ARTICLES BY BRANDON ROBERTS WESTERN NEWS

Bennett, Vincent claim victory in house races

Heading into Election Day, the Montana House of Representatives District 1 seat appeared to be wide open.
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Voter turnout high in county

Once a Democratic stronghold, Lincoln County’s political pendulum now rests with Republicans, which captured all but two races.
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Republicans see rally in LHS parking lot as unfair

Following a “Vote Early” rally in the Libby High School parking lot, Lincoln County Republicans feel partisan favoritism was at work.
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High-schoolers to stage debate

The Up Close program at Libby High School is following the tenets of civic duty by organizing and hosting a debate between Lincoln County commissioner candidates Anthony Berget and Jerry Okonski.
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Turner dog to have his day in court

The Turner family dog, Ugly, will have his day in court on Dec. 18.
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Forest that surrounds water supply is concern

Strong winds in the wrong direction could have impacted Libby’s drinking water supply.
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County hopes federal measure will offer relief

The U.S. Senate passed a bill Tuesday that could send an estimated $7.6 million to Lincoln County for 2008, and more than $26 million through 2011.
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Education goes wild at Libby Middle School

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost
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Salvage logging project to begin in Brush Creek region

Road work is under way near Brush Creek in anticipation of a Plum Creek Timber Co., salvage logging operation.
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Students turn old Chevy into nostalgic advertising

It’s a bird? It’s a plane? No, it’s a Chevrolet – soon to be perched atop the barren pole outside Ace Hardware along Highway 2.
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Libby postpones street project until next spring

With another Montana winter bearing down on the Kootenai Valley, the Libby City Council accepted a recommendation to postpone the Mineral Avenue Streetscape project until next spring.
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'Bull in the Woods' - Nordicfest tries its hand at arm wrestling

It's natural to think of tradition as unchanging. Yet, like the culture with which it develops, traditions evolve and adapt.
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