Legals for May, 24 2025

Moses Lake Spring Fest schedule

MOSES LAKE — This weekend is Moses Lake’s biggest blowout of the year, Spring Fest. Here’s where and when it’s all happening. All events are at McCosh Park unless otherwise noted.

EDITORIAL: A resounding vote of confidence

Tuesday's election results speak volumes about the character of our community. When Coeur d'Alene voters approved the $16.4 million fire department bond with an impressive 74.87% support — well above the required supermajority — they demonstrated something increasingly rare in today's political climate: unwavering trust in their public servants.

Discover Kalispell halts promotions in Canada as tourism outlook remains rocky

Discover Kalispell has ceased advertising in Canada amid trepidation from visitors north of the border to travel to the U.S.

Legals for May, 23 2025

The Memorial Day travel rush is off to an early start

People began loading up their cars and jumping on planes across the U.S. on Thursday as the long Memorial Day weekend kicked off. Even as politics and the nation's aging air traffic infrastructure rattle the U.S. travel industry, Americans were expected to get away in record numbers.

U.S. House passes Trump-endorsed budget reconciliation bill

(The Center Square) – Republicans in the U.S. House Thursday morning passed the multi-trillion dollar budget reconciliation bill after more than a day of debate in committee before reaching the full House floor. The vote in the House was razor thin, 215-214, with two Republicans joining all Democrats in voting against it.

House tax bill boosts mining, guts clean energy credits

The budget reconciliation bill passed by House Republicans early Thursday would gut clean energy tax credits that Democrats approved three years ago. It also boosts support for mining, drilling and traditional energy production.

U.S. House Republicans push through massive tax and spending bill slashing Medicaid

Idaho’s U.S. Reps. Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher support package that also extends 2017 tax law, shifts some SNAP food assistance costs to states

House Republicans pass Trump's big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump's priority bill to approval Thursday.

Timberline kicks off $13M expansion project

A bit of economic gardening is set to bloom by the Sandpoint Airport as Timberline Helicopters Inc. kicked off a major expansion project with a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday. A $13 million investment, the facility will be located on about 10 acres near the Sandpoint Airport.

‘Whose Live Anyway?' returns to the Wachholz this Fall

The highly successful “Whose Live Anyway?” returns to Kalispell for another night of hilarious improv on Sept. 21.

Legals for May, 22 2025

Legals for May, 22 2025

Zinke, Downing line up behind Trump budget bill

Montana’s two congressional representatives are among a faction of U.S. House Republicans backing President Donald Trump’s sprawling budget bill currently working its way through the chamber, though they also also expressed some reservations about provisions affecting public lands.

Hotel guest accused of ransacking room ordered to pay restitution

Donald Robert Hamilton, 61, was initially brought up on felony counts of criminal mischief and criminal possession of dangerous drugs following his March 15, 2024 run-in with Columbia Falls Police officers.

Bigfork Whitewater festival marks 50 years on the 'Wild Mile'

The Swan River will once again be alive near downtown Bigfork this Memorial Day weekend as the Bigfork Whitewater Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary, welcoming paddlers and spectators from across the country — and the world — for three days of races, music and community.

Numerica names Sandpoint branch manager

With construction underway on Numerica’s first branch in Bonner County, the credit union has named Mia Sidell as branch manager of its upcoming Sandpoint-area location.

Bigfork High School students sweep National History Day competition

Eleven Bigfork High School juniors are headed to Washington D.C. after sweeping at the National History Day competition at the state level with their projects about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, the 1917 Butte Miners Strike and Marias Massacre, among others.

Monitoring nest boxes offers insights in local bluebird population

Every spring, both mountain and western bluebirds return to Western Montana, delighting residents and nature lovers alike.