Clyde B. Smith

Clyde B. Smith, age 82, passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at Heritage Place in Kalispell. Clyde was born on April 1, 1926 in Little Fork, Minn. to Carl and Anna Smith. He was raised in Little Fork, graduating from Little Fork High School in 1944.

Gerald E. Dean, 80

Gerald E. “Jerry” Dean was born January 22, 1934, in Sedwick County, Kansas to Otis and Elsie Dean. He passed away June 26, 2014, at his home in Kalispell.

Gladys R. Haynes, 94, formerly of Libby

Gladys Rolseth Haynes was born March 8, 1918, to Ole and Ane Rolseth in Libby died Aug. 28, 2012, at her home in Arlington, Va.

Teen in sex case to be treated as a juvenile

Wheelis chastises boy, 17

A 17-year-old boy will be charged as a minor in a case alleging he had sex with a 13-year-old girl with whom he attends school.

Mill levies raised for Lincoln County School District

After the Lincoln County School District received a funding bump from federal coronavirus aid dollars, county commissioners reapproved its mill levies on Sept. 23.

One giant leap for Gavin Strom

After 42 years, another Libby High School track and field record was broken at the State Meet in Laurel Saturday when senior Gavin Strom reached 22 feet, 5 inches in the long jump.

Thorstenson leads at Eureka dual

Eureka — Libby High School cross country senior Lauren Thorstenson finished second at the Eureka-Libby dual on Aug. 30 with a 23:10 5k time, placing highest out of both the boys and girls teams.

Rose leads Loggers at Whitefish meet

Libby High School garnered a few first-place finishes Saturday at the Whitefish ARM meet.

Sports Update: Libby boys defeat Bigfork, 5-1

The Libby High School boys soccer team broke open a close game with an impressive second half in a 5-1 win over Bigfork on Saturday afternoon.

Sports Update: Trojans boys defeat Devils

The Troy High School boys basketball team took care of Class C Noxon in a nonconference meeting Saturday night, 39-26.

Jamie Blalack, 29, of Salt Lake City

Jamie Lee Blalack’s life ended prematurely in the early morning hours on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014.  

Libby's DeShazer wins second straight championship

That dominating run led DeShazer to be named the Outstanding Wrestler.

Santa brings sleigh to Libby on Monday

Volleyball: Troy girls drop 2 close matches

The Troy High School volleyball team lost two tough matches within the district last week. Although both Thompson Falls and Bigfork swept the Lady Trojans, each game was a battle to the end.

Area Briefs

Lady Loggers score 42 runs in twinbill

Following a doubleheader setback to an exceptional Havre squad on Friday, the Libby High School softball team rebounded in a big way the next day with victories of 21-6 and 21-0 over shell-shocked Browning.

Jack Butts

Jack M. Butts, 71, of Eureka, and the father of a Libby woman, died on Aug. 12, 2005, at Brendan House in Kalispell.

Lincoln Co. voters will decide fate of county library system

The county library system was formed nearly 104 years ago and supported by county property owners.

Troy's Centennial Celebration

“This is not only an important day for Troy, but historically an important day for the entire nation. With it being September 11, I want to let you know of some of the events planned to honor, not only our emergency services, but all the first responders. At 6 p.m., the Troy Volunteer Fire Department will be recognizing those that we lost 14 years ago today.  At half time of the football game the Troy School District will be honoring our local first responders. I hope all will take the time to attend the ceremonies.

U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree to appear in Libby, Troy Tuesday en route to D.C.

By JOHN BLODGETT