UEFA eases club finance rules for 1 year due to the pandemic

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has eased its rules for monitoring spending by Europe’s top soccer clubs due to financial instability caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Russian forces shell Ukraine's No. 2 city and menace Kyiv

Russia found itself increasingly isolated five days into its invasion

Authorities investigating attempted suicide at county jail

Court documents indicate a Libby man attempted suicide at the Lincoln County Detention Center in the early-morning hours of Friday, Aug. 4.

Northwestern knocks off No. 4 Michigan State, 79-65

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Boo Buie scored a career-high 30 points and Northwestern beat Michigan State for the first time in almost a decade, topping the No. 4 Spartans 79-65 on Sunday night.

Money-losing Mitsubishi says executives will take pay cuts

TOKYO (AP) — Mitsubishi Motors told its shareholders Thursday that its top executives are taking pay cuts to share responsibility for the Japanese automaker’s financial losses.

No deal for LaMelo Ball as Colangelo buys into Aussie club

SYDNEY (AP) — LaMelo Ball’s bid to be a club owner in Australia hasn't worked out. The American is expected to be a top pick in the upcoming NBA draft later this year.

Sanders Co. residents: Tourists are welcome for brief time

County residents who attended a meeting about tourism last Wednesday voiced those feelings and others during a 2-hour session put on by Glacier Country Tourism.

NIC ROUNDUP: Cardinal women's golf competes in Arizona

NIC softball to play College of Southern Idaho at Lake City High on Saturday and Sunday.

Money-losing Mitsubishi says executives will take pay cuts

TOKYO (AP) — Mitsubishi Motors told its shareholders Thursday that its top executives are taking pay cuts to share responsibility for the Japanese automaker’s financial losses.

Candidate filing period produces challengers for some state, county offices

GRANT/ADAMS COUNTIES — The filing deadline to run for office in Washington at the county and state level was Friday. Several officials that represent Grant and Adams counties at the local and state level are running for reelection.

Othello 2023 budget includes park, city hall upgrades

OTHELLO — The city of Othello is projected to spend about $31.4 million on city services and projects in 2023. Othello Mayor Shawn Logan said city officials have put together a long list of projects for next year. “This 2023 budget is an ambitious budget that’s designed to accomplish a lot of things,” Logan said. The city’s general fund was budgeted at about $8.3 million in 2023; the general fund pays for most city employee salaries and operations not funded through specific departments. The city’s sewer utility fund was budgeted at about $5.7 million, and the water utility fund at about $4.3 million. Operation of water and sewer services are paid for out of those funds. The street fund is budgeted at $2.175 million. The city also has about $1.25 million of the money the city received to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Camp Bay Road vacation disputed

Whether 50 feet of shoreline in Camp Bay stays open to the public is scheduled to be decided by the Bonner County commissioners on Feb. 16.

MY TURN: Maybe the 'bad guys' are really the 'good guys'

Rumors and misinformation often align with group affiliations. Zeke Winchestor’s letter may be an example. He says the bad guys on the board at NIC are ‘the majority’ because they hired the wrong attorney. Newcomers unfamiliar with the backstory can get up to speed by reading “My Turn, Saving NIC from Its Friends" by Art Macomber, dated Nov. 1, 2022.

Kootenai Forest officials announce road work, prescribed burns

The first was scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 18, with road repair work on Quartz Creek Road No. 600 in the Libby Ranger District.

'End of the world': Countdown to Beirut's devastating blast

BEIRUT (AP) — The 10 firefighters who received the call shortly before 6 p.m. — a big fire at the nearby port of Beirut — could not know what awaited them.

Legals for January, 12 2022

Twins end great season at Northwest Regionals

The Glacier Twins and Gallatin Valley Outlaws may have been declared co-champions at the State A legion tournament, but Saturday the two teams finally settled the score in a loser out game at the Northwest A legion tournament.

Simpson takes top spot on environmental committee

BOISE (AP) - Idaho Republican Mike Simpson is now one of the leading voices in the U.S. House on issues effecting the environment, national forests and public lands.

Payday lending measure qualifies for 2020 Nebraska ballot

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A proposal to cap the interest rates that payday lenders can charge in Nebraska has qualified for the November general election ballot, Secretary of State Bob Evnen said Wednesday.

Legal battle is joined as Trump orders a funding freeze during a review of federal loans and grants

The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday as President Donald Trump's administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending.