Columbia River Treaty negotiations and local implications
By Tracy McNew Formal international negotiations between the U.S. Department of State and Canada began on May 29 of this year to modernize the…
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Local exchange student returns from year in Brazil
By Moira Blazi 17 year old Breeanna Runyan wears a small gold necklace in the shape of the state of Montana, her home. Just…
Fighting fire by air helps keep Lincoln County prepared
By Moira Blazi When fires ignite in remote, and largely roadless areas of the national forest, the U.S. Forest Service uses the air to…
PNT move proposal sparks controversy in the Yaak
By Tracy McNew A proposed rerouting of the Pacific Northwest Trail (PNT) from the Yaak to the south through Libby and Troy has been…
Troy’s old fashioned 4th of July celebration
By Zandra Johnson Summertime in Troy is beautiful. If you live or even just visit family or friends here there is one day that…
60th annual Libby Logger Days was June 22 and 23
Controversial I-186 mining legislation moves forward
By Tracy McNew I-186 will most likely be on the ballot in November. The initiative is intended to limit pollution from new hard rock…
Gardening for good: Joanne’s Garden of Eat’in Joanne Fry
By Moira Blazi When Joanne Fry and her husband Jerry moved to Pipe Creek Road out-side of Libby in 2002, she thought she would plant…
Dinner on the Diamond draws a sold out crowd
By Moira Blazi High school baseball is more American than apple pie. As a summer sport in small towns across Ameri-ca, nothing could be more…
From lumber to literature: Larson pens her first novel
By Stacy Walenter When Bonnie Larson went to Newfoundland to do genealogy research about her great-great grandfather Alexander Cooper, she didn’t expect to see a…