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Libby Legion B team plays in Badrock Invitational
The Libby Loggers Legion B team played last week in the inaugural Badrock Invitational at Glacier Bank Park.The 8-team, double-elimination tournament also featured the 406 Flyers from Billings, Federal Way from Seattle, Mission Valley Mariners, Kalispell Sluggers and Flathead As.According to the Daily Inter Lake, Libby lost 17-5 to the Badrock Baseball U15 squad.In one of four games played Thursday, Badrock prevailed thanks in large part to crooked numbers in the third and fifth innings. Badrock scored six times in the third, getting a two-run single from Luke Dalen.Libby scored all of its runs in the bottom of the third inning, with Mason Crowe hitting a 3-run triple to key the outburst. Brayson Orr had an RBI single in the inning as well.Libby played the Sluggers Saturday, but no score was available. Libby second baseman Carson Wolgamott (6) catches a popup against Badrock during the Badrock Invitational at Glacier Bank Park on Thursday, June 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Libby man accused of assaulting wife
A Libby man is jailed after authorities say he beat up his wife and attempted to assault another person who intervened in the incident.Gregory Thomas Moss, 29, is facing charges of aggravated assault, partner or family member assault and strangulation of a partner or family member. Moss is being held in the Lincoln County Detention Center on $60,000 bail, set by Justice of the Peace Jay Sheffield.Court documents indicate Moss has a preliminary hearing at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 3.He was arrested by Libby police officer Don Luthey following an incident at 4:15 a.m. June 23 at an East Sixth...
Dolores M. Fredericksen
Dolores M. Fredericksen, 94, of Libby, Montana passed away June 25, 2024. She was born Feb. 21, 1930, in Libby, Montana to the late Joseph and Etta McCallum. Dolores attended grade school and graduated high school in Libby. Dolores was employed as a receptionist for Dr. Nelson in Libby, she also worked for JCPenney from 1960 to 1974. Her most recent work was in a managerial role at Happy Inn Resort where she worked for over 25 years. Dolores was most excited about the resort where she raised enough money to build the fire hall and donate the first ambulance. Dolores met her first...
Whitefish physician charged in multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud case
A Whitefish physician was charged Monday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Montana with conspiracy to commit wire fraud for allegedly helping facilitate about $39 million in fraudulent billing of Medicare and other federal benefits programs during the Covid-19 pandemic.Ronald David Dean entered into a plea deal with federal prosecutors in which he agreed to help the government continue its investigation into the fraud, according to federal court documents, and as part of the agreement will have to pay back around $780,500 in restitution to the Medicare program and two other federal programs.According to a criminal charging document filed Monday in U.S. District Court...
Investigation still in progress after 10 railcars plunged into the Yellowstone River
A year after 10 Montana Rail link railcars plummeted into the Yellowstone near Reed Point, sending nearly 412,000 pounds of molten asphalt into the river, federal authorities have yet to release their findings on the cause of the crash.The Federal Railroad Administration told Montana Free Press that the crash, which occurred on June 24, 2023, is still under investigation. FRA spokesperson William Wong did not provide a timeline for the release of its report but did say the agency is in the final phase of its investigation.A report Montana Rail Link provided to the FRA in the weeks after the accident...
Permanent birth control on the rise
HELENA — Sophia Ferst remembers her reaction to learning that the Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade: She needed to get sterilized.Within a week, she asked her provider about getting the procedure done.Ferst, 28, said she has always known she doesn’t want kids. She also worries about getting pregnant as the result of a sexual assault then being unable to access abortion services. “That’s not a crazy concept anymore,” she said.“I think kids are really fun. I even see kids in my therapy practice, but, however, I understand that children are a big commitment,” she said.In Montana, where Ferst...
Libby man jailed following alleged road rage incident
A Libby man stands accused of assault with a weapon after a recent alleged road rage incident on U.S. 2.Ashley R. Swartzenberger, , is being held in the Lincoln County jail on $75,000 bail, set by Justice of the Peace Jay Sheffield. Court documents indicate he has a preliminary hearing at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 3.According to a report by county sheriff’s deputy James Derryberry, Swartzenberger used a 2008 GMC Sierra pickup truck at 8:51 p.m. June 20 to repeatedly ram another driver’s vehicle.According to the alleged victim, Swartzenberger pulled on to U.S. 2 near Mountain Meadow Road and cut...
William Joseph Guynup
William Joseph Guynup, 72, passed away in Moyie Springs, Idaho on May 11, 2024.Will was born to Carl and Agnes Guynup on Aug. 17, 1951, in Plattsburgh, New York.He served in the U.S. Army for three years and was honorably discharged as a Sergeant in the Ordinance Corps in 1973.Will is survived by his siblings Susan (Richard) Fifield, Daniel (Peg) Guynup, Andrew (Judy) Guynup, Ellen (Jim) Lundy, Russell (Laura) Guynup, and Miles (April) Guynup; along with 14 nieces and nephews and 21 great nieces and great nephews. He was preceded in death by both his parents and his brother Robert Guynup.Will had a passion for mining, metal working, music and puzzles. He will be interred with his parents in Cadyville, New York.
Libby Lofts to hold grand opening event at old high school
Libby Lofts developers recently issued a press release about work going on at the grounds of the Historic Libby High School. "Libby Lofts extends heartfelt thanks to the Rotary Club of Kootenai Valley for their generous donation of a concrete picnic table to the park located on the grounds of the Historic Libby High School," said Tracy McNew. "This thoughtful contribution enhances the community space as the historic building undergoes restoration. Libby Lofts also thanks Noble Excavating for their excellent work in placing the picnic table, ensuring it is perfectly situated for Libby residents and visitors to enjoy."In addition to the...
Man gets suspended sentence in DUI homicide case
A man accused of driving under the influence during a vehicle crash in November 2022 when two Troy men died was recently sentenced.David Daniel Lefell, 68, formerly of Troy, entered no contest pleas on two counts of felony vehicular homicide under the influence on March 18 in Lincoln County District Court.Lefell was sentenced June 6 by District Judge Matt Cuffe to two six-year suspended terms, to be served consecutively.In Cuffe’s sentencing order, he wrote that, “the sentence is consistent with Montana law and given the weather conditions and conflicting evidence regarding intoxication, the sentence is an appropriate resolution under the...
The religious underpinnings of one of America’s most sacred concepts, private property
Newsflash: Property law in the U.S. is not rooted in the Constitution.America’s legal foundation for property law (possession), “anti-Indian law,” and the concept of nation-states is religious, not secular. Where did this deep sense of entitlement, hierarchy and dominion over unknown lands and its original sovereign peoples originate? How was this wilderness continent, upon which its people depended – for millennia – for survival, end up being converted into “real estate” by a bunch of European Christian princes and pirates? Most people who own real estate, work and live on this settler-colonized land we now call “America,” cannot answer the...
Accused sex offender drowns in Flathead's North Fork
On June 20th, the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a tip about the possible location of an adult male who was a wanted fugitive from North Carolina. The fugitive, 35-year-old Steven Jeffrey O’Shields of Franklin, NC, was reported to be in the Kalispell/Evergreen areas. O’Shields had extraditable felony warrants for his arrest regarding various crimes, including burglary, theft of services, obstruction of law enforcement, and sexual battery against a child, all out of North Carolina. He was...
Troy excited to host annual Fourth of July celebration
Those who dislike the heat that sometimes comes with the July 4 holiday, forecasters are predicting a pleasant Independence Day in south Lincoln County.According to the National Weather Service, the day is expected to be sunny with a high near 85 degrees. Weekend high temperatures are expected to hit 91.As it always is, Troy is the place to be with its more than a century old festival planned.Troy’s Old Fashioned Fourth of July on Thursday at Roosevelt Park on the Kootenai River is the highlight as several thousand people are expected to attend.The celebration will include the traditional fireworks display,...
‘Sacred Return’: Tribal ceremony honors birth of prophesied white buffalo calf
HEBGEN LAKE, Montana — The birth of a sacred white buffalo calf earlier this month in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley fulfills a tribal prophecy, according to Native American spiritual leaders.The prophecy means people need to take better care of Mother Earth and must come together to do so, leaders and elders told a group of about 500 people gathered Wednesday on the north shore of Hebgen Lake.“It’s up to each and every one of you to make it happen for the future of our children. We must come together and bring that good energy back,” said Chief Arvol Looking Horse,...
David Lee Kieffer
David Lee Kieffer, 85, of Libby, Montana passed away peacefully at home on June 20, 2024, after a long battle with cancer. He was born on Feb. 24, 1939 in Stevensville, Montana to Casey and Roxy Kieffer.Dave was Hazel’s devoted husband for 56 years and a loving father to his children Pam, Steve, Heidi, and the late Terri and Brian. He was also preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Wanda. He had seven grandchildren, Sara, David, Sean, Dan, Rachel, Katerina and Aidan and eight great-grandchildren.He was a long-time owner of the Libby Credit Bureau and was active in...
Libby Loggers Legion falter against Bitterroot
The Bitterroot Bucs swept a doubleheader Libby Loggers American Legion baseball team Saturday at Lee Gehring Field.In the opener, the Loggers scored three runs in the second inning to take a 3-0 lead before the Bucs answered with five in the third for a 6-3 lead. Libby scored two in the sixth to make it close, but the Bucs tacked on an insurance run in the seventh.Aidan Rose pitched a complete game for the Loggers.In the second game, the Bucs jumped all over Libby with eight runs in the first inning. They led 11-0 after three and won 15-4 in five...
Legals for July, 2 2024
PUBLIC HEARING PETITION FOR ABANDONING A COUNTY ROAD BETWEEN Part of Creekwood Road between Pinewood Lane and Tamarack Lane NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held in the meeting room of the Lincoln County Commissioners at 512 California Avenue, Libby, Montana, at 11:00am, Wednesday, July 24, 2024 for the purpose of hearing comments regarding the abandonment of part of the Creekwood Road running north between lots 1 & 8 of Block 9 and Lots 5 & 6 of Block 8 pursuant to 7-14-2615 MCA. The portion of road affects property owners: Jim Webb 270 Tamarack LN, Margie Rorke 292 Tamarack LN, Mike Noble 275 Pinewood LN, Robert Wilburn 303 Pinewood LN For questions or further information please contact: Clerk & Recorder Corrina Brown at 283- 2306 or email lcclerk@libby.org PUBLISHED IN The Western News July 1 & 19, 2024. MNAXLP Lincoln County Transportation Committee will meet to vote on transportation resolutions for the 2024-2025 school year. The public is invited to attend on Thursday July 18, 2024, at 11:00am in the conference room in the Lincoln County Courthouse. PUBLISHED IN The Western News July 2, 5, 9, & 12, 2024. MNAXLP
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