Northwest Notes: July 29, 2023

Fundraisers set for Coeur d'Alene 12U Little League baseball and news on North Idaho College men's and women's basketball.

Quality made ‘Barbenheimer’ a box office sensation

Good movies obviously don’t always achieve blockbuster status at the box office. If they did, standouts like “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” “Asteroid City” and “Past Lives” would be sitting next to “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” as the top-grossing movies of the year.

Gordon Lee Killian

April 2, 1961 - July 25, 2023

Gordon Lee Killian, 62, of Potlatch, died Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at his home due to complications related to prostate cancer. He was born April 2, 1961, in Othello, Wash., to Lorin Dennis and Donna (Roylance) Killian, and attended Othello High School, where he graduated in 1979. He then attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho from 1979-80 and 1982-83...

Delivering income and property tax relief for Montanans

We worked with legislators and got property tax relief across the finish line.

Law roundup: What lies beneath, onlooker ponders

Spotting a woman covering herself in a blanket, an onlooker wondered what might be beneath the fabric.

City OK’s Boys and Girls Club project, RAISE project

Columbia Falls City Council last week approved two key infrastructure projects.

“It’s raised our profile”

TV coverage, playoff seeding and more in Wistrcill’s State of the Conference Address at Big Sky Media Day

SPOKANE – Growth in the conference’s television coverage, playoff seeding, the transfer portal and name, image and likeness were all part of Big Sky Commissioner Tom Wistrcill’s State of the Conference Address on Monday in Spokane, going over the previous year in the Big Sky as well as looking at the future. “It’s raised our profile,” Wistrcill said of the growth in media coverage. “People out east and in the midwest – they know about the Big Sky Conference, but I think what it showed to them is that we are a premier conference in FCS football and how big-time it is to be a part of Big Sky – the conference and certainly our football programs.” ...

Law enforcement records for July 27

The reports below were provided by the sheriff’s office or police department indicated. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law...

'He's still alive'

Cd'A man swims out to save osprey battered by Canada geese

CDA man rescues osprey

WBCSD wants error fixed before submitting Durst application

The provision that Durst refers to says the declared emergency will be recorded in the official minutes.

Boundary County Court Records — July 27

Boundary County Court Records for the Week of July 27.

Broadway stars and hopefuls to perform showstopping hits

ATP sets fundraising goal to continue operations

They’ve starred in some of the most well-known Broadway productions in history, including “Rent,” “Anything Goes,” “The Lion King” and “Color Purple,” and for one week they’ll perform some of their greatest showstopping hits on the Whitefish stage.

Legals for July, 27 2023

Legals for July, 27 2023

Enjoy all things cherry at Flathead Cherry Festival

It’s July and the cherries are ripe, providing inspiration for the annual Flathead Cherry Festival weekend on July 29 and 30. Cherries infuse ice cream, pie, lemonade, popsicles and tarts, and adorn a profusion of art and craft items.

Sounders win!

Local soccer team takes the W at Crossfire Select Cup

REDMOND – The 2011 girls Basin Sounders swept through this past weekend’s Crossfire Select Cup in Redmond, bringing home a title with a 2-0 win over Wenatchee FC in the tournament’s final on Sunday. This was the first time that the team had okayed in an 11-on-11-style tournament, Head Coach Rachel Mohs said...

Sinéad O’Connor, gifted and provocative Irish singer, dies at 56

She was a lifelong non-conformist — she would say that she shaved her head in response to record executives pressuring her to be conventionally glamorous

Residents are at a loss after newspaper that bound community together shuts in declining coal county

Residents suddenly have no way of knowing what’s going on at public meetings, which are not televised, nor are minutes or recordings posted online

City OK’s Boys and Girls Club project, RAISE project

The Columbia Falls city council last week approved two key infrastructure projects in the city.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Brynn Johnson, Thorns North FC

Thorns North FC defender Brynn Johnson is this week's Knudsten Chevrolet Press Athlete of the Week.