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Gov. Bullock, please do not sign a bill to tax the owners of hybrid and electric cars. I purchased my first Prius 17 years ago for the following reasons: 1) to keep from polluting the atmosphere. 2) To quit guzzling a natural resource. 3) To reduce traffic noise. 4) To cut down my expenses.

Weekly roundup

The owners of Sweet Peaks Ice Cream have dropped plans to construct a manufacturing facility and retail store on U.S. 93 in Whitefish.

Liquor & flower shop grand opening

Balloons hung outside, women received free roses and complimentary refreshments covered two tables last Friday as the Garden Gift and Floral/Plains Liquor Store celebrated it's grand opening.

A's sign top draft pick Soderstrom as well as fifth-rounder

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have signed their top draft pick, left-handed hitting catcher Tyler Soderstrom.

Ghostly tale lives on downtown

  SANDPOINT — Some ghost stories are shared in jest, others are told in somber tones.  This one falls into the second category — an otherworldly tale of a lonely spirit who, according to some accounts, wandered the empty halls of an historic downtown hotel on the upper floor of the Bernd Building for more than 80 years.

Washington governor orders statewide Guard activation

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee late Sunday ordered a statewide activation of the National Guard following vandalism and thefts in stores and shopping malls in multiple cities following protests over the killing of George Floyd.

Inslee orders statewide Guard activation following unrest

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee late Sunday ordered a statewide activation of the National Guard following vandalism and thefts in stores and shopping malls in multiple cities following protests over the killing of George Floyd.

Inslee orders statewide Guard activation following unrest

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee late Sunday ordered a statewide activation of the National Guard following vandalism and thefts in stores and shopping malls in multiple cities following protests over the killing of George Floyd.

Inslee orders statewide Guard activation following unrest

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee late Sunday ordered a statewide activation of the National Guard following vandalism and thefts in stores and shopping malls in multiple cities following protests over the killing of George Floyd.

Arkansas may close some state parks over virus concerns

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas may temporarily close some of its most popular parks over concerns that large numbers of out-of-state visitors are crowding them during the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday.

Camping season on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests begins

Coeur d’Alene – It is camping season on the Idaho Panhandle National Forests and the Forest Service would like to inform the public of operational changes, campground opening dates, and a few tips for a fun and safe camping season. Concessionaire-operated campgrounds on the Forest are now managed by Scenic Canyons Recreational Services, Inc. (SCRS). Most concessionaire-operated campgrounds will open May 17, 2019 with reduced services on a first-come, first-served basis until the official opening date for reservations on May 24, 2019. For more information, please contact SCRS at (435) 265-6746 or visit: www.sceniccanyons.com.

Top EPA official tours brownfield sites

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler got an up-close and personal look at the federal agency’s impact in Kalispell during a tour on Friday.

Legals for March, 19 2026

Long-awaited plan for midtown has mixed-use buildings, green space

COEUR d’ALENE — The city’s urban renewal agency is negotiating with a Coeur d’Alene firm to turn a piece of undeveloped land in the heart of the midtown business district into mixed commercial and residential property.

Half-Sun Travel Plaza plans a soft opening

MOSES LAKE — It doesn’t seem all that long ago when Confederated Tribes of the Colville elder Barb Aripa, a direct descendant to Chief Moses, blessed the site at the southwest corner of South Wanapum Drive and West Lakeshore Drive.

CJ’s Custom Meats

New meat market offers ML carnivores a variety of options with a local focus.

MOSES LAKE — CJ’s Meats is Moses Lake’s newest meat store located at 210 S. Gumwood Street. Here you can find a variety of locally raised meats and other food items. CJ’s originated in Wapato, said Store Manager Dawn Leslie, and all the beef comes from farms around the Wapato butcher shop. The pigs come from 4-H in Ellensburg...

Visitors: Where's Cd'A we used to know?

Visitors have horrible experience in Lake City

Commentary: City responds to Change.org petition

The City of Moses Lake was recently made aware of a post to a Change.org website that made some incorrect claims about the Love’s development project.

Cream tea 'break' is delightful old tradition

During the early ‘50s, one of my favorite day-trips from my home in Coeur d’Alene, was a shopping spree in Spokane at The Crescent — and a mid-morning cream tea at the store’s Elizabeth Ann Tearoom.

Whitefish icon "Cowboy" Gerald dies at 75

Whitefish has lost one of its most colorful characters.