Eva Canfield: Intrepid, energetic and educated

No man would take the job of census enumerator in the wild and rugged Salmon River district, also know as the "River of No Return," so 67-year-old widow, Eva Canfield, was hired.

Insurance marketplaces offer help with coronavirus job cuts

More than a million people could swamp the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces in the coming months as employers lay off staff during the coronavirus pandemic.

Aging Columbia Falls high school needs a new roof over classrooms

The Columbia Falls School District 6 Board recently voted to bring an emergency bond measure to fix the failing roof at the high school.

Planning Board recommends mixed-use development on Spokane Ave

An unusually shaped piece of property described as difficult is one step closer to being developed as a mixed-use building and park with a recommendation from the Whitefish Planning Board.

US, China spar in first face-to-face meeting under Biden

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Top U.S. and Chinese officials offered sharply different views of each other and the world on Thursday as the two sides met face-to-face for the first time since President Joe Biden took office.

France's Christmas gift to care home residents: More freedom

PARIS (AP) — At the end of an often brutally lonely year for elderly care home residents in France, the government is giving them more freedom for the December holidays, allowing them out to spend time with their families and receive visits even if they are positive for COVID-19.

Superior School holds food drive for pantry

During the month of October, the Superior School District is holding a food drive for their school’s pantry that provides students with meal staples, personal hygiene items, and proper nutrition through the schools’ backpack program.

Puerto Rico governor, others face formal corruption probe

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor and other top officials on Monday became the formal targets of an in-depth government investigation into recent corruption allegations.

Kalispell Lakers defending AA, A Canadian Days champions

After non-conference American Legion baseball games with Mission Valley, Missoula, Belgrade, Butte and Helena, it’s tournament time for the Kalispell Lakers AA and A squads.

What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

The governors of New York and California are moving to rapidly expand the ranks of health care workers, as the death toll from COVID-19 in New York surged past 1,200 while hospitalizations in California doubled in the last four days.

Netflix’s ‘The Half of It’ wins Tribeca Film Festival honor

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alice Wu’s “The Half of It,” a teenage spin on Cyrano de Bergerac, has won the top award from the Tribeca Film Festival.

Sabrina Ionescu, wrestler Spencer Lee share Sullivan Award

Oregon women’s basketball star Sabrina Ionescu and Iowa wrestler Spencer Lee shared the Sullivan Award on Wednesday night as the country’s top amateur athlete.

Marina permit to be revoked by U.S. Army

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has advised local conservation groups that it plans to revoke its permit for the Idaho Club’s marina and lakeside housing development at the mouth of Trestle Creek on Lake Pend Oreille. The creek accounts for more than half of the annual bull trout spawning sites in the Pend Oreille Basin, a species protected as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. A 2019 permit authorized work on the Idaho Club Trestle Creek Marina, with Corps officials saying permit authorization did not extend to other portions of the project because a sufficient connection between these activities and activity requiring a Corps permit was not found.

Legals for March, 22 2024

St. Louis couple charged for pulling guns at protest

St. Louis’ top prosecutor has charged a white husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion

Senior service providers across state facing cutbacks

Beatrice O’Donnell lit up at the knock on the door.

Forest officials consider East Fork Fire logging project

The project area includes the area burned by the 2023 East Fork Fire. The East Fork Fire started on July 30, 2023, from a lightning strike. The fire burned approximately 5,259 acres on both the Kootenai and Flathead National Forests.

Mission Bulldogs roll into playoffs with big win

At Darby, the visiting Bulldogs and the host Tigers traded initial scoring drives before Mission cobbled together a one possession advantage as the first frame drew to a close.

Insurance marketplaces offer help with coronavirus job cuts

More than a million people could swamp the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces in the coming months as employers lay off staff during the coronavirus pandemic.

Forest voyage: Boat navigates into treetop retreat

The Beverly is the newest treehouse design open to guests at the Montana Treehouse Retreat, located just 2 miles outside Whitefish. It is one of three treehouses on the property, a journey of labor and love for Darin Robison and Kati O’Toole, who bought the property in 2011.