Volunteers needed for lookout work

Volunteers needed for lookout work

Xanterra buys RV campground site

'We have stock': Smaller stores aim for last-minute shoppers

So far, worries about omicron and rising cases haven't made a measurable dent on holiday shoppingSo far, worries about omicron and rising cases haven't made a measurable dent on holiday shopping

Super 1 construction continues on schedule

SANDPOINT — A mild winter combined with solid preliminary work have aided the effort for Sandpoint’s Super 1 Foods to meet its early summer completion date.

Superfund cleanup keeps going

Workers in white hazardous-material suits and face masks, endless amounts of orange mesh plastic fencing, excavators, dump trucks, ropes of plastic tubing through which attic insulation is sucked out: This is the landscape of Libby in cleanup mode.

Local helps build mask disinfectant station

Somewhere in the confines of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center stands a one-of-a-kind mobile sanitation cabinet powered by Ultraviolet C that can clean 24 healthcare masks every 10 minutes. This cabinet was delivered on April 9 after two weeks of designing, building and validating the prototype by a team of professors and graduates at the University of Idaho, including Sandpoint native and biological engineering research support scientist Chad Dunkel.

Arlee roads still messy

ARLEE — The town of Arlee looks deserted, except for the men and women in bright yellow vests and multicolored hard hats. The sidewalks and streets wait patiently to be paved, as anxious faces hang in the windows of local businesses, wondering when a customer will walk through the door.

CWU Recognized for Fulbright achievement

ELLENSBURG – Central Washington University has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing institution for the 2022-23 school year, according to a CWU press release. “Our faculty is among the best in the world, and this honor only further validates what we already know about their commitment to excellence,” CWU President Jim Wohlpart said. “The entire CWU community is already extremely proud of the work our esteemed faculty does every day. But for Central to be included in this elite class of higher education institutions gives us even more of a reason to keep improving.” ...

Pre-dawn shopping takes a lot of stamina

This much I know is true: "Black Friday" shopping is not for wimps.

EPA to present CFAC findings

Christmas in Bethlehem: Gilded treasures, but few tourists

Many of Bethlehem’s hotels have shut and shopkeepers have struggled to keep afloat

Area stores to host shop local events

It’s huckleberry season in Western Montana

In Western Montana, it is considered a quintessential part of our beautiful and yet brief summers: huckleberries.

It’s huck time in Western Montana

In Western Montana, it is considered a quintessential part of our beautiful and yet brief summers: huckleberries.

COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Bateman tallies career-high 12 in Chukars’ fourth consecutive win

COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Bateman tallies career-high 12 in Chukars’ fourth consecutive win

Help keep Idaho wild

The young male grizzly’s thick coat shimmered in the morning sunlight. Fat is fit for a bear, and this bear was very, very fit. Unfortunately, this bear had grown fit on an artificial diet of corn and black sunflower seeds put out by a landowner for the deer and the birds.

Positive COVID-19 cases in Nevada top 5,200; deaths at 243

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The number of people in Nevada who have tested positive for the coronavirus topped 5,200 on Friday as state officials reported at least 243 reported deaths from the coronavirus outbreak.

Mexico tortilla shop gives free TV, internet for school kids

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A tortilla shop has started giving free wifi and television access for kids in its Mexico City neighborhood whose homes don’t have them, or whose brothers and sisters are already using the services for remote learning during the pandemic.

Mexico tortilla shop gives free TV, internet for school kids

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A tortilla shop has started giving free wifi and television access for kids in its Mexico City neighborhood whose homes don’t have them, or whose brothers and sisters are already using the services for remote learning during the pandemic.