The demolition derby drama continued last week even after selecting a producer twice, but because proper procedures weren't followed, it's back to the starting line for the Sanders County Fair ...

All my life I have enjoyed reading the newspaper. So, when I came to town many years ago, I grabbed the local newspaper called The Sanders County Ledger and read it from front to back. I enjoyed ...

The Blue Hawk basketball teams are sitting at the top of the conference as they continue their successful seasons. It was a whirlwind of action on the court at Thompson Falls High School last Tuesday ...

The Plains-Hot Springs wrestling team is focused and ready for the divisional tournament after their last competition of the regular season. The Savage-Horsemen took a group of wrestlers to Eureka ...

Ice crystals bloom into a chrysanthemum at the Thompson Falls home of Rick and Desiree Sinclair. Temperatures will remain below freezing through the weekend. See the weekend forecast on page 12.

Thompson Falls first and second-grade students sang the national anthem before the basketball games against Mission last week, under the direction of music teacher Lisa Mickelson.

HELENA – The 2025 Legislature is debating a bill that would restrict local governments from putting rules on private property unless the regulations deal with the health ...

Scotchman's Coffee is expanding into a unique location in Thompson Falls. The Valley Bank location at 1222 Maiden Lane will be home to a new location for the coffee shop. Dustin Drennen with Scotchman ...

As the Trout Creek Community Improvement Association (TCCIA) prepares to host its 10th Redneck Ball, the community organization has some big dreams. Liz Stender has been with the TCCIA for 14 years ...

Long ago, I saw (by accident) an episode of “The Apprentice,” and learned that Donald Trump is a bully. I never ventured there again. Trump is still a bully. He likes to pick on people. He likes to ...

“She could outhunt, outfish, outride, and outhike anyone in these parts,” says Stella DeLong recalling the young womanhood days of her 89 year old mother, Wava (Wavy) Weber Herman. “And no one ever ...

One of my most favorite assignments at North Idaho College was when instructor Nils Rosdahl - who grew up in Thompson Falls and was a paper boy for the Ledger in his younger days - had us interview an ...