Judge sentences Whitefish man accused of shooting at kayakers

The man accused of shooting at kayakers on Lower Stillwater Lake last year received four suspended one-year sentences in the Flathead County Detention Center late last month.

Tax cheats and the debt dilemma

Americans have always commonly agreed that taxes are the price of a civilized society.

Priest River falls to Kellogg at 2A Districts

Although Priest River will be losing a key senior, Charles Bennett to graduation, there is a strong group of returning players for next year’s team.

Evelyn May Spurgeon, 96

Evelyn was born Feb. 28, 1927, in Sprague, Wash., and passed away April 28, 2023, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Somers man sentenced for negligent vehicular assault, theft

Benjamin Edward Brant, 44, earned a 10-year sentence with the state Department of Corrections with five years suspended for felony negligent vehicular assault on April 13 as well as five years for felony theft of property.

Kalispell man arrested for flashing gun receives suspended sentence

Judge Dan Wilson handed down the suspended five-year sentence with the state Department of Corrections to 32-year-old Romano Corbitt on March 30.

Legals for May, 17 2023

LoRee (Ruth) Hook

LoRee (Ruth) Hook

Little miracle

Family with love for fostering, adoption welcomes unexpected new addition

Ashlee Aurora has been a mom for more than 12 years. However, it wasn't until April 24 that she gave birth to her first child. "This is a new stage for us," Aurora, 33, said Thursday, her new son Waylon in her arms.

Legals for May, 16 2023

Legals for May, 16 2023

CWU student media takes home regional awards

ELLENSBURG — Central Washington University’s student journalists rose to the top of Region 10 again this year in the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence contest. PULSE magazine won two categories—Best Student Magazine and Best Feature Writing—and The Observer student newspaper won for Best Affiliated Website. Both publications also earned two finalist selections each in Region 10, which includes schools from Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, and Montana...

Hip hop 'til you drop

Hayden Canyon students dance to raise money for mirrors

The Hayden Canyon Charter Hip Hop Dance Club invited students, staff and families to get down, boogie, groove and bust moves in a five-hour schoolwide dance-a-thon Friday.

How a Fed increase could affect credit card debt, auto loans

On Wednesday, the central bank boosted its benchmark rate by a quarter-point to 5.1%. Rates on credit cards, mortgages and auto loans, which have been surging since the Fed began raising rates last year, all stand to rise even more. The result will be more burdensome loan costs for both consumers and businesses.

Macron vows to build back factories, boost France's economy shaken by pension protests

It's a big challenge, as France reels from protracted protests, rising food and energy prices and other fallout from the Ukraine war.

Europe's economic outlook brightens a little after avoiding recession. But inflation still squeezes

The outlook for the 20 countries using the euro currency improved to growth of 1.1% this year from 0.9% in February's predictions, the European Commission said in its spring forecast Monday.

Legals for May, 15 2023

Little miracle

Family with love for fostering, adoption welcomes unexpected new addition

Ashlee Aurora has been a mom for more than 12 years. However, it wasn't until April 24 that she gave birth to her first child. "This is a new stage for us," Aurora, 33, said Thursday, her new son Waylon in her arms.

Huckleberries

The centennial capsule: Is Coeur d'Alene's future heirloom a vault half full?

Thirty-six years down, 64 to go, and the question remains: Did Red fill the time capsule?

Staying positive, on a serious tip

A small boy was auditioning with his classmates for a school play. His mother knew that he'd set his heart on being in the play — just like all the other children hoped — and she feared how he would react if he was not chosen. On the day the parts were awarded, the little boy's mother went to the school gates to collect her son. The boy rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride and excitement.