From the Chief

Each September is an emotional time for the Bigfork Fire Department. Friday, September 11, 2015, many departments in the valley will be honoring our fallen brethrens. Bigfork Fire Department will be standing in front of our station to honor those that gave their lives that fateful day of 9/11.

Ski club to hold fund-raising sale this weekend

Big Mountain Ski Club's annual ski sale will take place Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Whitefish Armory.

Ski club's gear swap on Saturday

For more than 40 years, Big Mountain Ski Club has focused on getting local families to the ski slopes.

3 shot at eatery owned by Kandi Burruss of 'Real Housewives'

EAST POINT, Ga. (AP) — Three people were shot and wounded on Valentine's Day at a restaurant just outside Atlanta that's owned by singer and “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kandi Burruss.

Reservation deadline is Saturday for Sons of Norway event

Reservation deadline is Saturday for Sons of Norway event

Tickets are on sale for the traditional Lutefisk, Lefse and Norwegian Meatball Luncheon hosted by Sons of Norway Harald Haarfager Lodge in Coeur d’Alene.

New StoryWalk site to be unveiled

Kaniksu Land Trust and the East Bonner County Library District have joined forces with the cities of Dover and Ponderay to bring StoryWalk to Bonner County. StoryWalk combines reading with the outdoors on a self-guided walk with pages from a children’s book posted along the trail.

Coeur d'Alene to host state BMX finals

COEUR d'ALENE - Cherry Hill Park on 15th Street will be the site of the USA BMX Idaho state championship finals this weekend.

Action Rentals launches Stillwater Bathtub Races

From noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26, Action Rentals in Olney will host the inaugural Stillwater Bathtub Races.

Helping Washington youth gain needed work skills

The Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center, 900 East Yonezawa Blvd. in Moses Lake, is one of 27 regional sites around the state that will host a strategies meeting to help Washington youth gain the needed work skills to prepare for high-demand jobs.

Kalispell launches GIS hub for city maps, documents

The city of Kalispell on Wednesday launched its new Geographical Information System Hub, a website that houses all of the city's maps and applications in one place.

Georgia, Clemson announce 2021 opening game in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Georgia and Clemson will open the 2021 season by playing on a neutral site at the home of the NFL's Carolina Panthers.

Georgia, Clemson announce 2021 opening game in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Georgia and Clemson will open the 2021 season by playing on a neutral site at the home of the NFL's Carolina Panthers.

The Latest: German lockdown makes for all-too silent night

BERLIN — Christmas Eve in Germany is shaping up as an all-too-silent night as COVID-19 cases hovered near record highs, police threatened fines for violating restrictions on gatherings and people lined up outside a shuttered nightclub to get tested for the coronavirus.

The Inside Edge - Plenty of ski racing options available for all ages and levels

Snow, snow, snow. Schweitzer opens this Saturday with limited operations of the Basin Express and Musical Chairs. They’ll close mid-week Nov. 20-23, then reopen Friday, Nov 24. They close again for midweek, then open Friday, Dec. 1 for full, seven-day operations and a great La Nina season. If you haven’t yet, better wax those skis.

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n Ski season close — The temps finally dropped and Schweitzer is starting to blow snow. The good news… record October and November rains filled the snowmaking pond to the brim. Hope springs eternal for skiing by Thanksgiving weekend!

Legals for May, 22 2025

Korean delegates visit Vets Home

Forest admits thinning is ugly

Hurricane Sally blasts ashore in Alabama with punishing rain

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Sally blasted ashore Wednesday near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, shoving a surge of ocean water onto the coast and hurling torrential rain that forecasters said would cause dangerous flooding from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi and well inland in the days ahead.

Freezing temperatures in Syria's Idlib compounds crisis

BEIRUT (AP) — A military offensive on an opposition-controlled region of northwestern Syria has created one of the worst catastrophes for civilians in the country's long-running war, sending hundreds of thousands of people fleeing, many of them sleeping in open fields and under trees in freezing temperatures.