The Latest: Chicago-area nursing home workers walk off job

CHICAGO — Nearly 700 nursing home workers walked off the job Monday at 11 mostly Chicago-area Infinity Healthcare Management facilities, saying they won’t return until the company offers them higher wages and safer working conditions amid the coronavirus pandemic that’s hit nursing homes hard.

Criticized over recent appointees, Census adds another hire

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Amid calls for investigations into whether two recent hires for top positions at the U.S. Census Bureau were politically motivated, the nation's top statistical agency said Monday it was hiring a third new deputy director as the bureau enters the homestretch of its once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident.

Dancin' off the grid

Vintage Swing Revival dance at 7 tonight

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Libby City officials sound alarm on vandalism

Sikes said if anyone sees vandalism happening, they should contact law enforcement immediately.

Lakeside shooting suspect held on pending attempted murder charge

A Kalispell man is behind bars on a pending attempted deliberate homicide charge after allegedly shooting at a man in a parked vehicle outside of a Lakeside business Nov. 24.

Cyprus unveils road map to easing coronavirus restrictions

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ president unveiled a road-map Wednesday for gradually lifting a strict, stay-at-home order over the next month that has until now helped to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Fed expects to keep its key rate near zero through 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve foresees the economy accelerating quickly this year yet still expects to keep its benchmark interest rate pinned near zero through 2023, despite concerns in financial markets about potentially higher inflation.

The ESPYS focus on honors, pandemic and racial justice

No red carpet, no nattily dressed athletes, no house band or monologue poking fun at the past year's top athletes and moments.

Guinan is the conservative candidate we need

In 2002, we moved to western Washington to care for my aging mother. Large in size, but small in its rural population, Jefferson County is similar to Bonner. The largest population density is in the hub of county government which became a political juggernaut in just a few short years.

Legals for December, 29 2022

Prepare for next winter; get your firewood ready now

Now is the time to collect and properly store firewood so it is dry enough to burn efficiently during the colder months. Burning clean, dry, seasoned firewood to heat your home saves money, ignites easily, and lessens the impact on local air quality.

Viks top T-Wolves in NILL semis

COEUR d'ALENE - Jarrett Johnson had three goals and three assists as Coeur d'Alene defeated Lake City 10-7 in the semifinals of the North Idaho Lacrosse League tournament on Wednesday at Coeur d'Alene High.

Apprentice Polson electrician highlighted for National Disability Employment Awareness Month

In celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Governor Greg Gianforte joined the Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and the Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) to highlight a Polson resident who is an apprentice in Montana’s Registered Apprenticeship Program.

A green light for impact fees for fire and EMS

Commissioners approve recommendation

Kootenai County commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to approve a recommendation to impose impact fees supporting the county’s fire districts and emergency medical services.

CBBRC hosts Spring Classic race

MOSES LAKE – The Columbia Basin Barrel Racing Club kicked off its classic race schedule with the Spring Classic on Saturday at the Grant County Fairgrounds, where riders competed in two races on Saturday morning.

Law roundup: People camping in vehicles allowed on empty lot

Someone complained about a parked van that hadn’t moved from its location in an empty lot since the end of May and thought someone was living in it when they saw a cooler and cooking station set up next to it. The van turned out to be parked on private property

Few but weighty new elk regs affect Region 1

Elk hunters sighting the northwestern reaches of Montana already tagged a brute ahead of the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

NOTICE OF DECISION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on June 5, 2012, the Grant County Board of County Commissioners approved a non project proposal to adopt amendments to the following chapters of the Grant County Unified Development Code: 

Fair board questions highlight BOCC meeting

After holding a moment of silence for former fair manager Darcey Smith, the Bonner County commissioners’ Tuesday meeting started out with concerned citizens asking questions about the fair board. “If the fair board didn’t have any of their books electronically kept track of … how did the sheriff come about his report to find Mrs. Smith guilty of embezzlement if he didn’t have all the information needed to actually have an accurate audit to figure out if she had taken the funds, or who took the funds?” asked citizen Amy Lunsford.

Are Earth's land areas getting drier?

We all know that water is essential to life on our planet as it supports ecosystems. Approximately 71% of the Earth is covered with this liquid, and it’s estimated that there are around 326 million trillion gallons of water on Earth. However, over 97% of this liquid is undrinkable salt water. The rest of it is freshwater, but around 68% of the planet’s freshwater is locked up in ice and glaciers. According to the USGS, if all the Earth’s water, which includes the freshwater sources and oceans, were put into a sphere, the diameter of this “water ball” would be about 860 miles across. Water is also being discovered outside our planet. In various forms, the liquid has been found in asteroids, comets, other moons and other planets that may possess subsurface oceans or even water vapor in their atmosphere.