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Ambulance: Hot Springs, 5; T. Falls, 5; Plains, 5; Dixon, 2; Trout Creek, 2; Paradise, 1; Noxon, 1. Monday, March 25 Theft, Hot Springs. Inmate transport. Civil standby, T. Falls. Civil standby, T. Falls. Child welfare/abuse, Plains. Fire, Paradise. Disturbance, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, Noxon. Other law violations, T. Falls. Civil attempts, T. Falls. Request for welfare check, T. Falls. Assist motorist/citizen, T. Falls. Parking problem, Plains. Tuesday, March 26 Person missing, Plains. Motor vehicle crash, Noxon. Animal other, T. Falls....
Montana Highway Patrol Harry Ihms, 70, seatbelt violation, $20. Tracy Vanicek, 56, careless driving, $85. Jennifer Qualls, 47, speeding in a restricted zone, $55. Mary Kowalski, 75, speeding in a restricted zone, $85. Richard Bisbee, 43, speeding in a restricted zone, $65. Laura Perkins, 45, day speeding, $70. Thomas Stilwell, 48, seatbelt violation, $20. Jimmy Curtiss, 67, seatbelt violation, $20. Madison Duke, 20, speeding in a restricted zone, $85. Jane Sosa, 68, seatbelt violation, $20. Ronda Calzada, 58, speeding in a restricted zone,...
After three weekends of fishing beneath the snowcapped Mission Mountains on Flathead Lake, Spring Mack Days anglers' total lake trout count stands at 13,417. This is the largest three-week total since 2019. Mack Days Fishing events are sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and are sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. The Fishing Events are a management tool used to reduce the non-native lake troutpopulation in Flathead lake. Increasing the native bull trout and westslope cutthroat is important for the future of...
A presentation at the Thompson Falls Senior Center last week educated citizens on how to be aware of potential scams and fraud. Presenters Blair Stapleton and Drew Czoik from the state Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Office traveled from Helena to Thompson Falls to inform the audience of potential fraud and scams via the internet and phone, primarily. The seminar, titled "Protecting the Big Sky," was designed to educate investors, seniors, and consumers to safeguard their finances....
by Annie Wooden It's a somewhat quiet election season for local Sanders County races this election season. Five county elected officials are up for re-election this year, and only one race is contested. County Commissioner Dan Rowan, Attorney Megan Hansen and Coroner Greg Davis are all running unopposed for their respective positions. Alisa Garcia of Thompson Falls was the only candidate to file for the combined position of Clerk and Recorder, Treasurer and Superintendent of Schools. The...
A 40-year-old woman from Clark Fork, Idaho, was killed in an accident early Sunday morning on Highway 200 near Heron. Montana Highway Patrol reported that the woman was driving a Toyota FJ Cruiser west on Highway 200 near mile marker 1.3 when the vehicle drifted off the right side of the roadway. The driver attempted to correct back onto the road and struck an embankment, overturning the vehicle. The accident occurred just before 3 a.m. on Sunday. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. A 36-year-old female passenger, also...
A group of local senior citizens had the chance to go back to school, relive the days of their youth, and dance to the music of their generation, including a 102-year-old woman who spent a lot of time on the dance floor. Twenty-five men and women attended the Plains School's "1st Annual Super Senior Prom" in the school gymnasium last Wednesday. Several were Plains High School graduates. Five residents of the Clark Fork Valley Hospital Long Term Care took part in the event and more than a dozen...
After nearly 24 years of serving the people of Lake and Sanders counties as a judge in the Twentieth Judicial District, Judge Deborah "Kim" Christopher has announced her retirement, effective April 5. Christopher first took the bench in 2000, becoming the first female judge to serve the Twentieth Judicial District. Growing up in Polson, but with family ties to Sanders County through her mother's family, Christopher attended law school at the University of Montana, starting her legal career as an...
Ambulance: Plains, 8; T. Falls, 4; Noxon, 2; Hot Springs, 2; Trout Creek, 1; Paradise, 1; Dixon, 1. Monday, March 18 Juvenile runaway, Dixon. General animal call/complaint, Camas Prairie. Civil standby, Plains. Civil standby, Trout Creek. Assist miscellaneous, T. Falls. Search warrant. Suspicious activity, Plains. Business contact, Hot Springs. General animal call/complaint, Dixon. Threats, Hot Springs. Sexual assault, Heron. Civil standby, Plains. Tuesday, March 19 Intoxicated driver report. Animal other, Trout Creek. Fire, Plains. Welfare...
Coming before Judge Molly Owen for his initial appearance, Brent Allen Wiegele entered a not guilty plea to one felony count of burglary on Tuesday. A jury trial was set for July 23, 2024. As alleged in the charging documents, on or around March 22, 2023, Sanders County Sheriff’s Deputy Craig McCarthy was advised of a reported trespass at a property between Thompson Falls and Trout Creek. According to the property owner, they had recently inherited the ranch and its equipment. The first time they had noticed anything amiss was the previous d...
Two Sanders County sheriff's deputies were awarded with the Medal of Valor at a ceremony last week. Mineral County Sheriff Ryan Funke presented deputies Lanny Hensley and Tim Kelly with the awards at the Sanders County Courthouse on Thursday evening. About 30 law enforcement officers, members of the public and family members attended the ceremony. "As sheriff, March 18, 2023, is a day that will forever haunt my memory," Sheriff Funke said. "But it is also a day that could have been much worse,...
A man who was a prisoner during the Vietnam War certainly had a captive audience last week as guest speaker at Whitepine Grange 102. The room had a stillness of quiet for nearly 1.5 hours as Navy veteran Rod Knutson talked about his time as a POW of the North Vietnamese after his F4 Phantom jet was shot out of the sky during a bombing run in October 1965. "There were all kinds of guns shooting at us, it was utter chaos," said Knutson, who was the radar intercept officer - the back seat position...
Sanders County Commissioners held a meeting with members of the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) last week to discuss bridges, speed limits and road chipping. Presiding officers were Dan Rowen, District 1, Anthony Cox District 2 and John Holland, District 3. . The Noxon Bridge was discussed when Commissioner Tony Cox brought up the issues of safety and overall age of the bridge. “The bridge was built in the 1920s and has metal cracks in places. It has been rehabilitated in the past,” Cox said. A velocity patch was put in when the Tro...
Montana Highway Patrol Boyd Smith, 32, seatbelt violation, $20. Ridge Whiting, 22, day speeding, $70. Consuelo Green, 22, speeding in a restricted zone, $105. Michael Normandeau, 50, speeding in a restricted zone, $65. Ethan McCoy, 23, night speeding, $20. Steven Morris, 40, seatbelt violation, $20. Cathrine Cavazos, 41, seatbelt violation, $20. John Bivens IV, 28, night speeding, $20. Brayden Good, 21, night speeding, $20. Christian Reyes-Fried, 18, failure to stop when school bus stopped, 1st offense, $535. Gary Rogers, 57, seatbelt...
Ambulance: Plains, 9; T. Falls, 8; Hot Springs, 3; Paradise, 3; Noxon, 1; Dixon, 1; Trout Creek, 1. Monday, March 11 Assist miscellaneous, Plains. Motor vehicle crash, Hot Springs. Threats, T. Falls. Parking problem, Hot Springs. Assist miscellaneous, Plains. Parking problem, Hot Springs. Theft, Plains. Road hazard/blockage, Plains. Harassment/privacy in communication, T. Falls. Motor vehicle crash, Plains. Livestock, Paradise. Suspicious activity, T. Falls. Abandoned vehicle, Plains. General animal call/complaint, Plains. Tuesday, March 12...
Theodore Gibson made an initial appearance on Tuesday before Judge John Larson for a felony charge of assault with a deadly weapon, entering a plea of not guilty. A jury trial was scheduled for July 15, 2024. As detailed in the affidavit filed with the court, on February 10, Sanders County Sheriff’s Deputy Corey Wheeldon responded to the Barber Shop Bar in Hot Springs following a report of a male entering the bar with a firearm and waiving it at patrons. Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Zachary Rehbein also responded, arriving on scene prior t...
by UM News Service Snowpack this winter continues to be at an all-time low across several river basins in western Montana, indicating that this year could see water shortages, according to recent projections from the Montana Climate Office. The MCO is based at the University of Montana in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation. MCO produces daily summaries of drought conditions for the Upper Missouri River Basin (UMRB), Washington, Oregon and Idaho to help state and local governments make timely and informed decisions about...
The community will be getting a brand new ambulance, thanks to the Plains Town Council. All six council members were present for last Monday's City Hall meeting, which included only two pieces of old business, both that were tabled, and two new items on the agenda. The meeting lasted only 33 minutes, which Councilman Chad Cantrell said might be a record. However, the council's work began 30 minutes earlier for a public hearing on House Bill 355 state grant, which involved enlarging the fire...
The Thompson Falls Farmers Market received pledged support from community members at Monday's meeting of the City Council. Market organizer Veronica Ingle approached the council about having a reduced fee for the market to use one of the city parks for the event this year. In 2023, the market used an empty private lot because they could not afford the $100 per week rental. Ingle asked the city to reduce the fee to $100 per season for the market. While the council voted to refer the matter to...
When Noxon and Hot Springs schools experienced the loss of three young citizens who died by suicide last fall, the communities scrambled to deal with the grief as best they could. Two male teens in Noxon passed away within months of each other and one male teen in Hot Springs. Before anyone could ask the question why, the first response was to take care of those who were the most affected by that loss. According to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, suicide rates among youth ages 11 to 17 in Montana were double the...
Ambulance: Plains 9, T. Falls 2, Trout Creek 1, Hot Springs 2, Dixon 1. Monday, March 4 Traffic complaint, T. Falls. Coroner called, report of deceased relative on front porch of residence, Plains. Welfare check, Plains. Civil attempts. General animal call or complaint, T. Falls. Warrant service, Plains. Motor vehicle crash, Plains. Theft, report of stolen truck, Plains. Parking problem, Plains. Civil attempts, Plains. Traffic stop, Plains. Tuesday, March 5 Traffic complaint, Plains. Traffic complaint, report of a vehicle backing into a parked...
Montana Highway Patrol Dominic Saty, 24, careless driving, $45. Tyler Paseman, 19, fail to carry proof or exhibit insurance in vehicle, 1st offense, $75. Jane Forstie, 20, speeding in restricted zone, $85. Jeremiah Craik, 46, day speeding, $20. Katie Kelly, 34, speeding in restricted zone, $85. Caitlyn Manners, 34, speeding in restricted zone, $85. James Devore, Jr., 57, speeding in restricted zone, $105. Jason Eulberg, 27, speeding in restricted zone, $105. Tara Rowland, 46, speeding in restricted zone, $55. Tara Rowland, 46, fail to show...
William Wyatt pleaded not guilty to three counts on Tuesday before Judge Molly Owen. Wyatt is charged with one charge of felony escape, one charge of resisting arrest, a misdemeanor, and one count of misdemeanor criminal mischief. According to charging documents, on February 9, 2024, Detective Ethan Harvey with the Sanders County Sheriff’s Office attempted to arrest Wyatt while serving a warrant. Documents allege that Wyatt escaped from the back of a patrol vehicle, cut off his handcuffs with a bolt cutter and disposed of them, then eluded offi...
Dr. Connor Gillig moved from Michigan to Thompson Falls in January to be the new physical therapist at Thompson Falls Rehabilitation. This clinic falls under the umbrella of service along with the Thompson Falls Family Medicine and the Clark Fork Valley Hospital (CFVH) in Plains, Gillig said. "The job made it possible for me to move to Montana. I have wanted to move here to be near the mountains," Gillig said. He studied Liberal Arts at Notre Dame in Indiana and received his doctorate in...
by Annie Wooden and Shannon Brown The investigation continues into a fire last week in which three Noxon businesses were destroyed. The state completed its on-site investigation last week and Noxon Fire Chief Jim Byler said insurance investigators were due in this week from out of state. Nearly 100 people attended a public meeting Saturday at Noxon School to hear an update about the investigation into the fire that destroyed three businesses in the community earlier this week. Byler called the...
