Spartan Race draws a crowd: 4,000 participants

With 2 1/2 weeks to go, approximately 4,000 participants are registered to participate in Montana’s first Spartan Race on May 11, and about 50 people a day are still joining the ranks.

South Korea construction fire kills 38

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — At least 38 people were killed Wednesday when one of South Korea’s worst fires in years broke out at a construction site near the capital, officials said.

Commissioners press for meeting with EPA regional administrator

Anxious to resolve its outstanding Libby Asbestos Superfund site concerns, the Lincoln County Commission is pressing for a meeting with Doug Benevento, Region 8 administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency.

Police logs for Dec. 1, 2022

The reports below were provided by the agencies indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law...

Bigfork group identifies options for green-box site

A study group has developed two alternative plans for keeping the Bigfork green-box refuse site, handing the ball off to county officials to decide the next step.

Review: 'All Together Now' is a sweet call to help others

Amber Appleton gives, gives, gives. The 17-year-old spends her free time teaching English to a group of Korean women. She visits a nursing home to hand out free doughnuts and raises money for school projects. She adopts a tiny dog and puts its needs ahead of her own. She makes fried egg sandwiches for friends. Amber Appleton is always helping, helping, helping.

AP Entertainment Digest for Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020

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Review: 'All Together Now' is a sweet call to help others

Amber Appleton gives, gives, gives. The 17-year-old spends her free time teaching English to a group of Korean women. She visits a nursing home to hand out free doughnuts and raises money for school projects. She adopts a tiny dog and puts its needs ahead of her own. She makes fried egg sandwiches for friends. Amber Appleton is always helping, helping, helping.

Review: 'All Together Now' is a sweet call to help others

Amber Appleton gives, gives, gives. The 17-year-old spends her free time teaching English to a group of Korean women. She visits a nursing home to hand out free doughnuts and raises money for school projects. She adopts a tiny dog and puts its needs ahead of her own. She makes fried egg sandwiches for friends. Amber Appleton is always helping, helping, helping.

Review: 'All Together Now' is a sweet call to help others

Amber Appleton gives, gives, gives. The 17-year-old spends her free time teaching English to a group of Korean women. She visits a nursing home to hand out free doughnuts and raises money for school projects. She adopts a tiny dog and puts its needs ahead of her own. She makes fried egg sandwiches for friends. Amber Appleton is always helping, helping, helping.

The dinner party goes to France

Recently we were approached by Connie Tompkins, owner of local travel agency A Travel Resource, to lead a wine tour to France. As you might imagine we accepted without pause and started to contact some of our favorite winemakers there to put together a trip to see them and taste some great "old world" wine. Originally we had targeted fall of this year to make the trip all the time realizing that might not be enough notice for most folks to make a journey of this scope.

Businesses honored for workplace excellence

Kalispell KIDDS and Park Side Credit Union have received the Montana State Employers’ Council’s Employer of Choice Award for Flathead County. 

'We love homes'

NIBCA's parade features some of the best and brightest

Parade of Homes coming up

Legals for January, 4 2022

Legals for December, 28 2021

Looking for hand sanitizer? Good luck finding it

NEW YORK (AP) — The hand sanitizers on Amazon were overpriced. A Walmart this weekend was completely sold out. Only on his third try was Ken Smith able to find the clear gel — at a Walgreens, where three bottles of Purell were left. He bought two.

Review: BlackBerry App World simple, light on apps

NEW YORK - I'm typing this in between perusing Facebook, trying (and failing) to master a guitar-simulation game and listening to Internet radio on my smart phone.

Music and memories: Kalispell store part of resurgence of records

Connor Crevier has found that some people will pay a good deal to own their favorite music in its most tangible and collectible form.

Building boom Residential, commercial construction thriving in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Residential construction in Moses Lake is ramping up with the addition of a new 129-unit apartment complex project going in on a 6.3-acre lot at 760 Central Ave.

Review: BlackBerry App World simple, light on apps

NEW YORK - I'm typing this in between perusing Facebook, trying (and failing) to master a guitar-simulation game and listening to Internet radio on my smart phone.