CFAC acronyms

CFAC. Glencore. Slurry walls. Waste in place. Cyanide. Spent Pot Liner. Affordable housing. CCC. EPA. ROD. TANA. TAG. CLP. ECRWSSEDDM... Whew! Enough already! In the words of the late, great John Lennon: “Just gimme some truth!”

Young entrepreneur offers Flathead Valley the bull riding experience

When Korbin Baldwin isn’t in class at the vo-ag center, or on the wrestling mats at Flathead High School, he is likely having a bull session with Whiskey, Tumbleweed, Flat White and Dust Demon.

Youth Sports April 24, 2024

Scores, news, highlights from local youth sports teams, leagues, etc.

Locals help Kimberly Keller combat cancer

Kimberly Keller was recently diagnosed with stage three colon cancer. To help cover expenses, her loved ones are hosting a benefit auction and dinner on June 1 for the local waitress and member of the Sandpoint Eagles.

Man arrested with loaded weapons receives suspended sentence

In exchange for a guilty plea, prosecutors agreed to amend the felony to a misdemeanor charge of partner or family member assault and recommend a suspended sentence.

Candidates for statehouse talk Medicaid, property tax reform and child care at chamber forum

Lawmakers and political hopefuls made their pitches to Kalispell’s business leaders last week, arguing largely in favor of lowering property taxes, expanding child care opportunities and reauthorizing the state’s Medicaid plan.

Legals for April, 24 2024

Legals for April, 24 2024

WA GOP chair defends handling of state convention in Spokane

The Center Square – Hurt feelings may be lingering for some Republicans following the GOP party convention in Spokane last weekend, but the state party chair tells The Center Square that the media coverage of the event was unfair. Multiple news organizations reported the three-day gathering of candidates and delegates as “chaotic” with “rules being broken” to support certain candidates. But Jim Walsh, chair of the Washington State Republican Party, says that was not at all the case. “I was telling people in the media for months, it’s going to be a real convention, it’s going to be unscripted and not a coronation,” said Walsh, who also serves as a state representative from Aberdeen.

News Bites for April 23, 2024

News Bites for April 23, 2024

Basin Sounders team wins title at WA Cup

MOSES LAKE – Competing at the Washington Premier League’s WA Cup over the weekend, the Basin Sounders B2014 team left the tournament as the Bronze 2 champions.

Letters to the editor April 22

Letters to the editor April 22

ROJO Ink opens in Post Falls

Embellishing merchandise with custom logos, ROJO Ink has opened at 1640 E. Schneidmiller Ave. (viewable from I-90) in Post Falls.

If you own real estate, will your living trust actually keep your estate out of probate?

If you are relying on a trust to keep your family from having to use the probate court process to administer your estate after your death, you need to be vigilant about a few things to ensure your goal is achieved. Every year I am hired by too many families of deceased loved ones in situations where the deceased person or deceased married couple did have a living trust, but probate has still become required for one reason or another. Let’s review one of the most common scenarios where this happens, so that you can be sure it doesn’t happen to your family.

University of Montana students dive into science of fisheries

Led by Andrew Whiteley, an associate professor of fisheries and conservation genomics in the W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, the class provides second-year students with opportunities to dive into the science of fisheries, literally.

THE FRONT ROW with JASON ELLIOTT: She's part of the family plan ... Charlie Lindsay joins her cousin in U.S. Olympic development program in water polo

“She’s got a lot of talent and works hard in practice,” North Idaho Water Polo Club coach Mark Collingham said. “She’s got some older sisters and cousins that have played in the past, and she started when she was 3 or 4-years old. Even though she’s really young, she’s been playing for the last seven or eight years.”

On the fuzzy intensity of Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’

Before its release, the speculation around “Civil War” centered on the underlying politics of the dystopian war film, set in a near-future United States. In such a polarized national climate, during an election year no less, there was genuine worry that Alex Garland’s film would stoke further division.

Legals for April, 20 2024

Jurors hear trial testimony of state trooper run over by Eureka man

Tpr. Lewis Johnson suffered life-threatening injuries in the incident near Rexford and is still recovering after returning home to Chester, Montana in October 2023.

Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond

Some history of foreign interference with gas prices...