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ARTICLES BY WILL LANGHORNE

Asbestos Resource Program wraps up busy year

Officials with the Lincoln County Asbestos Resource Program have reported a busy year, indicating that residents are taking advantage of the local public health organization.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 3 YEARS AGO

Libby schools edit pandemic plan during regular review

Libby Public School Board members reviewed potential changes to the district’s pandemic guidelines, including an entry on the district’s stance on COVID-19 vaccines, this week.
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Organizers gather ideas to boost Troy's outdoor activities

Organizers with an outdoor access program are compiling public feedback on a plan intended to guide the management of recreational opportunities in the Troy area.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 YEARS AGO

Commissioners back resident-owned mobile park's grant requests

Lincoln County Commissioners lent their support to two grant applications this week that could assist a Libby-area affordable housing community with infrastructure improvements.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 3 YEARS AGO

Troy officials approve engineering contracts

Troy City Council approved contracts last week with an engineering firm the municipality recently brought on to assist with infrastructure repairs and general projects.
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Organizers gathering suggestions on boosting Troy's outdoor activities

Organizers with an outdoor access program are compiling public feedback on a plan intended to guide the management of recreational opportunities in the Troy area.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 3 YEARS AGO

Hunting regulation changes remain open for public comment

A series of proposed changes to hunting regulations, including an adjustment to the mule deer season in Lincoln County, is open for public comment.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 3 YEARS AGO

Troy seeks grant for Roosevelt Park improvements

State officials have passed along a grant to the National Park Service that could free up over $300,000 in federal funds and matching contributions to help Troy revamp Roosevelt Park.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 3 YEARS AGO

City officials in Troy sworn in

Troy officials formalized the city’s changing of the guard last week with outgoing Mayor Dallas Carr swearing in two city councilors and the municipality’s lay judge.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 3 YEARS AGO

FWP takes comment on upcoming fishing contests

State officials have opened public comments for open-water fishing contests in 2022, including angling competitions in Lake Koocanusa and the Thompson Chain of Lakes.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 3 YEARS AGO

FWP to survey hunters

State officials are seeking feedback from hunters in a push to understand the results of the 2021 season.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Youth shooting program asks for school access

Organizers of a local youth shooting program are petitioning the Libby Public School Board for permission to bring unloaded firearms into a school building for practice exercises.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Oversight left Libby subdivision without fire suppression pond

Property owners at a Libby-area subdivision have gone without a piece of fire suppression infrastructure that should have been included in the development but wasn’t owing to an error in Lincoln County’s permitting process.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Asa Wood redevelopment moving apace

The California-based health care company looking to purchase Asa Wood Elementary School has asked Libby Public School administrators to change the name of the limited liability company it would use to complete the transaction.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Troy officials begin discussing cannabis rules

City councilors in Troy began clearing the smoke around how the municipality might regulate marijuana dispensaries last week.
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