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The Kootenai National Forest is imposing Stage I fire restrictions, which will go into effect 12:01 a.m. Saturday, July 29. Sanders County will also move to Stage I restrictions on Saturday. KNF stated in a press release that fire danger has been rated "very high" as temperatures in the 90s persist in the local area. The restrictions will be in effect until further notice. Sanders County Commissioners are set to vote Thursday on a resolution imposing the restrictions. Under Stage I fire restrictions the following acts are prohibited: 1....
The road between Hot Springs and Plains was blocked briefly last week following an accident with a semi trailer and another truck. The accident occurred just before 8 a.m. on July 17, near mile marker 9 on Highway 28.No injuries were incurred. Hot Springs Fire, Montana Highway Patrol and Plains ambulance responded....
Montana Highway Patrol Dan Sheteron, 63, seatbelt violation, $20. Sean Averill, 47, day speeding, $70. Morgan Portlock, 26, day speeding, $70. Rachel Grant, 39, speeding in a restricted zone, $105. Frederick Grider, 75, speeding in a restricted zone, $95. Garrett Reichle-Wall, 17, seatbelt violation, $20. Jerry Wood, 52, speeding in a restricted zone, $85. Joseph Altman, 63, seatbelt violation, $20. Bonnie McJunkin-Chambers, 69, seatbelt violation, $20. Robert Sink, 90, seatbelt violation, $20. Bertha Widner, 84, seatbelt violation, $20....
Homer Sam Coleman changed his plea and was sentenced by Judge James Manley in 20th District Judicial Court on Tuesday. Coleman pled guilty to negligent endangerment while the court dismissed a count of criminal intent. Coleman was arrested April 6, 2023, after leading police on a high-speed chase. Judge Manley imposed a 10-year suspended sentence with the Department of Corrections, giving Coleman credit for 120 days served. Steven Coulson pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia on Tuesday and was sentenced to...
Ambulance: Plains, 8; T. Falls, 5; Hot Springs, 3; Trout Creek, 2; Heron, 1; Paradise, 1; Noxon, 1. Monday, July 17 Welfare check, T. Falls. Assist other agency, Dixon. Motor vehicle crash, Hot Springs. Request for welfare check. Civil attempts, Heron. Parking problem, T. Falls. Civil attempts, Heron. Abandoned vehicle, Plains. Civil attempts, Plains. Suspicious activity, Hot Springs. Drugs/narcotics, T. Falls. Abandoned vehicle, Heron. Civil attempts. Animal other, T. Falls. Animal other, T. Falls. Message delivery, Trout Creek. Assist...
The Gambles store in Plains now has room to spread out after acquiring the lot across the street where the gasket company used to be. GOR had growing pains of its own and moved to a bigger location. This opened up the space behind Gambles for Matt and Dana Diehl to build storage shops to house maintenance equipment, overstock supplies and a general work space. August will mark their 20th year of ownership. Matt's parents opened the store in 1993. This is the store's second major expansion since...
The new bright pink coffee trailer, located on Highway 200 at 704 West Railroad Avenue next to Baldy Mountain Tire shop in Plains, belongs to MariJo Josephson and daughter Hailey Jo Kovarik. They opened for business June 1 of this year. "We wanted to start a business with our own flexible hours and for the family," said Hailey. "Family is the most important thing." MariJo added. Their location is easily accessible and seen from the highway. Being the third drive up coffee location in Plains has...
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in partnership with the Housing Assistance Council, is pleased to announce the 2023 communities taking part in this year’s Citizens’ Institute on Rural Design. Thompson Falls is one of eight communities selected for a Local Design Workshop. The multi-day design workshops will offer hybrid in-person and virtual sessions. These communities will then receive a design book that contains the design concepts and suggested resources from their workshop, as well as support through webinars, web-based res...
The bridge over the Flathead River on Highway 382 near Perma will be closed completely this weekend while crews continue a rehabilitation project. According to the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), the bridge is anticipated to be completely closed to traffic starting Saturday, July 29 at 6 a.m. and will reopen on Sunday, July 30 at 6 p.m. There will not be a detour at the bridge. Motorists are encouraged to use Montana Highway 28 (MT 28) or US Highway 93 (US 93) as an alternate route....
Construction on a project to rehabilitate the bridge at Highways 382 and 200 in Perma will begin later this month. Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) held public meetings last week to inform residents and stakeholders about the project. The 635-foot bridge on Highway 382 was built in the 1960s. Brandon Graff, alternative contracting engineer with MDT, said that construction will begin as early as July 24. He noted that the amount of wear and tear on the bridge is normal for one that...
It's not every day that one gets the chance to see the iconic Miss Montana DC-3 plane fly across the skies, let alone someone jumping out of the plane. That's just what happened at the second annual Smokejumper Cow Pasture Camp-out last Friday at the Mountain Meadows Ranch in Trout Creek. Miss Montana pilot Art Dykstra flew the 75-year-old plane through mostly blue sky with more than 100 onlookers waiting in anticipation as jumper Al Charters dropped from the plane at 1,200 feet. He soared throu...
She's going from the boroughs of New York to the big sky of Montana to head the Plains School District. "I am very much looking forward to my new position. While I hope to bring new ideas and opportunities to the position, I am also looking forward to learning new things as well," said Dr. Kathleen Walsh, who was selected for the position of Plains School superintendent, a job held by Thom Chisholm for the last 13 years. She arrived at Plains last Monday and made visits to the school, including...
One Paradise resident enlisted as a soldier during World War II, but the only action she saw was transporting Nazi prisoners of war to and from work details in California. On Friday, however, she hitched a ride in an aircraft that was built in 1944, the same year she went into the military. John Haines, a former Plains resident, knew that 99-year-old Betty Meyer was a veteran of the second World War and he wanted to do something special for her. He was one of the volunteers involved in the...
Montana Highway Patrol Alejandra Espinoza, 22, speeding in a restricted zone, $55. Amanda Pringua, 42, speeding in a restricted zone, $95. Lewis Vanhofwegen, 41, speeding in a restricted zone, $85. James Compton, 77, seatbelt violation, $20. Katrina Millward, 29, speeding in a restricted zone, $85. Nicholas Mitchell, 40, speeding in a restricted zone, $85. Kent Belveal, 68, day speeding, $70. Darwin Parker, 69, seatbelt violation, $20. Dillan Sampson, 19, day speeding, $20. Trevor Smith, 38, day speeding, $70. James Torgerson, 62, day...
Ambulance: Plains, 8; T. Falls, 6; Hot Springs, 6; Heron, 3; Noxon, 2; Dixon, 1; Trout Creek, 1; Paradise, 1. Monday, July 10 Suspicious activity, T. Falls. Inmate transport, Plains. Disturbance, Hot Springs. Theft, Trout Creek. Suspicious activity, Plains. Fire, Trout Creek. Other law violations, T. Falls. Fire, T. Falls. Theft, Hot Springs. Motor vehicle crash, Plains. Threats, Hot Springs. Warrant service, Hot Springs. Suspicious activity, Hot Springs. Assist motorist/citizen, Hot Springs. Business contact, T. Falls. Tuesday, July 11...
In elementary school, Tanner Laws would go to games with his dad. People would buy him food or pay him to sing popular country songs. By the time Laws reached middle school age, he says he became self conscious and didn't want to sing any more. The saxophone became his new voice. He played in the pep band and enjoyed that musical expression. Then Laws started playing the piano. Classical music was his go-to genre. He liked playing Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven. He enjoyed feeling the music...
A group of Sanders County men and women volunteered their time last week to help preserve a part of Montana history for future generations. More than 50 men and women from around the country gathered at the Savenac Historic Tree Nursery as part of the Passport in Time (PIT) program of the U.S. Forest Service as they have done for the last 27 years, said Heather Berman, who serves on the recreational staff of the Plains-Thompson Falls and Superior ranger districts and was one of the staffers...
Appearing for his initial appearance before Judge Deborah Kim Christopher on Tuesday, Larry Clay King pleaded not guilty to one felony count of driving under the influence and misdemeanor counts of driving while license suspended and unlawful possession of an open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle on the highway. Judge Christopher set this matter for jury trial on November 6, 2023. According to the charging documents, on July 2, Sanders County Dispatch received a report of a pickup running the stop sign at the intersection of...
by Ed Moreth The Sanders County Fair is just over 40 days away, but everything seems to be coming together with only minor issues and minor repairs to be done. The fair commission passed several agenda issues, including the selection of this year's Sanders County Community Service Award, at its monthly meeting last week. The board unanimously voted on the nomination of Kim and Margaret McNeil for this year's honor. Kim McNeil has been the fairgrounds caretaker for 30 years and he and his wife...
by Annie Wooden The project to update curbs and approaches along Main Street continues in Thompson Falls. Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) stated that Razz Construction will begin road milling at the end of the week, with paving continuing through next July 21. During the paving and milling portion of the project, parking along Main Street in Thompson Falls will be closed. Lori Warden with Upward Public Relations said residents and visitors are encouraged to park on side streets south of Main Street. Some parking may be available in...
There will be two more sets of eyes for the Forest Service to keep watch for fires now that its two lookouts in Sanders County are manned and ready for action, and in the near future, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation will have its lookout staff on station. Being nearly 7,000 feet atop a mountain peak gives a person quite the view, but Ken Richardson and Craig Phillips aren't there for the 360-degree scenic panorama, they're the eyes and ears of the Forest Service....
by Annie Wooden and Shannon Brown A murder suspect from Michigan who escaped custody in Plains on Sunday has been captured and is awaiting transport back to Michigan. Chadwick Shane Mobley was being transported from Lincoln County to another destination on Sunday when he escaped the custody of the contracted transport company during a stop at Town Pump in Plains just before 10 a.m. Sanders County Sheriff Shawn Fielders said that the transport company left Mobley alone at the Town Pump, where he...
The Plains-Paradise Rural Fire District launched their watercraft to rescue two stranded swimmers along the Clark Fork River across from Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort last Saturday. Around 11 p.m., a guest from Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort swam across the Clark Fork River to the site of a train derailment that happened in April, when a train car full of beer dumped alongside and into the river. Railroad crews cleaned up the site of wrecked train cars and materials, including beer, but apparently left some along the river. The man was there a sho...
Montana Highway Patrol Morgan Jones, 26, day speeding, $20. Kenneth Macy-Oberholtzer, 34, speeding in a restricted zone, $105. Keynan Runnels, 22, seatbelt violation, $20. Ronald Lund, 64, speeding in a restricted zone, $85. Lyndon Gates, 61, speeding in a restricted zone, $105, deferred imposition of sentence. Adam Davis, 41, seatbelt violation, $20. Carlos Garcia Audon, 40, day speeding, $70. Jacob Hamilton, 25, seatbelt violation, $20. Mikayla Stephenson, 26, operating with expired registration, $85; day speeding, $70. Cole Train, 17, day...
Ambulance: Plains, 8; Dixon, 3; T. Falls, 3; Hot Springs, 3; Lonepine, 2; Heron, 1; Trout Creek, 1. Monday, July 3 Request for welfare check, Trout Creek. Abandoned vehicle, Noxon. Fire, Hot Springs. Theft, Hot Springs. Civil attempts. Civil attempts. Assist motorist/citizen, Plains. Suspicious activity, Plains. Intoxicated driver report, T. Falls. Business contact, Hot Springs. Fire, Plains. Disturbance, Plains. Tuesday, July 4 Disturbance, Paradise. Harassment/privacy in communication, T. Falls. Assist motorist/citizen, Trout Creek. Business...
