Stress, rumors, even violence: Virus fear goes viral

TOKYO (AP) — You might have heard that the fear of a new virus from China is spreading faster than the actual virus.

A pot shop at your door: Home delivery surges amid outbreak

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One company rushed to expand its delivery fleet. Another has seen sales triple. The global coronavirus pandemic has left millions of people locked out of bars, restaurants and theaters, but it’s been an unexpected boost for some U.S. pot shops.

Tools stolen from Korean War vet's shop

Tools stolen from Korean War vet's shop

Silverwood season

Again it's big rides, big business

It all starts again on Saturday, as Silverwood Theme Park opens its doors to the public.

Seaplanes make for a unique flight experience

BOOKS: Where Twice is nice

Twice Told Tales, the charming little used book store nestled in the corner, near the lobby, at the Post Falls Library is now fully open each day except Sunday. The hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Supported and staffed by the Friends of the Post Falls Library, the book store offers hundreds of books, puzzles and gift items mainly priced from 25 cents to $2. Over size books and special editions are priced a little higher.

Fakes are not fashionable: BBB shines light on counterfeit products sold online

We all shop online. Whether we’re loyal Amazon customers, Groupon groupies, or simply Google the goods and services we need, the Internet is one big network of boutiques and box stores selling everything you need and anything you don’t.

Christmas tree permits now available for purchase

Christmas tree permits are now available for $5 cash at each of the Flathead National Forest offices in Kalispell, Hungry Horse and Bigfork.

History lives on through Bigfork gun store owner's collection

For Bigfork’s Richard “Short Colt” Cheney, firearms are a way of life.

Dollar General under construction in Soap Lake

Construction along state Route 28, next to Sigrist Mini Storage, is confirmed to be the location of a new Dollar General store.

Whitefish High School expansion options revealed

The cost will likely range from $26.5 million to just over $34 million depending on the concept recommended by the committee.

Great show

We come to Bigfork several times each year to visit our daughter and grandchildren, and we often enjoy a play or two while here. This past weekend was no exception, for we had a rollicking good time seeing the Bigfork High School players do their durndest with "Wagon Wheels a-Rollin'," a pure slapstick Western comedy which culminates in a shootout in the I'm-Okay-You're-Okay Corral. Congratulations to all involved in this production. One scene will forever stand high in my theater memories — right up there with treasured bits from plays seen on stages in cities the likes of Toronto, New York, London and San Francisco: We in the audience of local community folks, of parents, relatives and friends of the players, had comfortably bought into our willing suspension of disbelief. The wagon train maiden had been kidnapped by four black-hatted bandits, and these dastardly guys were out in the lonesome valley discussing what to do with her. The sweet maiden faced the audience and was speaking at length in a woe-is-me-what-will-I-ever-do-now? aside, when the littlest bandit turned to his cohorts and jolted us all by asking them, bewildered, "Who is she talkin' to?!" The convoluted message in that Pirandelloesque line is what makes the theater the magic brain teaser that it is. Reality, anyone?

Great show

We come to Bigfork several times each year to visit our daughter and grandchildren, and we often enjoy a play or two while here. This past weekend was no exception, for we had a rollicking good time seeing the Bigfork High School players do their durndest with "Wagon Wheels a-Rollin'," a pure slapstick Western comedy which culminates in a shootout in the I'm-Okay-You're-Okay Corral. Congratulations to all involved in this production. One scene will forever stand high in my theater memories — right up there with treasured bits from plays seen on stages in cities the likes of Toronto, New York, London and San Francisco: We in the audience of local community folks, of parents, relatives and friends of the players, had comfortably bought into our willing suspension of disbelief. The wagon train maiden had been kidnapped by four black-hatted bandits, and these dastardly guys were out in the lonesome valley discussing what to do with her. The sweet maiden faced the audience and was speaking at length in a woe-is-me-what-will-I-ever-do-now? aside, when the littlest bandit turned to his cohorts and jolted us all by asking them, bewildered, "Who is she talkin' to?!" The convoluted message in that Pirandelloesque line is what makes the theater the magic brain teaser that it is. Reality, anyone?

Great show

We come to Bigfork several times each year to visit our daughter and grandchildren, and we often enjoy a play or two while here. This past weekend was no exception, for we had a rollicking good time seeing the Bigfork High School players do their durndest with "Wagon Wheels a-Rollin'," a pure slapstick Western comedy which culminates in a shootout in the I'm-Okay-You're-Okay Corral. Congratulations to all involved in this production. One scene will forever stand high in my theater memories — right up there with treasured bits from plays seen on stages in cities the likes of Toronto, New York, London and San Francisco: We in the audience of local community folks, of parents, relatives and friends of the players, had comfortably bought into our willing suspension of disbelief. The wagon train maiden had been kidnapped by four black-hatted bandits, and these dastardly guys were out in the lonesome valley discussing what to do with her. The sweet maiden faced the audience and was speaking at length in a woe-is-me-what-will-I-ever-do-now? aside, when the littlest bandit turned to his cohorts and jolted us all by asking them, bewildered, "Who is she talkin' to?!" The convoluted message in that Pirandelloesque line is what makes the theater the magic brain teaser that it is. Reality, anyone?

Legals for June, 3 2022

The Plaza Shops undergoes changes

Brokers simplify, confuse health exchange shopping

This month's glitch-filled rollout of the health insurance marketplaces created by federal law is a business opportunity for brokers and agents, but regulators warn that it also opened the door for those who would seek to line their pockets by misleading consumers.

Sandpoint relaunches use permit program

SANDPOINT — The city’s permit program for non-residential businesses resumed on May 7. The use permit program was launched in March, in an effort to increase public safety and provide property owners proof that building code requirements have been met. The program was temporarily put on hold due to Gov. Brad Little’s stay home orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mixed results in Yaak/Troy economic survey