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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Sanders County Historical Society is publishing a book of traditional recipes and photos, a project members say will explore the unique link between food and history in the region.
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Citing experience, a stamp of approval from an ad hoc committee and the importance of drawing former firefighters back to the department, the Plains Town Council members in attendance at a special meeting Tuesday unanimously backed Mayor Michael Brinson's appointment of Larry Ballantyne to the helm of the town's struggling …
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Plains Elementary students got up close and personal with some finned friends Dec. 4, taking part in one of a series of Fish and Wildlife educational programs diving into fish and natural resources.
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The Noxon Red Devils notched a pair of wins at the Thompson Falls Boys' Basketball Winter Classic Friday and Saturday, and the Bluehawks held their ground with a win in the season-opening tournament.
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Surrounded by friends doling out congratulations, cake and more than a few good-natured cracks at his expense, it seemed to dawn on Hot Springs Chief of Police Tim Coleman that, for the first time in three months, life was returning to normal.
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Michael O'Brien has been handed time behind bars and fines for leading police on a high speed chase through Thompson Falls, striking another vehicle and leaving the scene of the accident while under the influence of alcohol this summer.
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Nine junior Girl Scouts, members of Plains Troop 485, capped off requirements for their printing and graphics badge Friday afternoon with a hands-on lesson in silk screen printing at Ironhorse Screenworks in Plains.
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