Plains-Hot Springs baseball has mixed results

In what looks more like a hockey record than a baseball record, the Plains-Hot Springs Savage Horsemen baseball team posted a 1-1-1 mark last week.

Taiwan says virus aid sent quietly to avoid Beijing protests

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan sent COVID-19 assistance to foreign countries surreptitiously to avoid protests from China, its foreign minister said Tuesday during a meeting with the highest-level American official to visit the island in four decades.

Wastewater treatment plans delayed

“You’ll notice on your agenda that we’re not calling for bids on the wastewater treatment plant project as planned,” city manager Susan Nicosia said to Columbia Falls City Council at their Feb. 20 meeting.

Quincy senior soccer player closing in on 100 career goals

Quincy High School senior Emily Wurl is a standout on the soccer team. She has been a top scorer since she joined the team her freshman year and is making her mark by having a chance of being one of the first girls in the Quincy High School soccer program to reach 100 career goals.

PREP ROUNDUP: Cervi-Skinner paces Viking boys at Post Falls River Run

Area cross country teams open season at Kiwanis Park in Post Falls, plus volleyball, boys soccer and girls soccer from Thursday.

Legals for December, 13 2023

Legals for January, 9 2025

American Cranberry is graceful addition to landscapes

A graceful, deciduous shrub, American Cranberry (Viburnum opulus )s one of 20 species of Viburnum native to North America and of 150-175 species worldwide, mostly in the Northern Hemisphere. Due to their showy blooms and fall color, both native and hybrid viburnums are popular in landscaping, including the spectacular Snowball Bush.

Montana GOP, Republican National Committee seek to intervene in voter registration suit

The Montana Republican Party and the Republican National Committee have asked to intervene in a federal lawsuit filed earlier this month that seeks to block a law passed by the Republican-led legislature this year surrounding additional voting requirements.

Bonner County History - July 10, 2022

Bonner County Historical Society and Museum shares interesting stories of the community's people, places and events.

Dozens killed in Mideast conflict that recalls 2014 Gaza war

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel killed a string of senior Hamas military figures Wednesday and pounded three multistory towers as it hammered the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and militants in the territory fired rocket barrages. Dozens have died in the worst violence since a 2014 war, with no resolution in sight.

Georgia DA who charged officers faces tough primary runoff

ATLANTA (AP) — Against the backdrop of protests over racial injustice and police brutality and with allegations of misconduct emboldening challengers, the top prosecutor in Georgia’s most populous county is fighting to keep his job.

Brexit trade negotiations suspended because of COVID-19 case

BRUSSELS (AP) — As if the Brexit trade negotiations were not tortuous enough, the coronavirus added a twist at a crucial stage on Thursday when top-level talks had to be suspended because an EU negotiator tested positive for COVID-19.

Records

Judgments and sentencings

Letter: Do not pick my pocket for preschool

There is no state mandate for preschool. Moses Lake School District preschool has 35 pupils. Moses Lake School District used to provide preschool at no charge for every eligible student in the school district. Moses Lake parents now pay either $150 or $250 per month on a tier system. Othello School District preschool has 129 eligible non-paying students. Moses Lake stopped paying for optional preschool because it makes no business sense. I think Othello should do the same. Early childhood learning is paid for by the same levy dollars that pay for student athletics, drama, speech and debate, chess club, band, choir and other programs we reward our students with by allowing them to participate if they make good grades. These programs all suffer shortfalls when we use our levy money to pay for non-mandated preschool. I am voting no for the first time in my life, to press the point that I believe parents should pay for non-mandated preschool for their children. I am voting no for Othello’s EP&O Levy.

Botched execution of serial killer in Idaho puts focus on capital punishment secrecy laws

Neither his attorneys nor the public knew where the state obtained the drug or the exact qualifications of his executioners.

Mavs swim for the win at district meet

MOSES LAKE – The Moses Lake Mavericks had eight first-place finishes at last week’s Columbia Basin Big 9 district meet, guiding the Mavs to a districts win in their home pool. “I’m just so proud of the girls,” Moses Lake coach Jason Hart said. “They all contributed, it was all important.”

AP Entertainment Digest for Tuesday, May 19

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Another quarantine must have? Houseplants, says The Sill CEO

NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t just toilet paper that people stocked up on during the pandemic. There was a run on houseplants, too.

Live History Days returns to Miracle of America Museum

This weekend the price of admission gets you free rides.