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Updated 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Freezing rain, flood warnings issued for Northwest Montana

According to the Lincoln County Emergency Management Agency, forecasters in Missoula indicated a probability of an…

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Lincoln County Health Department announces new coronavirus case

A 50-year-old male has tested positive for coronavirus, Lincoln County Health Department officials announced in a July 9 Facebook post. The department is condu…

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
Health officials investigate possible cluster of COVID-19 cases

Officials announced the probe during the regularly scheduled meeting of the Lincoln County Health Board on July 8. The investigation was launched after testing revealed two new cases of COVID-19 in the county, said…

Updated 4 years, 10 months ago
County confirms new coronavirus case

It’s the first new confirmed coronavirus case in the county since April 5, officials said.

Updated 5 years ago
School resource office proposal fails again at ballot box

For the second year in a row, Libby voters rejected raising taxes to pay for a school resource officer.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Lincoln County man is first COVID-19 fatality in Montana

Jim Tomlin, 77, who lived in the Bull Lake area of Lincoln County succumbed to COVID-19 while receiving medical treatment in Kalispell, said his son, G. Scott Tomlin.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Second COVID-19 case detected in Lincoln County

Officials have confirmed a second case of COVID-19 in Lincoln County.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
First COVID-19 case detected in Lincoln County

Local health officials announced the first case of COVID-19 detected in Lincoln County on Wednesday evening.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
Drive-through COVID-19 testing site opens in Libby

The multi-colored canopy tents leant the site a festive air at odds with the circumstances that required medical masks and gloves.

Updated 5 years, 1 month ago
County commissioners declare state of emergency

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners declared a countywide state of emergency in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic during its March 18 meeting.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Authorities: Man drowns in McGregor Lake

Officials on Tuesday were investigating the death of a man who apparently drowned in McGregor Lake, west of Marion.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
AUTHORITIES: MAN DROWNS IN MCGREGOR LAKE

Officials on Tuesday were investigating the death of a man who apparently drowned in McGregor Lake, west of Marion.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Child's body identified as missing son of dead couple

The body of a 2-year-old child who was found at a campground in the West Fisher Creek area in Lincoln County last week has been identified as the son of an Ore…

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Libby water main break leaves hundreds without water

A water line break in Libby has left hundreds of people without water.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Fire endangers homes near Libby

A wildfire has broken out in Lincoln County near the U.S. Forest Service Fire Cache located outside of Libby.

Updated 5 years, 9 months ago
Child's body found in Lincoln County

The search for the 2-year-old child of an Oregon couple who apparently died in a murder-suicide last week near Kalispell has ended tragically.