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The Columbia Falls Lions Club meets at 6:30 a.m. on the first and third Thursdays each month at the Back Room, in the same building as the Nite Owl Restaurant. Contact a Lions Club member for information about joining the organization.

USPS scraps plan to move Missoula mail processing to Spokane

New postal service strategy aiming to save $3 billion annually allows Missoula facility to continue local processing.

Mark's Marine partners with BoardCo to become exclusive Centurion and Supreme boats dealer in North Idaho and Eastern Washington

Mark's Marine, the Inland Northwest's trusted marine dealership serving Spokane, Sandpoint, and Coeur d'Alene areas for more than 40 years, has announced an exclusive partnership with BoardCo, one of the nation's most decorated towboat dealerships. Through this partnership, Mark's Marine becomes the exclusive dealer for Centurion and Supreme boats in North Idaho and Eastern Washington.

BoBC nominations open Monday

Burglar wears briefs on head during hold-up

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police in southwest Idaho say a man chose briefs over boxers to wear on his head as he held up a coffee shop and stole a safe.

BUSINESS: Invite to downtown CDA

We at Velvet Hanger, a mother and daughter small business, are proud to be a part of the downtown Coeur d'Alene shopping experience. We live, work and enjoy our free time in Coeur d'Alene.

Suspended sentence for shop burglar

A former Columbia Falls man has been sentenced to five years with the Montana Department of Corrections, all suspended, after he pleaded guilty to a single charge of felony burglary.

Public hearing on coffee drive through

Columbia Falls could soon have another drive-through coffee shop. The city-county planning board will hold a public hearing on a conditional use permit at 6:30 p.m. April 10 at the city hall on a request by Three Byrds Properties to build a small drive-through coffee shop adjacent to O’Brien’s Liquor and Wine.

Mattawa Shop with a Cop

Mattawa will be holding its first annual Shop with a Cop event Dec. 22, with support from members of the Mattawa Police Department and community.

PHOTOS: Shop With a Cop

Columbia Falls Police Department officers participate in the Shop With A Cop program.

Somalia suicide bomber detonates in tea shop, killing 2

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Somali police officer says a suicide bomber has walked into a tea shop in Somalia's capital and detonated, killing at least two people.

PHOTOS: Shop with a Cop

The annual event takes less fortunate youngsters in Columbia Falls and their families on a Christmas shopping trip so they can have a nice holiday.

Bigfork Methodist Bazaar is Oct. 6

Join us at the Bigfork Community Methodist Church annual Bazaar and lunch, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy scrumptious soups and apple crisp while doing your Christmas shopping. Local craftsmen will be offering unique gifts of jewelry, wood products, art, pottery and so much more. Purchase our beautifully wrapped homemade jams and jellies for gifts and our famous frozen, mouthwatering, homemade berry pies ready for the holiday dinner table. One stop shopping made fun! The church is located at 750 Electric Ave, Bigfork. Call 837-4547 for more information.

Holiday shopping with cookies hit Hot Springs

HOT SPRINGS – The Hot Springs community gathered at the Symes, last week, to celebrate the holidays and get a start on holiday shopping lists.

Holiday cheer arrives with Hometown Holidays

The Bonners Ferry Chamber of Commerce is kicking off the festive season with two community events on Saturday, Dec. 6. Being held are the annual Ladies on the Loose shopping day and the Hometown Holidays celebration on Main Street.

The Latest: WHO urges African governments to reopen schools

JOHANNESBURG -- The World Health Organization has urged African governments to accelerate the reopening of schools, saying that the continent’s youths will suffer from prolonged closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Super 1 remodeling under way

An early projection for a mid-June opening date of the new Super 1 Foods store in Kalispell is a bit over-ambitious, a store official said Friday.

Anti-gay prom plans divide Indiana town

The Latest: Gov says keep symptomless health workers on job

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota’s governor says health care workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus but have no symptoms should be allowed to stay on the job as part of an effort to ease the stress on hospitals and medical personnel dealing with the pandemic.

The Latest: CDC estimates only 1/8th of infections caught

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — NEW YORK — A new government report says the U.S. is still missing nearly eight coronavirus infections for every one counted.