ARTICLES BY SARAH LEAVENWORTH<BR>VALLEY
Police chief: Be aware of pedestrian safety
Plains Police Chief Shawn Emmett is urging local motorists and pedestrians to be cautious, attentive and aware of traffic rules.
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Mystic Sisters begin new year with annual blanket project
A group of women dedicated to lending a hand to friends and neighbors in need put their hands to good use during their first meeting of the new year.
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Hospital's new doctor's heart is with her patients
Nichols joins Clark Fork Valley Hospital
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Three-pointers sink Plains in 39-34 loss to Thompson Falls
The Thompson Falls Lady Hawks ignited every time Plains flirted with a comeback Thursday night, riding a wave of lights-out downtown shooting from Katelyn Jedlicka to a 39-34 home win.
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Smoke-free hospital campus marked with shed demolition
The Clark Fork Valley Hospital campus is now smoke-free, and a group of hospital employees and volunteers smashed the hospital's designated smoking shed with hammers Monday to mark the occasion.
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3-point heroics fall short in Heat loss
Two points, one stolen ball and 20 seconds separated a miracle comeback from a heartbreaking loss for Hot Springs Friday. The Savage Heat electrified a boisterous home crowd with a 19-point fourth quarter run, but fell in the final seconds to the Superior Bobcats 44-42 for their first league loss …
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175 youth celebrate new year at Plains church
Laughter and music rang out as 175 youth counted down the final minutes of 2007 at the Church on the Move in Plains last Monday, but youth group director Rena Garcia said safety and responsible choices were as important as fun at the church's New Year's Eve bash.
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SCCHO partners with tribal housing authority
The Sanders County Community Housing Organization has entered into a "mentoring" relationship with the Salish and Kootenai Tribal Housing Authority, an important step toward Community Housing Development Organization certification and opening doors for low-income Sanders County residents. SCCHO was founded in 2003 and obtained IRS tax exempt status in 2006. …
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Bluehawks win, lose big in pair of weekend match-ups
The Thompson Falls Bluehawks emerged from weekend play with a win and a loss, and are now 5-3 en route to a clash with the Trotters Friday.
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Buck's Grocery owners aim for variety, convenience with expansion project
As Buck's Grocery approaches its 70th year as a Hot Springs institution, owners of the fourth-generation family business are crediting the community with making a 1,600-square-foot expansion project possible.
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Fire chief: teamwork key as department moves forward
Thursday meeting draws new volunteers
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Petteys posts 18 points as Hawks level Noxon
An 17-point outing for point guard Kimmy Moore and scrappy play kept Noxon within striking distance of Thompson Falls Friday night, but Katie Petteys and the versatile Lady Hawk offense stretched a seven-point lead heading into the forth quarter to a 53-38 win.
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Plea agreement reached in Resler drunk driving case
Daniel Wade Resler, culpable for the March drunk driving deaths of two teenagers, was bound for the Department of Corrections after agreeing to plead guilty to a pair of felony vehicular homicide charges Tuesday.
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Warrant issue focus of dogs cruelty evidence hearing
The wretched conditions 54 dogs were allegedly subjected to at the hands of Aleta Rogers were only touched on in an evidentiary hearing that zeroed in on the legality of a police officer's warrantless entrance onto the woman's secluded Thompson Falls-area property.
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