Friday, July 28
Ballot Initiatives
In addition to promises from the political parties to give tax rebates, tax breaks and other election year incentives, Montana voters are facing a number of constitutional initiatives on the November ballot.
Marilyn Zwang Ryan
Marilyn Zwang Ryan, formerly of Libby, died unexpectedly Monday, July 24, 2006, in Missoula.
Kootenai River Rodeo starts Friday night
Some 129 contestants are expected for this weekend's Kootenai River Rodeo in Libby.
Anna Lenora McCracken
Anna Lenora McCracken, 95, of Libby died July 23, 2006, at her home.
Gary Wells
Gary C. Wells, 61, of Troy, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at his home from natural causes.
Daniel Goyen
Daniel Robert Goyen, 65, died Friday, July 21, 2006, at his home on Libby Creek at the foot of Trainer Hill, a mile downstream from where he was born.
If 10-year-olds could vote we'd be pouring concrete for pool
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Couple survives head-on crash with bull moose
By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter
Stage 1 fire restrictions in place
Recent fires in the Kootenai National Forest and the hot, dry weather have resulted in fire restrictions being imposed in northwest Montana.
Wednesday, July 26
Libby's neo-Nazis are terrorists, just like Hezbollah
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Heat shatters records five days straight
By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter
Terrel Jones has opened an art studio and gallery in Troy.
Troy artist fulfills dream with new gallery
Neo-Nazis enter pleas in hate case
By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter
Buckskinners descend on Fawn Creek
By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter
Friday, July 21
Experts to assess revitalization efforts
Two experts on downtown revitalization will visit Libby next week to learn about Libby Revitalization Inc.'s efforts and to recommend a course of action.
KPFL working toward new shelter
By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter
Troy Scouts rename building to honor Jack Hett
By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter
Wednesday, July 19
Irving Ball
Irving R. Ball, 90, a resident of the Kootenai Valley for the past 44 years, died Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at Libby Care Center.
Teens paint anti-meth murals
By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter
Blazes pop up around Kootenai
Firefighters have responded to a score of small blazes sparked by an electrical storm that traveled across the Kootenai National Forest early last Wednesday.
Frank Curl
Frank E. Curl, 98, died Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at his son's home in Libby.
Casey Kieffer
E. T. 'Casey" Kieffer, 94, of Stevensville, died Wednesday, July 12, 2006, at his home.
Meth: Not Even Once
While methamphetamine is not the only illegal drug in Montana, it consumes a disproportionate share of Montana's law enforcement, social services, corrections and treatment resources according to Mike McGrath, Montana'a attorney general.
Police investigating rooster incident
By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter
Two defendants get separate trial in Grace case
Former Libby vermiculite mine manager Alan Stringer and former W.R. Grace chief legal counsel O. Mario Favorito will be tried separately from the company itself and five other individual defendants, a federal judge in Missoula has ruled.
Friday, July 14
CGNW files suit against Army Corps
Communities for A Great Northwest has informed the Department of Interior and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that it intends to file a lawsuit regarding management of Libby Dam.
Two Neo-Nazis arrested for intimidation
By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter
MMI to open Montanore tunnel seal
The Montanore Mine tunnel south of Libby could see the light of day for the first time in more than a decade as early as next week, a Mines Management Inc. executive told the Lincoln County Commissioners on Wednesday.
Check your pockets
Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat, has announced his intention to propose to the 2007 legislative session a bill to give a one-time property tax rebate to Montana homeowners. The proposal will give $100 million of the $500 million tax surplus back to taxpayers, or about $400 per homeowner. The governor's proposal would give the money to homeowners not to big corporations owning property in the state.
Massive garden tended by woman with kids' help
By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter
Wednesday, July 12
Releases from Libby Dam drop slightly
Releases from Libby Dam were dropped Friday night from 18,400 cubic-feet per second to 17,000 cfs.
Nuclear power ought to have a place in Montana's energy mix
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Francze Nordin
Francze Alice Nordin, 89, died in her sleep on June 28, 2006, at Western Arizona Regional Medical Center.
Dorothy Abrahamson
Dorothy A. Abrahamson, 75, of Libby, died Saturday, July 8, 2006, at St. John's Lutheran Hospital from natural causes.
Be Careful Out There
The violent thunderstorms that rolled through the area Thursday brought spotty precipitation to the county and a number of fires caused by the widespread lightning.
Addict says God helped him quit methamphetamine
By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter
Jim Davidson
Jim Davidson, 71, a lifetime resident of the Kootenai Valley, died Friday, July 7, 2006, in Libby.
Teatotaling clergyman and wife take over Dirty Shame Saloon
By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter
Libby becomes a second home for Provider Pals teacher
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Warex Fire declared contained
The Warex Fire on the Rexford Ranger District of the Kootenai National Forest was declared 100-percent contained as of 8 a.m. on Saturday with control by Tuesday.
Drunk driver's wife should quit complaining about jail conditions
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Friday, July 7
Temps running higher than normal
By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter
Maggie May "Susie" Cosgrove
Maggie May (Susie) Cosgrove, 80, died Friday, June 30, 2006, at the Hewett House care facility in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Back payments from Social Security available for some Libby victims
Some residents in Libby who are sick from asbestos exposure are entitled to as much as $40,000 in back payments from the Social Security Administration, said Montana Sen. Max Baucus.
Wildfires begin breaking out on KNF
Firefighters are battling a blaze on Warex Mountain above Rocky Gorge that by Wednesday has spread to about 45 acres.
Big, colorful gathering celebrates Fourth in Troy
By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter
Nelson Morrow
Nelson G. Morrow, 89, a resident of the Kootenai Valley for the past 40 years, died Tuesday, July 4, 2006, at his home in Libby.
Wednesday, July 5
State to seek Swamp Creek bids next year
By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter
New indictment issued against Grace
A grand jury has issued a new indictment against W.R. Grace and several company officials that reinstates charges dismissed by a federal court judge last month.
Volunteers spruce up Troy
By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter
Montana moving in the right direction on smoking
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State joins sturgeon lawsuit
The state of Montana on June 30 joined a lawsuit to protect Montana's resident fish including the endangered white sturgeon in the Kootenai River below Libby Dam.
William Prause
William E. Prause, 75, of Libby died from natural causes on Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at his home.
Libby still beautiful
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