PLASTIC: Killing ocean life

While waiting for my wife to get done grocery shopping, it made me mad and sad to see 99 out of 100 people using plastic bags to carry their groceries in. I read a report that said 95 percent of all garbage in the ocean is plastic. I don’t know how many know this, but they must know plastic doesn’t go away.

Skaters say thanks

The Whitefish Figure Skating Club is a small club and appreciate community support. We would like to thank the following businesses for the support in our presentation of "Little Black Dress Affair" style show on ice: Village Shop, The Toggery, Sappari, L'n Company, Stumptown Snowboards, Savannah's, Sprouts, 57 Boutique at Whitefish Lake Lodge and the Sportsman and Ski Haus.

A Darling of a gift for children

A few lucky children will find a hand-built rocking horse under their Christmas tree this year.

A Darling of a gift for children

A few lucky children will find a hand-built rocking horse under their Christmas tree this year.

18 Superfund sites located in the Flathead

The Latest: Iowa has among US's highest infection rates

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa has among the nation’s highest coronavirus infection and death rates and residents should avoid gatherings in most counties, federal health experts say.

Bigfork Great for locals and visitors

 It’s encouraging to note that so many local residents attended the April 30 Business & Community meeting at the Playhouse.

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — The Mexican wine scene, coming of age

Mary and I had the good fortune to meet her brother John Lancaster and our sister-in-law Paula in Mexico just after the New Year.

Bigfork Great for locals and visitors

 It’s encouraging to note that so many local residents attended the April 30 Business & Community meeting at the Playhouse.

Hurricane Douglas bears down on Hawaii as pandemic flares

HONOLULU (AP) — The first hurricane to threaten the United States since the start of the coronavirus pandemic is presenting new challenges to Hawaii officials long accustomed to tropical storms.

Shop with a cop sees a successful sixth year

The two day event took place last Saturday and carried on to Sunday - pairing over 70 kids with a deputy to hit Walmart’s aisles on a mini shopping spree.

Bullock cracks down on Flathead businesses not following COVID-19 mandates

Bullock cracks down on Flathead businesses not following COVID-19 mandates

Checkers champ pays visit to the community

10 Years Ago — 2009

Post Falls ready to recycle

POST FALLS - The city of Post Falls will host recycling events on Saturday at City Hall, 408 N. Spokane St.

Some recreational fishing, hunting, and golf set to reopen May 5

MOSES LAKE — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, or WDFW, announced yesterday that it plans to reopen some recreational fishing and hunting, with many wildlife areas and boat ramps reopening on May 5 for day-use only.

The Latest: Fauci: US could reach 100,000 new cases a day

WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci said coronavirus cases could grow to 100,000 a day in the U.S. if Americans don’t start following public health recommendations.

Record 22 million have sought US jobless aid since virus

WASHINGTON (AP) — The wave of layoffs that has engulfed the U.S. economy since the coronavirus struck forced

Glacier visitation tops 1 million in July

For the first time ever in a single month, more than 1 million people visited Glacier National Park during July.

World/Nation

• U.S., Russia trade warnings on Ukraine

In rural US, fears of virus seem far away as stores reopen

ROUNDUP, Mont. (AP) — Traffic got a little busier along Main Street, but otherwise, it was hard to tell that coronavirus restrictions were ending in the tiny Montana town of Roundup.