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‘Fast X’ races to franchise oblivion

To measure a “Fast & Furious” movie on any kind of objective standard is as futile as trying to understand all the garbled dialogue uttered by its franchise star Vin Diesel. After 11 installments, you’re either ride-or-die with the Toretto Crew or you aren’t, but even for the loyalists, “Fast X” is a test of endurance.

Reading, summer and a whole lot of fun

It’s going to be a busy summer at the library. Every year, the library celebrates summer reading with dozens of programs and hundreds of prizes to encourage kids and adults alike to spend a little time reading, to keep minds active during our area’s busiest time of year.

Group makes push for new skatepark in Columbia Falls

The Bad Rock Skate Park Association hopes to soon do a formal land survey at Fenholt Park in Columbia Falls for a new skatepark after the city concurred with the idea.

A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve increased in April

Friday's report from the government also showed that despite rising prices, consumers remain buoyant.

Wolfpack crushes Helena for softball title

Helena pitcher Faith Howard threw a heck of a game at the Glacier Wolfpack Saturday, in the first championship game of the State AA softball tournament. It was the Wolfpack that owned the encore.

Venmo to be officially available for teenagers, although many use it already

Using Venmo won't necessarily be new to a good number of teens — parents often set up accounts for their children through their own accounts, which is a violation of Venmo's terms of service.

Art imitates lives

Authors take questions to inspire comedy synopsis

Improv performers from Levity Theatre will interview two local authors, Michael Wolsten and David Hill, to inspire their show at 9 p.m. June 2 at the Harding Center, before using their lives to inspire an entire comedy show, live.

Supreme Court sharply limits fed's power over wetlands

The Supreme Court has sharply limited the federal government's authority to police water pollution into certain wetlands. It's the second decision in as many years in which a conservative majority narrowed the reach of environmental regulations. The outcome could threaten efforts to control flooding on the Mississippi River and protect the Chesapeake Bay, among many projects, according to Justice Brett Kavanaugh. He broke with the other five conservatives on the court. The justices boosted property rights over concerns about clean water in a ruling in favor of an Idaho couple who sought to build a house near a lake.

AG sues company over robocalls

Attorney General Raúl Labrador has joined attorneys general from throughout the U.S. in a lawsuit against Michael D. Lansky, LLC, for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people. Michael D. Lansky, LLC, which does business as Avid Telecom, is accused of transmitting more than 7.5 billion calls to telephone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry.

Drunk motorist caught driving on pedestrian path sentenced in district court

Judge Dan Wilson on May 11 ordered 31-year-old Steven Lee Myers to 13 months with the state Department of Corrections to await placement in a residential treatment facility.

Legals for May, 26 2023

News Bites for May 26

MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake man was booked into the Grant County Jail Tuesday on suspicion of vehicular assault and DUI after he allegedly struck a motorcycle and left the scene of the accident...

‘Big Bend Changed that for me’

Cellarbration! raises money for BBCC students

MOSES LAKE — The community once again showed its commitment to education Saturday with a full turnout at Big Bend Community College Foundation’s 22nd annual Cellarbration! For Education banquet and auction. The event, which brought in about 225 people, raised $167,000 to put toward scholarships for Big Bend Community College students, according to college spokesman Matt Killebrew.

Woman arrested for stealing, selling metal pump parts

MOSES LAKE — Deputies with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Moses Lake woman on Tuesday accused of stealing metal from an irrigation equipment retailer and selling it for scrap to a local metal dealer, according to a GCSO statement. According to the statement, 38-year-old Magaly Diaz Luna was arrested after staff at Moses Lake Iron & Metal became suspicious of the brass pump impellers Luna was trying to sell them. Staff had recently been informed by Irrigators Inc. that pump impellers had been stolen from their Moses Lake property, the statement said, after Irrigators Inc. staff found a hole in their fence and several impellers missing from a pallet. Diaz had reportedly sold brass impellers to Moses Lake Iron & Metal six different times since mid-March, the statement said, and was paid the scrap rate of roughly $1,900. According to the GCSO statement, employees with Irrigators Inc. were able to identify the impellers as belonging to the company.

Boundary County Court Records---Week of May 25

Boundary County Court Records---Week of May 25

Legals for May, 25 2023

Legals for May, 25 2023

Legals for May, 25 2023