Friday, September 30
Delegation weighs in
Montana voters have to be pleased with the responsive nature of our congressional delegation.
Bobbe Hawthorne
Barbara (Bobbe) Hawthorne, 89, the mother of a Troy man, died on Sept. 21, 2005, at the Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell.
Open container law goes into effect Oct. 1
By BRENT SHRUM Western News Reporter
Landowners organize against BPA
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Why waste time and money with an election?
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Trustees scoff at public intent and refuse to negotiate
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Donna McCully
Longtime Libby resident Donna L. McCully, 63, died on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005, at St. John's Lutheran Hospital.
School board following original intent to demolish school
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Margaret Stuhlreiter
Former Libby resident Margaret Stuhlreiter, 85, died on July 18, 2005, at Paradise Acres in Dillon.
School election called a sham
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Port begets industrial district
By BRENT SHRUM Western News Reporter
CARD taking center stage
Representatives from the Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby will be making a presentation at the Second International Mesothelioma Symposium at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas Oct. 6-8.
Wednesday, September 28
A snared male grizzly awaits his captors in the Cabinet Mountains.
Male grizzly caught in Cabinets
Oil irony
There's a certain degree of irony in President Bush asking the American people to conserve their use of oil by cutting back on unnecessary driving.
Ray Lindsey
Raymond W. (Ray) Lindsey, 86, a former Lincoln County Commissioner, died Sept. 22, 2005, at the Libby Care Center.
Ruby Marcott
Former Troy resident Ruby Marcott, 72, of Hibbing, Minn., died on Sept. 23, 2005, at her home, following a courageous battle with cancer
Pool issue mail ballot going out
Libby area voters will decide on a $2.8 million bond issue and $275,000 annual maintenance levy for a public aquatic center through a special mail election running from Oct. 21 through Nov. 15.
Katrina evacuees married
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Ronald Thomson
Ronald B. Thomson, 50, of Libby, died Sept. 23, 2005, at the Community Medical Center in Missoula.
Velma Fenimore
Longtime resident and community activist Velma A. Fenimore, 70, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005, at her home in Libby.
River Road residents concerned by BPA proposal
The BPA transmission line drops down off a mountainside and follows the Kootenai
Friday, September 23
Council appoints Evans as city attorney
The Libby City Council on Monday appointed Charles Evans as city attorney.
Laurie McCann
Laurie E. McCann, formerly of Libby, died on Sept. 20, 2005, at her home at Lebanon, Ore.
Asbestos removal begins for Libby Library floor
Cleanup of asbestos-bearing floor tiles is under way at the county library in Libby.
Trustees vote to demolish school
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Libby music radio plays at 105.3 FM
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Wednesday, September 21
Jail time preferable for Rexford horse owner
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Income requirements relaxed for stove changeout program
Income-based eligibility requirements for a Libby-area woodstove changeout program have been relaxed, allowing some people who may not have previously qualified to replace their old stove with a new one free of charge.
Revett rebukes "misinformed charges" with mine tour
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
It's when
It was always a question of when.
Grace scaling back health benefits
By BRENT SHRUM Western News Reporter
Reader appalled by second charge
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Photo by Steve Kadel
FULL COVERAGE — Mahlon Peachey, left, and John Mast spent Thursday evening, Sept. 15, putting roofing material on the Habitat for Humanity house being built in Libby. A group of Amish Community members volunteered to do the roof.
Jubilation followed by frustration at Demo Derby
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Friday, September 16
City OKs subdivision variance
By BRENT SHRUM Western News Reporter
Kenneth Palmerton
Former Libby resident Kenneth Allen (Kenny) Palmerton, 55, of Mesa, Ariz., died on Sept. 12, 2005, at Galt. Calif., after a long battle with cancer.
Cabinet View back nine evolving
Development of the back nine at Cabinet View Country Club is continuing with seven of the nine greens distinguishable, said Wayne Haines of the CVCC board of directors on Wednesday at the monthly luncheon of the Libby Area Chamber of Commerce.
Crisis Solutions seeking board members for new organization
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County proposes covering asbestos at library
Asbestos-bearing floor tiles in the county library in Libby may be covered up rather than removed following discussions between the county commissioners and the president of the library board.
Friends offer $100,000 for old school
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Thanks John
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Troy OKs drug dog in schools
By BRENT SHRUM Western News Reporter
Council endorses streetscape plan
By BRENT SHRUM Western News Reporter
Say what?
The front page of this paper looks like a shooting gallery for an editorial writer.
Wednesday, September 14
Youngster wants motocross track
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Bicyclist takes a different approach
BY STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Mary Virginia Mount
Mary Virginia Mount, 85, a longtime Washington educator who grew up in Libby, died Sept. 5, 2005, at Riverview Care Center in Spokane.
Another Wet Nordicfest
Another Wet Nordicfest — Former Nordicfest royalty, Roger and JoElyn Brus from 1996 and Gunnar Larson from 1986, needed coats and umbrellas to stave off the cold rain during Saturday's 21st annual Nordicfest parade. It was the second consecutive year that it rained on the Nordicfest parade.
Rexford man works plea in animal cruelty case
A Rexford man charged with felony cruelty to animals for the second time in five years has again entered into a plea agreement that includes a probationary sentence.
Letter about Bush underwhelms reader
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LATAG working to represent all community interests
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Hurricane families arrive this week
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Uffda!
Cooler temperatures, a steady rain and sky-high gasoline prices conspired to wreck the annual Nordicfest celebration last weekend.
Newspaper's help needed with offenders
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Monday, September 12
RAC allocates $700,000 for projects
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
William Merritt
William D. Merritt, 86, of Troy, died on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005, at the Libby Care Center.
Myvonne Noble
Myvonne Noble, a former longtime resident of Libby, died on Friday at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Epidemics
In the mid-1980s, the New York subway system was a cesspool of crime and filth. There were about 15,000 felonies a year committed in the stations and trains and it would reach as high as 20,000 in the next five years.
Dan Connors
Dan Connors, 74, of Miles City, and a frequent Libby visitor, died at Miles City on Sept. 3, 2005.
Nuclear could extend oil supply
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Lynn Bush Sather
Former Libby resident Lynn Bush Sather, 58, died on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005, at Spokane.
Geiger Lake trail reopens
The Upper Geiger Lake and Fourth of July trails will officially open again starting Friday, Sept. 9, after being closed due to a grizzly bear encounter Aug. 26.
Group protects ski area option
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Wednesday, September 7
Libby area fundraising under way
Local residents have shown their concern for victims of Hurricane Katrina with an outpouring of financial contributions toward relief efforts.
Locals have always taken care of Libby, surrounding areas
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Myvonne Noble
Myvonne Noble, 86, a longtime Libby resident, died on Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
New Orleans crisis leaves reader wondering
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Assault to begin on underage drinking
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Gas prices fuel grumbling
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Lost
American refugees.
Firefighters react quickly to blazes
Firefighters quickly put down two blazes in rural areas near Libby on Saturday and Monday before they were able to flare up significantly.
Friday, September 2
Esther Killen
Esther N. Killen, 75, of Libby, died at Libby on Aug. 23, 2005.
Back to School
Asa Wood fourth-graders Jessamyn Tempel, left, and Kelsey Klin enjoyed a sunny recess Wednesday during the new school year's first day of classes.
Corps sends Libby man to Gulf Coast
Libby resident Mark Andreasen, a veteran with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is among the many emergency workers heading toward the Hurricane Katrina disaster area along the Gulf Coast.
Question is: What do we want and not want from government?
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LRI questions county's 'lack of vigor'
By BRENT SHRUM Western News Reporter
Request made to publish sex offenders' names
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County criticizes wild lands proposal
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Teachers survive Day One
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Farmers' Market showing success on Thursdays
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Ellen Davis
Ellen M. Jenson Davis, 64, a former resident of Troy and Libby, died on Aug. 24, 2005, at Spokane.
Decay
During the summer and fall of 1992 there was considerable excitement and lobbying to pass a decay ordinance that was included on the November ballot. People wanted the Libby area — especially areas to the south — cleaned up.
Business owner thankful for communities' outreach after fire
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