Don Leen Memorial Golf Tournament raises $6,970 for youth golf program

The program provides golf clubs, lessons, hats and a shirt to youth athletes looking to take up the sport of golf.

DRIVER: Assimilate into Idaho

This is to the angry man in the huge honking truck I met at the intersection of I-95 and Lancaster. It was a beautiful, cloudless, blue sky Idaho day and this gentleman was frothing at the mouth. He was screaming and shaking his fist at me. What was my indiscretion? After waiting for two huge dump trucks, I proceeded into the intersection. If it was not my turn and I was in error, please accept my apology.

Kentucky, Tennessee lead SEC loaded with new talent

Kentucky has yet another crop of Big Blue-chippers and Tennessee looks poised to prove last season was a blip on an otherwise impressive recent run of success.

Little pushes for career training grants, teacher raises

Idaho Gov. Brad Little said Friday he is continuing to negotiate with legislators around his top 2023 priorities, including the Idaho Launch grant program for high school graduates, pay raises for teachers, property tax reduction and increased funding for law enforcement salaries. Through the first 47 days in session with a new-look Idaho Legislature that experienced significant turnover after 2022, Little said he has only signed five bills and there weren’t any more waiting for him as of Thursday night.

As coronavirus cases grow, Pennsylvania eyes later primary

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania saw another big increase in confirmed coronavirus cases Sunday, as well as another death, as lawmakers speed legislation to delay the state's April 28 primary election and relax rules around how mail-in ballots can be processed in advance of polls closing.

Flathead Business Watercooler

Flathead Business Watercooler

Falko leads Gardner-Webb over Campbell 85-70

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Jacob Falko had 17 points to lead five Gardner-Webb players in double figures as the Runnin’ Bulldogs topped Campbell 85-70 on Tuesday.

Vaccine passports are latest flash point in COVID politics

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Vaccine passports being developed to verify COVID-19 immunization status and allow inoculated people to more freely travel, shop and dine have become the latest flash point in America's perpetual political wars, with Republicans portraying them as a heavy-handed intrusion into personal freedom and private health choices.

Legals for August, 1 2020

Libby cross country runners gearing up for state

Rowen Sherbo was fourth with a time of 17:17 and Cody Watson was eighth with a time of 17:41. Coach Brittany Katzer reported there were also seven runners who achieved their personal bests, including Matteo Gibbs, Eli Moore, Silas Moore, Greysen Thompson, James Redifer, Katelyn Huff and Julianna Shumate.

MLFD gets $3.3M grant for additional personnel

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Fire Department has been awarded a $3.3 million grant from the Department of Homeland Security to employ a number of new firefighters and paramedics over the next three years, according to MLFD Chief Brett Bastian. Speaking to the Moses Lake City Council during a regular meeting on Tuesday, Bastian said the grant – which the city council unanimously voted in favor of – under DHS’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program has no strings attached and no requirement for city matching funds, so long as the grant money is spent solely on salaries and benefits over the next three years...

Fortunes of China's internet tycoons soar amid pandemic

BEIJING (AP) — Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, held onto his status as China’s richest tycoon this year as surging demand for online shopping and other services during the coronavirus pandemic swelled the fortunes of internet entrepreneurs, according to a survey released Tuesday.

AP Exclusive: Mine consultant agreed Nevada plant in danger

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A botanist hired by a company planning to mine one of the most promising deposits of lithium in the world believes a rare desert wildflower at the Nevada site should be protected under the Endangered Species Act, a move that could jeopardize the project.

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The excitement of Badger football brings the whole community together.

Fortunes of China's internet

BEIJING (AP) — Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, held onto his status as China’s richest tycoon this year as surging demand for online shopping and other services during the coronavirus pandemic swelled the fortunes of internet entrepreneurs, according to a survey released Tuesday.

US Cybercom virtual war game girds against increased threats

Foreign hackers are taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to undermine institutions and threaten critical infrastructure, a top U.S. military cyber official said Thursday.

Naples Food Cupboard receives $3,200 donation by SBFD

Food Cupboard receives $3,200 donation by the South Boundary Fire Department and will be using the funds for building updates and food supplies.

Vaccine passports are latest flash point in COVID politics

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Vaccine passports being developed to verify COVID-19 immunization status and allow inoculated people to more freely travel, shop and dine have become the latest flash point in America’s perpetual political wars, with Republicans portraying them as a heavy-handed intrusion into personal freedom and private health choices.

William Harley Bagwell

Our dad, William Harley Bagwell, was born on Oct. 21, 1944, in Wenatchee, Wash. to George Leslie Bagwell and Evelyn Julia Archer Bagwell. Dad’s dad was stricken with rheumatoid arthritis at an early age which left Dad as an only child to be raised by his mother, grandmother and a handful of uncles. Despite this non-traditional way of being raised, Dad always told the best stories about his childhood and teen years. The Corfu area will always hold a special place in our hearts as the place “where Dad grew up”.

Inclusive park in the works

Imagine a playground where your daughter with autism has access to a slide designed to accommodate sensory issues, or a handicapped friend has a swing he can enjoy alongside your son.