 71,...
Governor Greg Gianforte last week announced his appointment of John A. Mercer to serve on the Twentieth Judicial District Court, which includes Lake and Sanders Counties. Mercer fills the vacancy created by Twentieth Judicial District Judge Deborah Kim Christopher’s retirement. “A Polson native, John is an accomplished attorney distinguished by his extensive legal experience and commitment to his community,” Gov. Gianforte said. “I look forward to his service to the people of Lake and Sanders Counties on the Twentieth Judicial District Court....
The Plains Town Council last Monday was offered help to apply for a grant to build tourism in a manageable way while another person offered a way to pretty up the town. Council members again tabled two items of old business - a parking violation ordinance and an update and review of the billing of water shutoff - before moving on to new business and committee reports. Plains resident Kim McMahon addressed the council about getting in on a state community tourism grant program that could total...
Appearing for her arraignment in District Court on Tuesday, Shela Laurayne Herring pleaded not guilty to felony charges of criminal endangerment and assault on a peace officer and a misdemeanor charge of aggravated driving under the influence, third offense. Judge Molly Owen set this matter for a jury trial on October 21. On March 21 around 8:30 p.m, as alleged in the charging documents, Deputy Devin Wegener was patrolling in the Paradise area when he observed a truck turn onto River Road East without using their turn signal. He also saw that...
The Lolo National Forest invites you to attend an upcoming engagement on Plan Revision to share what we have heard from your comments and identified as issues to address in alternative development for analysis in the next phase of plan revision. Forest representatives will hold a discussion on June 12 at the Thompson Falls Elementary cafeteria 5-7:30 p.m. The Forest recently completed the analysis of comments received during the scoping process of the proposed action which closed on April 7. The comments are now available in the public reading...
It's been a long time in the making, but the walking path of the Amundson Sports Complex is finally finished. Throughout the day last Thursday trucks filled with asphalt went in and out of the graveled walkway as Doran VonHeeder of Von Construction & Land Management poured fresh asphalt on the eight-foot wide walking path. His crew put the final touches on the walking path on Friday. Von Construction won the bid to finish the remaining 1,700 feet of the walkway. VonHeeder wanted to ensure it...
While many school board members ran unopposed in this month's school district elections, voters in Plains and Noxon chose school board members on Tuesday, and voters in Hot Springs and Plains made decisions on levies. Hot Springs School District voters passed a levy increase of $183,000 for general operation and maintenance. The issue passed with 149 voting for it and 146 voting against. Plains residents voted down an additional $100,000 levy for maintenance and operations, specifically for...
The new state Senator for District 7 is no stranger to the job. Greg Hinkle of Thompson Falls last week was appointed to serve the remainder of Bob Brown's term in the state senate. Hinkle previously served as Senator in the district from 2009 through 2012. Commissioners from Missoula, Flathead, Mineral and Sanders counties voted almost unanimously last week to appoint Hinkle to Brown's open Senate seat. Gov. Greg Gianforte appointed Brown director of the Montana Lottery earlier this year....
The Sanders County Commissioners last week denied a request to have voters decide on changing ballots in Sanders County elections. On Thursday, Republican state Rep. Paul Fielder of Thompson Falls asked the Sanders County Commissioners to let voters decide whether they wanted candidates for local offices to designate a party for ballots. "We all want the voters to have more info about candidates to have more information to vote," Fielder said, adding that the issue is something that he's been...
Ambulance: Plains, 10; T. Falls, 7; Trout Creek, 3; Noxon, 2; Hot Springs, 1; Heron, 1; Dixon, 1. Monday, April 29 Business contact, Hot Springs. Suspicious activity, Plains. Inmate transport, T. Falls. General animal call/complaint, Plains. Welfare check, T. Falls. Suspicious activity, Trout Creek. Request for welfare check, Trout Creek. Road hazard/blockage, Trout Creek. Automated alarm call, T. Falls. Request for welfare check, Paradise. Civil standby, T. Falls. Suspicious activity, T. Falls. Suspicious activity. Automated alarm call,...
Montana Highway Patrol Vernon Ferrel, 63, operating without liability insurance, 1st offense, $85. Frank Boushie, 80, speeding in a restricted zone, $95. Gary Damschen, 74, day speeding, $20. Kristiann Smucker, 28, day speeding, $200, deferred imposition of sentence. Vasiliy Trotskiy, 48, speeding in a restricted zone, $85. William Beckner, 72, seatbelt violation, $20. Jesse Cummings, 24, seatbelt violation, $20. Fred Fisher, 74, seatbelt violation, $20. Lawrence Fulford, 67, seatbelt violation, $20. Anthony Gannarelli, 51, seatbelt violation,...
A handful of people went to the Sanders County Fairgrounds last Monday to sift through the dirt in an effort to clear the arena of foreign objects - especially metal ones - before the high school rodeo in May. The cleanup was led by Kristy Sheehan, the fairgrounds manager, and Jolene Burke of Chase N Three Productions, a barrel racing clinic and a Plains resident who last month brought the problem of dangerous items buried just below the surface in the arena to the fair board. At that time, she...
The rain did not stop people from participating in cleaning up Thompson Falls for the annual Beautification Days. Thompson Falls Schools got their cleaning done early. Diane Hedahl from the elementary office said they knew the rains were coming on Friday so the students did their cleanup around the campus earlier in the week. The high school students cleaned up their areas of sports fields and campus on April 16. Joni Mosher, coordinator of the Beautification Days project, reported that this...
When learning about the fundamentals of aerodynamics, it helps to have first-hand experience. That's what a group of Plains High School students got at the Penn Stohr Field of Plains Airport last Wednesday when Plains resident Randy Garrison took the students for an airplane ride. Garrison used his Cherokee Piper airplane to help reiterate classroom information from science teacher Brooks Sanford and have fun at the same time with their field trip over Plains. Nine seniors and one junior from...
Ambulance: T. Falls, 7; Plains, 6; Hot Springs, 5; Trout Creek, 2. Monday, April 22 Assist miscellaneous, Hot Springs. Civil attempts, Plains. Civil attempts, Plains. Animal bite, Plains. General animal call/complaint, Hot Springs. Assist miscellaneous. Business contact, Hot Springs. USFS campground check, Paradise. Assist motorist/citizen. Tuesday, April 23 Intoxicated subject, Plains. Theft, Noxon. Assist other agency. Forgery, T. Falls. Fire, T. Falls. Abandoned vehicle, T. Falls. Property lost, Plains. Fire, Plains. Theft, Plains. Fire,...
