Keeping it fresh

USDA unveils 'Foodkeeper,' which offers info on storing food and when it is likely to spoil

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that 21 percent of the available food in the nation goes uneaten by consumers.

Humbird Lumber attracted family to community

(During the filming of the Sandpoint Centennial Movie, Erik Daarstad and I had the opportunity to hear Lloyd Larson tell about growing up in Sandpoint — he was 87 at that time. Today, I want to share with you some of the experiences Lloyd shared with us on that day in May, 2001.)

PAWS Boutique, Pantry assists high schoolers in need

Through an initiative started by an anonymous group of Whitefish High School staff, parents and community members, students in need now have access to clothing, food and other necessities.

North Fork bill is back in Congress

North Fork bill is back in Congress

North Fork bill is back in Congress

The Latest: Broncos John Elway donates $50,000 to virus fund

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world:

Eta soaks Florida, races to Atlantic off Georgia, Carolinas

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Eta dumped blustery rain across north Florida after landfall Thursday morning north of the heavily populated Tampa Bay area, and then sped out into the Atlantic off of the neighboring coasts of Georgia and the Carolinas.

Council amends snow ordinance

The Libby City Council at Monday’s meeting unanimously passed an emergency ordinance amendment that outlaws pushing snow into city streets.

AP source: Biden to drop Trump's military transgender ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order to reverse a Pentagon policy that largely bars transgender individuals from joining the military, dumping a ban ordered by President Donald Trump in a tweet during his first year in office, a person briefed on the decision tells The Associated Press.

'Tis the season for community celebrations

Area cities plan parades, tree lightings, other holiday events

If you're not in the Christmas spirit yet, area cities have planned free community celebrations from parades to tree lighting ceremonies to help you get there.

AP News in Brief at 6:04 p.m. EDT

Massive Beirut blast kills more than 60, injures thousands

Legals for September, 11 2026

Blood drives are quite the serious campaigns

ROYAL CITY - All of us should be thankful to those who donate blood and just as thankful to those who take, process and store it. For we know that some day some of us will need it.

Courting Obamadale

Democrats woo activists in key Des Moines neighborhood

John Hirschfelder, 72,

John Hirschfelder, 72, passed away April 25, 2021.

New avenues for your appetite

COEUR d’ALENE — As of today, food has a new avenue for finding its way to your door.

Bonner County History - Sept. 14, 2023

Bonner County Historical Society and Museum shares interesting stories of the community's people, places, and events.

The simplest pairs

Summer is here, or at least it is trying to be here, and when the seasons change we find that our taste in food and wine and the pairings we have with them changes quite a lot. We fire up the grill, dine outside with family and friends, and seek out some of our favorite light bodied varietals that seem somehow to go better with the warm weather.

It's all about the wine

As the transition to synthetic closures on wine bottles whether they be the twist cap Stelvin, or any number of synthetic and even glass "corks" continues for many the debate still rages over the implications of a bottle sealed with something other than real cork. We have long felt that the lack of a cork closure does steal some of the ambience of opening a wine bottle but as this evolution continues what we have really found is it all comes down to what is in the bottle not what seals it.