Bonner County Calendar - May 16, 2024

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.

Post Falls punts pooch-park plan

Negative public feedback leads council to seek new site for canines to play

Singing Hills dog park plan is shelved again — "It's the right plan with the wrong place," said councilman Joe Malloy.

Case over 1966 US bomb accident in Spain goes before court

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs used flawed radiation data to deny disability benefits to veterans who responded to a 1966 plane accident involving U.S. hydrogen bombs in Spain, Yale Law School students told a federal appeals court Wednesday.

No. 16 Tennessee wins seventh straight 31-27 over Gamecocks

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano expected a difficult time at South Carolina. He also expected the 16th-ranked Vols to come out on top, no matter how hard things got.

Legals for October, 30 2025

Silver Valley Sports 9/12 – 9/18

Kellogg gets big HoCo win, Makai Peak wins Bonners Ferry Invite, Mullan dominates Wallace on the gridiron, and so much more from last week!

House Dems ask Trump admin to halt COVID border expulsions

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Democratic lawmakers called on the Trump administration Monday to stop the expulsion of unaccompanied children and other asylum seekers at the U.S. border using emergency powers granted during the coronavirus pandemic.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Sophia Zufelt, Lake City High School

Lake City High School basketball player Sophia Zufelt is this week's Knudtsen Chevrolet Press Athlete of the Week.

Kahle, Smith go 1-2; Whitefish sweeps NW A divisional

Cameron Kahle fired a 72, Billy Smith came in at 74 and the Whitefish Bulldogs put four golfers in the top eight to win the Western A Divisional boys’ golf title Saturday at Polson Bay Golf Course.

Chris Evans hopes to shield democracy with politics website

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Evans became the most politically prickly “Avenger” a few years back with withering tweets about President Donald Trump and his Republican supporters.

COVID vaccines to be required for military under new US plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the U.S. military will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning next month under a plan laid out by the Pentagon Monday and endorsed by President Joe Biden. In memos distributed to all troops, top Pentagon leaders said the vaccine is a necessary step to maintain military readiness.

Hurricane Sally blasts ashore in Alabama with punishing rain

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Sally blasted ashore Wednesday near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, shoving a surge of ocean water onto the coast and hurling torrential rain that forecasters said would cause dangerous flooding from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi and well inland in the days ahead.

Local track teams flex strength at ARM meet

As the 2025 high school track and field season heads toward the inevitable collision with playoffs on the way, the Whitefish ARM Invitational provided an intriguing look at athletic issues to be settled.

No. 16 Tennessee wins seventh straight 31-27 over Gamecocks

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Tennessee quarterback Jarrett Guarantano expected a difficult time at South Carolina. He also expected the 16th-ranked Vols to come out on top, no matter how hard things got.

LA Clippers get final city approval to build Inglewood arena

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have received final approval from Inglewood's city government to begin construction on their new arena next summer.

World Championship returns to Polson

After a three-year hiatus, the Ken Avison World Rock-Skipping Championship returns to its birthplace June 3.

Bonner County History - Feb. 29, 2024

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

Twitter and Facebook become targets in Trump and Biden ads

CHICAGO (AP) — Social media has become the target of a dueling attack ad campaign being waged online by the sitting president and his election rival. They're shooting the messenger while giving it lots of money.

A demand for recycling in Whitefish

Sometimes, when one reads a newspaper article, what is important is not what is written, it is what is not written. The article in point (Pilot Aug. 20) featured the removal of Whitefish’s Wisconsin Avenue recycling site.

5A STATE SWIM: Bulldogs 'relay' message, sweep titles in convincing fashion

It's the first time both the Sandpoint High boys and girls won state titles in the same year.