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Libby senior Sammee Bradeen putts on the 9th hole during the Western ‘A’ Divisional at Cabinet View Golf Club Sept. 21. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)

Libby High School Athletic Director Nik Rewerts presents a saw blade painted with her many accomplishments to Libby Volleyball Head Coach Cindy Ostrem-Johnston during the Fall Awards Assembly Nov. 15.

The plaque in the Ralph Tate Memorial Gym that commemorates the nearly four decades Jim England called Logger basketball from the KLCB booth. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)

Taylor Ray Alford, 31, of Missoula was killed Aug. 9 after crashing into a light post at Highway 2 and Idaho Avenue in Libby. Investigators are looking into whether a medical emergency was the cause. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)

Vincent Brown, an Advanced EMT with Libby Volunteer Ambulance, demonstrates the function of one of LVA’s ambulances equipped with an arm to assist lifting the stretcher in and out. With ambulance services increasingly dependent on volunteers staying on well past retirement age, the assist device, which cost more than $20,000, helps a lot, Brown said. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)

The Jenkins family — from left, Eryn, Zhane, Kiye and Dan — pose for a photo Aug. 23. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)

Vivian Grosch’s winning children’s category sidewalk art entry welcomes people to Crazy Days on Aug. 25. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)

Peoples’ Choice Award winner Toman Vrba, from Slovakia, uses a belt sander on his award-winning piece during the Kootenai Country Montana Chainsaw Carving Championship, Sept. 22. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)

Smoke rises from a 12-acre burn out operation performed on the Highway 37 fire. (John Blodgett/The Western News)