Farm Hands looks to feed youth, elderly, this summer

Farm Hands – Nourish the Flathead will be looking to battle hunger in and around Columbia Falls as the non-profit organization unveiled a plan to operate several feeding stations around the area this summer.

Watershed act

Mini-Cassia residents band together to help people find needed supplies

BURLEY — Amidst a statewide order for Idaho residents to stay home during the COVID-19 spread, Mini-Cassia residents are finding ways to help their neighbors and ease the fear and panic people feel when they go to the grocery store and find bare shelves instead of needed items.

Downtown businesses make the best of small spaces

MOSES LAKE — There’s a lot happening in the middle of Moses Lake, and it’s happening in smaller and smaller spaces. “Even with all the business closures that are happening around town, businesses that are still open are doing more initiatives to attract more people to their stores,” said Mallory Miller, director of the Downtown Moses Lake Association, which promotes the business community downtown. “We've got Artgarden, she's doing more classes. We've got Hello Nature which is bringing in things constantly. (Owner Magen Evans) is doing little sidewalk sales. So just bringing more people into downtown.” Moses Lake’s downtown business core has had its share of ups and downs over the years, as businesses come and go. Many of the businesses that were pillars of the downtown core 30 and more years ago – Pinky’s House of Fashion, Berry’s Department Store, Furniture West – are now the stuff of nostalgia. But in their place have come smaller concerns, many of them doubling and tripling up in the available spaces.

Mask wearing isn't a luxury, it's health issue

Mask wearing isn't a luxury, it's health issue

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Our holiday wish

Just in the last week we passed our 14-year anniversary since we opened The Dinner Party.

Romance is big business for small flower shop on Valentine's Day

By KATHLEEN WOODFORD

The fun of the hunt

After having our shop for nearly 10 years now a big part of our enjoyment and our most rewarding experiences are when we put customer and bottle together and it works. The customer loves the wine we picked for them! It takes many forms, sometimes it is someone looking for the perfect bottle for themselves on a special occasion, sometimes it is for a gift, and still others is for their go to “Tuesday night wine” that they not only love but has to be priced appropriately for Tuesday.

Imaginations running wild

Costume shop opens opportunities for Specialized Needs Recreation

POST FALLS — Nary a free space exists on the racks of a jam-packed costume shop in Post Falls.

Justices nix law protecting cottage leases

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court on Friday struck down a state law that shielded people with coveted leases of state-owned cottage sites on Payette and Priest lakes from competitive auctions.

City to request full-blown CFAC investigation

The Columbia Falls City Council expressed unanimous agreement April 21 about taking the next step in cleaning up the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. smelter site.

Wine books

Whether you are looking to build your wine knowledge or to have something entertaining for your summer vacation and you love wine, there are many choices of books to fill your craving. The challenge for the educational or reference books on wine is finding one that does not put you to sleep. Many have been written, but most delve deep into "wine geek speak" making them at times unreadable and rarely educational because of the aforementioned "speak."

Growing in North Idaho: Seed saving made simple

At the Idaho Master Gardener’s demonstration garden at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds, we’re growing out the sixth generation of ‘Sasha Altai’ tomatoes — it’s an early, prolific variety and one of the top tomatoes we recommend to grow for our region.

Pig, statue, wheelchair go missing

Thieves ran amok throughout Flathead County Wednesday. Among the missing are a live piglet, a stone bulldog statue, tools and a wheelchair.

Legals for January, 30 2020

Clothing thieves caught on camera

MOSES LAKE - Moses Lake police are asking for your help with identifying two people who walked out of a downtown business with at least $1,000 worth of kids' clothing.

Staples: Customer data exposed in security breach

1.2 million customer payment cards may have been exposed

Catering to convenience

New Bigfork business’ on-the-go style blends movie rentals with gourmet fare

With a close ear to the ground about what the community wanted in a convenience store, Kim Dutton has opened a new business in the old Local Joe’s gas station in Bigfork.

Timberlake defense shuts down Moscow

Prep roundup

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Another booming quarter for Walmart, but sales are slowing

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart turned out another stellar quarter as the world’s largest retailer powers through a pandemic that has felled other national chains.