Thursday, December 30
Marine¹s death touches community
Memorial services for Raleigh Smith, a Marine killed in action Dec. 23 in Iraq, will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 4, at the Troy High School gym.
Project seeks healthy woodlands at park
A logging project currently underway at J. Neils Memorial County Park represents the last major stage of a plan drawn up in 1999 to improve the overall health of the park¹s timber.
Troy eyes Iron Creek tank site
By Roger Morris Western News Publisher
Tuesday, December 28
First gateway signs in place
The first of five pairs of ³gateway signs² to welcome visitors to Lincoln County has been erected on U.S. Highway 2 west of Troy.
Troy Marine killed in Iraq
A U.S. Marine from Troy was one of three American servicemen killed in fighting in Fallujah, Iraq, on Dec. 23.
Beloved librarian dies at 94
By Roger Morris Western News Publisher
Thursday, December 23
Hospital hires new CEO
Bill Patten has been named new chief executive officer at St. John¹s Lutheran Hospital to replace Rick Palagi, who left the hospital in October.
Wet fall giving way to dry winter
An extended warm spell has given way to more seasonable temperatures, but meteorologists are still giving less than even odds that southern Lincoln County will have a white Christmas.
Tuesday, December 21
Clerk charged with faking robbery
A Cardinal True Value employee has been charged with faking an armed robbery and pocketing the cash he reported stolen.
Another meth lab grabbed
A Troy couple is facing numerous felony charges related to the operation of a methamphetamine lab at a trailer home in the Falls Creek area.
Nationally certified
Mid-career crisis results in commitment to students
Thursday, December 16
Troy considers Jr. ROTC
By Brent Shrum Western News Reporter
High court sides with asbestos workers
The Montana Supreme Court voted 4-3 that the state should have warned Libby miners about dangerous health conditions existing at the W. R. Grace vermiculite mine and milling operations.
Student numbers improve
By Roger Morris Western News Publisher
Tuesday, December 14
Study projects $32 million needed for health care
By Roger Morris Western News Publisher
Port considers future of motocross track
By Brent Shrum Western News Reporter
Council revamps VFW aid package
By Brent Shrum Western News Reporter
Thursday, December 9
Congressional Grinch cuts broadband
By Brent Shrum Western News Reporter
County OKs old mill tax district
By Brent Shrum Western News Reporter
Iraq experience brings new perspective
By Roger Morris Western News Publisher
Tuesday, December 7
Council approves port grant, leans toward VFW
By Brent Shrum Western News Reporter
Downtown consultants review findings
By Brent Shrum Western News Reporter
Thursday, December 2
Grace filing says indictment likely
In a bankruptcy court filing last week, W.R. Grace said it was likely that federal prosecutors would file criminal indictments sometime after Jan. 1, 2005.
County considers revolving loan guidelines
The Lincoln County Commissioners are reviewing proposed guidelines for a revolving loan fund to be administered for economic development by the Lincoln County Port Authority.
Bids again come in too high for water project
By Brent Shrum Western News Reporter
