Thompson Falls first and second-grade students sang the national anthem before the basketball games against Mission last week, under the direction of music teacher Lisa Mickelson.

Scotchman's Coffee is expanding into a unique location in Thompson Falls. The Valley Bank location at 1222 Maiden Lane will be home to a new location for the coffee shop. Dustin Drennen with Scotchman ...

Ice crystals bloom into a chrysanthemum at the Thompson Falls home of Rick and Desiree Sinclair. Temperatures will remain below freezing through the weekend. See the weekend forecast on page 12.

Sanders County commissioners met with engineers last week from Morrison-Maierle to discuss progress on grant planning for the Noxon bridge. Morrison-Maierle last Tuesday went over the status of ...

HELENA – The 2025 Legislature is debating a bill that would restrict local governments from putting rules on private property unless the regulations deal with the health ...

The demolition derby drama continued last week even after selecting a producer twice, but because proper procedures weren't followed, it's back to the starting line for the Sanders County Fair ...

The Plains-Hot Springs wrestling team is focused and ready for the divisional tournament after their last competition of the regular season. The Savage-Horsemen took a group of wrestlers to Eureka ...

Long ago, I saw (by accident) an episode of “The Apprentice,” and learned that Donald Trump is a bully. I never ventured there again. Trump is still a bully. He likes to pick on people. He likes to ...

The Hot Springs Savage Heat came home from Victor last week with two wins as the girls beat the Pirates 61-35 and the boys won 78-44. The Lady Savage Heat took to the court first, coming out and ...

The Thompson Falls Woman’s Club has a new leading team with just three months left of play. In January, Cathy Mills and Joni Mosher took over the lead with a five-month total of 27,510. Mitzi Hart and ...

Amanda Greenawalt, a 2002 Plains High School graduate, rows during a 24-hour "10/50 Challenge" fundraiser for Kitsap Cancer Services in Poulsbo, Wash. Greenawalt, 42, was one of 60 athletes, including ...

All my life I have enjoyed reading the newspaper. So, when I came to town many years ago, I grabbed the local newspaper called The Sanders County Ledger and read it from front to back. I enjoyed ...