The Shipping News: Kalispell man receives top industry award

With more than 25 years of work in the transportation industry, Peter Saunders knows a thing or two about shipping.

Liz Weston: How to stock up wisely, emergency or not

Concerns about the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (abbreviated COVID-19) mean more of us are doing what we probably should have been doing all along: washing our hands more frequently and thoroughly; staying at home when we’re sick; stocking up on food and supplies in case that stay becomes extended.

'Backroads of Montana' premieres 50th show

The episode, “The Great Outdoors,” takes viewers to Seeley Lake, Lolo, Great Falls and the National Bison Range near Moiese. It will have repeat airings at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18; at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20; and at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 21.

DEMS’ LETTER: A different opinion

In reading the KC Dems Exec Committee’s letter to the editor Friday, Dec. 15, I find a need to fact check their statements.

Remaining Free Agents

NEW YORK (AP) — The 98 remaining free agents (q-rejected qualifying offer):

Florida judge: Reopening public schools 'disregards safety'

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge temporarily blocked Gov. Ron DeSantis and top education officials from forcing public schools to reopen brick-and-mortar classrooms amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, ruling that the state’s order “arbitrarily disregards safety.”

Here's how food bank deals with expired food

In response to the Press photo with the caption "When in doubt, throw it out" dated 12/28/13, I would like to provide clarity on how our Community Action Partnership deals with expired foods.

Catherine Marie Richter, 93

Catherine Marie Richter died Jan. 7, 2024, in Columbia Falls, Montana.

C-Falls, Whitefish girls home for first-round soccer playoff matches

It’s time for high-stakes soccer as the Class A playoffs begin today at various sites and times around Montana.

Govt Watchdog: Politics caused 'Sharpiegate' frantic rebuke

Political pressure from the White House and a series of “crazy in the middle of the night” texts, emails and phone calls caused top federal weather officials to wrongly admonish a weather office for a tweet that contradicted President Trump about Hurricane Dorian in 2019, an inspector general report found.

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Post Falls man arrested in Arizona

The southwest desert gets hot.

Keep your bovine feeling fine: Tips for managing pain in cattle

Unlike many animals that vocalize their discomfort, cattle tend to suffer in silence—making it all the more important for an owner to recognize the subtle signs of pain.

Selecting an estate executor or successor trustee

When I meet with clients to set up estate plans, I find that a surprising number of people mistakenly believe that they must name their eldest child in their will or their trust as the person in charge of their estate. Even those who understand that they are not legally required to do this may think they are supposed to nominate their eldest child for this duty. There may have been a time when social norms dictated this outcome, but those days are long past, and today I speak to my clients in detail about who the right type of person is to be left in charge of their estate. Let’s review some of the factors that should be considered.

Survey: Avista tops in customer satisfaction

Avista has earned the highest ranking in satisfaction among residential natural gas customers in the midsize natural gas utilities segment of the West region, according to the 2010 J.D. Power and Associates Gas Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study released today.

Oil-rich Norway goes to polls with climate on the agenda

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — North Sea oil and gas has helped make Norway one of the wealthiest countries in the world. But as Norwegians head to the polls on Monday, fears about climate change have put the future of the industry at the top of the campaign agenda.

Building a miracle

PF neighborhood to set example for homeownership through public-private partnerships

For two long years, Ryan Ryle and his fiance, Jayne Foster, tried to buy a home in North Idaho. Ryle, who grew up just on the other side of the Idaho-Washington stateline, said the couple would put in offers on houses just to constantly be outbid by other buyers who had larger down payments or cash in hand. “We even looked at new builds, but we needed so much earnest money down, we couldn’t save for it,” Ryle said Thursday.

Florida judge: Reopening public schools 'disregards safety'

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge temporarily blocked Gov. Ron DeSantis and top education officials from forcing public schools to reopen brick-and-mortar classrooms amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, ruling that the state’s order “arbitrarily disregards safety.”