New NIC trustees look ahead

Chair thinks cooperation among all 5 is possible

The newest members of North Idaho College’s Board of Trustees have wasted no time in tackling some of the most pressing issues facing the institution.

From last-place projection to league champions: Bonners Ferry football's memorable year

Frederick Albert Selby Jr., 51

Frederick Albert Selby Jr., 51

Prison time for Montana couple that targeted Lincoln Co.

Both Kullberg and Smith were ordered to pay $2,302 restitution, which consisted of the fraudulent charges and reimbursement for stolen mail.

County commissioners plan to impose levy for jail expansion

At a meeting Monday morning, the Lake County Commissioners unanimously approved two resolutions aimed at financing the new courthouse annex and paying for an expansion of the jail.

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WA senators pushing on federal legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Washington senators are making progress on several pieces of legislation at the federal level. Washington’s two senators have been able to pass four pieces of legislation in one chamber this session, so far. Of those, two are resolutions designating April as the “Month of Military Child” and designating a week in Feb. as “National School Counseling Week.”

Two vie for top county position

The race for Flathead County commissioner in District 2 is the only contested county government race in Tuesday’s general election and the only county race that involves a Democrat.

Cd'A mayor looks back on a difficult 2020

In the first of a two-part series, Steve Widmyer talks to The Press about his thoughts on an unprecedented year

Tigers secure IML, top seed

KELLOGG - Brian Cronnelly completed 12 of 23 passes for 245 yards and four touchdowns and Timberlake clinched the Intermountain League title and No. 1 seed to the state 3A playoffs with a 66-6 win over Kellogg (0-9, 0-4).

Police Calls: Missing car towing mystery

A vehicle was parked at a location on Highway 40 for a few days.

Mission Valley Mariners end week at 10-10

A Team wins two, loses two at Libby Big Bucks Tournament.

Shopko set to open soon

BONNERS FERRY — The blacktop is poured, the windows are in and the work crew has moved inside to outfit the interior of the new Shopko Hometown store taking shape on Main Street. According to Beverly Vanderbilt, community relations specialist for the Shopko corporation, the store is on track to open its doors Oct, 2, with a grand opening scheduled for Oct. 14.

Free COVID-19 testing offered in Lake County

The Lake County-Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Unified Command Center will be offering all Mission Valley residents a free COVID-19 test at four different testing sites over four days beginning Wednesday.

Upton named city's arts and historic preservation officer

Museum looking for new executive director

Huskies fall to Selah in CWAC title game

SELAH – Down 2-1 to Selah in the Central Washington Athletic Conference district tournament game, the Vikings rallied off nine runs in the top of the fifth inning to take down Othello 11-1, sending the Huskies to a loser-out game in the District 5/6/8 Crossover against Clarkston. “That was mostly our fault,” Othello Head Coach Rudy Ochoa said. “We made a couple of errors we shouldn’t have made … It just started snowballing. It seemed, after a while, it didn’t matter what we did.” ...

Reports: Amazon under scrutiny by California, Washington

NEW YORK (AP) — State officials in California and Washington are reviewing Amazon's business practices to determine whether the company is violating any laws with respect to the independent merchants that sell goods on its site, according to published reports.

Range Resources pleads no contest to environmental crimes

Range Resources Corp., Pennsylvania’s most active shale gas driller, has pleaded no contest to environmental crimes over its handling of contamination at a pair of well sites, the state attorney general’s office announced Friday.

Activists say IS prison riots break out again in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Imprisoned Islamic State militants rioted again on Monday at a jail in northeastern Syria, hours after the Kurdish-led forces running the site said they had restored order, activists said.

Vietnam, combat and rules of engagement

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