Pace Kerby tops in men's league play

After seven weeks of play, Pace Kerby remains in the lead in team standings in Mirror Lakes Men's Association league play, but Kelly's Excavating overcame a 2 1/2 point deficit a week earlier to tie, each with 100 points.

Minority-owned companies waited months for loans, data shows

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government’s coronavirus relief program as many struggled to find banks that would accept their applications or were disadvantaged by the terms of the program.

Softball: Polson nips Butte Central

FRENCHTOWN — Timely hitting in the top of the sixth inning led Polson out of a pitchers duel with Butte Central with a win, beating the Maroons 2-1 in a non-conference softball game on Friday at the Frenchtown Invitational.

Law roundup: Legally parked car threatens to disrupt boating plans

A man worried that a vehicle parked in an alley behind Ninth Avenue West would disrupt his boating plans and phoned the Kalispell Police Department looking for help.

Libby man sentenced in Xbox assault case

John Travis Byrd, 45, received a 5-year suspended sentence from Judge Matt Cuffe.

View from the Library: North Lake Co. Public Library

Okay, what happened to fall? We are not ready for winter, but we have fun things going on at the library to take your mind off of the cold.

Republicans line up behind Trump's attack on the election

HOUSTON (AP) — More than half of House Republicans, including their top two leaders, are backing a Texas lawsuit seeking to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in an extraordinary display of the party's willingness to subvert the will of voters.

K-12 schools could see $162M in cuts from attendance-based formula

A large portion of this year’s $381 million boost to Idaho public schools may be clawed back, after state officials rescinded a temporary formula that funded schools based on enrollment.

Fire forces five to flee home

Initial investigation points to smoker debris as cause

Fire damages home

Commissioners should limit disbursement of library funds

About the same time Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rongstad reaffirmed a commitment to the Americans with Disabilities Act, the library issued an edict discriminating against anyone who won’t wear a mask.

Defiance of virus dining bans grows as restaurants flounder

BORING, Ore. (AP) — A line formed out the door during the lunch rush at the Carver Hangar, a family-owned restaurant and sports bar, and waitresses zipped in and out of the kitchen trying to keep up with orders as customers backed up in the lobby.

Elizabeth Smart to speak in Coeur d'Alene

Women's Luncheon set for Aug. 17

Elizabeth Smart to speak in Coeur d'Alene

Front Porch Conversations, Spark Festival kick off Smithsonian exhibition opening in Kellogg

Smithsonian Exhibition comes to Silver Valley

Mountain West Bank is top USDA lender

COEUR d'ALENE - When Joe Cool shows up, you know you have it made in the shade.

Debra Lee Younggren, 69

Debra Lee Younggren, 69

VETERANS PRESS: Why are women veterans reluctant to apply for VA benefits?

There are several reasons why women veterans may be reluctant to apply for VA benefits.

Chapin Building 100th birthday celebration July 6

The 100th birthday celebration of the Chapin Building, "Taste and Toast," will be from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, July 6 at the Post Falls Commons adjacent to the Post Falls Museum, which is housed in the Chapin Building at 101 E. Fourth Ave.

MY TURN: Party politics, NIC and common sense

In response to Brent Regan’s “Elephant Metamorphosis” commentary of Aug. 5 I would like to proclaim disinterest in political parties. More important to our government is the promulgation of good policy rather than the political affiliation of those who would promote good policy. Entities typically start as a movement for change then develop into a business and finally terminate as a racket. This metamorphosis is well known. People who would promote good policy see an unfilled need and have the farsighted altruistic drive to work toward accomplishing their goal for the betterment of the society of which they are a member. Far right and far left members of society, by definition, don’t reflect the core beliefs of the majority.

UK govt under fire over virus advice as deaths pass 20,000

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government on Saturday defended the independence of the scientists advising it on the coronavirus after it emerged that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s controversial chief aide had attended meetings of the group.

ImagineIF begins new fall programming for kids and teens

These programs offer educational activities and inviting spaces for kids and teens after school.