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Investing in Bigfork: couple pursues dream of smalltown life

It was Christmas 2011 when Renny Johnson and his family had their “aha” moment. Johnson and his wife, Sarah, had been working the corporate life for years in places like Chicago and San Francisco when they finally decided they’d had enough. They had spent vacation time the last 17 years in Bigfork with Johnson’s parents, Ray and Kathy, who own a horse ranch here.

Booth sentenced in Kirk murder

COEUR d’ALENE — Justin Roy Booth, who pleaded guilty to robbing and murdering Coeur d’Alene resident William “Bo” Kirk in October 2016, will spend at least 30 years in prison.

US sues to block merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, saying it could push prices higher

Kroger and Albertsons, two of the nation’s largest grocers, agreed to merge in October 2022

Auction races to help 'Sled Hill' campaign

Sure, you could use one of the amazingly painted sleds to race down the Pine Street Sled Hill when it opens. But do you want to? While one of the of sleds encourages just that, the sleds are works of art — and part of a silent art auction to raise money for Kaniksu Land Trust's "Save the Sled Hill" campaign. KLT announced the launch of its sled art silent auction during an art reveal event at Pend d’Oreille Winery on Thursday, Aug. 17. The event showcases the creativity of local artists — and raises money to both buy the historic site and funds a master plan for the entire Pine Street Woods area.

County works to repair radio repeater tower

WALLACE — The rough North Idaho winter weather recently knocked out a radio repeater tower on top of Goose Peak (north of Wallace) and Shoshone County is working to get the tower repaired.

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'There is nothing now': Syrians in Idlib fear end nearing

IDLIB, Syria (AP) — "There’s nothing now. Nothing at all,” said Yasser Aboud, as he looked away from his family’s few remaining belongings, dumped on the floor of the bare single room that would now be their home in the northwest Syrian city of Idlib.

'There is nothing now': Syrians in Idlib fear end nearing

IDLIB, Syria (AP) — "There’s nothing now. Nothing at all,” said Yasser Aboud, as he looked away from his family’s few remaining belongings, dumped on the floor of the bare single room that would now be their home in the northwest Syrian city of Idlib.

Post Falls man arrested in Arizona

The southwest desert gets hot.

'A global force of good'

Vice Admiral Bruce Clingan confidant end is in sight in Iraq, Afghanistan

COEUR d'ALENE - There's more to the U.S. Navy than you know. Some days sailors might be countering piracy, halting toxic waste dumping or providing humanitarian relief in Haiti and the Gulf of Mexico. Vice Admiral Bruce Clingan calls it a global form of good.

City streets drain of life in Australia's toughest lockdown

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Melbourne’s usually vibrant downtown streets were draining of signs of life on Wednesday on the eve of Australia’s toughest-ever pandemic restrictions coming into force.

Mattawa garbage drop box to remain open, for now

EPHRATA — For the time being, the garbage collection facility operated by Grant County in the Mattawa area will remain open. That is the recommendation of the county’s public works staff, announced during a public hearing Tuesday.

Landfill 'extending the bathtub'

A massive excavation project will take place this summer at the Flathead County landfill.

Glacier Park sees about 9 inches of snow down low from storms; upwards of three feet already in Jewel Basin

So long fall, hello winter. A series of winter storms last week dumped about nine inches of snow in West Glacier and in St. Mary in Glacier National Park, with even more falling in parts of the Canyon.

CITY OF EAST HOPE

ORDINANCE NUMBER 242

Legals June 28, 2018

STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE/TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER ONE (1) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE TAKE NOTICE: That Clark Kagele, Kagele Family Farms LLC of Odessa, WA haS made application for change/transfer of water right in order to change/transfer a portion of the place of use and add one point of withdrawal as granted under Ground Water Certificate No. 5949-A. That Ground Water Certificate NO. 5949-A authorizes the withdrawal of 1100 gallons per minute, 1320 acre-feet per year, for irrigation of 480 acres. That the authorized point of withdrawal is from a well within the SW1/4SE1/4 of Section 15, T.20 N., R. 32 E.W.M. That the authorized place of use is within the W1/2 of Section 15 and the NW1/4 of Section 22, T.20 N., R. 32 E.W.M. That he proposes to add one well within the SW1/4NE1/4 of Section 6, T., 20 N., R. 31 E.W.M. That he proposes to change the place of use of 240 acres to the SW1/4 of Section 15 and the NW1/4 of Section 22, T. 20 N., R. 32 E.W.M., Adams County and 240 Acres to the NW1/4, SW1/4, and the NE1/4 of Section 1, T. 20 N., R. 30 E.W.M., Grant County All within Adams and Grant County, Washington. Protests or objections to approval of this application must include a detailed statement of the basis for objections; protests must be accompanied by a fifty-($50.00) dollar recording fee and filed with the Department of Ecology, at the Address shown below, Within thirty (30) days from June 28, 2018. STATE OF WASHIGNTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY WATER RESOUCES PROGRAM- ERO PO BOX 47611 OLYMPIA, WA 98504-7611 #06033/201974 Pub: June 21, 28, 2018

Italy garbage dips with virus lockdowns, but plastics rise

ROME (AP) — Italy produced 10% less garbage during its coronavirus lockdown, but environmentalists warn that increased reliance on disposable masks and packaging is imperiling efforts to curb single-use plastics that end up in oceans and seas.

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