Lions set Fourth of July parade theme

This year, the Sandpoint Lions Club — which hosts the city’s annual Fourth of July parade — is paying homage to Sandpoint’s roots with its theme for the upcoming festivities.

On the road: Tourism in Washington remains vital to state’s economy

EASTERN WASHINGTON — Tourism in eastern Washington may have been hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic, much like the rest of the state and the rest of the world, but it is recovering quicker than western Washington, said Michelle Thana, Director of Marketing with State of Washington Tourism (SWT). “You have a little bit different patterns of visitation in Eastern Washington,” said Thana. “You don’t necessarily have the numbers that are coming in from Seattle, but it’s growing and that’s also where a lot of the potential for growth and tourism is – east of the Cascades.” Speaking more broadly, about Washington state as a whole, Thana said that tourism is very important to the state’s economy, as it makes up the state’s fourth largest industry, but this does not mean that tourism in Washington is well funded.

Stoltze land public access closed due to fire danger

Columbia Falls-based F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Co. plans to close its land to public access on Monday, Aug. 7 due to elevated fire danger.

Govts pledge aid as global commerce seizes in face of virus

Governments and central banks are scrambling to find ways to keep businesses from going bankrupt as the virus outbreak

Not quite the same glory days at state track

If you want to talk glory days of high school track and field in the state of Idaho, it happened at Bronco Stadium in Boise — site of the state meet for several decades.

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Man hospitalized in bear encounter north of Columbia Falls

A 72-year-old man was alone picking huckleberries on Flathead National Forest lands off the North Fork Road...

Trump wins Idaho Republican caucuses

Kootenai County Republicans voted overwhelmingly for Trump

Kootenai County Republicans voted overwhelmingly for Trump

SLPD swears in newest officer, hiring for police chief

SOAP LAKE – The Soap Lake Police Department swore in its newest officer, Yuriy Bezzubenko at the Soap Lake City Council meeting Wednesday.

ACH Warriors suffer first loss of the season

COULEE CITY – The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors (1-1) fell short 44-18 at home to Liberty Christian Friday. Head Coach Brandon Walsh said that, despite the loss, it was good to have a game against a high-quality opponent. “It was one of those matchups that you want to have this time of year to see where you're at against a high-quality opponent, and it didn't go our way, but now we know where we need to go to get better. They played hard and competed the whole game,” Walsh said.

DVD rental store represents south side

Video West opens in Broadway complex

Bonner County News of Record - Sept. 6, 2023

Police log information for Sandpoint, Ponderay and Priest River police departments, and the Bonner County Sheriff's Office.

NIC men tumble in title game

CAL grant applications available

Applications for the Community Assistance League 2017 grants program are now available. Applications can be found at the following locations:

The Blotter: Photographers weren't creepers, they were Aussies on vacation

Report of two people taking pictures of kids at a park, turns out they were just Australians on vacation on their phones.

FIRE REPORT: Nearly 7,000-acre fire burning near Kettle Falls

KETTLE FALLS – The Hope Fire has burned around 6,800 acres and is uncontained as of Thursday, according to InciWeb. This is the largest fire burning in Washington as of Thursday. “As far as we know, there might be (a) little bit of fire growth going on due to the inversion lifting over parts of the fire, but we don't have big winds on it today,” Public Information Officer Gayne Sears with Northeast Washington Interagency Type 3 said.

Princely letter: Philip apologized to Nixon for 'lame' toast

WASHINGTON (AP) — Throughout his decades in public life,

Ross scores 23 to lead Pepperdine past Santa Clara 91-77

MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Colbey Ross had 23 points as Pepperdine topped Santa Clara 91-77 on Thursday night.

Iconic plant's end spells doom for struggling coal industry

DRAKESBORO, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump tried to stop it from happening. The top Republican in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, did too.

Pied-in-the-face principals highlight Libby Spirit Assembly

Capping the school week Friday, sixth-grade students in the Libby Educational...