Bill to open more walkup campsites in Montana sailing through

Helping Montanans have a better shot at camping in state parks is a popular idea.

14 candidates pursue open seat on ImagineIF library board

The timeframe to submit an application to be on the ImagineIF Library Board of Trustees has closed and now begins the work of narrowing down the list to the top picks for the vacant seat.

14 candidates pursue open seat on ImagineIF library board

The timeframe to submit an application to be on the ImagineIF Library Board of Trustees has closed and now begins the work of narrowing down the list to the top picks for the vacant seat.

Spirits are high, business brisk at Whistling Andy

Distillery marks 10th anniversary as state's longest operating craft distillery

From the get-go, Whistling Andy Distillery co-founder Brian Anderson wanted to create a world-class product.

New bacon packaging law in 1972

E-mail from Cheryl

Adding up a firefighter's gear

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Local firms told they need to take lead in recovery

Economic news from Main Street Tuesday was dismal.

Improved fitness gave man chance to walk daughter down the aisle after heart attack

A cardiac catheterization found a 100% blockage in his left anterior descending artery.

US inflation reached a new 40-year high in June of 9.1%

Some economists have held out hope that inflation might be reaching a short-term peak

Covid shots for kids are scarce, demand mixed in rural Montana

So far, about 15% of the estimated 90,000 children ages 5-11 statewide have received a first dose of the pediatric COVID vaccine.

COVID-19 shots for kids are scarce in rural Montana

When children ages 5 to 11 were approved for Pfizer’s lower-dose pediatric COVID-19 vaccine in November, Annie Edwards was eager to get her daughter Hannah, then 5, the shot because of underlying health conditions she has stemming from her premature birth.

Herzog again running for commissioner

Tim Herzog says he has the broad experience necessary to fill the District 1 seat for Kootenai County commissioner.

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The Latest: Arozarena cuts LA lead with 4th-inning homer

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Game 4 of the World Series (all times local):

Broadband expanding in rural areas

Broadband expanding in rural areas

After Floyd, raw talk, racial reckoning among US Muslims

As a young student, Hind Makki recalls, she would call out others at the Islamic school she attended when some casually used an Arabic word meaning “slaves” to refer to Black people.

OPINION: Let's get tough on crime

Victim of Missoula assault speaks out for law and order

Courts and communities need to get tougher on crime.

Legals January 1, 2018

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST TO VALIDATE DOLAN FUTURE ROAD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Commissioners of the LAKES HIGHWAY DISTRICT will hold a public hearing in accordance with the provisions of Idaho Code §40-203 and 40-203A to consider the validation of: A portion of the Dolan Road right of way designated on the plat as "future road" as recorded in Book G of Plats, Page 31, in Township 52 North, Range 4 West, Section 23, Boise Meridian, Kootenai County, Idaho. The public hearing will be held at the District Office of the Lakes Highway District, 11341 N. Ramsey Road, Hayden, ID 83835, on Monday, January 15, 2018 at 5:45 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Written, electronic mail, or oral comments will be accepted. Anyone wishing to view a detailed description can do so at Lakes Highway District office designated above Mon.-Thurs., 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Any person needing special accommodation to participate in the above noticed meeting should contact the office three (3) working days prior to the meeting at (208)772-7527. Lakes Highway District is Title VI compliant. DATED this 11th day of December 2017 LAKES HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS Rodney A. Twete, Chairman Weston E. Montgomery, Vice Chairman Diane J. Fountain, Commissioner ATTEST: Bonny A. Flagg, District Clerk CDA LEGAL 8758 DECEMBER 25, 2017 JANUARY 1, 8, 2018

Group seeks to recall Boundary County Clerk

A recall being organized against Boundary County Clerk Glenda Poston is claiming election fraud in connection to the Boundary County Library.

Can Gov. Little legally require Idahoans to stay home?

With the coronavirus spreading rapidly in Idaho, Gov. Brad Little last Wednesday issued a proclamation directing most Idahoans to stay home for 21 days and all businesses, except those involving essential services, to close for the same period. Little could extend the period still further, depending on the outcome over the next few weeks.