The Latest: New Orleans to let good times roll - with limits

NEW ORLEANS -- New Orleans is getting ready to let the good times roll in casinos and bars again — with restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Knittle is committed to academics

Wants strong education

MOSES LAKE — Candidate Pete Knittle is running for election to Moses Lake School Board position 4 because he is committed to academic excellence.

Top US, Russia diplomats spar firmly but politely in Iceland

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Top diplomats from the United States and Russia sparred politely in Iceland on Wednesday in their first face-to-face encounter, which came as ties between the nations have deteriorated sharply in recent months.

Top US, Russia diplomats spar firmly but politely in Iceland

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Top diplomats from the United States and Russia sparred politely in Iceland on Wednesday in their first face-to-face encounter, which came as ties between the nations have deteriorated sharply in recent months.

Top US, Russia diplomats spar firmly but politely in Iceland

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Top diplomats from the United States and Russia sparred politely in Iceland on Wednesday in their first face-to-face encounter, which came as ties between the nations have deteriorated sharply in recent months.

Now On The Menu At Closed Schools: Drive-Thru Lunches

FONTANA, Calif. — There were no hugs, handshakes or high-fives Tuesday morning at Juniper Elementary School, where the student drop-off line had transformed into a school lunch drive-thru.

Now On The Menu At Closed Schools: Drive-Thru Lunches

FONTANA, Calif. — There were no hugs, handshakes or high-fives Tuesday morning at Juniper Elementary School, where the student drop-off line had transformed into a school lunch drive-thru.

Lafayette Park near White House: A soapbox for social unrest

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's use of smoke bombs and pepper balls to rout civil rights demonstrators from Lafayette Park near the White House has emboldened protesters and added a new chapter to the site's storied history as soapbox for social and political unrest.

Gone but not forgotten: Cemetery association maintains historic graveyard

One hundred twenty-one years of Bigfork history is laid to rest in Lone Pine Cemetery.

Gone but not forgotten: Cemetery association maintains historic graveyard

At Lone Pine, local history lives on thanks to this small group of dedicated individuals, who not only maintain the facility, but keep detailed records on its inhabitants.

Arrows and axes fly at Archers’ Dream event in St. Regis

In a quiet field nestled near St. Regis, the echoes of history rang out this past weekend as the Barony of Sentinels’ Keep, Kingdom of Artemisia, hosted its much-anticipated Archers’ Dream event; a celebration of medieval martial prowess, craftsmanship, and camaraderie.

Moving asparagus to the center of your plate

Asparagus has been a delicious symbol of spring since at least as far back as the Greeks, who called it asparagos - literally, "to spring up." But however it is spelled, it makes me happy.

Flathead High speech and debate member wins Student of the Year

Flathead High School senior Rachel Ottman received top accolades being named the 2024 Student of the Year for the Montana West District of the National Speech and Debate Association.

Touring with seeing-eye daughters

Learning to live with macular degeneration has hidden benefits ranging almost from coast to coast.  I refer to them as seeing-eye daughters. Their unwritten and unexpected duties range from guarding against me stumbling over a curb or stepping in a hole to reading signs, newspapers and other media. I have never learned north from east so still do not attempt to give directions. 

The Latest: 'Jojo Rabbit' actors ham it up on Oscars carpet

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 92nd Academy Awards, which are being bestowed Sunday at the Dolby Theatre (all times local):

Movers and shakers

New cell phone tower rising in downtown Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — The white metal frame going up at the corner of W. Broadway Avenue and S. Cedar Street is a new cell phone tower. In a filing with the Federal Communications Commission from August 2021, New York-based Tillman Infrastructure, which owns the tower, expects the total tower height — including the electronic gear at the top — at 18.3 meters, or just over 60 feet. However, without the receiving and transmitting equipment on top — called “appurtenances” in the FCC registration — the tower height is expected at 13.7 meters, or just under 45 feet. That’s the height AT&T, which will provide service through the tower, stated in a permit application submitted to and approved by the City of Moses Lake, according to the findings of a hearing examiner from March 2021.

Family and friends of missing Emily Rea continue to seek answers

More than a thousand hours of searching for missing West Glacier resident Emily Rea has yielded few clues to her whereabouts. Nearly a year after her disappearance, friends and family are organizing more ground search teams, hoping to get federal investigators involved and spreading the news about her far and wide.

Libby man opens new bike shop

Bryce Huck always had a passion for bikes.

Stakeholders weigh in on Glacier’s reservation system changes

Stakeholders and some previous critics of Glacier National Park’s vehicle reservation system are largely in favor of new changes coming next summer.