Slow and furious: Man's getaway attempt thwarted

Maybe not the quickest getaway vehicle, a belligerent man attempted to steal an electric shopping cart from a box store. The man had been loud and disruptive in the store before making his getaway. The electric cart was later returned, according to Kalispell Police Department logs.

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- Simply406 is the new umbrella company to Polson-based brands Country Pasta and Tipu’s Chai. Country Pasta is distributed in local stores and major retailers throughout the country. Tipu’s Chai is an authentic recipe handed down by the founder’s grandmother from Gujarat, India. The chai started as a menu item in a Missoula restaurant and expanded to coffee houses and retailers across the state, Canada, and some international locations. Visit Simply406.com.

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- Simply406 is the new umbrella company to Polson-based brands Country Pasta and Tipu’s Chai. Country Pasta is distributed in local stores and major retailers throughout the country. Tipu’s Chai is an authentic recipe handed down by the founder’s grandmother from Gujarat, India. The chai started as a menu item in a Missoula restaurant and expanded to coffee houses and retailers across the state, Canada, and some international locations. Visit Simply406.com.

Big 5 eyes Sandpoint site

SANDPOINT — Western retail giant Big 5 Sporting Goods is in the process of opening a store in Sandpoint.

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Flathead County devising guides for housing density

A plan to figure what housing densities would be desirable on unzoned Flathead County land might soon be put out for public feedback.

'Real skate shops are a dying breed'

For a decade, one small shop in Kalispell has maintained the spirit of skateboarding.

New Advance Auto Parts opens

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Serving professional installers and do-it-yourself customers, Advance Auto Parts has opened its store at 320 W. Kathleen Ave. (just east of Highway 95). The parts include recognized national brands and Carquest brand products.

Quebec orders 8 p.m. curfew beginning Saturday, for 4 weeks

MONTREAL (AP) — Quebec's premier announced Wednesday that he is imposing a provincewide 8 p.m. curfew beginning Saturday as a way to curb surging coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.

Quebec orders 8 p.m. curfew beginning Saturday, for 4 weeks

MONTREAL (AP) — Quebec's premier announced Wednesday that he is imposing a provincewide 8 p.m. curfew beginning Saturday as a way to curb surging coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.

Risch names Abi's Ice Cream 'Small Business of the Month'

U.S. Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has named Abi’s Artisan Ice Cream in Coeur d’Alene as the Small Business of the Month for June 2018. Abi’s Artisan Ice Cream will be recognized in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate.

Wisconsin Ave. corridor plan hearing is Thursday

A public hearing on the long-awaited Wisconsin Avenue Corridor Plan tops the Whitefish Planning Board agenda on Thursday, Feb. 15.

KHS art students develop logos for local organization

The Friends of the River Coalition (FORC) have undergone a rebrand. Earlier in the school year, FORC founder and president Dawn Wiksten and vice president Rob Archer approached Kellogg High School art teacher Rachel Krusemark about developing a new logo for the group.

Wisconsin Ave. corridor plan hearing is Thursday

A public hearing on the long-awaited Wisconsin Avenue Corridor Plan tops the Whitefish Planning Board agenda on Thursday, Feb. 15.

A century of trains leaves unwanted legacy

BNSF consultants: Diesel plumes are 'weathering' away

A century of trains leaves unwanted legacy

BNSF consultants: Diesel plumes are 'weathering' away

A century of trains leaves unwanted legacy

BNSF consultants: Diesel plumes are 'weathering' away

Pollywogs gives away maternity clothes

Echo Lake’s consignment store, Pollywogs, is giving away their maternity clothes for free in an effort to downsize their inventory and to help expectant mothers in the community.

Pollywogs gives away maternity clothes

Echo Lake’s consignment store, Pollywogs, is giving away their maternity clothes for free in an effort to downsize their inventory and to help expectant mothers in the community.

Back-to-School Blessings

By DEVIN WEEKS