Mail-ordering local food favorites nurtures a sense of place

Sending food and gifts is an easy way to spread holiday cheer when you're socially distanced. And ordering hometown favorites from local or regional restaurants adds a dash of nostalgia and a sense of place to your gift.

TRAVEL BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Sasquatch 17U wins one at Centralia tourney

TRAVEL BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Sasquatch 17U wins one at Centralia tourney

Building permits for Feb. 17, 2023

City of ML, unincorporated Grant County

The Latest: Japan adds 14 more countries to entry ban list

The Latest on the

Legals for March, 25 2021

Thousands of unauthorized vapes are pouring into the US despite the FDA crackdown on fruity flavors

Once a niche market, cheaper disposables made up 40% of the roughly $7 billion retail market for e-cigarettes last year

Bill limits election competition

Last year, I had the honor of running as an Independent candidate for the Public Service Commission in Western Montana.

Influenza numbers remain high across Flathead Valley

Seasonal influenza activity remains high across the country and within Flathead County.

Accused Kellogg murderer appears in court

MajorJon Kaylor was charged with four counts of first-degree murder Tuesday morning during his first appearance in Shoshone County Magistrate Court.

So long old school

I looked for my webs.

Eric Howard Aslakson

May 11, 1961 – October 14, 2022

Eric Howard Aslakson, longtime resident of Poulsbo, Wash. passed away peacefully at home on Oct. 14, 2022. Services to be held at noon on Nov. 5 at Lewis Funeral Chapel. Eric was born May 11, 1961, in Soap Lake, Wash. to Howard Omar Aslakson and Dolly (Ferguson) Aslakson. He grew up hunting and fishing with many memories of doing so with his parents and brothers enjoying his mother's chukar casseroles. He attended WSU but auto body repair had already gotten in his blood at the age of 12 when he started sweeping floors at Dewey's Body Shop in Soap Lake. He learned the business from the ground up and became the owner, president, and leader of Uptown Auto...

Reality shows shortfalls of Trump's claim to 'best testing'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Here are some snapshots from what President Donald Trump describes as the nation with the “best testing in the world" for the coronavirus:

Accused murder Kaylor has first appearance in court

After reviewing and reading him his rights, Magistrate Judge Keisha Oxendine read Kaylor his charges – which also included a felony burglary charge, each count of murder included the names of his alleged victims, Devin Smith, Kenna Guardipee, Kenneth Guardipee, and a juvenile identified only as A.S.

Accused Kellogg murderer appears in court

MajorJon Kaylor was charged with four counts of first-degree murder Tuesday morning during his first appearance in Shoshone County Magistrate Court.

Accused murderer Kaylor has first appearance in court

After reviewing and reading him his rights, Magistrate Judge Keisha Oxendine read Kaylor his charges – which also included a felony burglary charge, each count of murder included the names of his alleged victims, Devin Smith, Kenna Guardipee, Kenneth Guardipee, and a juvenile identified only as A.S.

Historian Dakin recalls courage of Bob Haraden

Older folks like me who worked in Glacier National Park when Bob Haraden was Superintendent, (1980-86) can’t help but feel a personal loss at his passing in early April at age 100.

Siewert leads No. 23 Colorado past Washington State 78-56

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Lucas Siewert and Evan Battey teamed up to hit the boards with a vengeance in the absence of Colorado's top rebounder, Tyler Bey.

Texas county official suspect in defacing old ‘Negroes’ sign

WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) — Controversy over a segregation-era “Negroes” sign in a Texas courthouse has taken an unusual turn after a top county official was identified as a suspect in a criminal investigation into the historical sign being vandalized.

Kansas governor promises another push for Medicaid expansion

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly will push again this year to expand Medicaid in Kansas even though top Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature are less receptive to the idea than they were last year.

Go green easily for Earth Day

Forty-seven years, come Saturday. It’s not much, considering how long Earth has been around (4.5 billion years), and how long humans have been using its resources (200,000, give or take a millennium).