Wednesday, August 31
Bob Nelson
Robert D. Nelson, 70, died on June 9, 2005, at Salome, Ariz., of asbestosis.
PURE PRAIRIE ANGLER
PURE PRAIRIE ANGLER — Local fishing guide and banjo player Dave Blackburn was invited on stage Saturday night at the Pure Prairie League concert to play the regular finale with the group after guiding them on Kootenai River all day. Pure Prairie League performed in concert Saturday night as a benefit for the Turner Mountain Ski area.
Who is in control?
When I attended college in Oklahoma, my newly found western friends would wonder how I could live on the East Coast, which was occasionally pounded by hurricanes.
Les Basham
Harold L. (Les) Basham, 94, of Troy, died on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2005, at St. John's Lutheran Hospital.
Cabinet grizzly 'thrills' hikers
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
ATSDR continues toward understanding asbestos exposure
To the Editor:
Cindy Woodward
Former Libby resident Cindy Rae Flynn Woodward, 38, died on Aug. 25, 2005, at her home in Havre.
Homing in on Libby
Couple raises and races pigeons
Ruth Fry
Ruth E. Fry, 95, of Troy, died on Friday, Aug. 26, 2005, at the Libby Care Center.
Libby man run over by own truck
A 43-year-old Libby man suffered serious injuries early Sunday when his own truck rolled over his chest.
Biologists eye Whitefish grizzly for transplant
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Friday, August 26
Community effort needed for proper immunization practices
To the Editor:
EPA boss takes whirlwind tour
By ROGER MORRIS Western News Publisher
Burns support solicited for Baucus nomination of Jim Hurst
To the Editor:
Response low to stove changeout
By BRENT SHRUM Western News Reporter
Gloria Skranak
Gloria L. Skranak, 78, a longtime Libby resident, died on Monday, Aug. 22, 2005, at her home.
Into leather: Yaak businessman keeps selling out stock
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Kudos Igniters
Congratulations and thanks to the Libby Igniters Car Club.
Motocross track provided activity and opportunity for youth and community
To the Editor:
Information must get out
To the Editor:
Wednesday, August 24
Roadless lands at center of forest plan discussions
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Ignite the Nites
Roger Green, a member of the Libby Igniters Car Club, putters his 1911 Brush down Mineral Avenue to the delight of a young rider during the Friday night Flame and Neon event of the 45th annual Ignite the Nites Car Show weekend. More than 250 vintage cars and trucks lined the downtown thoroughfare on Saturday car show.
Marion Shelley
Former Troy resident Marion F. Shelley, 89, died Aug. 17, 2005, at Eureka.
Eugene Robinson
Eugene Allen Robinson, 73, a former Troy resident and chief of police, died in Canton, Ohio following a lengthy illness.
Schools exceed some state averages
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Lois Shaurette
Longtime Libby resident Lois Marion Shaurette, 90, a retired schoolteacher, died on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2005, at the Libby Care Center.
Stage 1 fire restrictions abandoned
Stage 1 fire restrictions on Lincoln County's portion of the Kootenai National Forest have been discontinued, a move which once again allows backcountry users to have campfires.
Hazel sentenced to 10 years
A man convicted on felony drug charges after methamphetamine was found in his wrecked car last February was sentenced on Monday to 10 years in prison as a persistent felony offender.
Friday, August 19
Forest Council endorses Burns' nomination of Hurst
To the Editor:
Be prepared
The Libby City Council is in an enviable position but they seem to appear as if in pain.
USFS sees canine patrol demonstration
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Esther Fosgate
Esther M. Fosgate, 85, of Libby, died on Monday, Aug. 15, 2005, at St. John's Lutheran Hospital.
Walter Kammeyer
Former Libby resident Walter R. Kammeyer, 92, who had lived at Ephrata, Wash., died on Aug. 14, 2005, at Troutdale, Ore.
City gives subdivision tentative approval
By BRENT SHRUM Western News Reporter
Council supports creation of asbestos specialist position
By BRENT SHRUM Western News Reporter
Trapshooting facility to open at county range
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Wednesday, August 17
HNA denies cut-backs in plan
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Local economy must be first
To the Editor:
Thank you for Fran
A benefit for Fran Stanton is scheduled for Saturday at the Troy VFW.
Administrative delays hold up THS cleanup
By ROGER MORRIS Western News Publisher
Too often EPA believes they are God
To the Editor:
Resident offers pool starter money
A City of Troy resident has issued a challenge, and a financial commitment, to other residents to build a public swimming pool.
Only danger with nukes are flaws in mining laws
To the Editor:
Mums the media
Apparently the EPA not talking to the media is just not sexy enough in news terms to interest the outside media.
Jack Butts
Jack M. Butts, 71, of Eureka, and the father of a Libby woman, died on Aug. 12, 2005, at Brendan House in Kalispell.
Rain holds off restriction upgrade
Northwest Montana flirted with Stage II fire restrictions but rain late last week prompted officials to call off the upgrade.
Fugitive eludes police
A Nebraska fugitive still on the run after the arrest of his partner last week near Glacier Park is wanted in Lincoln County on theft charges dating to late 2003 and early 2004.
Friday, August 12
EPA goes mum to all media
By BRENT SHRUM Western News Reporter
EPA being the EPA
The EPA, once again relying on their infinite wisdom in Washington, D.C., have come up with a great policy: Don't let anyone working on the Libby superfund project talk to the media — local, regional or national.
Nightline crew in town
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Neighbors express access concerns about subdivision
By BRENT SHRUM Western News Reporter
Crittenton Home director appreciates support
To the Editor:
Wednesday, August 10
LCC to add LPN degree
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Pride in Libby seen in both positive and negative forms
To the Editor:
Build swimming pool and we will come say county residents
To the Editor:
CARD to participate in meso study
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Kootenai needs a lot more than a $50 MAACO paint job
To the Editor:
Pinkham fire lines established
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Take Notice
If you haven't given it much thought, do so now: Fire season is raging around us!
Friday, August 5
Rhonda Bilby
Lynn Basham Bilby, 48, who grew up in Troy, died on Sept. 27, 2004, at Bath, N.Y.
Patrica Keltner
Former Libby resident Patrica Rose Keltner, 81, died on July 29, 2005, at Heritage Place in Kalispell.
Bill Kemp
William A. (Bill) Kemp, 60, former supervisor of city services for the City of Libby, longtime volunteer fireman and chief of the Libby Volunteer Fire Department, died on July 28, 2005, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center at Fort Harrison, following a brief battle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
Public collaboration needed on Forest Plan
By Bob Castaneda
61-lot subdivision proposed near Libby
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Minneapolis contamination rivals all but Libby for public impact
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Photo by Bud Journey/Express Photo
BEAT THE HEAT — A trio of fawns helped themselves to the wading pool to beat the heat last week on the front lawn of the Bud a
Human face put on Libby asbestos tragedy
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
National surveys looking at where and how much
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
James Aldrich
Longtime Troy resident Earl James Aldrich, 92, of Shelby, died Sunday, July 31, 2005, at the Pondera Medical Center Extended Care in Conrad.
Breaking News
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Wednesday, August 3
Volunteers waiting for city to mow tall grass at Troy cemetery at least once
To the Editor:
Cody Echevarria of Moscow, Idaho, launches high on the steer s head during the steer wrestling
Roger Morris
Stage I restrictions start Aug. 4
Most outdoor smoking as well as campfires away from developed recreation sites will be prohibited throughout the Kootenai National Forest starting at midnight Wednesday because of very high fire danger.
Swamp Creek funds added to highway bill
State highway plans for the Swamp Creek section of U.S. Highway 2 may not be ready but $6 million in funding for the project has been earmarked in the latest national highway bill approved by Congress last week.
Democrats, Republicans send Troy man running for Constitutional cover
To the Editor:
Potpourri
If you're a vitamin or vitamin taker, take cover. You're probably about to be called ineffective, worthless or worse — dangerous.
AAlma Bain
Alma Lillie Bain, 81, of Troy, died on July 26, 2005, at the Libby Care Center.
