Manufacturing outlook 'positive'

Economic update seminar makes Kalispell stop

Montana manufacturers remain optimistic about their future, according to speakers Thursday at the Mid-Year Update to the Economic Outlook Series.

A brazen government takeover

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., calls it the “most under-reported big-Washington takeover in history,” and even that may be an understatement.

Return postal plan to sender

The U.S. Postal Service appears hell-bent on continuing with a thick-headed, Soviet central planning approach toward cutting costs and improving efficiency by providing an increasingly inferior service.

Jobless rate worsens in Flathead County

Unemployment in Flathead County is back in double digits at 10.9 percent for October.

James J. McGarvey, 70, of Libby

James Jude McGarvey, 70, went to be with our Lord at 11:46 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. 

State unemployment rate inches up to 3%

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3% in November, edging up from October’s 2.9%.

Commissioners must stay unified on septage facility

Flathead County commissioners are finally united in support of constructing a regional septage treatment facility.

Idaho's June unemployment rate increases to 2.7%

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate experienced a slight increase in June, rising by one-tenth of a percentage point from 2.6% in May to 2.7%.

Wenatchee port commissioner named to WSTC

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Janet “JC” Baldwin of Wenatchee to fill an open seat on the Washington State Transportation Commission, according to an announcement from the WSTC. Baldwin is a small business owner and longtime elected port commissioner, serving on the Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority since 2005, the announcement said. Baldwin, whose six-year term starts on July 1, brings to the commission the expertise of working in the tech sector as chief executive officer and co-founder of GTC Technical Support in Wenatchee, according to the announcement. In addition to her experience as a business owner and elected official, Baldwin brings to the commission extensive experience in the areas of public infrastructure and economic development, amassed from service on a range of boards including the state Community Aviation Revitalization Board, the state Public Works Board and the Washington Public Ports Association Executive Committee, the announcement said.

Idaho’s May unemployment rate remains at 2.6%

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.6% in May, remaining unchanged for the fourth consecutive month.

Egypt's inflation rate sets record high at 36.8% in June, official data show

Prices in Egypt rose across many sectors, from food items and medical services to housing and furniture following the Russia-Ukraine war, which unleashed a wave of inflation across the globe.

New strikes, protests as France unveils retirement bill

PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower shut down Friday as French unions held last-ditch strikes and protests around the country on the day the government unveils a divisive bill redesigning the national retirement system.

PM says Australians 'devastated' by domestic violence attack

SYDNEY (AP) — Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday that Australians were “shocked, saddened and devastated” by the deaths of five people including three children after a car fire in apparent domestic violence.

PM says Australians 'devastated' by domestic violence attack

SYDNEY (AP) — Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Thursday that Australians were “shocked, saddened and devastated” by the deaths of five people including three children after a car fire in apparent domestic violence.

Massive power outage hits Cuba's western region after transmission line fails

A blackout hit Havana and the rest of the western half of Cuba on Wednesday, leaving millions of people without power on an island struggling with chronic outages blamed on a crumbling electric grid.

Kalispell woman sentenced for obstruction during protest at Whitefish Border Patrol station

A Kalispell woman was sentenced in Whitefish Municipal Court last month for throwing a piece of plywood in front of a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle during a protest outside of the Whitefish U.S. Custom and Border Patrol office on Sept. 15, 2025.

Florida announces it will lift ban on nursing home visits

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that he will lift the state’s ban on visiting nursing homes that has cut off vulnerable seniors from family since mid-March over fears of spreading

The Latest: Trump talks cars, puts down governor in Michigan

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the

Legals for January, 19 2024

Pence to visit Waukesha as Wisconsin coronavirus cases soar

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence plans to make a campaign stop Tuesday at a manufacturing company in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha, the Trump campaign announced Thursday.