Ed Gallo tourney June 22

The 28th Annual Ed Gallo Memorial Wood Bat Baseball Tournament is set for June 22 through June 25 at Memorial Field in Whitefish.

Many easy ways to support local schools

Over the last nine years, I have learned many easy ways to help benefit the Lakeside/Somers schools without spending more money then I normally would. Even now that my daughter has moved on to high school, I find that supporting these schools is an easy thing to do.

Discount Retailer Plans Hiring Events

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2 Japanese businessmen charged in tech hardware price fixing

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A grand jury charged two Japanese businessmen for their role in an alleged global conspiracy to fix prices for components used in computer hard disk drives, federal officials announced Friday.

2 Japanese businessmen charged in tech hardware price fixing

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A grand jury charged two Japanese businessmen for their role in an alleged global conspiracy to fix prices for components used in computer hard disk drives, federal officials announced Friday.

2 Japanese businessmen charged in tech hardware price fixing

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A grand jury charged two Japanese businessmen for their role in an alleged global conspiracy to fix prices for components used in computer hard disk drives, federal officials announced Friday.

2 Japanese businessmen charged in tech hardware price fixing

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A grand jury charged two Japanese businessmen for their role in an alleged global conspiracy to fix prices for components used in computer hard disk drives, federal officials announced Friday.

City raises hourly wage for water and sewer department

City Council recently approved a $3 hourly wage increase for the water and sewer department as part of an effort to help recruit new staff for two vacant positions.

Ensuring the future Montana Machine owner purchases Payne Machinery

LeRoy Thom believes helping the community in Libby is very important, even if he does not make money doing so. Recently, he bought Payne Machinery Inc for $1.4 million, putting him in debt, but leaving lots of room for his business, Montana Machine & Fabrication, to expand.

Powerball Jackpot

7-Eleven store clerk M. Faroqui celebrates after learning the store sold a winning Powerball ticket on Wednesday in Chino Hills, Calif. One winning ticket was sold at the store in suburban Los Angeles said Alex Traverso, a spokesman for California lottery. The identity of the winner is not yet known. (Will Lester/The Sun via AP) 

Be fast when a stroke is suspected

Since both my paternal grandparents and my father suffered severe ischemic events, the word "stroke" strikes fear in my heart. Particularly because it's the number one cause of disability in the U.S. and the fifth cause of death. So, preventing one is top-of-mind for me. Today, I'll make it top-of-mind for you, too.

Prepared for duty

FVCC Libby director draws on law-enforcement background

North Korea says it's sending soldiers to joint border sites

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday that it will send soldiers to now-shuttered inter-Korean cooperation sites in its territory and reinstall guard posts and resume military exercises at front-line areas, nullifying tension-reducing deals reached with South Korea just two years ago.

Legals for May, 10 2026

Inmate advocates say Montana’s reliance on private prisons comes at a cost

This January, CoreCivic announced a two-year contract with Montana to hold inmates at the Tallahatchie prison, an announcement that followed other contracts with CoreCivic’s Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Ariz. In total, about 600 male inmates — roughly 20 percent of Montana’s adult male prison population — are imprisoned out of state.

Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US

A storm with lightning and high winds exacerbates it

Patrick Nauman, the owner of Weiser Classic Candy in the small town of Weiser, Idaho, near the Oregon border, said driving into town Wednesday morning was “like driving into a fog bank, because it’s so thick and low to the road.”

Planning Board OK’s Dollar General conditional use permit

The Columbia Falls City-County planning board recently unanimously approved a conditional use permit for a new Dollar General Store.

AP Exclusive: Gun found inside Epstein jail during lockdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators found a loaded gun Thursday that had been smuggled into the jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself last summer, following a weeklong lockdown that turned up other contraband and led to a criminal probe into guard misconduct, the federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press.

AP Exclusive: Gun found inside Epstein jail during lockdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal investigators found a loaded gun Thursday that had been smuggled into the jail where Jeffrey Epstein killed himself last summer, following a weeklong lockdown that turned up other contraband and led to a criminal probe into guard misconduct, the federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press.

Loge, French vie to be House District 14 legislator

House District 14 in Montana encompasses a gigantic chunk of real estate, from from Eastern Plains to Lookout Pass. Then, St. Regis to Western Missoula. Evaro Hill to Valley Creek onward to Dixon. Then Camas Prairie to Hot Springs and Lone Pine.