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Bill would increase pay for veteran teachers
February 22, 2020 1 a.m.

Bill would increase pay for veteran teachers

Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday released his top priority for 2020: A five-year, $225 million plan to increase compensation for veteran teachers.

February 13, 2020 1 a.m.

LEAP Update classes being offered soon

Since they have been offered, more than 1,800 Idaho loggers have taken the University of Idaho Extension program on forest ecology, silviculture, and water quality, titled Logger Education to Advance Professionalism or “LEAP”.

March 7, 2020 5:30 a.m.

Lebanon appears headed for default on $1.2 billion in loans

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon appears to be heading toward its first-ever default on paying back Eurobonds as the country struggles with its worst economic and financial crisis in decades, a top Lebanese official said Saturday.

March 11, 2020 11:30 a.m.

54 years for hit-and-run driver that killed 3 girls, mother

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man was sentenced to 54 years in prison Wednesday for the hit-and-run deaths of three Girl Scouts and a mother as they picked up trash along a rural road in 2018.

Darlene Ramsbacher, 77
February 13, 2020 12:55 p.m.

Darlene Ramsbacher, 77

It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend. Darlene was born in Nashua, Montana on Feb. 13, 1942. She graduated from Nashua High School, class of 1960.

May 12, 2020 6:27 a.m.

Judge rejects plea deal for man convicted in 1976 slaying

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed to a plea deal that would have freed a Georgia man who was convicted in a murder case decades ago, but a judge disagreed with the terms, keeping the man behind bars.

NORTHWEST NOTES: May 2, 2020
May 2, 2020 1:05 a.m.

NORTHWEST NOTES: May 2, 2020

Former Zag Morrison voted into

Local students earn UI honors
May 7, 2020 1 a.m.

Local students earn UI honors

The University of Idaho recently announced its 2019 fall dean’s list. More than 2,600 students qualified for the academic honors at the Moscow, Idaho, university for the fall 2019 semester.

Eureka man sentenced on criminal endangerment conviction
April 21, 2023 7 a.m.

Eureka man sentenced on criminal endangerment conviction

Fitzgerald initially appeared in court on Sept. 12 and pleaded not guilty to criminal endangerment and DUI, fourth offense, both felonies.

Eureka man gets jail time for police chase conviction
April 25, 2023 7 a.m.

Eureka man gets jail time for police chase conviction

Lemmon received a one-year suspended sentence, but must serve 30 days in the county jail.

Man accused of attempted break-in, drug possession sentenced in district court
February 27, 2023 11 p.m.

Man accused of attempted break-in, drug possession sentenced in district court

Jeffrey David Pierce, 39, received the suspended two-year stint with the state Department of Corrections on Jan. 19 for a felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs charge stemming back to 2021.

December 28, 2022 1:10 a.m.

Northwest Notes: Dec. 28, 2022

Coward, Maxwell earn conference honors for basketball.

December 28, 2022 6:45 a.m.

Rotary thanks

For 12 years, Brunch with Santa was one of the most anticipated Christmas events and the biggest fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Columbia Falls. Then came Covid and the event was canceled for two years.

Man sentenced for supplying high schoolers with marijuana
June 7, 2023 midnight

Man sentenced for supplying high schoolers with marijuana

Flathead County District Court Judge Amy Eddy handed down the suspended sentence with the state Department of Corrections to Ryan Christopher Newby on May 25.

May 17, 2023 1 a.m.

Judge sentences Whitefish man accused of shooting at kayakers

The man accused of shooting at kayakers on Lower Stillwater Lake last year received four suspended one-year sentences in the Flathead County Detention Center late last month.

Somers man sentenced for negligent vehicular assault, theft
May 17, 2023 midnight

Somers man sentenced for negligent vehicular assault, theft

Benjamin Edward Brant, 44, earned a 10-year sentence with the state Department of Corrections with five years suspended for felony negligent vehicular assault on April 13 as well as five years for felony theft of property.

C-Falls teen accused of firing gun in dispute with father sentenced
May 19, 2023 midnight

C-Falls teen accused of firing gun in dispute with father sentenced

Judge Dan Wilson handed down the suspended five-year sentence to Jeremiah Rardon, 19, for criminal endangerment on March 30.

May 5, 2023 1 a.m.

LAKELAND SCHOOL LEVIES: Vote yes

There is one reason to vote yes for Lakeland Schools on May 16. For the future of our youth. We are the parents of four kids who have attended Lakeland schools and we have the honor of working for the school district as well. It has been a pleasure to have a front-row seat to good things happening.

Deer Park School nominated for Blue Ribbon award
February 7, 2023 11 p.m.

Deer Park School nominated for Blue Ribbon award

Deer Park School in rural Columbia Falls is one of three Montana schools nominated for the U.S. Department of Education’s National Blue Ribbon Schools Program by Montana Office of Public Instruction Superintendent Elsie Arntzen.

Valley Voices takes stage for spring concert
April 27, 2023 midnight

Valley Voices takes stage for spring concert

The concert “Music! Who Could Ask for Anything More?” is a selection of music initially rehearsed in 2020 but was never performed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.