'We want to be one of the neighbors'

Long-standing Cascade Valley grocery store under new ownership

Weaver turns 'Addiction' to bargains, great clothes into store

PONDERAY — Celah Weaver has a passion for fashion.

Super-slow, high-intensity strength training in Riverstone

To kick things off with this column I recently visited Exercise Institute in Riverstone. As I stepped in the door it hit me how Exercise Institute is different from other exercise facilities. The entry area has more the feel of a doctor's waiting room than a gym with people sitting in comfortable chairs waiting to be called back. In fact, if you break out in hives at the mere thought of going to a sweaty gym with walls of mirrors, then this is the place for you. Looking around, the demographic also fits more with a doctor's waiting room as they definitely seem to cater to the over-40 crowd.

Yesterdays: Dump approved north of Columbia Falls

A new landfill north of the city was approved. It would be on 15 acres owned by the Anaconda Aluminum Co. The company would be able to use the site as well, but it wasn’t expected to, since it had plenty of other places to dump its waste.

NOTICE TO VENDORS

The Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District purchases materials, equipment and supplies estimated to cost between $10,000 and $50,000 as set forth in RCW 39.04.190. Quotations are solicited through District communications to vendors having requested to be listed to receive such notifications.

Mix It Up earns national award

Local gift store expands with new location

Local gift store expands with new location

Retail sales fell 1.1% in November, biggest drop in 7 months

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans held back on spending during the start of the holiday shopping season, a troubling sign for retailers and the state of the U.S. economy.

Retail sales fell 1.1% in November, biggest drop in 7 months

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans held back on spending during the start of the holiday shopping season, a troubling sign for retailers and the state of the U.S. economy.

Recycling program is back in Sanders County

Since being reinstated, the Sanders County recycling baler has been working hard to keep the community more environmentally friendly.

Come grab a ride on the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes

The Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes is a 72-mile paved trail that runs from Mullan to Plummer.

In as much as: Serving 'the least of these' in Mexico

What does a cement block and 20 people have in common? Both were committed to providing basic shelter to a family in desperate need. On a recent mission trip to Mexico I met with 20 people from Indiana and Virginia, current or former members of the Southport Presbyterian Church just outside Indianapolis. Yearly, they travel to Reynosa, Mexico and build a basic block house for a family selected by Faith Ministry in McAllen, Texas, just across the border.

Warmer temps a relief after round of snowstorms

Mineral County residents are breathing a sigh of relief and hope the last storms of the winter season have swept through the county with temperatures predicted to top 50 degrees this week. A welcome relief after western Montana was pounded with several more inches of snow last week. On Thursday, March 9, residents awoke to another six to eight inches of snow, after receiving around four inches last Wednesday.

With CFAC decision, Ruis poised to buy property

The Environmental Protection Agency Friday released its record of decision for cleaning up the defunct Columbia Falls Aluminum Co plant, which paves the way for Columbia Falls developer Mick Ruis to buy most of the property, save for the landfills themselves.

Shabby to Chic tour set for Sunday

COEUR d'ALENE - Ever caught a quick sliver of a glimpse in the window of what appears to be a comfy, inviting, creatively decorated place to call home, and wondered what it looks and feels like inside?

On May 20, I paid my first visit to our beautiful brand new Super 1 Foods store and was most impressed with this new addition to Whitefish's shopping option.

And then I noticed that there was not an American flag in sight anywhere. Curious about this, I sought out one of the store's senior executives to ask about this obvious "oversight."

On May 20, I paid my first visit to our beautiful brand new Super 1 Foods store and was most impressed with this new addition to Whitefish's shopping option.

And then I noticed that there was not an American flag in sight anywhere. Curious about this, I sought out one of the store's senior executives to ask about this obvious "oversight."

NY convention center takes patients; US closes in on China

NEW YORK (AP) — New York's mammoth convention center started taking patients to ease the burden on the city's overwhelmed health system and the tennis center where the U.S. Open is held was being turned into a hospital Tuesday as the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus closed in on China's official count.

EPA to present CFAC findings

Long hours of shopping get longer

Retail marathon

The holiday shopping season started as a marathon, not a sprint.

Thoughts on CFAC

As expected, the draft feasibility study for the cleanup of the former aluminum smelter site near Columbia Falls, Montana, calls for leaving hazardous materials on the property even though potliner contaminated with cyanide was required to be hauled away to an approved out-of-state hazardous waste landfill when the plant was operating.