Asian stocks slide after weak US data add to global gloom

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly lower Thursday after unexpectedly weak U.S. retail and other data added to gloom about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Asian stocks slide after weak US data add to global gloom

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly lower Thursday after unexpectedly weak U.S. retail and other data added to gloom about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Guest column: Keep caring for one another during stay-at-home extension

We are living in unprecedented times. The deadly coronavirus has taken its toll on lives, businesses and the daily routines of many. People who have face-to-face public contact are adjusting to a new normal of wearing face coverings and keeping a safe social distance. Those who are not working are perhaps pulled into different roles to help affected family members.

Asian stocks slide after weak US data add to global gloom

BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly lower Thursday after unexpectedly weak U.S. retail and other data added to gloom about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

31 flavorful years

Baskin Robins' employee reflects on more than three decades of serving scoops.

MOSES LAKE — Lori Friend was 31 years old when she started dishing up Baskin-Robbins’ 31 flavors of ice cream in Moses Lake in 1992. “I’ve been here 31 years at this very location,” Friend said. “I’ve been through three owners. They’ve been really good to work around my schedule and my kids’ schedules. So I’ve just continued on working here.” ...

Karen Vergeront, 74

Karen Vergeront, 74

Behind-the-scenes politics of leadership votes

Republican and Democrat caucuses met last week to pick leadership teams for the upcoming legislative session.

Food, fitness and faith: Bethany Lutheran Pastor Shawn Osborne leading exciting new programs

Bethany Lutheran Pastor Shawn Osborne is taking care of his flock, body and soul. Since May 10, the church has been offering free community meals every Wednesday and Osborne will soon be offering his “Mission Ready” workout training program for the third year.

Evergreen welder turns junk into metal art

If you look left as you cross the bridge over the Flathead River headed towards Evergreen, you’ll see one of Wayne Hill’s distinctive sculptures: “Junkyard Art” spelled out in mufflers welded together.

Neighbor unhappy with special deliveries

Two dogs on the loose on Happy Hollow in Somers reportedly “keep leaving packages” on a neighbor’s yard. The dogs’ owner was advised of county dog ordinances and about the complaints

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A single-story residential trailer was gutted by a fire Sunday evening in Bigfork on Highway 83, according to information from the Flathead County Sherif’s Department.

Hope amidst the gloom

TOM HESS / Hungry Horse News

Lawn-chair attack causes 'emotional pain'

A man called Flathead County Sheriff’s Office to report two men came out of a house and attacked him with their fists and a lawn chair. He reportedly went to a house uninvited to try and talk to his ex after she supposedly said she was drunk in Somers. The man denied medical attention because “this was emotional pain only.”

Hold the blame in fire stories

It's easy to play the blame game after a fire season like the one many Montanans have experienced this year. Anger is understandable when some of our favorite places have burned, when livelihoods have been affected, and thousands of acres of private property have been threatened or damaged, including my own place near Dog Gun Lake, just inside the Lewis and Clark National Forest.

Events for June 2013

Local group flies high in the sky

To anyone cruising U.S. Highway 93, your last thought would be that small planes are being flown over an acre of farmland.

Let's really reduce the cost of healthcare

We all know something is very wrong with the cost of health care in this country. But is the answer more bureaucracy or less?

Police calls: Gun goes sliding at rink

Whitefish Police calls from Jan. 11-17.

Perry F. Roys

POLSON — Perry F. Roys, 85, of Polson died on Dec. 8, 2007, at Village Health Care Center in Missoula after a stoic battle with lung cancer.

Shirley Vanderburg

ARLEE — Shirley Rae Vanderburg, 56, of Albuquerque, N.M., died of natural causes in her home on Tuesday, July 18, 2006.