Safeway building project not employing local workers

Upon hearing that Safeway had aquired BTC, I searched and searched for the contractor doing the construction work. 

GOOD PEOPLE: They still exist

GOOD PEOPLE: They still exist

Festival of Trees lights up Bigfork Museum

Christmas is here at the Bigfork Museum of Art and History.

Idaho boat inspection stations ramp up operating hours

This year Idaho is playing hard ball in the fight against quagga/zebra mussels and other aquatic invasive species who think they can hitch a ride by boat across the country and hang out in our waters. The Idaho legislature has authorized stations to be opened from dawn till dusk this season. Targeting early morning and late night travelers. Idaho has been successfully operating mandatory boat inspection stations since 2009, but every year there are some minor kinks to work out. Expanding hours of operation is an important improvement this year and shows Idaho’s commitment to this effort.

American shoppers wrap up the year in a spending mood, boding well for the U.S. economy

American consumers wrapped up the year in a spending mood, buying all sorts of merchandise from furniture to clothing and eating out at restaurants, according to the latest government snapshot. The figures, announced Thursday, marked a clear sign that consumers are still able and willing to shop, and the data bodes well for 2025 even as shoppers remain deal-focused.

Legals for June, 9 2026

Legals for June, 16 2026

At high school, enthusiasm for two-wheel traffic

AAA Approved Auto Repair

Loren's is not only a AAA Approved Auto Repair facility, but has received the"Top Shop Gold" award ten years in a row.

US contractor told Lebanese port official of chemicals risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — About four years before the Beirut port explosion that killed dozens of people and injured thousands, a U.S. government contractor expressed concern to a Lebanese port official about unsafe storage there of the volatile chemicals that fueled last week's devastating blast, American officials said Tuesday.

Millions face new UK virus restrictions; border chaos eases

LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in the U.K. faced tough new coronavirus restrictions Saturday, with Scotland and Northern Ireland demanding tighter measures to try to halt a new variant of the virus that is believed to spread more quickly.

Millions face new UK virus restrictions; border chaos eases

LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in the U.K. faced tough new coronavirus restrictions Saturday, with Scotland and Northern Ireland demanding tighter measures to try to halt a new variant of the virus that is believed to spread more quickly.

Millions face new UK virus restrictions; border chaos eases

LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in the U.K. faced tough new coronavirus restrictions Saturday, with Scotland and Northern Ireland demanding tighter measures to try to halt a new variant of the virus that is believed to spread more quickly.

Millions face new UK virus restrictions; border chaos eases

LONDON (AP) — Millions of people in the U.K. faced tough new coronavirus restrictions Saturday, with Scotland and Northern Ireland demanding tighter measures to try to halt a new variant of the virus that is believed to spread more quickly.

Paradise artist a true Renaissance man

Steve Eberhardt is a modern day Renaissance man living near Paradise!

Whitefish bookstore relies on experience to keep well-stocked shelves

Owner Cheryl Watkins has been selling books since 1996 when she acquired the store from Mary Pat Love, who ran the same shop beginning in the early 1970s.

Whitefish woman visits all 411 National Park sites

Beginning in 1973 with a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park and ending early last month at the future site of the National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C., Pat Hierl of Whitefish has visited every one of the 411 sites in the National Park System.

Backyard Beekeepers

For most of us, the site of a bee elicits flailing arms and shrieks of contempt.

Saving souls one string at a time

Pandemic a boon for the bicycle as thousands snap them up

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Joel Johnson hadn’t owned a bicycle since he was 15, but the pandemic changed all that.