The Sanders County Ledger is an award winning weekly community paper with a hundred year plus history of publishing in Thompson Falls, Mont. the county seat of Sanders County. The Ledger offers the ...

Clark Fork Valley Hospital (CFVH). welcomed a new orthopedic surgeon this week. Dr. Gregg Schellack, DO, began seeing patients on Monday. Dr. Schellack is no stranger to small-town Montana, having ...

We have completed week three of the Legislative session with bills on the move in both houses. I will give a simple review of the process. Bills are drafted from requests from a legislator. Those ...

HELENA — The Montana House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee tabled one bill and advanced two other bills that would change rules for hunting gray wolves in the state. The wolf-focused bills hit the ...

If sports teams don’t get to choose the referees in a game, why should political parties get to support candidates in a judicial election? It’s really not that different. However Montana politicians ...

The Plains Planning Board last week voted to recommend the city approve a subdivision plan. The Planning Board held a public hearing last Thursday at city hall to hear from the public on the proposed ...

As forest research shows, the Rocky Mountain region’s natural history reveals a pattern of fire occurrence extending from time immemorial, meaning before human memory, with drastic curtailment in the ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks continues to work on a multi-year project in the Lower Clark Fork near Noxon in Sanders County to better understand elk populations. Crews have been capturing and ...

BEAU STEWART, Thompson Falls - "Early 1700’s or 1800’s.” BRAD STEWART, Thompson Falls - “1997.” RAELYN COX, Thompson Falls - “1988." DIANE KULAWINSKI, Thompson Falls - "I wouldn’t want to go back .” ...

Matthew Atwood, 62, speeding in a restricted zone, $65. Leif Simonson, 18, night speeding, $120. Timothy Whitlock, 56, speeding in a restricted zone, $135. Frank Evans, 65, operating without liability ...

If you’ve been dreaming of visiting Alaska, there’s no better way to explore the Last Frontier than on a cruise. With its stunning glaciers, abundant wildlife, and unforgettable landscapes, Alaska ...

This note is to inform citizens about the Noxon Bridge, its problems and what is going on. The Noxon bridge, like many of the older bridges in Montana, is in need of replacement. It is over 100 years ...