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Keeping our eye on the ball
A beautiful winter landscape like this in Thompson Falls, Mont., may not be in the cards for us today into Wednesday, but hey, we could get an inch or two of slush.
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Western Montana life in a 08 - Small towns filled with interesting stories all year-round
Warren Winter and his wife, Wanda Thorpe, wash and dry puppies taken in by the Thompson River Animal Care Shelter last February in Thompson Falls.
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Weeklies Reader: Captain Carpet to the rescue at hospital
Editor's note: Each week, the Missoulian provides readers with a sampling of news gleaned from weekly newspapers around western Montana.
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Weeklies Reader: South wing to open at state prison
The Montana State Prison is growing by 108 beds. The Silver State Post of Deer Lodge reports a new south wing of the off-site prison work dorm should be open by mid-January, in part to restrict the flow of ...
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Class B All-State Volleyball: Eureka, Loyola put two on all-state team
Loyola Sacred Heart and Eureka each placed a pair of players on the Class B all-state volleyball squad, which was voted on by league coaches recently.
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Supreme Court rules in immunity case
An opinion from the Montana Supreme Court has implications for cities statewide.
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To the rescue - Horses slowly recovering after being found near death
It was a hot July day the first time Dave Hedley came across this herd of horses.
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Motivated sheep crowd Highway 200
Editor's note: Each week, the Missoulian provides readers with a sampling of news gleaned from weekly newspapers around western Montana.
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Kittens stolen from shelter retrieved
Two of the kittens taken from TRACS in Thompson Falls have been recovered and are healthy, TRACS president Wanda Thorpe said.
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Just too good - Customers flock to Windmill Village to indulge in their delicious doughnuts
Nancy Martin's doughnuts are so famous, so filled with gooey goodness even the devil's heard of them.
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Pair-a-Dice Lost
The still fresh scent of last week's fire lingers in the air of Paradise. The devastating flames eliminated one -third of the town's businesses and left a gaping hole on the edge of the community.
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Foster grandparents honored
Honored foster grandparents Janis Wiswell, Jackie Bryant, Carol Workman, Mary Lindell, Mary Lou Wilks and Wanda Thomas recieved The Presidential Lifetime Service Award last Thursday.
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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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White-tailed buck harvest improving
The harvest of white-tailed deer and elk in Northwest Montana has pulled roughly even with last year's numbers, despite weather conditions unfavorable to hunters.
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Bigfork High mulling switch to Class B
Bigfork High School received notice last week from the Montana High School Association that the school's athletics and activities programs have been recommended to compete in Class B competitions, rather than ...
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Deer, elk hunting improves
The deer and elk harvest picked up in Northwest Montana over the last weekend, according to harvest numbers collected at area check stations.
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A hundred years young
When Al Grandchamp was born, Oct. 9, 1907, it was into a horse world. At 101, Grandchamp still likes to talk horses, and his eyes kindle at the prospect, even though he gave up riding five years ago at age 96.
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Researcher not concerned with human contact with Clark Fork
I am writing in regard to the article in the Sept. 21 Missoulian, "Thompson Falls residents concerned about flow of Milltown sediment." The article repeats a statement attributed to me from the Clark Fork ...
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Analysis nearly complete for Lolo burned timber salvage projects
Both projects will remove burned, merchantable timber while also protecting resources by decommissioning roads, removing aquatic barriers to allow for fish passage, and applying ground-based herbicide ...
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2 griz dead; MRL train likely killed 1
Authorities are pretty sure they know what happened to one grizzly bear found dead in the Clark Fork River west of here, but are seeking information on another grizzly carcass located in the Fishtrap drainage ...
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