Rathdrum Mountain on display Saturday

RATHDRUM — A sweeping view of the Rathdrum Prairie caused Leon Duce to stop along a logging road on Rathdrum Mountain.

Pandemic separates couple, though just miles apart

Every Sunday afternoon, Suzan Mubarak keeps an eye on her phone. That is when her boyfriend will call to let her know he’s outside her house for their weekly wave.

Pier 1 to close Kalispell store in February

Pier 1 is the latest large retail store to announce it is leaving the Flathead Valley.

Shopko store opens Sunday

Grand opening of department store Oct. 2

The new Shopko Hometown store inside Mountain Mall opens to shoppers Sunday.

Opal’s homestead hacks: Don’t trash good garbage

Opal Harbert, Queen of Homestead Hacks, has an old-fashioned approach to daily life that’s becoming new again.

City looks at shift to mandatory curbside recycling

Whitefish is examining the potential for a mandatory curbside recycling program for the community.

Mass food shipments coming to Flathead Food Bank

Large amounts of produce and other food is on its way to the Flathead Food Bank, where it will be stored in a space in the Gateway Community Center and distributed as needed to other local food banks, senior-living communities, children’s programs and other programs.

Target hit

Store security breach affects up to 40 million credit, debit cards

Target's data-security nightmare threatens to drive off holiday shoppers during the company's busiest time of year.

An easy, yummy dish for dinner

It seems like simple, one dish recipes are either too bland and boring, or contain so many ingredients that they become more of a hassle than an easy dinner option. If you're the one in the family who is in charge of the grocery shopping each week, you know the painstaking process of budgeting your grocery list. It makes it hard to try new dishes when the amount of ingredients needed for a new recipe surpasses the average ingredients needed for two or more dinners.

Shop local mentality buoyed businesses in whirlwind year

While this has been an extremely challenging year, it has brought invaluable lessons

Bus service helps riders maintain independence

To Terri Hain of Whitefish, Eagle Transit represents a way to maintain her independence.

Sandpoint building to be recognized as 'orchid'

According to Upton, preserving historic structures is critical because once they’re gone, they don’t come back.

Beam me up

A Swank Enterprises worker guides structural steel into place Friday morning at the construction site for the expansion of the Sportsman & Ski Haus store in north Kalispell. Swank is building a 25,000-square-foot addition to the east side of Sportsman.

Nevada to reopen casinos June 4, welcoming tourists again

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Tuesday night that he would allow casinos to reopen June 4, welcoming tourists to return to the glitzy gambling mecca of Las Vegas.

Nevada to reopen casinos June 4, welcoming tourists again

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Tuesday night that he would allow casinos to reopen June 4, welcoming tourists to return to the glitzy gambling mecca of Las Vegas.

Tri-State Outfitters in Moscow closes after group of mask-less customers enter

MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — An outdoors store in northern Idaho temporarily closed

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Everyone has to start somewhere

Comedian Jim Carrey took a job as a janitor at a tire factory at age 15 when his father lost his job. He also worked as a security guard. To relieve his stress, he visited local comedy clubs, which instilled his love of comedy - and prepared him for a blockbuster career.

Columbia Falls cyclist brings bikes to Central America

“Central America was just on my list of places I wanted to bike to,” Dave Renfrow said.

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