Step up for prevention

Recently, a dear friend of our family had another reoccurrence with a type of women's cancer where she had to have some more of her lymph nodes removed. We were in town visiting and I thought I would get her set up with some compression wraps, compression shorts and stockings. Little did I know how complicated it would be to do such a thing in a different area of the country.

Meghan urges men to honor the women in their lives

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry’s wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has visited a school to offer an International Women’s Day message with an appeal to men to honor the women in their lives.

Bobby Lee Gentry, 72

Bobby Lee Gentry, 72, formerly of Eureka, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2008, at the Brendan House in Kalispell, of complications from lung cancer. He moved to Kalispell from Eureka to be closer to medical facilities. He was born on Jan. 17, 1936, at Waynesville, N.C., to Emma Mae Gentry.

Bobby Lee Gentry, 72

Bobby Lee Gentry, 72, formerly of Eureka, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2008, at the Brendan House in Kalispell, of complications from lung cancer. He moved to Kalispell from Eureka to be closer to medical facilities. He was born on Jan. 17, 1936, at Waynesville, N.C., to Emma Mae Gentry.

Pilots ask public to welcome wounded veterans next week

The local chapter of the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association invites the public to attend a welcome reception for four wounded veterans visiting the Flathead next week from Brooks Army Medical Center in Texas.

Hurricane Laura death toll in Louisiana rises to 25

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two additional deaths tied to Hurricane Laura were reported Saturday by the Louisiana Department of Health, bringing the storm's total death toll in the state to 25.

4 rescued, 6 missing after boat capsizes near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that four people have been rescued and it is searching for six more who were on a boat that capsized west of Puerto Rico.

Man sought for Othello break-in, assault

OTHELLO — Adams County deputies are searching for a man who allegedly forced his way into a home near Othello and later assaulted a person at the house.

Man dies in shooting

POST FALLS — A man died after a shooting Tuesday night in Post Falls, and another was arrested in connection with the incident.

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Hayden Red falls in state 9-10 title game

MERIDIAN - Hayden Red led 4-1 after 2 1/2 innings, but West Valley scored four runs in the bottom of the third to win 5-4 in the deciding game of the Little League age 9-10 best-of-3 state baseball playoffs Sunday at McDermott Park.

Deputy injured in collision

A Kootenai County Sheriff's deputy was injured early Tuesday when his patrol car was struck by another vehicle.

Seattle hands Chiefs fifth straight loss

Bomb threat closes streets

COEUR d’ALENE — A bomb threat near the Kootenai County Fairgrounds forced police to seal off streets and ask residents in the area to leave their homes Friday night.

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Kalispell police

Kalispell police stopped a woman as she was following another woman home from Sawbuck Saloon, where she reportedly threatened the victim.

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Cotton balls were glued to employees' vehicles at Taco Bell early Sunday morning, Kalispell police reported.

City OK's resort tax committee

The Columbia Falls City Council last week OK’d the citizen members of a committee that will take a closer look at a possible resort tax here.

Thanks to Burger King staff

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Whitefish kayaker found OK after extensive search

There were boats, rescue personnel, a helicopter and even a train searching for a Whitefish man who missed his shore landing on the Kootenai River.