ARTICLES BY ELKA WOOD
Anna, Troy High School's therapy dog, settles in
“I joke that when I was a kid, my mom would put a pork chop around my neck to get the dog to play with me, and now the principal has put a dog around my neck to get the kids to play with me.”
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Troy woman celebrates her 100th birthday
A premature infant born in rural Anatone, Washington in 1917, whose mother died in childbirth, Betty Peterson seemed at the time to have low odds of thriving, weighing only 3 lbs.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
John Blodgett assumes editorship of The Western News
The Western News’ new editor, John Blodgett, has come full circle from his rural Southern Maine roots in his recent move to Libby, where he aims to find time for his love of storytelling in words and photos.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Troy meeting covers drugs, alcohol
Representatives from local schools, churches, law enforcement and the health department, along with concerned citizens, attended a last-minute meeting in Troy Tuesday night to address drug use in Lincoln County.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Reporter Elka Wood becomes American citizen
This wasn’t what I had expected. When I imagined becoming naturalized in the few weeks between receiving my letter of approval and going to the ceremony in Butte on April 26, I never thought for a second I would be a shuddering, sweaty, emotional wreck.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Maker of wool clothing in Troy holds open house
Sleeping Indian Fine Wool Apparel, a Troy, Montana-based clothing manufacturer many locals knew nothing about, opened Saturday for its first annual open house sale, featuring reduced prices and coffee and muffins.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Libby Cafe closes after 23 years
High school sweethearts and familiar faces around Libby, Paulette and Gary Njirich this year celebrate 45 years of marriage and 23 years working together as the owners of Libby Cafe.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Libby residents call for removal of 27-year-old pit bull law
A city ordinance in Libby that disallows pit bull dogs within city limits has dog lovers in an uproar.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Libby logger cuts across the grain
In 1984, Bruce Vincent was a logger in Libby, working the family business in a town with five vigorous mills in operation. Now, after seeing through “the timber wars” of the 1990s, Vincent is a public speaker who travels the world with his message, and whose book, “Against the Odds: …
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
EPA nears conclusion of years-long project
The sight of emergency shower trailers parked outside houses and crews shrouded in chemical protection masks working in yards and attics has become commonplace in Lincoln county.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
