FVCC hosting online workshop focused on nonprofit fundraising

Flathead Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Center will host a workshop designed to help nonprofit board members understand their role in fundraising.

FVCC hosts online fundraising workshop for nonprofits

For many local nonprofits, fundraising can be a challenge, but a new online workshop offered by Flathead Valley Community College may help pave the way to greater success.

Solar advocate draws local interest on state-wide tour

“Net metering” might not sound like a classic barn-burner of a presentation topic. But scores of Flathead residents packed into Kalispell Brewing Co.’s taproom last week for an hour-long talk on the issue, along with other renewable-energy policies up for debate before the Montana Legislature.

Coast Guard searches for missing boater

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard was searching waters off Whatcom and Skagit counties for man reported missing between La Conner and Blaine, according to a press release from the 13th District Pacific Northwest.

Coast Guard searches for missing boater

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard was searching waters off Whatcom and Skagit counties for man reported missing between La Conner and Blaine, according to a press release from the 13th District Pacific Northwest.

PRESS CHRISTMAS FOR ALL Sobriety, self-worth from the ashes of substance abuse

As part of the annual Press Christmas for All campaign, we share stories of those who have received help from the program with readers. This is one of them.

EDITORIAL: If you're going to live here, you gotta learn the history

Firecrackers, 'Screaming Missiles' part of explosive childhood

We blew up pretty much anything we could find. A sister's doll, plastic soldiers and toy cars were turned into rubble. We would dig holes in the ground, bury firecrackers to the fuse, light them and run, a shower of dirt in our wake. And, of course, we would light strings of them, hundreds, at a time, and the rapid pops would echo around up and down the street.

Adams County unemployment drops in August

YAKIMA — Unemployment in Adams County dipped to 3.8 percent in August, down one-tenth of one percent compared to August 2018. The county’s total nonfarm employment has been going up, when counted year over year, for the past 13 months.

Adams County 2020 unemployment rate rises slightly from 2019

Unemployment in Adams County went up in November 2020, compared with November 2019. Unemployment also went up between October and November 2020.

Unemployment up in Adams County in 2019

Average monthly rate for the year rises to 6 percent

Unemployment up in Adams County in 2019

Average monthly rate for the year rises to 6 percent

Friends bring businesses to aid needy Bangladeshi people

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — When Bangladeshi authorities prepared to enforce a nationwide lockdown in late March, three friends fretted: How would rickshaw drivers, factory workers and other working poor people survive?

Friends bring businesses to aid needy Bangladeshi people

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — When Bangladeshi authorities prepared to enforce a nationwide lockdown in late March, three friends fretted: How would rickshaw drivers, factory workers and other working poor people survive?

One Good Thing: Hong Kong restaurant trains the disabled

HONG KONG (AP) — Located smack in the middle of Hong Kong’s bustling Mong Kok neighborhood, Dignity Kitchen offers an array of mouthwatering Singaporean fare — from piping-hot laksa (noodles in a spicy coconut milk broth) to fragrant slices of chiffon cake flavored with the essence of pandan leaves.

One Good Thing: Hong Kong restaurant trains the disabled

HONG KONG (AP) — Located smack in the middle of Hong Kong’s bustling Mong Kok neighborhood, Dignity Kitchen offers an array of mouthwatering Singaporean fare — from piping-hot laksa (noodles in a spicy coconut milk broth) to fragrant slices of chiffon cake flavored with the essence of pandan leaves.

NJ casinos, tracks win $264M in July after virus reopening

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's casinos and horse tracks won $264.5 million in July after reopening amid the coronavirus outbreak, a figure that was down nearly 21% from a year ago, but one the gambling houses will gladly take after months of inactivity.

Idaho unemployment rate falls to 4.4% in December

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent in December, and nonfarm payrolls regained 4,900 jobs as the state’s economy continues to recover.

Whitmer: Retail businesses in northern Michigan can reopen

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Restaurants, bars and other retail businesses can reopen in much of northern Michigan starting Friday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday — a key step for the tourism-dependent region before the Memorial Day weekend and summer season.

Back in recession, Greece puts faith in digital overhaul

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece plans to rapidly expand government digital services in 2020 to try and slim down its notoriously slow-moving bureaucracy and help the country exit its pandemic recession more quickly.