Youth Sports Jan. 14, 2026

Scores, news, photos, from local youth sports teams, leagues.

Mavs cross country ready for more this season

MOSES LAKE – After a storybook season, the Mavericks cross country team is ready to go farther this season, Head Coach Larry Dagnon said. “Last year was a monumental season. Honestly, not only was it monumental for how the team did, but just having sports was monumental,” he said.

MATCHDAY: Liverpool hosts Tottenham; Barcelona faces test

A look at what’s happening around European soccer on Wednesday:

Swan Valley easement aimed at securing grizzly habitat

A 30-acre conservation easement was placed on land in the Swan Valley last week with the intention of securing grizzly bear habitat and forested wetlands.

Bonner County History - Jan. 30, 2025

A look at the events, activities, and meetings happening around Bonner County, from Sandpoint to Cocolalla, from Priest River to Ponderay, and from Clark Fork to Dover.

A look at teff

Tiny grain could be headed for big things

MOSES LAKE — Teff may only be grown on a few farms in the Pacific Northwest, but it’s a grain a lot of people aren’t aware of yet, though it is beginning to find a market and is expected to rise in popularity as a crop and product.

Quality Education Act initiative price won't be as high as reported

Widely reported claims that an Idaho education funding initiative actually would raise taxes by $570 million appear to be unfounded, and a drafting error in the initiative’s inflation factor originated in the Idaho Attorney General’s office. “We now know it was an inadvertent typographical error that was made by our office in the Certificate of Review,” Chief Deputy Attorney General Brian Kane told the Idaho Press in an email on Thursday. “The mistake is ours.” Jared Walczak, vice president of state projects for the Tax Foundation, made the claims in a July 14 article headlined, “Idaho’s tax-hiking ballot measure is riddled with mistakes.” The claims were then picked up and trumpeted by the Idaho Freedom Foundation, which opposes funding public education.

Trudeau expects a trade war between Canada and the US for the 'foreseeable future'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he welcomed indications that the U.S. would delay substantial tariffs on Canadian products for a month, but said Canada’s plan to impose retaliatory tariffs would remain in place for now.

Experts: Rainy season to further threaten Beirut heritage

BEIRUT (AP) — Restoring Beirut's damaged architectural heritage following the devastating August explosion will take hundreds of millions of dollars and costs will quickly rise if no action is taken ahead of the onset of the rainy season in less than two months, international experts warned Tuesday.

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This is in response to Joseph Henry Wythe’s Nov. 2 letter in which he states “ … the right to have guns in non-existent.”

Montana Senate can’t muster enough votes to punish former president Ellsworth

The Montana Senate drew to a stalemate Monday over whether to expel former leader Jason Ellsworth for ethics violations, though there’s no limit to how many tries they get at taking some sort of disciplinary action against the Hamilton Republican.

Florida guard Scottie Lewis returning for sophomore season

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida guard Scottie Lewis, one of the Southeastern Conference's top defenders, is returning for his sophomore season.

MY TURN: Regan’s his name; divide and conquer is his game

Kootenai County has become a microcosm of growing delusion, deep community division and a rapid dissolving of ties that once bound us together. Unchecked, this status promises an era of political instability and civic anarchy.

Dress up for Monster Mash Night Market

The Wavy Bunch will throw a spooktacular evening at the Monster Mash Night Market and Street Fair from 5 - 9 p.m. Friday Oct. 13.

Run to benefit junior high programs next month

Run Wild 2024 is an enjoyable 5K and 1-mile fun run benefiting Columbia Falls Junior High School and local nonprofit organizations.

Running again in the land of aloha

Merrie Mile, Honolulu Marathon mark trip to Hawaii

Marathon magic

Ukraine's parliament accepts chief banker's resignation

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s parliament on Friday accepted the resignation of the country’s top banker, who has stepped down citing political pressure.

Oprah Winfrey to launch live virtual experience on wellness

NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey, who visited arenas earlier this year on a wellness tour, is bringing the idea to living rooms while people are homebound due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Man admits to removing Charlottesville slave auction marker

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia have arrested a man who admitted to taking a historic marker memorializing the site of slave auctions in the city where a deadly white nationalist rally was held in 2017.

49ers get Bourne back, will play again without Samuel

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers will have to wait at least one more game to get receiver Deebo Samuel back on the field but will have Kendrick Bourne available when they visit New Orleans.