Summertime and the shopping was fine

Businesses say construction, parking issues didn't hurt sales

Summer was good to businesses downtown, but maybe not as good as it could have been, say some of the business owners downtown.

A Natural look at groceries

Business Bits

The health food store Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will open Tuesday at 222 W. Neider Ave. The 16,000- square-foot new building is where Elmer's Restaurant was (now at 290 W. Appleway), just south of Red Lobster east of Highway 95.

NYC mayor urges grocers to require shoppers to cover faces

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City advised grocery stores Wednesday to require customers to cover their faces while shopping as officials said they would create an emergency food reserve and take other steps to safeguard residents’ sustenance. Meanwhile, the mayor urged a cautious approach to reviving the economy.

RDO celebrates new location

Local repair shop built from the ground up to meet demand

MOSES LAKE — RDO Equipment may have moved into its new location on N. Frontage Road at the end of May, but Store Manager Jacob Garza said the company wanted to wait a bit before formally celebrating its grand opening. “We waited just to get a better grasp of filling people and being more prepared, and having the parts on hand and everything to support the customers, really,” Garza said. The facility, which replaces the company’s cramped building located on S. Pioneer Drive in Moses Lake, is huge — 31,000 square feet with over 6,000 square feet devoted to spare parts storage, and 10 drive-in repair bays, including one with a giant, 50-foot door that will allow for even the biggest of combine harvest heads to enter for repairs...

Money pouring into Massachusetts ballot question campaigns

BOSTON (AP) — Money, and a lot of it, is pouring into campaigns for the two questions on the November ballot in Massachusetts.

Money pouring into Massachusetts ballot question campaigns

BOSTON (AP) — Money, and a lot of it, is pouring into campaigns for the two questions on the November ballot in Massachusetts.

Kohl's pulls out of Kalispell project

Retail giant tells developer its focus 'on other markets'

Hoping for unity, GOP set to put Stefanik in top House post

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are ready to vault

Hoping for unity, GOP set to put Stefanik in top House post

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are ready to vault

Saudi king, 84, undergoes surgery to remove gallbladder

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia's King Salman underwent a successful surgery that removed his gallbladder, the kingdom said Thursday, just days after being admitted to hospital over an inflammation of the organ.

THE DIRT: CIA sludge pond capped

The Central Impoundment Area (CIA) has been a notable feature in the Silver Valley for nearly a century. Constructed in 1928, the CIA was designed to contain vast amounts of mine tailings and waste generated from decades of milling and smelting operations at the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex.

Mini camper company expanding inventory

Sherpa Adventures is set up to succeed in manufacturing, while social distancing. Bruce Weatherby and his team make tiny teardrop trailers - ideal for the surging interest in isolated outdoor activities - and they build them all out of their manufacturing center in rural Libby.

Entertainment Calendar for January 27, 2012

Schedule of events for Jan. 27 to Feb. 10

The Latest: India registers over 30,000 new virus cases

NEW DELHI — India has registered 30,548 new confirmed coronaviruses cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest in the last four months but amid growing concerns of the latest surge in the capital New Delhi.

Blackwell Island annex proposal wins support

Commission recommends approval of Marina Yacht Club plan

Safety on roads: Business runs like a family, opens store in Moses Lake

If you need to be able to temporarily redirect traffic, or get a “no parking” sign, or you want a reflective, Day-Glo yellow shirt because you just need to be seen, well, there’s a place for that now in Moses Lake.

Inslee: More counties can expedite reopening process

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Ten additional counties in Washington can apply to move to the second stage of the state’s economic reopening plan, based on new guidelines announced Tuesday by Gov. Jay Inslee that allows larger counties with fewer new coronavirus cases to open some of their businesses sooner.

Inslee: More counties can expedite reopening process

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Ten additional counties in Washington can apply to move to the second stage of the state’s economic reopening plan, based on new guidelines announced Tuesday by Gov. Jay Inslee that allows larger counties with fewer new coronavirus cases to open some of their businesses sooner.

Pamida-Shopko merger complete; renovation coming next

The merger between two of the nation’s leading Midwest-based general merchandise retail chains, Shopko and Pamida, is now complete, creating one of the largest U.S. retailers focused on serving smaller, rural communities.

Both sides rest in drugstore shooting trial

BOISE (AP) - The prosecution and defense have rested in the trial of a Meridian man charged with shooting his wife's lover to death during an argument in a drug store parking lot.