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Students earn recognition from school board
April 17, 2015 8:27 a.m.

Students earn recognition from school board

Nik Gier, left, and Jay Beagle were presented with Student Recognition awards by the Libby School Board of Trustees. Lauren Thorstenson, not pictured, was also honored.

Christmas in Libby
December 18, 2018 3 a.m.

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 Memorial Center, and the Lincoln County Christmas Annual Toy Giveaway at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1548.

October 10, 2023 7 a.m.

The biggest problem with our forests? The U.S. Forest Service

The problem with the Forest Service’s current love affair with chainsaw medicine is that it assumes that anything that kills a tree (except a chainsaw) is undesirable.

Dale Goucher is New Year's baby
January 7, 2014 12:32 p.m.

Dale Goucher is New Year's baby

The happiest – and certainly the proudest – man in Libby these days could be Chris Goucher, who with is wife, Jennifer, welcomed into the world a son, Dale Williams Douglas Goucher.

November 1, 2019 11:23 a.m.

Libby School Board honored by state group

The Montana Association of School Superintendents has named the Libby School Board as one of two “School Boards of the Year” in 2019.

August 18, 2012 2:30 p.m.

Liquidation ends; conversion to Shopko under way under way

Shopko on Thursday said  the liquidation sale in Libby has ended and the store conversion process from Pamida to Shopko Hometown will begin next week.

April 17, 2015 8:16 a.m.

Third quarter Christian school honor roll

The following Kootenai Valley Christian School Students demonstrated academic excellence in the third quarter and earned placement on the honor roll.

Libby's Sutton playing on Final Four team
March 17, 2009 midnight

Libby's Sutton playing on Final Four team

Libby native Aaron Sutton and Black Hills State University has advanced in the Final Four in the NAIA Division II men’s basketball tournament

December 29, 2017 3 a.m.

Libby woman among 31 inducted into community college honors society

Amanda Martinez of Libby was among 31 students recently inducted into the Alpha Iota Pi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa — an international honors society — at Flathead Valley Community College, the school announced Dec. 21.

Alvin "Al" R. Nicholls
November 5, 2007 11 p.m.

Alvin "Al" R. Nicholls

Alvin (Al) R. Nicholls, 81, died Wednesday, Oct. in Libby.

Ralph Spencer
August 16, 2006 midnight

Ralph Spencer

Ralph E. Spencer, 86, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2006, at Libby Care Center from natural causes.

Mark Jungst
February 10, 2015 7:44 a.m.

Mark Jungst

Mark Stephan Jungst, 65, died at his home in Johnson Draw, Libby, on Feb. 5, 2015.

Lynne Louise Adamson Finley, 55
August 13, 2019 5:40 p.m.

Lynne Louise Adamson Finley, 55

Lynne Louise Adamson Finley left this world on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Engaged Rosencrantz
May 25, 2015 9:04 a.m.

Engaged Rosencrantz

Jay Rosencrantz and Breanna Rovenstine announce their engagement and upcoming marriage.  Bre's parents are Kurt & Deb Rovenstine of Kansas, and Jay's parents are Joni Rosencrantz of Libby, MT, and Randy Rosencrantz of Texas.  Jay graduated from Libby High School in 2008 and Montana Tech in 2012.  He graduated from Montana State in December 2014 with a Masters Degree in Statistics, and is now working at Draft Kings in Boston, MA.  Bre graduated from Junction City High School in 2008, and Oklahoma Wesleyan University in 2012.  She is employed as a teacher at Bright Horizons in Boston.  They plan to get married August 2, 2015, in Bozeman, MT, and reside in Boston.

Russell Rayburn Thompson
August 22, 2023 7 a.m.

Russell Rayburn Thompson

Russell Rayburn Thompson

2018 in Review The top local stories from July to December
January 1, 2019 3 a.m.

2018 in Review The top local stories from July to December

Join your Western News as we take a look back at the second half of 2018 and a few of the moments that stood out in the news. Check out this feature online to see links to the original and related stories.

March 12, 2009 midnight

Libby stays with Iowa Tests … for now

The Libby School Board on Monday night voted following a lengthy discussion to continue administering the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills to students this year. However, the school will study its use of the standardized test and whether or not to make a change in the future.

Virginia Anna (Wolfram) Sluiter
February 3, 2023 7 a.m.

Virginia Anna (Wolfram) Sluiter

Virginia Anna (Wolfram) Sluiter

Hoops preview: 'Small ball' comes to LHS
December 8, 2008 11 p.m.

Hoops preview: 'Small ball' comes to LHS

When the season starts this weekend at the Tip-Off Tournament in Hamilton, Logger fans may notice a new style of play.