German minister slams press watchdog's police column ruling

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top security official criticized the country's independent press watchdog Wednesday for ruling that a left-wing newspaper's column disparaging the police was covered by freedom of speech.

Students present petition against tobacco store

Pear Bureau Northwest names Jewel-Osco 2018 Pear Retailer of the Year

Pear Bureau Northwest names Jewel-Osco 2018 Pear Retailer of the Year

VIRUS TODAY: Black Friday shoppers stay home

Here's what's happening Friday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:

How to go on a 'low-car' diet

Automobiles are as American as baseball and apple pie. Admit it, you can't remember the last time you walked or biked to get somewhere. Your car is just too convenient a mode of transportation, but it may be time to rethink your ways.

Until next year ...

Season finale for downtown farmers market

Artisan Oyster provides creative space in Kalispell

Artisan Oyster is an unexpected creative oasis at the Kalispell Center Mall.

Yasuko M. Aklestad, 81

Yasuko M. Aklestad, 81, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007, at her home in Bigfork. Yasuko was born Sept. 7, 1926, in Tokyo, Japan. Her mother passed away in 1928 when she was just 2 years old, and her father passed away in 1954.

Birthe (Jorgensen) Kaltschmidt, 85

Birthe was born Sept. 27, 1930, and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark. She passed away Nov. 16, 2015.

Bonner County History - Feb. 24, 2022

Bonner County Historical Society and Museum shares interesting stories of the community's people, places and events.

Spending an afternoon on Bigfork's Electric Avenue

It is a typical August Tuesday afternoon on Bigfork’s Electric Avenue, somewhat warm, windless and slightly hazy from fires from the west. The usual summer afternoon car traffic is from all over including many from  Montana, Alberta, Washington State, the Dakotas,  and other states throughout the U. S. Cars drive slowly down the avenue waiting patiently for an open parking space.

Whitefish is my home

I moved to Whitefish a little over a year ago. It was the summer before my junior year, and Whitefish was utterly unlike the environment in which I had been raised. I was from Boston, a big city on the East Coast. I went to a school of 2,500 students, not 500. I walked and took public transportation, never drove. I didn’t even have my license.

Motor sports' popularity keeps Penco on the move

Keeping a back room of Penco Power Products stocked with hundreds of helmets and an extensive inventory of tires is just one way Vaughn Penrod is fighting to keep people from spending their money outside the Flathead Valley.

Law enforcement and court records

Lake County District Court, Judge Christopher presiding

New Whitefish barbershop offers old-time twist

The Lowbrow Barber Shop provides the feeling of walking into nostalgia from the barber shops of long ago.

From the Archives - May 14, 2026

"This Week in History" 50 Years Ago (1976) - "Ken Dinning's Barbershop is introducing geometric precision haircutting and styling for men by David Bailey."

New auto shop finding its market

There’s a new auto shop in the Clark Fork Valley.

Libby Area Chamber of Commerce Missing certificates prompt Sheriff's investigation, revised protocols Outstanding 'Libby Bucks' must be validated by Chamber by March 1 to remain usable

After discovering an unknown number of its “Libby Bucks” had gone missing, the Libby Area Chamber of Commerce this week announced it had notified the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and is revamping the decades-old program intended to boost local spending.

Self-indulgence during the holiday season

Food for Thought

Waking up at 3:30 on a snowy Friday morning, my daughter and I hop into the family sleigh and head to the shopping mall to watch the mayhem. Nursing self-induced stuffed bellies created from roasted turkey and pumpkin pie consumed the night before, our focus is not on food but on coffee.

Developers unveil Super 1 store plans

SANDPOINT — Plans for a proposed Super 1 grocery store were officially unveiled at Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting, even though the city has little say in how the project develops.