Outdoors
What's there to do in the great outdoors? Here we've got a bevy of local outdoor activities and destinations to explore.
Heritage Museum seeks copies of old photos; readies for May 18 opening
The museum opens for the season at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 18, with the annual “Opening Day Celebration.”
Deadline to apply for certain hunting licenses is later than regulations say
Montana hunters seeking licenses to hunt moose, bighorn sheep or mountain goats this fall have more than six additional hours than regulations state to complete their online applications, according to a news releas…
Boaters urged to take classes
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is using the annual “Spring Aboard” (www.springaboard.org) boater education campaign to remind people of the sometimes life-saving and often mandatory training that’s available ahea…
Overcoming obstacles for fun
Roxanna Escudero is 57 and has had five knee surgeries and a total knee replacement, so March 3 and 4 she took a trip to Las Vegas with four other people to ru…
Ducks Unlimited fundraiser is April 28
The Kootenai Valley (Libby) Ducks Unlimited 33rd Annual Banquet fundraiser will be held Saturday, April 28 from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Ponderosa Room at Li…
FWP puts mandatory trapper education on hold
Trapper education will not be mandatory for the 2018/2019 trapping season, according to a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks news release.
Sen. Daines considering commissioners' request to add Ten Lakes WSA to bill
By BENJAMIN KIBBEY
Mule deer permit area gets green light
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission on Feb. 15 approved a new limited draw for mule deer in a section of Hunting District 103 a few miles east of Libby.
Local students get taste of nature
By BENJAMIN KIBBEY
Snowmobilers come together to raise money, share good times
By BENJAMIN KIBBEY
Training helps prepare responders, enthusiasts for avalanche risks
Search and rescue specialists — including some from as far as Boundary County, Idaho — met in Libby Jan. 26-27 to receive training and Avalanche Two certificat…
Ice fishing derby raises $7,700 for emergency response
Anglers young and old from all around Lincoln County and farther once again gathered Jan. 27-28 at the Thompson Chain of Lakes to see who could haul in the big…
Libby students 'Hooked on Fishing' at Logan State Park Fish, Wildlife and Parks runs the two-decades old program
Libby Elementary School students, teachers and even some parents hit the ice at Logan State Park, Jan. 26, to fish and learn with the help of Montana Fish, Wil…
Thanks to good snow, season is off to a strong start at Turner Mountain
By BENJAMIN KIBBEY
Libby hunter education seats open
The Western News
Kids ski carnival is Saturday, Jan. 27
The Kootenai Cross-Country Ski Club is hosting a ski carnival Saturday, Jan. 27 for all area children 13 and under.