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ARTICLES BY JAMIE DORAN<BR

Residents discuss bringing jobs to Sanders County

The Sanders County Community Development organization held a meeting Nov. 12 to discuss ways to get jobs and people to come into the county.
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Warrant issued in animal abuse case

Police issued an arrest warrant after a man charged with aggravated animal cruelty for allegedly allowing horses to die of thirst without care on his Camas Prairie property failed to show up to his arraignment Nov. 18.
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Alleged carjacker pleads not guilty

A man accused of participating in two alleged carjackings near Hot Springs had his initial appearance in front of Judge Deborah Kim Christopher Nov. 18 in district court.
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New physical therapist Emily Herndon opens her doors in Plains

Even though Emily Herndon is originally from a town called Boring, Ore. her life has been anything but as her schooling and work has taken her from Oregon to Kentucky to California and finally now to Plains.
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Christmas lighting extravaganza begins Sunday, November 23 in Plains

It doesn't quite feel like Christmas until Mike Hashisaki and his elves get the Sanders County Fairgrounds up and running for their Christmas light show, which kicks off Sunday at 6 p.m.
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Hot Springs downed in divisionals

It wasn't the ending the Lady Savage Heat had in mind after an incredible regular season and the District 10-C tournament crown.
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Kittens stolen from shelter

The TRACS shelter in Thompson Falls had three kittens stolen from its facility late Thursday night or early Friday morning.
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Savage Heat leaves Vikings smoldering

The Charlo Lady Vikings just couldn’t hold off the Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat at the District 10-C Volleyball Tournament this past weekend.
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Turnout up in historic election

By all accounts it was a historic Election Day. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., became the first black president in U.S. history. Voter turnout was also up all across the country, and Montana was no exception.
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Plains hires commissioner

Nick Lawyer, manager of Lawyer Wholesale Nursery, was named Plains police commissioner October 3 at the Plains Town council Meeting.
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Heat beats Trotters

It was senior night in Plains Friday, and while the Plains Trotters played a hard fought game against the Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat, it just wasn’t enough to overtake them. Hot Springs defeated Plains in three games, 25-13, 25-16 and 25-15.
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Absentee and early votes soar

If the early voting numbers are any indication, this Election Day will be one for the record books in Montana. If not just for Sanders and Mineral Counties.
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Hot Springs downs Noxon in 3

The Noxon Lady Red Devils went up against their District 10-C foes the Hot Springs Lady Savage Heat on Friday.
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Red Ribbon Week spooks Hot Springs

It isn’t every day that the Grim Reaper roams the halls of a high school, but last Thursday that is just what happened at Hot Springs to commemorate the end of Red Ribbon Week.
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Alleged carjacker charged as an adult

A motion signed by Judge Deborah Kim Christopher on Oct. 27 granting leave to charge 17-year-old Shawn Malatare as an adult stemming from two alleged car jackings near Hot Springs.
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