Bear Aware: Expectations and education- dispersed site camping

Visitors who use dispersed campsites have some expectation of a clean recreation area, free of half-eaten apples, cigarette butts, and used toilet paper. However, without hard working staff and volunteers cleaning these sites and educating visitors, garbage would accumulate at an alarming rate.

Shoppers fill Big Lots!

MOSES LAKE - Outside the new Moses Lake Big Lots! store, Betty Black and Candy Lair were loading their car with bags of purchases Saturday.

Shoppers fill Big Lots!

MOSES LAKE - Outside the new Moses Lake Big Lots! store, Betty Black and Candy Lair were loading their car with bags of purchases Saturday.

Books? Hairdressers? Europeans split on lockdown essentials

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — The concept of what is essential to keep a society functioning during coronavirus lockdowns is gripping Europe as the pandemic unleashes death, poverty, illness and isolation.

Books? Hairdressers? Europeans split on lockdown essentials

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — The concept of what is essential to keep a society functioning during coronavirus lockdowns is gripping Europe as the pandemic unleashes death, poverty, illness and isolation.

Books? Hairdressers? Europeans split on lockdown essentials

HALLE, Belgium (AP) — The concept of what is essential to keep a society functioning during coronavirus lockdowns is gripping Europe as the pandemic unleashes death, poverty, illness and isolation.

Hearing date set for Pine Creek road validation

A public hearing has been set by the Shoshone Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) concerning the validation of a stretch of road in the West Fork of Pine Creek.

North Idaho Collision Repair opens

BONNERS FERRY — Many Boundary County residents own and drive at least one vehicle, so having a variety of repair options for damaged vehicles helps community members get the services they need.

Floods in France, Italy swept bodies out of cemeteries

BREIL-SUR-ROYA, France (AP) — The grim job of searching for flood victims in Alpine villages and on the nearby French and Italian coasts has grown even more gruesome: Along with storm casualties, authorities say corpses from cemeteries have also been found around the Mediterranean shore, apparently swept down the mountain by violent rains.

Lebanon putting some Beirut port officials on house arrest

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese government says it is putting an unspecified number of Beirut port officials under house arrest pending an investigation into how 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate came to be stored at the port for years.

CC: Mission girls, Ronan boys first in Pablo

PABLO - Saturday was a good day for Lake County cross country

A loss

Just over a week ago, Eric Dunham, owner and winemaker at Dunham Cellars in Walla Walla, as well as the winemaking talent behind Pursued by Bear Cabernet, consulting winemaker on many more projects, and inspiration and mentor to even more, suddenly and tragically passed away. We lost not only a true winemaking talent, but also a kind and gentle man who was always willing to help anyone who asked, and we lost Eric way too soon at the young age of 44.

Law roundup: Trio skates by with stolen couch

Two males and a female were purportedly seen transporting a stolen couch via skateboard in Kalispell.

Happenings at the mall

Business Bits

My lead this week is a teaser for things to come - I hope. Earlier this week I saw an ad for Timberline Trading Co. having a sale in Silver Lake Mall in preparation for downsizing the store. So I headed to the mall with a pen, notepad and 1-year-old (tomorrow) grandson Max in a stroller.

Looking Back for Dec. 27, 2023

The Book Shoppe, which was located at Fort Whitefish, became the newest downtown business house when the book store opened with an expanded stock in the store formerly occupied by Gesek Electric.

Sandcreek Lofts brings Dover Bay into downtown Sandpoint

Dover Bay Development is known for their diverse and beautiful waterfront community on Lake Pend Oreille. Now they’re taking their style and success into downtown Sandpoint.

Construction set, interest booming for Dover Bay's Sandcreek Lofts

Dover Bay Development is expanding into downtown Sandpoint, and interest is high as construction is about to begin on Sandcreek Lofts, which is comprised of 13 premium waterfront lofts at the Sandpoint Marina.

Site work begins for new Kohl's store

Building permit not issued yet for planned $3.9 million store

Grant kicks off fire department fund-raising

By MIKE RICHESON

Grant kicks off fire department fund-raising

By MIKE RICHESON