Local duo offers special on puppy love

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Legals for May, 7 2024

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Fire season last year cost state up to $240 million in visitor spending

Fires and smoke from wildfires this past summer cost the state up to 800,000 visitors and resulted in a decrease in visitor spending, according to the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana.

Melania Trump taking Rose Garden turn to pitch her husband

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Melania Trump addresses the Republican convention from the White House, it will be the most that many Americans have seen of their first lady since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic that has come to define her husband's administration.

Roads, bridges, jobs: Biden selling big infrastructure deal

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden declared America urgently needs a “generational investment” in its infrastructure, as he looks to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion bipartisan package that still faces an uncertain future in Congress.

Roads, bridges, jobs: Biden selling big infrastructure deal

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden declared America urgently needs a “generational investment” in its infrastructure, as he looks to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion bipartisan package that still faces an uncertain future in Congress.

Roads, bridges, jobs: Biden selling big infrastructure deal

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden declared America urgently needs a “generational investment” in its infrastructure, as he looks to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion bipartisan package that still faces an uncertain future in Congress.

Whitefish veteran’s sacrifice memorialized in film

The story of Whitefish veteran Norbert Herriges, who died in 1944 when he was shot down by a German fighter pilot during World War II, is the focus of a French film.

Kootenai County to weigh area of impact agreements

Public hearing set for Nov. 16

Kootenai County will soon conduct public hearings on proposed area of impact agreements with cities.

Spring is gopher season

For the outdoors person, springtime is here and rapidly moving forward towards summer.

MDT seeks community input on Hwy. 93, Polson-Somers

Montana Department of Transportation has recently completed a comprehensive long-range plan for management and development across the Highway 93 corridor from Polson to Somers. The study evaluated existing conditions, projected growth, safety and environmental impacts to create recommendations for the corridor's needs through 2045

LRS assistant tennis coach arrested in student sex-case

RITZVILLE — Former Lind-Ritzville/Sprague assistant tennis coach and Sprague High School teacher Madeline Gregory Scoon, 29, was arrested on March 16 for having an inappropriate relationship with a student athlete that spanned from August 2025 to March 2026, records show.

Musical Journey: Ephrata Choir finds harmony – and awe – on Puget Sound Tour

SEATTLE — The moment the first notes lifted into the vaulted air of St. James Cathedral, something shifted for the Ephrata High School Choir. The students had spent two days singing, learning, laughing and ferry‑hopping their way across the Puget Sound region – but this was the moment that stayed with them.

Biden to honor forgotten victims of Tulsa race massacre

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will take part in a remembrance of one of the nation’s darkest — and largely forgotten — moments of racial violence Tuesday when he helps commemorate

Community briefs for Jan. 9

Mission Valley Calendar

Upcoming events and meetings in the Mission Valley

Japanese War Brides: Kalispell featured in traveling Smithsonian exhibit

The arrival of the Japanese war brides marked the largest women-only immigration event in U.S. history and by 1960 increased the population of Asian Americans in the U.S. by 10%, according to the Smithsonian.

Travel grinds to a halt, plants close, as virus takes hold

The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus worldwide surpassed 200,000 for the first time Wednesday and the damage being seeded in the global economy is growing more clear by the day. Furloughs and job cuts, from dog walkers to oilfield workers, have begun. Governments around the world are pushing drastic countermeasures to help workers, particularly those who live paycheck to paycheck.

The Latest: Pakistan's powerful intel chief arrives in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan — Pakistan’s powerful intelligence chief has made a surprise visit to the Afghan capital of Kabul. That’s according to two Pakistan officials who asked not to be named because they are not authorized to speak to the media.