Business owners say 'Yes, we're open'

I've driven by your place a million times and never noticed your shop.

Census takers are needed in N. Idaho

Everyone counts — and everyone needs to be counted.

Census takers needed in Kootenai County

Everyone counts — and everyone needs to be counted.

Census takers are needed in N. Idaho

Everyone counts — and everyone needs to be counted.

Buildings are great part of community's heritage

In the Aug. 11 letters section John Howard's spiteful reply to Linda Ousley's letter about not tearing down our old landmarks badly distorts the meaning of her letter. Also, by implication, he accuses her of not knowing what she's talking about. As a friend of Linda's, and as a "genuine native" of this area — having been born and raised just outside of Sandpoint, I have some knowledge on both of these things.

People coming together is silver lining to Hurricane Harvey

All of the things that went wrong in New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina in 2005 appear to have been corrected with Houston’s recent Hurricane Harvey. Chalk it up to a series of important lessons learned.

EDITORIAL: Shop small and make big difference

The holiday shopping season is off to a brisk start in the Flathead Valley, with a noticeable uptick of retail traffic on Small Business Saturday. Many local retail stores were lined with shoppers taking advantage of special deals.

Shop with a cop

MOSES LAKE — Danica Groff was having a hard time choosing a Christmas present for herself.

'Tis the season to shop at home

'Tis the season to ring the register and locals are the key to a successful holiday season — even when the world seems turned upside down and there is nothing normal about 2020.

New book highlights Montana's historic sites

From the ever-busy Logan Pass Visitor Center in Glacier National Park to the rusting remnants of Smith Mine Number 3 on a lonely hillside in Carbon County, “A History of Montana in 101 Places: Sites and Stories from the Montana Historical Society” is a fascinating anthology of the locations that have made and remade the Last Best Place.

Maverik purchase hanging in the balance

Many Shoshone County residents are excited about the prospect of having a new gas station in the Valley, bringing new jobs and hopefully some price competition. But that may be in jeopardy.

Legals for June, 12 2024

Don't put Green Owl site in Peninsula Road area

Did anyone notice how glibly Commissioner Joe Young dismissed our concerns about moving the “Green Owl” dump site to our neighborhood in the 1200 block of Peninsula Road?

Oregon limits restaurants, bars to takeout to stem virus

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown on Monday banned on-site consumption at bars and restaurants around the state for at least four weeks in a bid to slow the spread of the new coronavirus and said gatherings will be limited to 25 people or fewer.

Oregon limits restaurants, bars to takeout to stem virus

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown on Monday banned on-site consumption at bars and restaurants around the state for at least four weeks in a bid to slow the spread of the new coronavirus and said gatherings will be limited to 25 people or fewer.

Vikings hope to continue fast pace win-ways

MOSES LAKE — Winning isn’t just something the Big Bend Viking men’s basketball team expects to do.

Bravettes pick up speed but lose to Spartans

Missoula Sentinel showed it’s still a bully on the girls’ basketball block, but the Flathead Braves managed a fourth-quarter highlight you would not have predicted after the first 16 minutes.

Losing their grip

Cano, Sabathia lead Yanks to rainy rout of Seattle

NEW YORK - Robinson Cano looks as comfortable in the cleanup spot as CC Sabathia does on the Yankee Stadium mound.

Legals for January, 16 2020

Big Sky girls upend Sentinel for third

The script got flipped on Missoula Sentinel’s girls Saturday: They started out with a rally, then lost to the comeback-minded Missoua Big Sky Eagles 43-39 in the Western AA third-place game.