Guitars signed by rock stars taken from Florida storage unit

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been arrested after he tried to pawn a red California SG electric guitar signed by the members of rock band Van Halen that he stole from a storage unit, police investigators said.

Mandatory masks becoming the rule amid Europe's virus uptick

ROME (AP) — New rules on wearing masks in England came into effect Friday, with people entering shops, banks and supermarkets now required to wear face coverings, while Romania reported a record for daily infections and France announced mandatory testing for arrivals from 16 countries, including the United States.

EU tries to sell migrant pact amid claims the hardliners won

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top migration officials struggled Thursday to sell their new plan to overhaul the bloc’s failed asylum system amid concern they have sold out to anti-migrant governments.

Bonner County Calendar - Feb. 20, 2025

A look at the events, activities, and meetings happening around Bonner County, from Sandpoint to Cocolalla, from Priest River to Ponderay, and from Clark Fork to Dover.

Governor delays primary, closes schools over coronavirus

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's governor on Friday closed K-12 public schools across the state for roughly a month and banned gatherings of more than 250 people in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. He said he also planned to postpone the presidential primary until June.

Plains School Board discusses dismissal of a teacher

PLAINS – The Plains School Board of Trustees met Monday to discuss the nonrenewal of a non-tenured teacher: Nathan Friesz.

DC files antitrust case vs Amazon over treatment of vendors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia has sued Amazon, accusing the online retail giant of anticompetitive practices in its treatment of sellers on its platform. The practices have raised prices for consumers and stifled innovation and choice in the online retail market, the DC attorney general alleges in an antitrust suit.

Chamber honors Sand Creek Custom Wear

Company named April 'Business of the Month'

The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce celebrated Sand Creek Custom Wear as the organization's April Business of the Month.

From the Archives — June 29, 2023

Bonners Ferry Herald, 1923: "The bridge crew of the Illinois Steel Bridge Company, which has been working on the new Moyie Bridge for the past three months, has completed the structure."

Law roundup: Man agrees to stop scaring children

A man was purportedly “acting animated again” in a parking lot and someone called Kalispell Police Department to advise them staff members were going to ask him to leave.

Council reviews traffic impacts of proposed gateway development

The developer of a proposed mixed-use apartment complex at Whitefish’s south gateway met with Whitefish City Council Oct. 16 to review potential impacts to traffic and a nearby neighborhood.

Review: How `Unexpected Spy' author went from college to CIA

“The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World’s Most Notorious Terrorists,” St. Martin’s Press, by Tracy Walder with Jessica Anya Blau

Libya's rival military commander seeks support in Greece

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The commander of forces fighting the U.N.-supported government in Libya visited Athens Friday in a bid to counter Turkey’s support for his opponents, ahead of a weekend summit on Libya in Berlin.

Worship options available in community

Local churches are helping their congregations worship in a variety of ways.

Leon Hall: Still thriving in its second century

On the second Wednesday of each month, the lights are on at Leon Hall as members of the Leon Club gather for a happy half hour and potluck dinner at one of the Mission Valley’s first schoolhouses, built in 1914.

Shirley Bess (Duffield) Robins

Shirley Bess (Duffield) Robins

Those who teach learn

Although school let out for summer break, the learning did not stop for Sandpoint High School math teacher Dalton Hawkins.

Legals for May, 9 2023

Phyllis Loree Applegate Hansberry, 88

On Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, Phyllis Loree Applegate Hansberry joined her son Randy in heaven for his birthday.

Air Alert: UM, Tribes join forces to protect air quality

Blending Western science with tribal knowledge, the University of Montana and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are working together to build infrastructure to combat the growing threat of wildfire smoke exposure in Montana.