Service firms grow at fastest pace since 2006

WASHINGTON - Strong consumer demand pushed a key measure of the economy's service sector to its highest level in more than four years, the latest evidence that the economy is gaining strength and job growth could pick up in the new year.

Pets belong at home - again

In response to previous letters to the editor regarding pets in public places I support their ideas also. I understand many pet owners consider their pet to be an important part of their family. I don’t understand why these people inflict their love of pets on others that may not feel the same.

Come tinker at Gizmo Cd'A

Business Bits

Gizmo-CdA is defined as "The Coeur d'Alene Makerspace, a creative community workspace where people of all ages can build and experiment while sharing tools and ideas."

Taking a ride on her big green tractor

A caller reported to Columbia Falls Police that a woman driving a John Deere tractor had hit his GMC Yukon and another vehicle in the parking lot of an area grocery store.

Grandma had enough of loafing grandson

A Kalispell grandmother had enough of her 25-year-old grandson and reportedly wanted him removed from her home when he pitched a fit, yelling and screaming after being asked to get up for the day and get off the couch. She told the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office she was uncertain if marijuana or alcohol was part of the problem. Parties were separated until emotions calmed.

Construction projects adding new life to downtown Sandpoint

SANDPOINT — The Dive’s bar is eight inches thick, as long as dugout and made from one slab of wood.

Online grammar troll goes too far

Gov. Inslee to order all Washington bars/restaurants to close to fight virus

As confirmed cases of COVID-19 grew again Sunday with 127 new patients in Washington state, Gov. Jay Inslee shut down restaurants, bars, entertainment, and recreational activities.

Law Roundup

Flathead County sheriff

Flathead County sheriff

Just as the Flathead County Sheriff's Office was getting a report from an 83-year-old woman having severe chest pains, a car crashed into the front yard of her home on Swan River Road in the Bigfork area early Friday morning. The Montana Highway Patrol investigated, finding that the driver fled the scene. The woman was taken by Bigfork Ambulance to Kalispell Regional Medical Center, and later in the morning, a man called from a residence on Swan Hall Road to report the crashed vehicle had been stolen.

Whitefish police

A 17-year-old Whitefish boy was arrested Wednesday for text-messaging sexually explicit photographs of a 15-year-old girl over his cell phone. The boy, who was arrested in his home, is being held in the Flathead County juvenile detention facility. Sexual abuse of a child is a felony, according to the Whitefish Police Department.

Hotshots head out for hurricane relief

Hungry Horse News

Victor Allen Wilbur Smith Guest

Victor Allen Wilbur Smith Guest, 88, passed away Sunday, Nov. 7, 2004 at his residence in Kalispell, Montana surrounded by his loving family and his dog, Inky. He was born on July 10, 1916 in Bengough, Saskatchewan, Canada the son of Monroe and Kate (Stover) Smith.

Raising minimum wage will help businesses succeed

The migration of women from the workforce into business ownership is one of the great economic realizations of the American Dream. The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce has grown to more than 500,000 members. Most of our members are small business owners. And we aren’t opposing an increase in the minimum wage — we’re supporting it.

Undefeated Libby, Whitefish to clash on gridiron

By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter

Man's disrobing is disturbing

An excessively candid Kelly Road man was reported to the

'Speed bumps' in Marion make for a rocky road

A Marion woman reported her neighbor to the

Owner of Mac's destined for business

ROYAL CITY - With parents, uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters in business, it made sense that Mackenzee Brown would end up with one of her own.

September 9, 2016

Companies save cash to survive; Europe reopens, very slowly

The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments Monday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus.