Silver Valley groups put Thanksgiving dinners on the table

Food for Thanksgiving meal delivered in the Silver Valley ahead of holiday

Alvin Smith

Al Smith was born into a happy, successful middle-class family in La Grande, Oregon, on March 9, 1927, to Byron Lemuel and Thelma (Meyer) Smith.

Dump closed Sunday

Doing some fall clean-up work around the yard this weekend? Don’t plan to take yard debris, or anything else, to the dump Sunday afternoon.

US officials seize $2M dumped in waters off Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal officials said they seized more than $2 million that had been dumped in waters near the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico on Monday following a boat chase.

TRASH: Dump it somewhere else

To the vehicles that decide to put on their emergency lights, move to the side of the busy street, and throw unwanted items onto our property, thanks!

PHOTO: Co-op trims and tops Ponderosa

As orange cones are showing up on I-90, Missoula Electric Co-op is getting a jump on spring as well. A rotten Ponderosa pine at the Forest Grove Fishing Access site is trimmed and topped just in case a big wind shows up where it could fall into a secondary electrical line of theirs, or onto east Mullan Road.

Frontier returns to old digs

Business Bits

Billing itself as "the telephone company of the past and the broadband company of the future," Frontier Communications is returning to its home of the past to use for the future at 2115 Government Way (just south of Interstate 90).

Element Dental moves to larger location

Business Bits for July 11

B's Rubs: Othello teacher has spices for all occasions

OTHELLO, WASH. — When you step into the large garage space occupied by B’s Rubs at the Port of Othello’s business incubator, the first thing that hits you is the scent. It’s a deep, rich aroma of a spice melange, akin to something you’d smell in a South Asian grocery store, an Ethiopian restaurant or a Middle Eastern souq, heavy with cumin and other vaguely identifiable spices — rosemary, thyme, garlic — and it’s almost intoxicating. Almost.

Glencore, DEQ in talks over CFAC remediation

US relief checks begin arriving as economic damage piles up

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government relief checks began arriving in Americans’ bank accounts as the economic damage to the U.S. from the coronavirus piled up Wednesday and sluggish sales at reopened stores in Europe and China made it clear that business won’t necessarily bounce right back when the crisis eases.

US relief checks begin arriving as economic damage piles up

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government relief checks began arriving in Americans’ bank accounts as the economic damage to the U.S. from the coronavirus piled up Wednesday and sluggish sales at reopened stores in Europe and China made it clear that business won’t necessarily bounce right back when the crisis eases.

US relief checks begin arriving as economic damage piles up

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government relief checks began arriving in Americans’ bank accounts as the economic damage to the U.S. from the coronavirus piled up Wednesday and sluggish sales at reopened stores in Europe and China made it clear that business won’t necessarily bounce right back when the crisis eases.

Vision 2020 supports reusable bags

Effort to reduce plastic bag use

MOSES LAKE – Vision 2020 listened to a presentation from Washington Food Industry President Jan Gee about encouraging grocers and retailers to promote reusable bags over plastic bags.

Corner Book Store is at a crossroad

SANDPOINT — The Corner Bookstore is getting boxed out of its downtown location.

Spring Prairie Development gains momentum

Concrete walls climbed quickly last week, forming the initial shape of Hobby Lobby, Kalispell’s newest store in the Spring Prairie Development.

Owners of Cruzing Auto inspire parents

MATTAWA - When you walk into Cruzing Auto Accessories & Audio at 216 First St., you don't see all there is to the story of the owners.

In shift, oil industry group backs federal price on carbon

WASHINGTON (AP) — The oil and gas industry's top lobbying group on Thursday endorsed a federal price on carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming, a reversal of longstanding policy that comes as the Biden administration has pledged dramatic steps to address climate change.

In shift, oil industry group backs federal price on carbon

WASHINGTON (AP) — The oil and gas industry's top lobbying group on Thursday endorsed a federal price on carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming, a reversal of longstanding policy that comes as the Biden administration has pledged dramatic steps to address climate change.

In shift, oil industry group backs federal price on carbon

WASHINGTON (AP) — The oil and gas industry's top lobbying group on Thursday endorsed a federal price on carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming, a reversal of longstanding policy that comes as the Biden administration has pledged dramatic steps to address climate change.