Senate Bill 442: A bill for all Montanans

A lack of investment in our rural roads also hampers wildland firefighting efforts and leaves residents of rural locations without reliable service from first responders.

Williams leads Robert Morris over Mount St. Mary's 68-60

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Josh Williams had 22 points as Robert Morris topped Mount St. Mary's 68-60 on Friday night.

Fab fare on the menu as holidays near

Unique and fabulous offerings make holidays extra-special

Lawmaker revises 'box store' tax play

A bill that would impose a gross receipts tax on "box stores" has been amended to exempt Costco stores, but a company executive says Costco will still oppose the legislation.

In an upside-down summer, 'Jaws,' 'E.T.' are hits again

NEW YORK (AP) — When historians look back on the top films at the box office in the summer of 2020, they may feel like they’ve slipped into a time warp, or maybe “Back to the Future.”

'Snow angels' showed true holiday spirit

Kudos to the snow angel  who visited 2nds Anyone? Thrift Store in Sandpoint.

Biden goes on offense in Georgia while Trump targets Midwest

WARM SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) — One week until

Letters to the editor Feb. 1

Letters to the editor Feb. 1

Old Schoolhouse Rock Car Show to mark silver anniversary

The Old Schoolhouse Rock Car Show is boasting its silver anniversary this year on Saturday, June 1.

Fish and Game Commission to meet in Coeur d'Alene

The business meeting will resume at 8 a.m. Thursday at the same location.

BASS FISHING: Rathdrum's Palaniuk wins Bassmaster Elite event

Notching his fifth Elite victory — his second in 2020 (the first at Lake Champlain) — former Lakeland High and North Idaho College wrestler Brandon Palaniuk of Rathdrum earned a top prize of $100,000.

Boundary County Court Records - Oct. 5, 2023

Court records for Boundary Country for the week of Oct. 5, 2023.

Christmas for ‘Slab Town’

At Fort Coeur d’Alene 143 years ago

Fort Coeur d’Alene was established in 1878. Barracks were built for the single enlisted men and those who were married lived outside of the camp with their families in what at the time was called Slab Town. Col. Frank Wheaton was the fort commander.

T-Mobile offers up yet another TV streaming service

Yet another service provider is jumping into the TV streaming wars. This time it's T-Mobile and its TVision service with live news, entertainment and sports channels, starting at $10 a month.

Wolf to ease restrictions on construction, vehicle sales

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will ease some restrictions on building construction and vehicle sales, Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday as hundreds of protesters defied a ban on mass gatherings to stage an anti-shutdown rally at the Capitol.

Montana's historic airway beacons focus of history presentation

The Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners history organization will host a presentation titled "Guiding Lights: Montana's Historic Airway Beacon System" by Kate Hampton next Monday in Kalispell.

EU chief proposes 30-day ban on nonessential entry into bloc

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's top official on Monday proposed a 30-day ban on anyone entering the bloc unless their travel is essential, to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, while insisting on the need to keep the internal borders between the 27 member states open as much as possible.

County verifies signatures to re-establish fire agency

Cabinet View area petition for fire district told documents valid

Lincoln County Administrator Bill Bischoff on Wednesday confirmed the validation of signatures on a petition presented to Lincoln County commissioners Oct. 2 to re-establish a fire agency at Cabinet View.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Despite cheap owners, M's should still contend

Jim Riley of Ballcap Sports did an interesting exercise in which he measured the revenue and payroll of each MLB club, along with whether the team’s spending on actual athletes was going up or down. Riley’s research showed that the Mariners’ revenue in 2024 was $396 million (per Statista) while baseball payroll was $147 million (per FanGraphs). That left a staggering gap of $249 million. Yes, the club had to pay concessionaires, groundskeepers, ushers, scouts, yada, yada. But I promise all those support troops didn’t earn a total of $249 million. A fairly large chunk of that cash headed for Stanton’s pockets.

Legals for September, 9 2022