Whitefish interior designer sentenced for defrauding customers

A federal judge sentenced a Whitefish-based interior designer accused of defrauding her customers to the tune of about $900,000 to a yearslong prison stint in Missoula on Thursday.

Marion man accused of pulling gun sentenced

Facing one count of felony assault with a weapon, Christopher Martin Klett, 47, agreed to plead no contest to misdemeanor charges of negligent endangerment and resisting arrest on Jan. 9, the second day of his jury trial in Flathead County District Court.

Clayton Dick Crook

April 1941 – March 2024

Clayton Dick Crook of Moses Lake, Washington, age 82 died March 11, 2024, 30 days short of his 83rd birthday.

Why are so many voters frustrated by the US economy? It's home prices

The United States is slogging through a housing affordability crisis that was decades in the making

McDonald's apologizes for global system outage that shut down some stores for hours

The company said the outage also wasn't related to its shift to Google Cloud as a technology provider

Lincoln Co. voters will decide fate of county library system

The county library system was formed nearly 104 years ago and supported by county property owners.

Lincoln Co. 4-H clubs provide youth a place to learn

It’s fair to say for most of these kids it’s their first real interaction with the business world, managing money to sell something for profit and they are learning it as early as age of 8.

PREP ROUNDUP: Lakeland bounces back for split in Bevacqua's debut at alma mater

“Our guys came out and competed,” said Lakeland coach Al Bevacqua, who played on state championship teams at Lakeland in 1993 and 1996. “The guys really started seeing the ball and putting some stuff together in the second game.”

Legals for March, 15 2024

Legals for March, 15 2024

Seventh grade hoops still undefeated, 6-0

The Boundary County Middle School seventh grade boys basketball team are undefeated at 6-0 with only two more games until districts.

Boundary County Court Records - March 14, 2024

Boundary Court Records for the Week of March 14, 2024.

Legals for March, 14 2024

Legals for March, 14 2024

Polson woman admits to pointing gun at spouse

A Polson woman, accused of pointing a gun at her husband, will avoid more jail time. Elizabeth Simone Richard, 36, entered a plea of guilty in Polson District Court March 6 to misdemeanor assault as part of an agreement that amended one count of felony assault with a weapon to misdemeanor assault.

SKC Lady Bison win national championship

The SKC Lady Bison are national champions again. The 2024 American Indian Higher Education Consortium featured the best American Indian schools in the country facing off in both men’s and women’s basketball at Concordia College March 5-7.

Pivotal moments

Royal students showcase history’s defining events

ROYAL CITY — There’s an old adage that says “For want of a nail, the kingdom was lost,” meaning that big changes in history often hinge on single events. Royal School District students identified some of those pivotal moments at the Central Washington Regional History Day competition Saturday at Davis High School in Yakima.

Lady Griz, Bobcats fall in Big Sky women’s semis

BOISE, Idaho — The Big Sky Conference women’s basketball tournament championship will not have a Montana feel, after both Treasure State teams lost in Tuesday’s semifinals at Idaho Central Arena.

Legals for March, 13 2024

US inflation up again in February in latest sign that price pressures remain elevated

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer prices in the United States picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent challenge for the Federal Reserve and for President Joe Biden's re-election campaign, both of which are counting on a steady easing of price pressures this year.