Official: Crime measure lacked signatures to get on ballot

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's top election official says supporters of an initiative measure to make criminal sentencing changes didn't submit enough valid voter signatures to qualify the proposal for the state's November ballot.

Official: Crime measure lacked signatures to get on ballot

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's top election official says supporters of an initiative measure to make criminal sentencing changes didn't submit enough valid voter signatures to qualify the proposal for the state's November ballot.

Grant County couple approved to open second pot shop

EPHRATA - Grant County commissioners recently voted to allow a couple to open a second marijuana retail store in an unincorporated area of the county.

Far North Logo is renovated

BONNERS FERRY — Far North Logo Shop has had a recent facelift. With the new outer decor and inner renovations that are in the process of completion, the new storefront has brought attention to the shop.

J.C. Penney sees key sales figure down for the year

NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney Co. dumped more bad news on investors Thursday, estimating that sales for the current year at established stores would be down more than Wall Street expected.

J.C. Penney sees key sales figure down for the year

NEW YORK (AP) — J.C. Penney Co. dumped more bad news on investors Thursday, estimating that sales for the current year at established stores would be down more than Wall Street expected.

Vince Backen turns the page with latest venture

When Vince Backen lands in a foreign port, one of his first stops is almost always the local bookstore.

Economic report looks at resident travelers

Montana saw a 3.2 percent increase in out-of-state travelers and a 15 percent increase in resident travelers this year over 2011, and the state’s tourist industry and other businesses felt the impact.

COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Bayer fires in 15 birdies, wins Sun Mountain Intercollegiate Invitational

COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Bayer fires in 15 birdies, wins Sun Mountain Intercollegiate Invitational

US businesses near border struggle with boundaries' closure

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Evan Kory started calling brides in Mexico’s northern Sonora state last March, asking if they wanted to get their wedding gowns from his Arizona store just before the U.S. closed its borders with Mexico and Canada because of the coronavirus.

US businesses near border struggle with boundaries' closure

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Evan Kory started calling brides in Mexico’s northern Sonora state last March, asking if they wanted to get their wedding gowns from his Arizona store just before the U.S. closed its borders with Mexico and Canada because of the coronavirus.

US businesses near border struggle with boundaries' closure

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Evan Kory started calling brides in Mexico’s northern Sonora state last March, asking if they wanted to get their wedding gowns from his Arizona store just before the U.S. closed its borders with Mexico and Canada because of the coronavirus.

US businesses near border struggle with boundaries' closure

NOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — Evan Kory started calling brides in Mexico’s northern Sonora state last March, asking if they wanted to get their wedding gowns from his Arizona store just before the U.S. closed its borders with Mexico and Canada because of the coronavirus.

Pro-X to hold Grand Opening April 1st and 2nd

When Jeff Brubaker started Pro X Home Center out of his own personal shop in 2003 followed by the first store behind Truss Tek in 2005 even he had no idea how big it would become, or how fast it would grow. 

Clark Fork Driftyard access site on Pend Oreille WMA open for year-round use

Driftyard access is better

PREP ROUNDUP: Lake City tops Sandpoint

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Excavation begins to level site for Moyie Springs postal facility

Work begins to turn SC racist store into racial harmony site

LAURENS. S.C. (AP) — Regan Freeman had spent more than a year organizing a project to tell the story of a Black South Carolina pastor who reached out to Ku Klux Klan members who wanted him dead because of his race.

2 detained for speaking Spanish settle border patrol lawsuit

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Two women who were detained in northern Montana by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents for speaking Spanish while shopping at a convenience store have reached an undisclosed monetary settlement in their lawsuit against the agency, the ACLU of Montana announced Tuesday.

Legals March 1, 2017

FUNDING and MEETING NOTICE Grant County, Washington has been awarded federal funds, through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Emergency Food & Shelter National Board Program; in the amount of $60,093. A Local Board comprised of nine non-profit and governmental organizations will determine how the funds awarded to Grant County are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service providers in the county. The Local Board will meet on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at Samaritan Hospital to review funding requests and allocate funds. Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local organizations chosen to receive funds must: 1) be a private voluntary non-profit organization or unit of government, 2) be eligible to receive federal funds, 3) have an accounting system, 4) practice nondiscrimination, 5) have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and 6) if a private voluntary organization, have a voluntary board. Qualifying organizations are encouraged to apply. To obtain a funding application and instructions please contact Jill Hammond, Local Board Coordinator, at 509-754-2011 ext. 2931. Funding requests must be received by noon on March 15, 2017, using one of the following methods: 1: FAX to 509-754-6098, 2) mail to PO Box 37, Ephrata, WA 98823, or 3) hand deliver to Grant County Courthouse - Commissioner's Office. All methods need to be directed to the attention of Jill Hammond, EFSP Local Board Coordinator. #03005/53099 Pub: March 1, 2017