Bigfork green-box decision tabled, work group to look at alternatives

The Flathead County Solid Waste Board on Tuesday voted to delay a decision on closing the Bigfork green-box refuse site for six months to allow Bigfork residents time to come up with an alternative plan for garbage collection in the bayside community.

Deputies may cite man for the bird

Deputies will most likely cite a man with disorderly conduct for flipping the bird at officers. He was angry because deputies working a fatal accident wouldn't allow him past a roadblock on U.S. 2 and Reserve Drive.

Afghan bomber kills 89

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives near a busy market and a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 89 people in the deadliest insurgent attack on civilians since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion.

Catch up on preventive care

During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people decided to delay non-emergent health care appointments until the stay-home orders began to lift. For you and your family, that may have meant avoiding some routine doctor’s visits. But now that restrictions are easing up, it’s time to catch up on any preventive health services you missed.

Fundraising campaign launched to help Noxon firefighter

The second explosion severely injured one volunteer firefighter, Aaron Helmbrecht, who was flown to Coeur d'Alene and then later to Seattle.

DEQ completes review of storage tanks for new Town Pump

DEQ completes review of storage tanks for new Town Pump

Rite Aid in Coeur d'Alene, Hayden to close

Rite Aid in Coeur d’Alene and Hayden are among store locations set to close next month as part of the company’s bankruptcy proceedings, according to court documents filed in federal bankruptcy court on Friday.

Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dead at 83

Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller before his company was overtaken by the rise of Amazon.com, has died at age 83.

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Gov. Baker extends school closures through end of April

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker is ordering schools and non-emergency child care programs in Massachusetts to remain closed through the end of April as the state works to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Starbucks will cover travel for workers seeking abortions

Amazon is also covering up to $4,000 in travel and lodging expenses for employees seeking non-life threatening medical treatment

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Canadians help boost Blacktail to record season

Blacktail Mountain Ski Area finished off its winter season with a new record for skier visits and revenue, which is partly being attributed increased Canadian visitation.

Big times in Walla Walla

Our recent trip to Walla Walla with our auction lot purchasers who contributed so much to Hospice of North Idaho was in short, a blast! We found the town to be vibrant and in so many ways updated from the last time we were there. One of the ironies of owning and running a small retail shop on a day-to-day basis is that it leaves little time to get away to our favorite wine country destinations. It has been a while since we were there.

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Permanent markdown

J.C. Penney gets rid of hundreds of sales

NEW YORK - J.C. Penney is permanently marking down all of its merchandise by at least 40 percent so shoppers no longer have to wait for sales to get bargains.

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Football officials to use blue flags

Flag change for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

RENTON, Wash. — To help raise awareness for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, high school football officials throughout Washington state will trade in their yellow penalty flags for blue penalty flags during varsity games this weekend.

Wash. Ag department continues fight against invasive Spartina

OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture announced June 24 that this year’s treatment season for Spartina, an aggressive invasive weed, began June 1 and will continue through November...