The Sanders County Ledger is an award winning weekly community paper with a hundred year plus history of publishing in Thompson Falls, Mont. the county seat of Sanders County. The Ledger offers the ...

Board members of the Sanders County Fair Commission gave their approval on bids for cleaning, ushers, security, and EMS services for this year's fair and discussed the ongoing budget problems at last ...

Dixie Lee Carman of Thompson Falls passed away on April 14, 2026 at home with her family. Dixie was born on January 21, 1947, in Ellensburg, Washington to Gaylord and Edith Jones. Her beloved younger ...

Joshua James Daniels pled not guilty to all charges on Tuesday during his arraignment before Judge Molly Owen. Daniels is charged with felony counts of criminal endangerment, theft of a light vehicle, ...

Last Thursday I had the privilege of getting to know Martha Snyder and her family. Martha turned 100 on April 9, and they had a party for her at Hot Springs Health & Rehab, where she has lived since ...

Fellow residents of Thompson Falls, Having moved to rural Sanders County over 40 years ago, relocating to Thompson Falls was an adjustment. I left the wide open spaces of Big Sky Country to settle in ...

MICAH STONEHOCKER, Trout Creek - "I enjoy the Wanless trail." STEVEN CONLEY, Thompson Falls - "We take our son to the Redwoods every year." LYDIA BUSHMAN, Thompson Falls - "Cherry Creek Trail is ...

Sanders County has been blessed with wonderful home healthcare nurses, caring for generations of us. But Dixie Carman is an era unto herself. As I write this, Dixie is quietly transitioning to be with ...

Greetings; I moved to this wonderful town almost 5 years ago. I thought a small community would bring calm and peace compared to the chaos of a bigger, very crowded town. I opened the local Barber ...

I’m saddened the person carrying a petition to recall me is doing so because he doesn’t want the sewer. This project was approved years before I became mayor in November 2023, let alone 3 months ago ...

What Does It Actually Mean to Care for Your Mental Health? We talk about mental health more than we ever have before. We acknowledge it. We normalize it. We even encourage people to take care of it.

Emergency personnel responded to a fire at Thompson River Lumber last Thursday morning. A piece of equipment was engulfed in ...