Shoppers stock up on water bottles, toilet paper, soap in preparation for coronavirus

NAMPA — Many Treasure Valley shoppers were stocking up on paper products, soaps, canned food and face masks Wednesday in preparation for coronavirus to hit Idaho.

County commissioners OK refuse fee increase

The current fee is $135, but it will increase to $150 per year. The last refuse increase was in 2008.

The wineries of Napa

As a follow on to last week's column here is a snapshot of some of the great wineries of Napa County and like Sonoma, Napa being known for wineries does not imply that there are not great "growers;" there sure are. Mostly though Napa is known for the wineries that line the Silverado trail and State Highway 29 and many of the streets that connect these two parallel routes and many of these properties are owned and run by some of the oldest wine country families.

Two passions in one building

By CHANSE WATSON

Strange thefts highlight drug problem

Aquarium test tubes, fish food scales and dog medication probably wouldn’t stand out as items that could be useful in a life of crime, but a strange assortment of recent thefts may have been fueled by a methamphetamine and heroin problem in Flathead Valley.

Shoppers turn out for Small Business Saturday

The message of the day on Nov. 25 was “Shop Small.” The weather cooperated with sunshine and blue skies as local shoppers supported Polson and Ronan business communities during Small Business Saturday.

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Boundary County Historical Society volunteers have been stitching quilts and researching downtown history for an event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 19.

New owners take over at Meadow Lake Golf Course

The new owners of the Meadow Lake Golf Course want people to know it’s not a private course. Tom and Gerlinde Waters purchased the course from longtime owner Peter Tracy last August.

Sponsors sought for 2025 Summer Food Service Program

The Idaho Department of Education is seeking sponsors for the 2025 Summer Food Service Program. The SFSP provides free meals and snacks to children 1 to 18 years of age by operating sites located in low-income areas during the summer months.

Rathdrum advances plan to develop mountain

Design work for recreation uses underway; Cost estimates to be revealed

RATHDRUM — Rathdrum has started its climb to develop its mountain property for recreational uses.

Rooted Social House now under construction in Post Falls

After a "period of pause," construction has begun on Rooted Social House at 310 N. Spokane Street.

Mineral County Justice Court

Nicholas Robert Souza, non-resident operating snowmobile without temporary permit...

Plenty of heat, but no vote

Commissioners table decision on contentious asphalt plant

Some yelled, some pleaded and one individual threatened legal action on Thursday night over a proposed asphalt batch plant by the state line.

Whitefish pulls back on regs for marijuana retail stores

Whitefish pulls back on regs for marijuana retail stores

Whitefish pulls back on regs for marijuana retail stores

Deciding it wanted to further restrict where marijuana retail stores can operate and how they receive approval, the Whitefish City Council recently pulled an item off its agenda regarding zoning regulations for marijuana sales and production businesses.

Whitefish pulls back on regs for marijuana retail stores

Deciding it wanted to further restrict where marijuana retail stores can operate and how they receive approval, the Whitefish City Council recently pulled an item off its agenda regarding zoning regulations for marijuana sales and production businesses.

Apprentice rides to ownership of Great Northern Cycle

When Willie Hobbs took a job sweeping floors at Great Northern Cycle & Ski, he would have laughed at the idea of owning the business just five years later.

Medical marijuana a challenge for legal pot

Police reel in Louisiana man captured swimming in fish tank

BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana were able to reel in a man captured on video swimming through a fish tank at a sporting goods store.

Counting the cost of selfishness

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