FVCC honors nursing graduates with pinning ceremony

Flathead Valley Community College’s nursing program will honor its current classes of 12 Associate of Science in Nursing graduates and 10 practical nursing graduates during a traditional pinning ceremony.

Big Sky Now: FCS playoff shake up, Montana surges and NDSU falls

Big Sky Now shares a full breakdown of the second round of the FCS playoffs and a deep dive into the biggest headlines shaping the Big Sky Conference.

Senate rejects extension of health care subsidies as costs are set to rise for millions of Americans

Some Republicans have pushed their colleagues to extend the credits, including Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who said they should vote for a short-term extension so they can find agreement on the issue next year. “It’s too complicated and too difficult to get done in the limited time that we have left,” Tillis said Wednesday.

PRESS CHRISTMAS FOR ALL Many smiles ahead

“Destiny” has worked hard to get where she is today, particularly when it comes to her sobriety.

Post Falls parks director looks back after 30 years

Post Falls parks director looks back after 30 years

Between meetings, Parks and Recreation Director Dave Fair took advantage of the time to try to repair sound equipment to be used for Winterfest.

IFF proposes $1.9 billion in state budget cuts – including Medicaid expansion

An influential conservative think tank is urging the Idaho Legislature to cut Medicaid expansion, public school funding and other programs to balance the state budget.

Boundary County Court Records - Dec. 11, 2025

Boundary County Court Records for the period of Nov. 29-Dec.5, 2025.

Legals for December, 11 2025

Prewett faces up to 10 years for bear-spray incident

A Polson man was sentenced in District Court in Polson Dec. 4 to a total of 10 years in the Montana State Prison with eight years suspended. Izayus Kai Jordan Prewett, 20, pled guilty in District Court in Polson Oct. 16 to felony charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted person, failure to register as a violent offender and misdemeanor assault.

Ronan man sentenced for assaulting children

A Ronan man was sentenced in District Court in Polson Dec. 3 for assaulting two young children. Jarod Matthew Joseph, 25, entered a plea of guilty Aug. 13 to two counts of sexual assault and one count of bail jumping.

Bobcats, quarterfinal foe SFA follow similar paths

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks started their football season 0-2, including a 28-20 loss at Abilene (Texas) Christian on Sept. 6.

Federal Reserve cuts key rate, sees healthier economy next year

The chair also said that the Fed’s key rate was close to a level that neither restricts nor stimulates the economy, a significant shift from earlier this year, when he described the rate as high enough to slow the economy and quell inflation. With rates closer to a more neutral level, the bar for further rate cuts is likely higher that it was this fall.

Grizzlies' Botner wins Doris Robinson Award

The tail end of the college football calendar is when the postseason accolades start pouring in. All-conference, all-district, All-American — they’re all meaningful, all important, and all impactful in their own way.

Taxing dilemmas

The plight of a legislator might be something like this; you wake up well before dawn with a math problem before you. In my case, here’s the problem: There are 6,485 residential properties valued at between 1.75 million and 3 million dollars. Within that subgroup, there are a percentage of homeowners who are cash poor and increasingly, property rich.

Moses Lake Ag Parade fills downtown with lights and cheer

MOSES LAKE — It was foggy and chilly in downtown Moses Lake Friday, but the community spirit was warm for the Downtown Ag Appreciation Parade and Street Party. “I just talked to some people and they were, like, ‘This is our first year and this is awesome,’” said Downtown Moses Lake Association Executive Director Mallory Miller. The event, held the first Friday of December every year, has been a Moses Lake tradition since the 1990s, according to Columbia Basin Herald archives. Several blocks of downtown Moses Lake were closed off in the afternoon as parade floats lined up in the Surf ‘n Slide parking lot and partygoers in Sinkiuse Square enjoyed free french fries from Simplot, free hot cocoa sponsored by Spokane Teachers Credit Union and Viking Eatery, and free s’mores sponsored by Steve Crapson of Allstate Insurance and James Shank of Edward Jones. Other food and craft vendors did a thriving business in the streets.

PRESS CHRISTMAS FOR ALL Equine therapy helps girl overcome emotional struggles

As part of the annual Press Christmas for All campaign, we share stories of those who have received help from the program. This is one of them. Animals and humans share special bonds. Horses especially offer emotional connections that quiet the mind and soothe the soul through equine assisted therapy, which addresses mental health issues including trauma, grief, depression, eating disorders, emotional and behavioral issues and more.

Dreaming of numbers

The plight of a legislator might be something like this: You wake up well before dawn with a math problem before you.

Open enrollment for 2026 health insurance ends Monday

Idahoans must enroll in 2026 health insurance by Dec. 15.

Habitat for Humanity needs property to keep building homes

Habitat for Humanity of Flathead Valley director MaryBeth Morand told Whitefish City Council last week that the nonprofit needs more property in order to build more homes.

Co-op announces Community Education Grant for DREAM Adaptive Recreation

DREAM Adaptive Recreation is the recent recipient of a $50,000 Flathead Electric Cooperative Community Education Grant to support the creation of a permanent, accessible educational space for DREAM’s future location at Whitefish Mountain Resort.