Ellington

Johnson

Christopher Johnson and family. (Caleb M. Soptelean/TWN)

Esther Anderson, 91, of Bonners Ferry

Madelynn Thom

Christen Hoffman

Shaver charged with writing bad checks

Libby harriers log personal bests at UM

Lady Loggers suffer first conference loss

Roof at top of council's agenda Monday

Over $20,000 in stolen items seized

Smith appointed to council, Teske is mayor

The Western News adds two new staffers

Former state trooper gets 3-year deferred sentence

Warren released on own recognizance

Unite for Youth receives $200K grant

Port authority more water for new businesses

Homecoming KQ

Homecoming Queen Annie Berget and King Reed Christensen leaving the stage. (Bethany Rolfson/TWN)

Homecoming Queen

Lexi Higareda and Kristen Lindgren (left), cheer as Annie Berget becomes crowned Homecoming Queen. (Bethany Rolfson/TWN)

Homecoming King

Raiven Mathiason and Bridger Herreid watch as Reed Christensen is crowned as Homecoming King. (Bethany Rolfson/TWN)

Beer Award

(Bethany Rolfson/TWN)

Volleyball Gallagher

Freshman Sheyla Gallagher blocking vs. Thompson Falls Sept. 27. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Burgled Items

(Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Obit Anderson

Ethel Anderson

Lauren Thorstenson

Lauren Thorstenson competes at Libby Invite Aug. 27. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Council Teske

Mark Peck, left, and Brent Teske. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Council Smith

Kristin Smith, left, and Brent Teske. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Birth Hoffman

Christen Hoffman

Homecoming Tourists

Jasmine Snyder and Abigail Creighton dressed up as “tacky tourists” at the volleyball game Tuesday night against Thompson Falls. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Geiger

Upper Geiger Lake in August. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Rail spur project funded

County hopes to market its juvenile facility

Lady Loggers defeat Troy in three games

Lady Loggers defeat Eureka

Lady Loggers hope for strong season finale

Loggers felled, get ready for Homecoming

Baker gets 10 years for probation violation

Council to fill two open seats Wednesday

Christen Hoffman

Madelynn Thom

Alton Everet 'Tony' Hedahl, 96, of Libby

Bernadine E. Swennes, 83, of Libb

James E. Calvi, 79

Trail No. 65 reopened

Libby locals travel to Europe for World Youth Day

Scotchman Peaks coordinator receives Brass Lantern Award

Underground mining contributes a lot to everyday life

Lincoln County Sheriff's blotter Sept. 21-25

Hotel ledger

An old sign-in book from September 1913. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Hotel Lobby

The hotel lobby has become a playplace for Burger's granddaughter, the fifth-generation Burger to stay at the hotel while the family works to restore the structure. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Gail Burger

Hotel owner Gail Burger climbs the stairs to the third story of Hotel Libby. Renovations inside the hotel have been underway for years as Burger works to restore the building to its 1930s form. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Hotel Libby renovation project creeping forward

Free Wi-Fi coming to City Hall

Man charged after shooting incident

Troy seeks first win in Florence on Saturday

Libby runners reaching mid-season form

Bernadine E. Swennes

Area high schoolers get early jump on college credits

Gerald Lee Mick, 58, of Libby

Shasta Penney

Staff Pic

New Western News staff members, Bethany Rolfson, left, and Caleb Soptelean. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Apple Festival returns to Troy this weekend

New dentist drawn by Libby community

Human decency moves civilization forward

When the 'government is for the government'

Fairfield Schools praises Libby football team

Lincoln County Sheriff's Blotter

Detention Rec Room

(Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Football Thom

Senior quarterback Braydan Thom on a "keeper" in third quarter vs. Eureka Sept. 23. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Volleyball Bradeen

The bench explodes with Sammee Bradeen, left, Emily Carvey and Samantha Miller after Mehki Sykes' kill shot in third game vs. Troy Thursday, Sept. 22. Libby in three: 25-10, 25-11, 25-15. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Obit Hedahl

Alton Everet "Tony" Hedahl

Birth Thom

Madelynn Thom

Detention Derry

Mike Derry (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Detention Norman

Pam Norman (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Detention Hoops

(Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Detention Juvenile

(Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Court Warren

Cathie Iris Warren

Court Baker

Robert Harlan Baker, IV

Apple Fest Three

(Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Apple Fest Two

(Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Apple Fest One

(Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Obit Swennes

Bernadine E. Swennes, 83

Pro Develop

While students had no school on Friday, teachers took a class of their own. Over 300 teachers and paraprofessional from across the county sat in the Troy Activity Center during a county-wide professional development on Friday.

McGough

Joshua McGough reading at a mass in Slawkaw, Poland during his Catholic pilgrimage to Poland this summer.

Soccer Wood

Senior midfielder Cody Wood vs. Columbia Falls Sept. 24. (Chris Peterson, for The Western News)

Soccer Carvey

Freshman Bridget Carvey vs. Columbia Falls Sept. 24. (Chris Peterson, for The Western News)

Soccer Neumann

Senior defender Niklaus Neumann vs. Columbia Falls Sept. 24. (Chris Peterson for The Western News)

Scarywood Haunted Nights: The stuff of nightmares

Silverwood transformed into dark, twisted place

Ernie Olson’s job is frightening. The North Idaho man jumps out of the bushes with a roaring chainsaw and chases groups of teenagers and adults screaming into the night.

Volleyball Brown

Troy senior Allie Brown setting in third game vs. Libby Sept. 22. Libby in three: 25-10, 25-11, 25-15. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

$750K to fund rail line at business park

Leak One

Leak in the roof of the LVFD, northeast corner of building.

McGough Josh

Josh McGough (bottom right) of Libby with his small group praying near the ruins of the gas chambers at the Birkenau Concentration Camp.

Reunion

The Libby High School Class of '61 recently held their 55th reunion in Libby.

Hotel Libby Two

Hotel Libby's Richard Burger, left, removes the plywood covers in preparation for the installation of 36 new windows Sept. 15. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Hotel Libby One

Hotel Libby's Richard Burger, left, removes the plywood covers in preparation for the installation of 36 new windows Sept. 15. With Mike Noble at the controls. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Dental Dr. Rehl

Dr. Robert Sterling Rehl, D.D.S.

Dental Rehl

Dr. Sterling Rehl, right, bone grafting for implants at the Engel Implant Institute in North Carolina (courtesy of Dr. Sterling Rehl).

Wilderness Trail

Working for Wilderness in the Scotchman Peaks of Idaho and Montana

Scotch Peak Award

FSPW Program Coordinator Sandy Compton, left, and FSPW Board Chair Doug Ferrell, right. At the recent Montana Wilderness Association (MWA) annual gathering, Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness (FSPW) program coordinator, Sandy Compton, was honored for his work to preserve Wilderness, both on the job and as a volunteer with a “Brass Lantern Award.”

Birth Penney

Shasta Penney

Running Start

Dr. Dorothy Hintz, professor of Humanities and English from Flathead Valley Community College, teaching the Running Course class, Public Speaking, at Troy High School.

EPA: Asbestos program funding on hold during evaluation

The federal grant that funds the Lincoln County Asbestos Resource Program is on temporary hold while the Environmental Protection Agency evaluates the legality of past grant spending, the agency announced on Tuesday.

Troy dispatch dissolution discussed again

Hecla officially acquires Montanore

Candidates begin to roll in for vacant city seats

Family celebrates 40 years on roller skates

Eureka School District raises cash for Kiye Jenkins with hats on program

Man gets five years in state prison

Elizabeth Holzer, 92, of Libby

Lincoln County Sheriff's Blotter - Sept. 12-18

Bond set at $100,000 for man accused of meth bust

Fall in the Scotchman Peaks is a busy time

A case against trapping and for I-177

Snowden: Give that man a medal, not a pardon

Longtime GOP politician endorses Hillary Clinton

Kootenai Harvest Festival continues to flourish

Lady Loggers collect four wins three days

SOCCER: Loggers fall in final seconds

Logger find scoreboard in final seconds of Fright night loss

Lady Trojans split matches Thursday

Soccer Maloney

Senior midfielder Colin Maloney strips the ball from a Bulldog defender in Saturday's match with Whitefish. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Bow Wow Holthaus

Connie Holthaus, KPFL volunteer.

Harvest Eight

A “steampunk” styled metal ant for sale at the Kootenai Harvest Festival. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Harvest Six

Valerie and Jerry Cornwall-Brady of Yaak Valley Log Works, in their Kootenai Harvest Festival booth. Jerry is the craftsman, and Valerie creates the wood-burning designs. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Harvest Five

Linda Alkire and Mark Powell selling fruits and vegetables from the Libby Community Garden. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Harvest Three

“Steampunk” lamps, handmade by Freddie Phillips’ Hummingbird Haven Designs. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Harvest Four

Leona Mast of Farm to Market Store & Bakery/Deli selling baked goods and fresh fruits and vegetables at the Kootenai Harvest Festival on Friday. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Harvest Two

Bags of green beans, sold by Hungry Mountain Farm at the harvest festival. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Harvest One

April Rainey in farming costume, selling vegetables and fruits from Joanne Fry's Garden of Eatin’. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Court Allport

Jason Dean Allport

Skate Two

One hundred forty kids rolled into the Carousel Roller Rink Sunday for the 40th Anniversary. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Skate One

Patty Hardgrove showing off the 40th anniversary cake along with over 100 kids. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Centennial Three

Ruthanne Doležal and Laurie Hicks selling their fresh fruits and home-made baked goods at the Troy Centennial Days. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Centennial Two

Bryan Lloyd and Mike Laffoon performing in front of R-Place during Troy’s Centennial Days. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Centennial One

Shelia Johnston blowing bubbles for Wren McDonald during Bryan Lloyd and Mike Laffoon’s performance in front of R-Place during Troy’s Centennial Days. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Football Day

First quarter kickoff return to the Trojan 20-yard-line with senior Jordan Day on the carry. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Dispatch Troy

Troy Area Dispatch is located close to downtown Troy on Kootenai Avenue inside the Troy City Hall building. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Football Peck

Hard charging junior quarterback Brian Peck on a keeper first quarter vs. Shelby Sept. 16. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Football Carvey

Junior Tim Carvey kickoff return first quarter vs. Shelby Sept. 16. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Volleyball Mossburg

Junior Emily Mossburg with a block in third game vs. Bigfork Thursday, Sept. 15. Lady Loggers in three: 25-15, 25-20, 25-23. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Volleyball Walker

Sophomore Linsey Walker with a "bump" in second game vs. Bigfork Thursday, Sept. 15. Loggers in three: 25-15, 25-20, 25-23. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Libby police chief to vacate office in January

Community continues to chip in for students with cancer

Court halts East Reservoir Project

Man charged with felony assault and unlawful restraint

Helen JoAnn Leggins, 84, Florida

Libby approves $3.9 million budget

New deputy attorney returns to Lincoln County

Libby man dies in motorcycle crash in Idaho

Something is left after the fires of 2015

Eloise Oldenburg

Brody McMillan

Candidate has deep family roots in Lincoln County

FWP seeks info on Cowell Creek moose poaching

2016 Youth Runnerfell results

Second annual Harvestfest set for Riverfront Park

Troy continues centennial celebration this weekend

Birth Oldenberg

Eloise Marie Oldenburg

Runnerfell Rank

Henry Rank, left, and Colby Iliff, eight-year-old Runnerfell boys race. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Runnerfell Girls

Eight-year-old girls off on their half-mile journey to the finish line, Runnerfell 2016. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Runnerfell Harris

Leading the way for the five-year-old boys with Aiden Harris, left, and Talon Nordwick. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Runnerfell Cutsforth

Abigail Cutsforth is off and running in the three and under division, Runnerfell 2016. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Log Kids Three

Teegan Haugen and Zach Sciarrotta drop the last piece of wood from the timber project near Libby Elementary School last Friday. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Log Kids Two

Worth the weight: Lucas Graves hauls a heavy load from the nearby wooded area to the Libby Elementary schoolyard. Graves was one of nearly 300 kids who spent an hour of their Friday afternoon collecting wood to be auctioned off for students Kiye Jenkins and Katherine Lind, both diagnosed this year with stage four Hodgkins Lymphoma. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Log Kids One

Nearly 300 Libby elementary students last week spent about an hour collecting wood from five Douglas Fir trees cut down to be auctioned off in October. The auction will benefit Kiye Jenkins and Katherine Lind, two students diagnosed this year with stage four Hodgkins Lymphoma. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Chief Watson

City of Libby Chief of Police Terry Watson (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Gallagher Four

Artie Fletcher, left, and Gallagher.

Gallagher Three

Artie Fletcher, left, and Gallagher.

CPMC Miller

Brett Miller

Birth McMillan

Brody McMillan

Obit Leggins

Helen JoAnn Leggins, 84

Attorney Boris

New Deputy County Attorney Marcia Boris, Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Remembering victims, heroes of 9/11

Plan offers new routes, signage for biking system

Nordicfest features community crafts, Scandinavian dishes

The 2016 Nordicfest saw the community's best craftwork, themed foods and the classic parade, which featured both Nordic trolls and the yetis of Whitefish's Winter Carnival. 

Libby man held on federal charges in Missoula County

Troy council passes $2.5 million budget

Curtis Byron Evans, 81, of Libby

Susan Jacky, 50, of Red Lodge

Gary Lee Wolf, 55, of Libby

Canoe Gulch anniversary marks past generations

Good news from Libby golf

Benjamin C. White I, 78, of Libby

Kaleb Leeper

Parker Zellhart

Jacob Cochran

'Your actions are your only true belongings'

Lincoln County Sheriff's Blotter, Sept. 5-11

Wood's double lifts Libby soccer past Hamilton

VOLLEYBALL: Florence hands Libby first loss

FOOTBALL: Libby falls 40-6 in Ronan; Wardens lock down Troy

CROSS COUNTRY: Libby pushing ahead after Flathead Invite

Man rescued after night in the woods

Nordic Flags

Montanan, American and Scandinavian flags were on display at the Memorial Center throughout the festival. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Nordic Boat

Nordicfest 2016 royalty, Peggy and Duane Williams. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Nordic Awards

Libby Chamber of Commerce Director Pam Peppenger and Nordic princesses Kristen Lindgren and Jasmin Snyder award contestants during the 2016 NordicFest. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Nordic Train

Alvin Benitz aboard his "train" conversion, Nordicfest 2016. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Nordic Ear

Viking-on-a-stick aside, elephant ears are another festival-food favorite. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Nordic Troll

Nordicfest parade troll examining her club. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Nordic Runnerfell

Eight-year-old girls off and running, Runnerfell 2016. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Canoe Three

The new Canoe Gulch Ranger Station, being constructed at a cost of more than $600,000, is rising quickly along Highway 37 about 12 miles from Libby. E.F. Matelich Construction Co. of Kalispell is prime contractor on the job. Skranak Bros. of Libby are subcontractors. This view shows two barracks buildings and a mess hall. The new station will be headquarters for the Warland Ranger District. Libby Dam will flood the Warland Station. Photo from the Nov. 10, 1966, files of The Western News.

Obit Holzer

Elizabeth (Betty) Holzer, 92

LVFD Three

(Suzanne Resch/The Western News)

Birth Leeper

Kaleb Kali Jarnagin Leeper

Shopko Donates

Pictured l to r: Peter McMahon, Shopko CEO, Michelle Hansen, Manager of Public Relations and Shopko Foundation, Jon Scheinman, Epilepsy Foundation Senior Director of Community Development, Hailey Scheinman, Co-Founder of “Lemonade for Livy” campaign)

Obit Jacky

Susan Jacky of Red Lodge passed away on September 10, 2016

Obit Wolf

Gary Lee Wolf

TVFD Four

Troy Fire Chief Larry Chapel and the other volunteer fire fighters thanking the crowd for coming after the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Sunday.

TVFD Three

Troy firefighters and the crowd stand in silence during the playing of “Amazing Grace” at the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Sunday.

Canoe Two

Present day Canoe Gulch Ranger Station main office.

Canoe One

Army Corps of Engineer’s plans for the Canoe Gulch Ranger Station drawn in April, 1966 (Photo courtesy of the Forest Service).

Obit White

Benjamin C. White I, 78

Obit Evans

Curtis Byron Evans

Birth Cochran

Jacob Riley Cochran

Birth Zellhart

Parker Tobias Zellhart

Commissioners OK $9.4 million budget for coming year

Woman found beneath wrecked pickup

From BBER

Payroll in Lincoln County has remained largely stagnant since 2008, while the rest of Montana continues to see continuous growth. (Image courtesy of the University of Montana's Bureau of Business and Economic Research)

Kootenai economy falls below statewide growth

Ada “Glen” Brooks, 79, of Libby

Eureka man held on $100,000 bond for third assault charge

Earl R. Goyen, 87, of Libby

Beach appointed to Raines' vacant council seat

City Council tables $3.9 million budget for further inspection

Nordicfest returns to Libby

Let's Talk Outside: Explorer visits for Harvest Festival weekend

Former McCormick firefighters offer clarity

Fifth Avenue trailer fire under investigation

Troy Volleyball defeats Stillwater Christian at home

Wreck Bowe

(Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Scholarship Smith

Tina Smith, daughter of Victorina and Timothy Smith, received $1,000 from the Libby High School Educational Trust. She will be attending the University of Montana in Missoula.

Scholarship Stewart

Cierra Stewart, daughter of Randy and Lana Stewart, received $1,000 from the Lovick Family Memorial Scholarship which is a part of the Libby High School Educational Trust. She will be attending Flathead Valley Community College.

Quilter Goodpaster

Mary Lou Goodpaster, 2016 quilter of the year.

Beach Teske

Gary Beach, left, and Brent Teske. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Obit Goyen

Earl R. Goyen

Obit Brooks

Ada "Glen" Grotjohn Brooks

V Ball Lewis

Senior Alyssa Lewis blocking in second match vs. Stillwater Tuesday evening. Lady Trojans in four: 25-20, 11-25, 25-20, 25-23. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

V Ball Coldwell

Junior Allie Coldwell sends it over the net in the third match vs. Stillwater Tuesday evening. Lady Trojans in four: 25-20, 11-25, 25-20, 25-23. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

CPMC Students

Medical mentorship students Erik Lauer, left, Jhamaal Sykes, Madisen Monigold and Elizabeth Vanderhoef.

ROLL RESIGNS: Tired of fighiting, Roll, Desch resign from city offices

Commissioner Peck owes Olsen an apology

LETTER: To the McCormick Volunteer Fire Department community

Commissioner: Enough is enough

For the mayor or against him, residents should sign the recall petition

Effort to recall Libby mayor quashed

The effort to recall Libby Mayor Doug Roll is dead after a judge last week granted the preliminary injunction to halt petitioners from collecting signatures.

Family plans to appeal Canadian man's life sentence

First Shuck It! Corn Feed a success

McCully

Port Authority Director of Operations Brett McCully points to the Kootenai Business Park and rail line where shipment cars can be stored once the rail spur is replaced. The final engineering for the $2 million replacement is expected to begin next month. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Rail spur

Replacing the spur that connects the Kootenai Business Park to Burlington Northern Sante Fe's Great Northern rail line is the first on a long list of upgrades the Port Authority is working on to enourage new development in the park. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Port looks to foster development in the Kootenai Business Park

Crews gain 70 percent containment on Copper King Fire

Libby students test out the medical field

Lincoln County Sheriff's Blotter, Aug. 31

Trojans drop non-conference game at home, fall 58-0

Boys' soccer draw, drop friendly matches at home

Lady Loggers soccer still winless after weekend games

Shucks Brookshire

Sean and Sheri Brookshire enjoying free corn and visiting with friends at the corn feed. (Bethay Rolfson/The Western News)

Shucks Karacter

The Kootenai Karacters made an appearance at the corn feed, dressed in costume for their upcoming production of “Cornfield of Dreams." (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Shucks Watson

Dennis Watson serving grilled and boiled corn at the inaugural corn feed. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Shucks Hay

Inaugural Shuck It! Corn Feed hay ride. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Shucks Dubry

Falica Dubry, Codelle Slinkerd and Todd Nidzgorski. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Missing Aronson

Missing person Lori Lynn Aronson, age 36.

Missing woman found near Horseshoe Lake

Soccer Maloney

Battle for control with Park High's Clayton Busby, left, and senior midfielder Colin Maloney vs. the Rangers Friday, Sept. 2. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Football Cotten

Zach Cotten comes up just short of deflecting the touchdown pass to Conrad's Austin Padilla in first quarter vs. the Cowboys Sept. 2. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Volleyball Lewis

Alyssa Lewis vs. Mission Sept. 3. (Steve Newman for The Western News)

Soccer Carvey

Bridget Carvey going in for a hit during the second half of Friday’s soccer match against the Park Rangers. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Fire Three

(Suzanne Resch/The Western News)

Employ Two

Line graph dating of Lincoln County employment (black) vs Montana employment (red) from the first quarter in 2008 to the last quarter in 2015. Courtesy of the Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research.

Employ One

Unemployment rate by county in Montana as of March 2015. The darker the shade of blue is, the higher the unemployment rate is for that county, ranging from 0.0 to 60.0. Courtesy of the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fire Two

(Suzanne Resch/The Western News)

Fire One

(Suzanne Resch/The Western News)

Medstart Three

The entire crew of the MedStart camp in front of Montana Tech University of Montana in Butte.

Medstart Two

Alexyss Camen (left) and Hunter Bulter (right) dissecting a sheep brain during their first day at the MedStart camp.

Medstart One

Alexyss Camen (Left) and Hunter Butler (right) working on a mannequin.

X Country Lindgren

Kaleb Lindgren competes at Eureka Sept. 1, 2016 (Photo courtesy Tobacco Valley News)

Holley Nelson

Auria Eve Ewing

Edwin Alan Lindquist, 62, of Libby

Communities rally after Libby boy's cancer diagnosis

Bird, bow season opens this month

Class is back in session

New family to teach, learn at Libby Elementary

Copper King fire over 27,000 acres

Lincoln County Sheriff's Blotter Aug. 25-30

Three OK after accident near Troy

Competitors run, paddle and pedal in hometown event

Troy volleyball team looking to improve this season

Motorcycle

Steve Short, left, and Boyd White. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)

Obit Lindquist

Ed Lindquist

Triathlon Beach

Jill Beach turned in the following tiimes during Run, Paddle, Pedal 2016: run, 0:31:35; paddle, 1:41:59; pedal, 2:18:53. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Triathlon Hopfer

Juli Hopfer, left, and Marci Collins during the running portion of Run, Paddle, Pedal 2016. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Triathlon Boulware

Myresa Boulware launches her kayak in the second leg of Run, Paddle, Pedal 2016. Her times were: run, 0:28:09; paddle, 1:32:43; pedal, 1:59:41. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Triathlon Serna

Tyler Serna competing in the Run, Paddle, Pedal triathlon 2016. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Triathlon Huck

Hannah Huck: run, 0:21:07; paddle, 1:12:58; pedal, 1:35:53. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)

Triathlon Watson

Steve Watson: run, 0:29:30; paddle, 1:29:46; pedal, 2:00:27.

Triathlon Lisle

Carol Lisle: run, 0:27:13; paddle, 1:18:05; pedal, 1:42:42.

Teacher Boehmler

Married couple Andrea Boehmler (left), new Libby second grade teacher, and Todd Boehmler (right), new Libby fifth grade and P.E. teacher. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

Baxter Ross Creek

FSPW outdoor education teacher Brian Baxter leads a class in the Ross Creek Cedars.

School Four

Mrs. Foss’s first grade class preparing for their first day of school. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

School Three

Troy Student Council serving hot dogs, baked beans, chips and soda at the Troy Open House on Tuesday. From left to right: Olivia Roach, Kaitlyn Downey, Riley Maggi, Kylie Carr and Alyssa Lewis. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

School Two

Jarek Eide of Troy Elementary meeting his new teacher, Mrs. Garrett for the first time. He’s most excited about turning six this week, and seeing his friends. His favorite thing to do in school is recess. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)

School One

Libby Elementary School students playing during the first lunch recess of the 2016-17 school year.

Volleyball Team

The 2016-2017 Troy Volleyball Team. Back row, left to right: Ashley Gromley (Junior Varsity), Ella Pierce (C-Squad), Sarah Pierce (Varsity), Katelyn Tallmadge (C-Squad), Montana Rice (C-Squad), Alyssa Lewis (Varsity), Sami Roerich (Varsity), Allie Coldwell (Varsity) and Heather Lyons (Junior Varsity). Front Row, left to right: Olivia Short (Junior Varsity), Kylie Carr (Junior Varsity), Sarah Shadden (C-Squad), Olivia Roach (Varsity), Kaitlyn Downy (Varsity), Allie Brown (Varsity), Mazzy Hermes (C-Squad), Kami Finley (C-Squad) and Harle Huisentruit (C-Squad).

Volleyball Roach

Varsity outside hitter Olivia Roach diving for the ball. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)