4+ hour, 40+ min ago  (192+ words) 83, of Troy, Montana, passed away peacefully on April 28, 2026, in the home of his sister, surrounded by love. Larry was born on June 28, 1942, in Kalispell, Montana, and grew up in Libby " the place that shaped him, grounded him and ultimately became…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago  (57+ words) WILD ART - Mallory scores hole-in-one Western News While playing in the Logger Booster Club Scramble June 20 at Cabinet View Golf Course, Morgan Mallory scored a hole-in-one. Mallory scored his ace on the 113-yard No. 3 hole with a pitching wedge. It…...

9+ hour, 4+ min ago  (76+ words) WILD ART - Timberbeast celebrates 20th anniversary Western News Timberbeast celebrates 20th anniversary Competitors from the 20th Annual Timberbeast Challenge in Troy watch a disc throw as it heads to the opposite shore of the Kootenai River at Roosevelt Park. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago  (190+ words) Shoppers head into the new Town Pump store in Troy Saturday, June 15, 2024. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News) The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is providing $750, 000 in grants to volunteer fire departments across the state to help cover the costs of training,…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago  (187+ words) A collared bighorn ram, one of four in the Kootenai Falls herd, rests on a Lincoln County sidehill in the early-evening hours of Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. The collar was placed by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks for a study on the…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago  (524+ words) With a few exceptions, the bids are in and the contracts have been awarded to companies seeking to do business in the new fiscal year with Lincoln County. At the June 10 and 17 county commission meetings, commissioners approved several contracts, including…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago  (154+ words) Sky Barry, left, and Maddie duke it out during the Bullette of the Woods event Saturday, June 20, 2026, at the Lincoln County Logger Days. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News) The inflatables were popular play areas Saturday, June 20, 2026, at the Lincoln County…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago  (751+ words) The Kootenai River flows in from Canada, toward the Libby Dam, June 10 in Lincoln County. (Luke Hollister/The Western News) In September 2024, a team of experts was assembled by the International Joint Commission (IJC) to conduct an analysis of water…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago  (606+ words) Way back in 1995 Bob Brown, the Republican president of the Montana Senate, called me into his office." He had co-sponsored a bill with a pro-logging Missoula Democrat to establish a "sustained yield" level of logging on Montana's state trust lands…...

12+ hour, 10+ min ago  (1423+ words) Layton Lee Artigo appeared Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Lincoln County District Court. (Paul Sievers/The Western News) A former Troy Police officer first accused of grooming a Lincoln County teen for sex is seeking his release from custody. Layton Lee Natal…...