Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill

Salmon fever is running rampant here in Central Washington.

Ex-ambassador made head of British intelligence service MI6

LONDON (AP) — Britain's government has appointed the Foreign Office’s political director as the new chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6.

Adult summer Parks and Rec tennis leagues now forming

SANDPOINT — Registration is still open for the City of Sandpoint Adult Tennis League. Players must be 16 or older to participate and a legal guardian must sign a waiver if a participant is under 18.

Delta work dims access at drift yard

CLARK FORK — Public access to the Clark Fork Drift Yard will be mostly prohibited this winter due to efforts to restore the Clark Fork Delta.

Date set for annual 'Paddlers' challenge

SANDPOINT — The Sand Creek Paddlers’ Challenge is a fun and exciting event for families and serious racers alike.

Cd'A IRS office closes Friday

The last day tax help will be offered at the Internal Revenue Service's Taxpayer Assistance Center in Coeur d'Alene is Friday.

Summer programs planned at libraries

On your mark. Get set. Read.

Equipment coming to keep it cold

Lakeside Junior/Senior HS receives grant for new refrigerator

Lakeside Junior/Senior High School in the Plummer-Worley Joint School District received a federal grant to purchase new school lunch equipment.

Eleana Shelene Harp

Eleana Shelene Harp, infant daughter of Bobby and Katie Harp, passed away Friday, Dec. 7, 2007 in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Irene 'Pete' M. Button, 81

Irene "Pete" M. Button, 81, passed away Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, at Brendan House in Kalispell. Pete was born June 4, 1927, in Everett, Wash., to Jay and Margaret Peterson. She was raised in Everett and graduated high school there. Pete married Harvey Button in Everett in 1948.

Big 'kids' like to get dirty

MOYIE SPRINGS — More than 3,000 people turned out to the Moyie Mudbogs annual Mudder’s day event.

Red Bus concerns

We are writing to express our alarm and concern regarding the proposed overhaul of 15 of 33 of the 2002 Ford red Glacier Park buses and the replacement of the other 18 with “new alternate fuel” vehicles.

Forest Service to offer free avalanche presentation

Avalanche specialist Stan Bones will give a free presentation about early-season backcountry snow and avalanche conditions in Northwest Montana at the Flathead National Forest office in Kalispell, 650 Wolfpack Way, on Tuesday, Dec. 13, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Scammers targeting Co-op customers

Flathead Electric Cooperative reports it has received reports that some Co-op members have been received fraudulent phone calls from people posing as Co-op employees.

State considering raising park fees

Montana State Parks is seeking public comment on its 2014 Biennial Fee Rule for the Montana State Park system.

County holds final mass vaccine clinic Feb. 1

Flathead City-County Health Department will hold its final large-scale Covid-19 vaccine clinic Feb. 1 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds.

State considering raising park fees

Montana State Parks is seeking public comment on its 2014 Biennial Fee Rule for the Montana State Park system.

Free job training offered for Basin Environmental Improvement Project

The Basin Environmental Improvement Project Commission is hosting free job training April 2-16 for individuals looking to get into the industry.

Wolfpack football camps begin Monday

The Wolfpack football camps are up on us, starting Monday and running through Wednesday at Glacier High School.

Boko Haram kills 92 soldiers in Chad in country's worst toll

N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Boko Haram extremists have killed at least 92 Chadian soldiers in the deadliest attack on the nation’s forces, Chad’s president said.