Building permits for Jan. 27, 2023

City of Moses Lake, unincorporated Grant County

Soap Lake holds 3-on-3 basketball tournament

SOAP LAKE – The Soap Lake Prevention Coalition held their second annual 3-on-3 Soaring Eagles Vape Awareness Basketball tournament over the weekend. The tournament not only highlighted local athletes but also promoted awareness of substance abuse. “The tournament isn’t just about basketball – it’s about building meaningful connections that can protect young people from the pressures of substance use,” said Ryan Boldman, Coordinator Soap Lake Prevention Coalition. This year’s tournament featured 20 teams this year compared he the six teams last year. The teams were split among four brackets, one for boys aged 13-15, one for boys aged 16-18, one for girls aged 16-18, and one for adults.

Kansas coach Les Miles tests positive for COVID-19

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Les Miles tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is quarantining in his home, where he plans to fulfill his head coaching responsibilities remotely as the Jayhawks spend a week off before visiting West Virginia.

Kent Weston Mitton, 67

Kent W. Mitton, 67, passed away in Sandpoint, Idaho, on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.

Job Corps students shine

Last Saturday, June 8, the Grant County Historical Society opened the museum for what is termed “Living Museum.” Information about the museum on a Grant County website states:

'Tots' makes Christmas magical

To date, the annual Christmas drive has raised $37,528.27 of the Sandpoint Lion's goal of $50,000.

LuDeen Roylance Earl

On July 19, 2022, LuDeen Roylance Earl was reunited with her husband Ken, who had predeceased her in 2004.

Park defeats Bulldogs in OT at Western A Tip-Off Tournament

After pushing the game to a second overtime, the Bulldogs fell by just three points to Park High School on the first day of the Western A Tip-Off Tournament in Frenchtown last weekend.

Bonner County News of Record - March 4, 2023

Police log information for Sandpoint, Ponderay and Priest River police departments, and the Bonner County Sheriff's Office.

Chairlift: Lessons from grade school

I don’t know much French but I do know that du bois means ‘of the woods’ because I attended Ste. Genevieve du Bois elementary school.

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — The rest of harvest

We wrote last week to update everyone on the start of the wine grape harvest here in the Western U.S.

Law Roundup: It’s raining gourds in Columbia Falls

A woman called the Columbia Falls Police Department after a man she had a history with showed up at her home and began throwing pumpkins from the porch.

Top seeds advance to finals at Northwestern A divisional tennis

LIBBY - The top two seeds, single and doubles for girls and boys, continue to play on after Friday's session at the Northwestern A divisional tennis tournament.

Sun Road repairs are top priority

When former Glacier National Park Superintendent Dave Mihalic literally climbed into a washout near the Going-to-the-Sun Road's West Tunnel in June of 1995, he got an up close look at the road's future.

Tommy Thompson, 77

Tommy N. Thompson passed away on September 26, 2023, in Hope, Idaho.

Bonner County History - July 12, 2020

From the archives of the

Idaho nuclear lab gets $150M to upgrade infrastructure

The U.S. gets about 20% of its energy from nuclear power produced at nearly 100 nuclear plants

Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he is cautiously optimistic there will be a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year or early 2021. Fauci warned that the next few weeks will be critical to tamping down coronavirus hot spots around the country. Fauci and other top health officials also said they have not been asked to slow down testing for coronavirus, a controversial issue after President Donald Trump said last weekend that he had asked them to do just that because it was uncovering too many infections. Trump said that he wasn’t kidding.

Weah scores late goal as Lille wins 2-0 to stay ahead of PSG

PARIS (AP) — American striker Timothy Weah grabbed a late insurance goal Wednesday as Lille won 2-0 at Dijon to remain top of the French league ahead of a weekend showdown with defending champion Paris Saint-Germain.

Legals for October, 1 2021