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Lady Loggers drop two at divisional

After an opening win over Deer Lodge at the Western B Divisional Tournament in Anaconda on Thursday afternoon, the Libby Lady Loggers fell on hard times by losing to Bigfork in five games Thursday night and to Thompson Falls in four games on Friday.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
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Garrison pleads not guilty to rape

A Troy man charged with six counts of sexual intercourse without consent with three underage girls pleaded not guilty in Lincoln County District Court on Monday.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
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Spokane man pleads not guilty to drug dealing, possession

A 40-year-old Spokane man with ties to the Libby area pleaded not guilty to possession of dangerous drugs with intent to distribute on Monday in Lincoln County District Court.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
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Anderson named county's new IT director

Lincoln County will soon have a new Information Technology director.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
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Getting connected: Frontier begins adding fiber optic cable to improve rural internet access

Broadband is coming to some rural Lincoln County residents, but it’s a slow process and may take a while longer.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
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Lady Loggers win district title

The Libby Lady Loggers won the 7B District Tournament on Saturday, and they did it without any seniors on the roster.
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Retirement computes for Kesling

Ric Kesling was called in to help with Y2K.
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Troy-area couple charged with running illegal marijuana growing operation

A Troy-area couple have been charged with one count each of criminal production of dangerous drugs and unlawful possession of a game fish.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
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Lady Loggers are district champs!

Although they don't have any seniors, the Libby Lady Loggers are district champs.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
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Troy woman gets 18 years for burglary conviction

A 34-year-old Troy woman with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Monday with 10 years suspended.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
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Man facing vehicular theft, DUI charges

A Libby man pleaded not guilty to theft and aggravated DUI on Monday.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

County to whittle down list of 29 applicants for administrator position

Lincoln County will soon begin whittling down a list of 29 applicants who filed for the county’s open administrator position.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

County pays taxes on Yaak riverfront property in order to 'protect it'

Lincoln County commissioners voted to pay some $6,101 in back property taxes for a long, narrow 15.2-acre Yaak riverfront property on Wednesday.
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Business park working toward delisting from Superfund site

Delisting the Kootenai Business Park from the Libby Asbestos Superfund Site is the goal of the Lincoln County Port Authority, and the park has two recent accomplishments toward that goal.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Loggers fall at Thompson Falls

The Libby Loggers fell to the Thompson Falls Bluehawks on Friday, 44-6.
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