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Eureka Community Players presenting 'Always, Patsy Cline'
As a part of Eureka’s annual quilt festival, Eureka Community Players is bringing Patsy Cline to the stage in the …
Shop With a Cop donation
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy John Hyslop receives a check for Shop With a Cop for $1,062.03 from Kootenai Country Montana Foundation Marketing Director Meli…
Asbestos Superfund Advisory Team meets Wednesday
The Libby Asbestos Superfund Advisory Team will meet Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 1:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in Libby at the Lincoln County Courthouse and in Helena in the Ponderosa Room of the Montana Department…
Christmas in Libby
Libby was full of a variety of Christmas shows Sunday, with the Pitiful Players performing A Christmas Carol at the K.W. Maki Theatre, Handel’s Messiah at the …
Longest Night Candle Light Service
Christmas can be a painful time for some. It may be the first Christmas without a loved family member; it may be a time that has always been difficult.
American Red Cross blood drive
There will be an American Red Cross blood drive at Libby Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1548 on W. Second Street on Thursday, Dec. 20 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
LifeChanger accepting educator nominations
The National Life Group Foundation’s LifeChanger of the Year program has launched its annual campaign to provide the much-needed gift of thanks and appreciation to teachers and school employees across the country d…
Kootenai Kiwanis new officers
The Kootenai Kiwanis met Tuesday to elect new officers. Wishing the community a Merry Christmas, the new officers are: Donna Hall, president, Jean Steele, vice…
Cabinet FMU fisher season closing
By order of the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission, the season for taking fisher in portions of Trapping District’s 1 and 2 of northwestern Montana will close at midnight on the evening of Friday, Dec. 14, 2018.
Mountain lion hunting closures
The hunting of all female mountain lions in southwestern Montana hunting districts 321, 332 and 334 — which include portions of Beaverhead, Silver Bow, and Deer Lodge counties — closed on Thursday, Dec. 13.
Libby students recognized by school board
The Libby Public Schools Board of Trustees recognized Sophia Kim (Libby Middle School), John Cheroske (Libby High School), and Talon Nordwick (Libby Elementary…
HD 120 lion hunting ends
The hunting of male mountain lions in northwestern Montana Hunting District 120, which includes portions of Flathead and Lincoln Counties, closed at one-half hour after sunset on Saturday, Dec. 8.
Weather alert
The National Weather Service in Missoula is warning of a “more active weather pattern” across the region from through Saturday, Dec. 15, with effects growing more severe as the week progresses.
Exchange open enrollment deadline is Dec. 15
Since Open Enrollment began on November 1, 3,198,163 people selected plans using the HealthCare.gov platform.
FSPW presentation at Simple Simon's
Simple Simon’s Pizza will host Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness with a talk and slide show by John Gatchell, the Montana Wilderness Association’s Senior Conservation Advisor, at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12,
Audubon Christmas Bird Count
For the 49th year, local bird watchers will participate in the Audubon Christmas Bird Count in the Libby area on Saturday, Dec. 15.