District judge sides with BOCC in road validation case

Bonner County District Judge Susie Jensen recently upheld a decision by the Shoshone Board of County Commissioners denying a petition for road validation concerning a section of West Fork Pine Creek Road.

A backlog of haircuts, and other tales

Columbia Falls area businesses are reacting in different ways now that they can reopen under Gov. Steve Bullock’s guidelines.

Smoking vapor at Pop's Shop

New business hopes to see cigarettes go up in flames

A smell of candy lingered after a vapor mist emerged from the owner’s mouth and into his nostrils as he French inhaled.  

A feast of theater

Cd'A resident shares highlights of Oregon Shakespeare Festival

A visit to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival offers something for everyone be they older, younger, singles, couples, families or groups. The "play's the thing" in the Ashland, Ore., setting. People come for the plays and stay to enjoy the town, its offerings and environs.

Misguided virus fears hitting Asian American businesses

NEW YORK (AP) — In Arizona, a burgeoning Asian American community fields xenophobic calls about a planned night market featuring Asian street foods. In New York, a dim sum restaurant owner worries he won't make rent. In the San Francisco Bay Area, a local Asian American-owned restaurant chain is mulling temporarily shuttering one of its properties because of the downturn in trade.

Misguided virus fears hitting Asian American businesses

NEW YORK (AP) — In Arizona, a burgeoning Asian American community fields xenophobic calls about a planned night market featuring Asian street foods. In New York, a dim sum restaurant owner worries he won't make rent. In the San Francisco Bay Area, a local Asian American-owned restaurant chain is mulling temporarily shuttering one of its properties because of the downturn in trade.

Pompeo ends Mideast trip with visit to Oman's new sultan

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday visited Oman's new sultan, the last stop on a Mideast trip that sought to build on an American-brokered deal to have Israel and the United Arab Emirates normalize relations.

Spring turkey season opens today, runs through May

Our spring turkey adventures usually begin by establishing a

Post Falls cemetery to expand

Fee hikes to be proposed; Council wants operation to be self-sufficient

Millions of years ago, great beasts roamed the Earth ...And local dinosaur enthusiasts are on the hunt

Aamon Jaeger’s friends and family tried to dissuade him when he started buying land in Arizona, site-unseen, off of eBay in the hopes of finding petrified wood.

Local dinosaur hunters bring bones back to the Flathead

Aamon Jaeger’s friends and family tried to dissuade him when he started buying land in Arizona, site-unseen, off of eBay in the hopes of finding petrified wood.

Glacier reveals ticket plan for Two Medicine, Many Glacier

Glacier National Park will require vehicle reservations for the Two Medicine and Many Glacier valleys beginning next summer.

Cornerstone complex under construction in Riverstone

Construction is busy for Cornerstone, a four-story complex at 1579 W. Riverstone Drive (across from Red Robin) in the Riverstone complex.

Want cheapskates to spend? Hawk gizmos that save

NEW YORK - How do you get penny pinchers to spend these days? Pitch products that promise to save them money.

Blizzards I’ve been through

The (now previous) break from shoveling snow on a nearly daily basis recently gave me time to think back to some of the wilder winter weather I’d experienced back in Ohio before we moved to Montana.

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I was extremely disappointed that both Rep. Greg Hertz and his son, Rep. Adam Hertz, voted against the much needed GOP sponsored infrastructure bill, SB 367. This is not what your constituents deserve or wanted.

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I was extremely disappointed that both Rep. Greg Hertz and his son, Rep. Adam Hertz, voted against the much needed GOP sponsored infrastructure bill, SB 367. This is not what your constituents deserve or wanted.

Hospital staffs stretched thin during California virus surge

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Medical staffing is stretched increasingly thin as California hospitals scramble to find beds for patients amid an explosion of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm the state's emergency care system.

Hospital staffs stretched thin during California virus surge

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Medical staffing is stretched increasingly thin as California hospitals scramble to find beds for patients amid an explosion of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm the state's emergency care system.

Small Business Saturday: More than goods, Craft and Lore contributes to local culture

Navigating through the tiny parking lot, I nearly slam into a row of parked cars.