A turkey searches for just the right fruit in a tree west of Plains.

High Honor Roll: Maygan Swanson, Mia Vogel, Jillian Shell, Samuel Christensen, Maria Pelobello. Honor Roll: Shamus Wheeldon, Kaelene Kelly, Owen Ramsey, Patience Morris.

The 2024 Christmas on Main Street parade grand marshal has been busy since moving to Thompson Falls in 2022. You may have met Rob Viens through his choral group, the Clark Fork Valley Singers, but ...

Last Saturday more than 30 volunteers gathered at the Community Congregational Church to put together 76 Thanksgiving baskets for 235 people of the Sanders County community. "They get everything for a ...

As Black Friday and Travel Tuesday approach, the buzz around travel deals and exclusive perks grows louder. It’s easy to get swept up in the excitement, hoping to score the vacation of your dreams at ...

My favorite thing about Thanksgiving is how everyone practices gratitude. For some people, it’s Thirty Days of Gratitude, and they will name one thing every day they’re thankful for, with no overlap.

Automated alarm call, Trout Creek. USFS campground check, T. Falls. Fire, Paradise. Fire, Paradise. Civil attempts, Trout Creek. Civil attempts. Motor vehicle crash ...

With the end of fall sports, local athletes are being honored with All-Conference and All-State status. This year for 7B Thompson Falls-Plains soccer player William Grenda was named All-Conference ...

It was a full meeting for the Plains School Board last Monday, when several students were recognized for special feats and new school hires were approved, but the meeting began with a teacher rebuking ...

I’ve always found Mr. Jim Elliott’s articles in the “Montana Viewpoint” section interesting, though not for the reasons one might expect. It’s not because he offers any particularly insightful ...

The Plains Woman's Club once again took to their sewing skills in an effort to help make a brighter Christmas for Sanders County children. Eight members of the club gathered at the United Methodist ...

Ronda Wakefield of Thompson Falls was recently honored as the Montana HR Leader of the Year by the Montana State Council of the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). "It honestly was a complete ...