Trout Creek School was evacuated on Tuesday after staff and students noted an odd odor in the main school building. Sheriff ...

As the old saying goes, you can’t please everyone all of the time. A few years ago, The Ledger had what would be considered a very conservative columnist. With a Democrat as president, there was ...

The Savage Horsemen are ready for the state stage after finishing in fourth place at the Western B/C divisional meet in Butte last weekend. The Plains-Hot Springs team garnered 180.5 points, finishing ...

The Thompson Falls City Council on Monday voted to re-elect council member Raoul Ribeiro as the council president for another year. The council also discussed a potential property exchange with the ...

Thompson Falls fourth graders had a different kind of snow day last Friday as they journeyed to the mule pasture area for the annual Winter Tracks event, sponsored by Friends of Scotchman Peaks ...

Briauna Kulawinski of Plains guards Blue Hawk Cammie Preston during the junior high end-of-the-season tournament at Hot Springs on Saturday. Thompson Falls beat Plains and then defeated Superior to ...

Trumpeter swans take flight near the Clark Fork River.

It was a chance for the Horsemen to get revenge on their own home court and for a short time it looked as though they would take down the Blue Hawks. But the boys of Thompson Falls were just too much ...

HELENA — Montana Legislators are pitching a tightrope of a bill in hopes of closing a loophole for large “unqualified” landowners who benefit from the lower agricultural property tax rate. But to do ...

Over the years we’ve heard stories about the numerous characters in Sanders County’s rich history and some are quite interesting. A prominent character of the past was William McNorton,who live ...

With a few added minutes of sunlight each day, spring months aren’t far behind. As those warmer months approach, it can be a good time to plan for spring and summer management of vegetation on your ...

Appearing for sentencing on Tuesday, Billy James Rich was sentenced to five years with the Department of Corrections, with all of that time suspended, after pleading guilty to strangulation of a ...