January 23, 2025 edition of Sanders County Ledger, a weekly newspaper.

Oscar Eugene Read Jan 16, 2025 Oscar Eugene Read of Plains passed away on December 31, 2024 from cancer at St Patrick's Hospital in Missoula. Oscar was born September 30, 1955, in Olympia, Washington, to Donald Read and Ada Lucille Skaggs. Oscar was the fifth of seven children and is survived by all six siblings: Merle Ambrosini, Margaret Miller, Bill Read, Mary White, Les Read, and Molly ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Five apply for district judge Annie Wooden | Jan 23, 2025 Governor Gianforte announced last week through a press release that public comment is being sought on Twentieth Judicial District court applicants. Five attorneys have applied for the position, which serves Lake and Sanders counties. Comments or letters of support regarding the applicants can be submitted until 5 p.m. February. 12. The ...

1 day ago · by Sen. Denley Loge 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 bills are reviewed by legal and edit, then by the requesting legislator. If the bill is as the legislator wanted, they then drop it in...

Jan 21, 2025 · Sanders County has received its first payment from the National Opioids Settlement. Public Health Nurse Kjirsten Mercer met with county commissioners this month in order to decide where the funding will be spent within the county. According to Mercer, the $63,000 received by the county will be one of many in the next several years. In August 2022,...

Jan 2, 2025 · Firm chosen for Noxon bridge planning Annie Wooden | Jan 2, 2025 The county is taking the next step toward replacing the Noxon bridge. Last week, Sanders County Commissioners voted to enter into a contract with Morrison Maierle to investigate further options for the bridge, seek funding and start planning for the project. At a meeting last Monday, the engineering firm discussed the scope of ...

Oct 27, 2022 · Fielders wins race for sheriff Annie Wooden | Nov 3, 2022 Click "View PDF" above to see results by race A record number of ballots were cast in Sanders County this week for the 2022 General Election. Voters cast ballots for multiple local and state positions and issues. As of Tuesday at 5 p.m., there were more than 10,050 registered voters in the county, with several people lined up outside ...

Jan 23, 2025 · 4-H members compete in Denver Ed Moreth | Jan 23, 2025 A group of 4-H members from Sanders County spent four days horsing around in Colorado in a combination of work, education and play. Two 4-H members from Sanders County and two from Lake County teamed up to compete in the 4-H National Western Roundup in Denver from Jan. 8-11, including Mackenzie Tulloch of the South Side Sparks, Madison ...

Cousins bring speaker to school for Red Ribbon Week Skye Barker-Hill | Oct 31, 2024 Last week for Red Ribbon week, a week devoted to helping prevent future drug-abuse in kids and young adults, Thompson Falls high school hosted national speaker Ethan Fisher who presented “LifeCONsequences: A Tale of Redemption.” Noxon, Plains and Thompson Falls high school students gathered to hear Fisher ...

Mar 3, 2022 · Cancer Network draws prizes, opens off ice Ed Moreth | Mar 3, 2022 The Cancer Network of Sanders County held its big fundraiser drawing, along with an open house for its new office space at Paws Here Pet Styling, in Plains last week. CNSC raised $20,447 with the drawing of three items. Eight-year-old Xander Mathis of Plains plucked the raffle winning tickets Saturday afternoon. Craig Fowler of ...