Background checks, a metric for gun sales, hit all-time high

Historic numbers of background checks to purchase or possess a firearm were done in June, a trend in a year marked by uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic, a subsequent economic recession, protests over racial injustice and calls to reduce police funding.

The Fishin' Magician Report: Aug 11th - Aug 16th

Here’s some great “feel good” stuff for this report. The second annual Wenatchee River Clean Up, put on by the Chelan County Cascadia Conservation District and Trout Unlimited is coming up on Saturday, August 14th.

M&Ms and the American Dream

GUEST EDITORIAL

Entrepreneurs helped make America great. Many of the "big businesses" we know today started in the imaginations of immigrants who came to America, the land of opportunity - a place of boundless possibilities where your station in life didn't matter, a land where hard work, innovation and perseverance held the key to the American dream.

Bill would make curbside alcohol pick-up permanent

If you like picking up beer or cocktails “to go” during the pandemic, you’ll be able to keep doing so if House Bill 226 passes.

Huge tornado kills 51 in Oklahoma

Twister reaches 200 mph, hits elementary school

Creating a Stir

Business Bits

Stir, a “drink-and-enjoy neighborhood-style craft cocktail bar,” opened this weekend in Hayden Creek Plaza at 8166 Government Way. This is in the former location of the Moose Creek and Ciao Mambo places.

Is Argentina becoming the next Australia?

Over a decade ago the guiding entities in the Australian wine industry made a decision that the sweet spot for their product was to have the wine in the bottle and out to retailers worldwide under $10, in many cases way under $10. It has been and remains a disastrous decision for wine exports from Australia. The only producers that can flourish are the ones that produce the cheap and cheap tasting wines adorned with animal labels from tails to eyes.

Henry-Griffitts moves to Sherman

Business Bits

Custom-fit clubs make the difference in an individual's golf game, so that's the specialty of Henry-Griffitts. This 31-year-old company has moved to 1602 E. Sherman Ave. from Prairie Avenue in Hayden.

Man seen with obscene sign

Kalispell Police spoke with a man holding an obscene sign on Hutton Ranch Road. The man was told to move along.

Almost the time for Seasons

Business Bits

This new restaurant is no small project. In fact, it took three seasons and should be open by the fourth. Maybe that's why its name is Seasons of Coeur d'Alene.

Epstein seeks third term on Dalton council

Kloe's walk through The Staff House

This Day in Bonners Ferry History

100 Year

Magic show and the King offer wholesome entertainment

By KYLE McCLELLAN The Western News

Woman's mailbox decorated with deer head

A young shoplifter led to several calls to the

Global stocks edge up ahead of US jobless claims report

BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks and Wall Street futures rose Thursday as investors look ahead to U.S. jobless claims figures for more clues on the extent of the virus outbreak's economic impact.

New subdivisions, city well and decay ordinance top council agenda

September’s Plains Town Council meeting convened Tuesday evening with a full agenda, covering items from new subdivisions to the controversial decay ordinance.

And in chicken news...

I could hear the chicken, but I couldn’t see the chicken. Just little clucks, wafting off into the growing darkness.

CSKT tests nearly 2,500 for COVID-19

As part of a cooperative goal of eventually reaching 60,000 COVID-19 tests per month across Montana, the Unified Command Center between CSKT and Lake County sponsored four free testing events last week. Governor Steve Bullock paid the Pablo/SKC site a visit, emphasizing statewide partnerships among tribal governments, tribal and local health offices, Indian Health Services, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, and the Montana National Guard in an ongoing effort to make testing affordable and accessible.

C-Falls clinic plan moving forward