Lady Hawks softball ready for Western B tourney

It was a busy week last week as the Thompson Falls Lady Hawks got ready for playoff softball action beginning this Thursday in Anaconda.

Biden praises WNBA champs for social justice activism

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden honored the 2020 WNBA champions Seattle Storm on Monday, celebrating their success on the court and hailing the four-time title holders for changing lives with their activism.

Iraqi military: 3 rockets target US oil company in south

BAGHDAD (AP) — At least three rockets hit near the site of an American oil field service company in southern Iraq early on Monday, Iraq's military said, the first such attack in recent months to target U.S. energy interests in Iraq.

First half property taxes due by Dec. 20

Boundary County Treasurer, Susan M. Larson, would like to remind all Boundary County taxpayers that the deadline for paying the first half of the 2021 property taxes without penalty is Monday, December 20, 2021.

Aaron's Furniture to open in former Pier 1 location

Business Bits column for May 9

Washington set to narrow down candidates in state primary

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington voters are narrowing down candidates for dozens of contests in Tuesday's “top two” primary, including the governor's race and an open U.S. House seat.

Boston, No. 1 Gamecocks win 20th straight 63-48 over LSU

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley didn't enjoy her usually dominant team struggling early against LSU. She was grateful, though, the top-ranked Gamecocks got past their problems for their 20th straight victory.

Legals for October, 15 2021

Mayor of Portland to Trump: Get your troops out of the city

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland demanded Friday that President Donald Trump remove militarized federal agents he deployed to the city after some detained people on streets far from federal property they were sent to protect.

TikTok is a weapon of social destruction

TikTok is a weapon of social destruction. Created by ByteDance, a Bejing-based company, TikTok is a platform of the Chinese Communist Party and a national security threat to America.

Accused Kellogg murderer appears in court

Each count of murder included the names of his alleged victims, except for a juvenile identified only as A.S.

Legals for June, 13 2024

Easy, affordable meals to boost your immune system during COVID-19

We’ve all heard it – an overwhelming amount of information, much of it conflicting, regarding everything surrounding COVID-19. We’ve come up with or heard others asking question after question as to what’s the best approach to keep things at bay.

Bring back tours of the landfill

It was a chilly day, spring of 1998, when the sixth-grade class of Kila School took the most fascinating of all field trips, to the county landfill. It stank, it was noisy, it was cold but each one of those kids remembers that day and when they learned where their trash ends up. It was exciting and educational; motivating and meaningful. We must teach our children the impact each of us has on our valley. It is hard to push responsibility on a 12-year-old, but they get it when they visit the county landfill.

North Idaho temps at 101 and climbing

Temperature expected to top 100 again today

It hasn't rained in July and you might not even see a daytime cloud until Sunday. The last significant rain of about a quarter inch was nearly a month ago.

Thai government mourns dead in soldier's shooting rampage

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — Thailand's government and civil servants were asked to dress in black Tuesday to mourn the dead in a soldier's shooting rampage in a northeastern city where a shopping mall that was the main scene of the tragedy said it will reopen to the public.

Kansas GOP leaders' fight over abortion, Medicaid escalates

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A political dispute between the Kansas Senate's top two Republicans over abortion and Medicaid expansion has escalated.

Ephrata baseball enters 2024 under new HC Tempel

EPHRATA – New coach. New season. New opportunities. The Ephrata Tigers have a new head baseball coach in the form of David Tempel, a social studies teacher at Ephrata High School who has known the players he’s working with this spring for some time.

Student-athlete health should be top priority

Nothing brings a community or school together more than our area sports and the athletes that participate in them. It doesn't matter if it's a little league baseball game, rotary basketball, soccer game or the Friday night high school football game being played under the lights.

Student-athlete health should be top priority

Nothing brings a community or school together more than our area sports and the athletes that participate in them. It doesn't matter if it's a little league baseball game, rotary basketball, soccer game or the Friday night high school football game being played under the lights.