Welcome center provides gathering spot at Pine Street Woods

Spacious, with plenty of bench space and a bulletin board, the new welcome center offers a spot to get out of the rain, gather with friends before heading off on one of the woods' many hiking and biking trails, and a spot to check on what activities lie ahead.

Congress should keep federal EV tax credits

I am so old that electric cars were quite common in my town when I was a boy. We thought they were scary because they didn’t make any noise.

Libby’s Rambo honored for sacrifice in Vietnam

Rambo was posthumously awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, a Purple Heart and...

At long last, first-time homeowners move into Post Falls' Britton neighborhood

At long last, first-time homeowners move into Britton neighborhood

Puffy white clouds rolled across the deep blue sky as that new home smell wafted on the breeze. The sun shined on the celebration unfolding on Britton Road in Post Falls. And just as happens on a lucky wedding day, the skies opened long enough to sprinkle rain and blessings on the first-time homeowners who received the keys to their brand-new homes. "We are standing in the middle of a first-in-the-nation solution to restore the American Dream of homeownership for our hard-working families whose wages have not and will not catch up to our escalating market rate prices for real estate," Panhandle Affordable Housing Alliance Executive Director Maggie Lyons said Thursday.

Sacred Harp singers revamping iconic hymnal

A new edition of "The Sacred Harp," a Christian hymnal first published in 1844, is being released this year. It helps carry on the more than 180-year-old American folk singing tradition that is as much about the community as it is the music.

Northwest Notes May 30, 2025

Notes on Idaho, WSU, Boise State football, and WCC men's and women's basketball.

Legals for May, 30 2025

Senior Spotlight: Flathead High School senior finds purpose through adversity

That is a value the soft-spoken, yet bubbly student from Venezuela held close during her time in Flathead High School. While she entered school as a sophomore, she acquired the credits needed to graduate in just three years.

Newhouse reintroduces Farm Workforce Modernization Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan bill to make hiring and retaining foreign farm workers more feasible was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives May 7 by Reps. Dan Newhouse, R-WA, and Zoe Lofgren, D-CA. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025 would establish a new category for foreign nationals living in the U.S. and working on farms and ranches. To qualify as a certified agricultural worker, or CAW, an immigrant would have to have worked in the U.S. for at least 180 days in the last two years and be inadmissible or deportable but be under a grant of deferred departure or hold temporary protected status, according to a fact sheet from Newhouse’s office. A CAW’s spouse and children could also be eligible to remain in the U.S. as certified agricultural dependents. A CAW would be eligible to work in the U.S. year-round, unlike seasonal workers admitted under the H2-A visa program. “In the past few years, we’ve seen labor shortages contribute to high food prices. If it wasn’t obvious before, the pandemic made clear that our country’s agricultural workforce rules are in dire need of reform,” Lofgren wrote in a statement. “The men and women who work America’s farms feed the nation. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act stabilizes the workforce, which will protect the future of our farms and our food supply. It’s well past time we get this legislation that serves the best interests of our country to the president’s desk.”

Loans, grants help a new generation of farmers take the field

SPOKANE VALLEY — As many as a third of farmers in the United States are over the age of 65, according to a study by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Farm Financial Management. Many of these have family members to pass their farms on to, but in order for American agriculture to continue, a new generation of farmers is needed. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has assistance available for beginning farmers or those who are returning to the field after an absence, according to an announcement from the USDA. The USDA’s Farm Service Agency offers farm ownership and farm operating loans to farmers and ranchers who have trouble obtaining commercial credit from a bank, according to the announcement. “Farming and ranching is a capital-intensive business and FSA is committed to helping producers start and maintain their agricultural operations,” Geremy Nelson, FSA Acting State Executive Director in Washington, wrote in the announcement. “FSA loans are designed to make sure that everyone has access to credit. Last year, FSA in Washington obligated $32.9 million in loans to beginning farmers and ranchers.”

The Latest: Appeals court allows Trump to continue collecting tariffs under emergency powers law

A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump to continue collecting tariffs under an emergency powers law, for now, as his administration appeals an order striking down the bulk of his signature set of economic policies.

Northwest Notes: May 29, 2025

This is the third consecutive season the Vandals have been ranked in the top 10 in the HERO Sports Preseason Poll.

North Idaho College board eyes $58 million budget, tuition increase

North Idaho College trustees voted unanimously on Wednesday night to move forward with a budget for fiscal year 2026 that includes, for the first time in seven years, a tuition increase.

Boundary County Court Records - May 29, 2025

Court records for the period of May 17-23, 2025.

MY TURN: Russ Fulcher sells out working families for big beautiful lies

Russ Fulcher is bragging. After seven years in Congress, collecting over a million dollars in taxpayer-funded salary, paying nearly $7 million to his staff, and enjoying free healthcare and travel at public expense, he is finally close to passing a single bill. He is touting the so-called KEEP Act, a “no tax on tips” provision tucked into what he calls the “Big Beautiful Bill.” But here’s the truth: whatever small relief that measure might offer is completely wiped out by the bill’s larger impact, increased taxes, gutted safety nets, and skyrocketing costs for working families. For everyday Idahoans, there is nothing beautiful about it.

Koldeway sentenced for felony sexual assault

A Polson man accused of assaulting a minor was sentenced May 21 in District Court in Polson to 10 years with the Montana Department of Corrections, with all but six months jail time suspended.

Tax credits help U.S. keep clean-tech edge

Many countries are investing in clean-tech products like solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles (EVs). The U.S. has long been a tech leader.

Why Congress can’t pull the plug on clean energy progress

On May 22, the House of Representatives voted to pass a budget bill that drastically cuts America’s clean energy tax credits. I’m disappointed.

Legals for May, 29 2025

Big 5th inning lead Libby over A Lakers

LIBBY — Aiden Rose hit a pair of RBI singles and Libby used a six-run fifth inning to run away from the Kalispell A Lakers 8-1 Wednesday.