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Editor’s note: Sholeh is recovering from a broken wrist. While she’s healing, community members and some Mrs. Language Person oldies but goodies will fill in as guest columnists.

SPOT Bus seeking additional riders

The Selkirk-Pend Oreille Transit, or SPOT bus is an ADA compliant and paratransit seeking additional ridership in Boundary County.

West Nile virus season ends

Recap of season, warnings for winter months

COLUMBIA BASIN — The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) declared the 2009 West Nile virus season, the most active on record, is over.

Liquor sales continue climb

State estimates 2-percent hike; Post Falls store is No. 1 in sales

POST FALLS - The doors of the state liquor store on Seltice Way next to the White House Grill may as well have just been kept propped open on Friday.

Kalispell council votes to increase light tax

The Kalispell City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Monday night to expand the light maintenance district tax to include all properties within city limits.

Discounts crimp retailers' profits

NEW YORK - The 2011 holiday shopping season will go down in the record books as the year the Grinch stole stores' profits.

Whitefish mulls business uses on U.S. 93 strip

A proposal to expand business uses on the U.S. 93 strip south of Whitefish could be a hot-button issue as the Whitefish City-County Planning Board begins its year on Thursday.

EPA begins tong-term cleanup at former base

Five pounds. That’s how much trichloroethylene (TCE) the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has likely removed during the last year from a contaminated plume of groundwater underneath what used to be Larson Air Force Base, according to EPA Remedial Project Manager Brad Martin.

Two St. Joe River Campgrounds Closed for Renovations

Two campgrounds in the St. Joe Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests are closed through August 15 for construction activities. Both campgrounds will receive a complete renovation and infrastructure improvements thanks to funding received through the Great American Outdoors Act and the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation.

Two St. Joe River Campgrounds Closed for Renovations

Two campgrounds in the St. Joe Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests are closed through August 15 for construction activities. Both campgrounds will receive a complete renovation and infrastructure improvements thanks to funding received through the Great American Outdoors Act and the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation.

Two St. Joe River campgrounds closed for renovations

Two campgrounds in the St. Joe Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests are closed through August 15 for construction activities. Both campgrounds will receive a complete renovation and infrastructure improvements thanks to funding received through the Great American Outdoors Act and the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation.

Public Notice

As required by WAC 197-11 Moses Lake School District hereby informs the public of its Determination of Non-significance (DNS) for the Grant County Skills Center. An Environmental Checklist and DNS are available from Moses Lake School District, acting as the lead agency. Contact P.J. DeBenedetti at (509)766-2650, or 920 W. Ivy Ave., Moses Lake, WA 98837 for a copy of these documents. Comments are due at Moses Lake School District by 4:30 p.m. February 16, 2009.

Alabama virus cases rise as governor's shutdown order begins

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The number of COVID-19 infections in Alabama rose to 702 on Saturday from 638 a day earlier, with the virus spreading to 54 of the state's 67 counties.

Alabama virus cases rise as governor's shutdown order begins

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The number of COVID-19 infections in Alabama rose to 702 on Saturday from 638 a day earlier, with the virus spreading to 54 of the state's 67 counties.

Alabama virus cases rise as governor's shutdown order begins

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The number of COVID-19 infections in Alabama rose to 702 on Saturday from 638 a day earlier, with the virus spreading to 54 of the state's 67 counties.

Bigfork bonfires bring community together

Bigfork locals will head back to the basics to help fight the chilly winter weather, gathering for community bonfires Friday nights on Dec. 7, 14 and 21 in downtown Bigfork.

Bigfork bonfires bring community together

Bigfork locals will head back to the basics to help fight the chilly winter weather, gathering for community bonfires Friday nights on Dec. 7, 14 and 21 in downtown Bigfork.

P&Z approves Blanchard waste site

SANDPOINT — A proposal to construct a full-service solid waste collection site in Blanchard is in the bag.

Dragon Boats returning to the Flathead

Salvation Army takes kids shopping for school supplies

The Salvation Army of Kalispell, which serves the entire Flathead Valley, recently took 20 local children shopping for back-to-school clothes at Old Navy in Kalispell.