Fueling frugality: North Idaho consumers, grocers, contractors feeling record diesel costs

North Idaho consumers, grocers, contractors feeling record diesel costs

Trisha Miles pushed a shopping cart full of groceries, a small child leading the way in a toy car, toward her vehicle. It sat in a busy Super 1 Foods parking lot in Hayden on Friday. Diesel prices just hit an all-time high this past week in Idaho, according to motor club AAA. The cost per gallon has now increased from about $3.82 last year to over $6.

Fueling frugality: North Idaho consumers, grocers, contractors feeling record diesel costs

North Idaho consumers, grocers, contractors feeling record diesel costs

Trisha Miles pushed a shopping cart full of groceries, a small child leading the way in a toy car, toward her vehicle. It sat in a busy Super 1 Foods parking lot in Hayden on Friday. Diesel prices just hit an all-time high this past week in Idaho, according to motor club AAA. The cost per gallon has now increased from about $3.82 last year to over $6.

Fueling frugality: North Idaho consumers, grocers, contractors feeling record diesel costs

North Idaho consumers, grocers, contractors feeling record diesel costs

Trisha Miles pushed a shopping cart full of groceries, a small child leading the way in a toy car, toward her vehicle. It sat in a busy Super 1 Foods parking lot in Hayden on Friday. Diesel prices just hit an all-time high this past week in Idaho, according to motor club AAA. The cost per gallon has now increased from about $3.82 last year to over $6.

Flathead Lake 3rd most-visited state park

Montana’s state parks recorded more than 1.57 million visitors in the first half of 2021, an 11% increase over the same period last year and a 44% increase over the same period in 2019, the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks says in a new report.

Pandemic pushes Colombians to commute by bicycle

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Luis Fernando Muete used to go to work on his city’s crowded bus system. But he's been using his bicycle much more frequently since the pandemic began.

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Wilson Creek flood of 1957 proved especially bad

Spring flooding is a part of Wilson Creek history. The flood of 1957 was an especially bad one. Read on.

Java joint provides jolt and 'extreme' barista artwork in your cup

MOSES LAKE — The newest coffee shop in town is certainly something like a family affair.

Lions kick off Toys for Tots drive

The Toys for Tots program provides free new toys for children living in the Lake Pend Oreille School District, from Sandpoint to Clark Fork and all points in-between. If you know someone, or need help yourself, the Lions are taking applications for the 2020 Toys for Tots program.

Give the gift of good health, get a flu shot

While you’re in the throes of figuring out what to get for those difficult-to-buy-for people on your shopping list, think about getting something for yourself that’s a gift to everyone. My suggestion, if you haven’t done so already, is to get a flu shot.

'Bubbly' status

Champagne, sparkling wine, Cava, Prosecco - and probably a few names I have missed - they are all fun and festive wines with varying degrees of sweetness, effervescence and alcohol. One thing we all know for sure, though, is they set a festive mood at this festive time of year. The status of the "bubbly" market has never been better here in North Idaho; we have access to many sparkling wines that span appellations and price points. We can literally meet all tastes with the selection we have from our distributors.

The year in review

It is that time in 2019 to look back on all of the developments of the year in the wine and beer industry. Some of them you will no doubt be aware of, and others may be more industry insider items that matter to “wine geeks” but less so to wine consumers. Here is what we have seen from our seat in North Idaho!

Patrons, many masked, return to reopened patios, barbershops

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Life has changed significantly since Laura Simmons and her wife, Leah, last patronized the Old Bag of Nails in Worthington, the Columbus suburb where they live.

Patrons, many masked, return to reopened patios, barbershops

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Life has changed significantly since Laura Simmons and her wife, Leah, last patronized the Old Bag of Nails in Worthington, the Columbus suburb where they live.

Patrons, many masked, return to reopened patios, barbershops

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Life has changed significantly since Laura Simmons and her wife, Leah, last patronized the Old Bag of Nails in Worthington, the Columbus suburb where they live.

Patrons, many masked, return to reopened patios, barbershops

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Life has changed significantly since Laura Simmons and her wife, Leah, last patronized the Old Bag of Nails in Worthington, the Columbus suburb where they live.

VIRUS DIARY: The kids, at a distance, caring for `Madad'

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — We call them “Madad,” my siblings and I: So inseparable, not to say indistinct, have my parents become during 66 years of marriage. When they call it's a twofer, dueling voices on separate extensions cheerfully greeting the new arrival on the line.

VIRUS DIARY: The kids, at a distance, caring for `Madad'

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — We call them “Madad,” my siblings and I: So inseparable, not to say indistinct, have my parents become during 66 years of marriage. When they call it's a twofer, dueling voices on separate extensions cheerfully greeting the new arrival on the line.

California scrambling to obtain virus protection gear

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is scrambling to obtain protective gear for healthcare workers and first responders, reaching out worldwide and working with locals to ratchet up production as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps through the nation's most populous state.

VIRUS DIARY: The kids, at a distance, caring for `Madad'

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — We call them “Madad,” my siblings and I: So inseparable, not to say indistinct, have my parents become during 66 years of marriage. When they call it's a twofer, dueling voices on separate extensions cheerfully greeting the new arrival on the line.