World / Nation briefs October 8, 2011

As scams go, this is one of the breast

Katherine called me the other day from an outfit named the American Breast Cancer Support Association. She was soliciting donations. They were calling using a 208 area code. When I asked her where she was really calling from, she admitted she was in Texas. Maybe the Idaho and Texas attorneys general should talk to each other and at least investigate the people behind this cruel ruse.

The Latest: Arizona's count sees COVID-19 cases surge again

PHOENIX — Arizona’s count of confirmed COVID-19 cases has surged again, setting the third record in four days for daily high numbers of new cases.

The Latest: Guatemala sacks health minister as virus spikes

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala has replaced its health minister amid a spike in COVID-19 infections and deaths in the Central American country.

Legals June 6, 2018

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN OPEN RECORD PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD June 18, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. in the Grant County Commissioners Hearing Room, Courthouse, Ephrata, WA to consider the unanimous recommendation from the Grant County Planning Commission to adopt the 2018 Comprehensive Plan, Official Zoning Map, and various development regulations supportive of and necessary to implement the 2018 Comprehensive Plan. Any interested persons may appear regarding these matters. Barbara J. Vasquez, CMC Administrative Assistant & Clerk of the Board Grant County Commissioners #06006/192735 Pub: May 30,2018 & June 6, 2018

New coffee shop Glacier Grinds brews up in Kalispell

Glacier Grinds officially opened in mid-April in a shared space with The Rancher’s Daughter, a local farm-to-table retail store. The coffee business, owned by Hailey and her husband John, started as a mobile trailer last year.

Regional amateur golf group shelves remainder of 2020 championship season

Regional amateur golf group shelves remainder of 2020 championship season

Whitefish affordable housing project likely dead

A proposal for an affordable housing complex on Highway 93 South is likely dead after it wasn’t selected to receive critical funding in the form of federal tax credits.

When one cup of coffee isn't enough …

A small coffee shop was stolen in the Ferndale area. After a business arrangement failed, one of the partners decided to take the building and the other partner decided to report it stolen.

The man told Kalispell police

The man told Kalispell police that he bought a gun from a pawn shop several years ago, and stashed it under the seat of his truck. But now it's been stolen, he said. Possibly in the past two or three years.

This week in history - October 28, 2021

This week in history - October 28, 2021

Tee to Green: Remodel underway, absentee ballots due soon

The remodel of the bag room area is officially underway as of this past Monday.

Board recommends slew of requests

The Whitefish Planning Board met Thursday, Aug. 15 to discuss a variety of permit applications, zone changes and a zoning text amendment.

Black businesses see increased sales amid racial reckoning

BOSTON (AP) — When Mahdi Hashemian was looking for a bicycle for his 7-year-old daughter Zeynab last week, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, resident decided to skip his local cycle shops in favor of a Black-owned one a few miles away in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.

Black businesses see increased sales amid racial reckoning

BOSTON (AP) — When Mahdi Hashemian was looking for a bicycle for his 7-year-old daughter Zeynab last week, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, resident decided to skip his local cycle shops in favor of a Black-owned one a few miles away in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.

CFAC offers to test wells

SmartLam outgrowing its C-Falls site

City transaction fee proposal now 9 cents

A proposed retail transaction fee of 5 cents in Kalispell has increased to 9 cents, according to City Manager Jane Howington.

The Latest: Green Bay beef plant closes after outbreak

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Asia Today: India's virus cases now 4th highest in world

NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s coronavirus caseload has become the fourth-largest in the world, overtaking Britain, by adding 10,956 new cases in yet another biggest single-day spike.