John's Fuel Farm expands services

Offering propane gas delivery and fuel oil services, John's Fuel Farm has opened a location in Thompson Falls. The new site will allow the company to offer services to the entire county, year-round. "We are 100% locally owned and have been in the Mission Valley forever," said Levi Wadsworsh, John's Fuel Farm manager.

Plans to open a new fuel farm developed last fall and Wadsworth says deliveries started in Thompson Falls at the end of July 2020. "The expansion of the propane market and changes in the propane industry last year made it easier to open the new location," he stated.

Wadsworth says while fuel oil is dying out, propane is growing and he expects to see a steady growth for the foreseeable future. "We're excited to be here," he said. "We deliver all the way up to the Idaho border in Heron, all the way down to Hot Springs."

For the time being, Wadsworth is traveling back and forth from Ronan to operate the new location but the company has plans for Thompson Falls to be its own branch one day. With the current customer base they've acquired so far, Wadsworth is hoping to hire permanent positions in the future.

"There's more growth here than I expected and we've had great response from the community," Wadsworth said. "The people have been great; it's been a good move for us."

Alongside delivery and installation services, Wadsworth noted the company does not charge for tank swap out. "We can lease or sell tanks, it's whatever the customer prefers," he said. "We also work with pre-buys, contracts and commercial contracts. We offer a lot of what the big companies do."

For more information on services, contact John's Fuel Farm at (406) 676-3461. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.