Farmers markets scaling down with eye on safety due to virus

DETROIT (AP) — For a dozen years, Johnny Gyergyou has sold meat, poultry and eggs from his Berlin Township livestock farm at Eastern Market in Detroit.

Letters to the editor Sept. 17

Letters to the editor Sept. 17

Decision day arrives for Maritime bay request

By JENNIFER PASSARO

Columbia Falls Wildkats top Lady Bulldogs on Senior Night

The Lady Loggers’ hopes for a state softball tournament bid were spoiled by the Columbia Falls Wildkats who eked out a 3-2 victory in front of a host of fans on Senior Night at Libby’s field.

The Latest: San Diego opening 'vaccination super station'

SAN DIEGO — San Diego County is opening what it calls a “vaccination super station” that aims to inoculate up to 5,000 health care workers daily with a coronavirus vaccine.

Garment workers going unpaid as fashion labels cancel orders

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A survey of factory owners in Bangladesh found that major fashion retailers that are closing shops and laying off workers in Europe and the U.S. are also canceling their sometimes already completed orders, as workers often go unpaid.

AP PHOTOS: Beirut blast led litany of Mideast crises in 2020

JERUSALEM (AP) — As countries across the Middle East grappled with the coronavirus pandemic, many also had to contend with long-running conflicts, economic crises and mass protests in another chaotic year for the volatile region.

Basin wrestling report: opening weekend across the region

MOSES LAKE – Wrestling season got into full swing over the weekend, with local teams traveling across Washington’s east side for early-season tournaments.

Whitefish honors its top citizens

Richard Atkinson, known to many as Stumptown's "Old Man Walking," was named Whitefish's Citizen of the Year and retiring North Valley Hospital executive Carol Blake was honored with the Great Whitefish Award at the Whitefish Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet on June 2.

Nina (Funderburg) Saunders, 71

Nina (Funderburg) Saunders passed away on Feb 28, 2024.

Minnesota hunkers down at home while COVID-19 deaths hit 4

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A stay-at-home order takes effect at midnight Friday as Minnesota tries to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic, which is expected to peak in the coming weeks, from overloading the state's health care system.

AP PHOTOS: Beirut blast led litany of Mideast crises in 2020

JERUSALEM (AP) — As countries across the Middle East grappled with the coronavirus pandemic, many also had to contend with long-running conflicts, economic crises and mass protests in another chaotic year for the volatile region.

Ephrata Library offers summer activities

EPHRATA – The Ephrata Public Library, part of the NCW Libraries system, has spent this summer celebrating a theme of “Read, Renew, Repeat” to keep children engaged in reading. The goal is to keep children reading and learning, library staff said.

LPOSD hosting kindergarten enrollment event

While first through 12th graders are enrolling for schools across the district, future kindergarteners and their parents are invited to an in-person kindergarten registration event hosted by Lake Pend Oreille School District.

No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Notre Dame move CFP clash to Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Playing a Rose Bowl game deep in the heart of Texas is anything but normal. Top-ranked Alabama being in a College Football Playoff semifinal game is nothing new.

Protecting 'paradise' among Hyatt's top concerns

Whitefish City Council

Bringing the community together on important issues is among Chris Hyatt's top priorities as he vies for a seat on the Whitefish City Council.

Negligence probed in deadly Beirut blast amid public anger

BEIRUT (AP) — Investigators probing the deadly blast that ripped across Beirut focused Wednesday on possible negligence in the storage of tons of a highly explosive fertilizer in a waterfront warehouse, while the government ordered the house arrest of several port officials.

PREP BASEBALL: Vikings get going in sixth to beat Post Falls in opener

Results from Thursday's prep baseball games.

Legals for November, 8 2023

132 years and counting for small-town paper

The Bonners Ferry Herald, a weekly newspaper in Boundary County, has served and informed the local community for 132 years and is the oldest business in the county.