Snowy delights

With 30 inches at summit, Big Mountain will partially open early

Ethiopian domestic workers stranded in crisis-hit Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of domestic workers gathered outside the Ethiopian Consulate in Beirut on Thursday, some inquiring about flights home, others stranded after they were abandoned by employers who claimed they could no longer afford to pay their salaries.

40 Under 40: Diego Tovar 8/2

Diego Tovar, 34, owns and operates Essence Construction LLC in Quincy, Washington and has a solid reputation for quality and timeliness, says nominator Stacie Dietch-Becker. “His quality of work, transparency in performing on task under a tight timeline, consistently and on-budget is highly commendable,” Dietch-Becker said. Essence Construction takes care of remodels, roof installation, patio covers, decks, pergolas, sheds, fences, windows, doors, dump trailer services, demolitions and rental and real estate turns for local clients.

Law roundup: Man thinks taxes allow him to drop load

A Columbia Falls employee allegedly told a man he was not allowed to “drop his load of sod” at the location, but the man — who felt he was entitled because he paid taxes —proceeded to dump the load anyway.

Law roundup: Resident gets dirt on trespasser

Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a report from a Marion resident who allegedly ran a truck off his property with a deer hunting rifle after the trespasser reportedly dumped a truckload of dirt by his boat.

Minnesota man accused of dismembering woman, dumping remains

PLYMOUTH, Minn. (AP) — A western Minnesota man has admitted that he killed a 19-year-old woman, dismembered her in his garage and disposed of the body parts in dumpsters outside his apartment, prosecutors said Monday.

Duck hunter misses target, hits house

A woman said her boyfriend was going to confront a duck hunter on a pond near her house after her house was hit with a bullet, according to the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office.

Snowy delights

With 30 inches at summit, Big Mountain will partially open early

Snowy delights

With 30 inches at summit, Big Mountain will partially open early

Storm dumps heavy snow on northern Arizona, gridlocking Interstate 40

The storm was the biggest of the winter season so far and followed a dry stretch that left Flagstaff and numerous other cities across the West well below normal for precipitation to date. They'll likely stay there despite the snow and rain.

Are you a geezer? This test will tell

This history (of sorts) test was passed on to us recently to see whether or not I was considered a "geezer." Yup, I am. How many other geezers are out there? See how you do on this multiple choice exam:

Letters to the editor, April 15

Starting Brushfires of Freedom in Montana

Hurdles remain for Kidsports easement, Victory Commons

 What if anything will take shape on 28 acres of school trust land available for development at the Victory Commons site in north Kalispell remains to be seen.

PUD employee shocked

BEVERLY - A Grant County PUD employee, who was not identified, received a shock from 550 volts of electricity used to power a crane at Wanapum Dam on Thursday, Aug. 23.

A new place to play

Historic Fireside Lodge site being converted into Spirit Lake park

SPIRIT LAKE - Goodbye Fireside Lodge, hello Fireside Park.

Soil testing scheduled for site of new Somers Middle School

Geotechnical engineers will return to Somers Middle School next week to take additional soil samples of the site before new design plans are finalized. The goal is to start construction in spring 2019.

City seeks grant for biomass project

SANDPOINT — Jeremy Grimm envisions small businesses sprouting like seedlings at this three-acre site on the north side of town.

Human remains found in a southern Serbian mine

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union’s mission to ensure the rule of law in Kosovo said Friday that human remains that appear to be a mass grave of ethnic Albanians from Kosovo have been found in a disused coal mine in southern Serbia.

Blackwell Island boat launch, recreation site to close Tuesday

COEUR d'ALENE – The annual seasonal closure of the Bureau of Land Management's Blackwell Island boat launch and recreation site will be Tuesday.

'Finny' ends courageous battle with cancer

Craig Finberg's two-month battle with pancreatic cancer came to an end Friday (March 20) afternoon as he passed away at his home in Dillon at the age of 51, surrounded by his family and friends.