Husky trio named to players to watch list by Big Ten

SEATTLE – On Monday, the Big Ten Conference announced its women's soccer Players to Watch list. Three Husky upperclassmen featured on the preseason list in Kolo Suliafu, Samiah Shell and Laura Cetina, according to a statement by University of Washington athletics. Suliafu enters her senior season well established as not only the anchor of the stingy Husky back line but one of the most feared defensive talents in both the Big Ten and nationally.

Youth Sports Aug. 13, 2025

Results, news, photos from local youth sports teams, leagues, etc.

Ensuring energy reliability

The early August shift in weather has brought welcome relief—offering a chance to take deep breaths and enjoy the late-summer rains. Meanwhile, far from Montana’s seasonal rhythms, the 2026 federal budget process is underway in Washington, D.C., with major implications for energy and climate policy.

Legals for August, 13 2025

Plane suffered engine trouble prior to crash at Kalispell City Airport, feds say

The small plane consumed by flames at the Kalispell City Airport on Monday afternoon experienced engine trouble prior to crashing into several parked aircraft, federal authorities say.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: M's can beat the best — but can they beat the Astros?

IF YOU are one of the True Believers, you’re positive that the Mariners are destined to rumble right past Houston. They’ll become the AL West champs, you insist, for the least complicated reason of all. Seattle is just a better team.

Northwest Notes Aug. 12, 2025

Notes on Bobby Jenks, Idaho football and Brandon Palaniuk.

Grant Co. Sheriff’s Office logs for Aug. 12, 2025

Grant Co. Sheriff’s Office logs for Aug. 12, 2025

Suspect in 2023 chase given suspended sentence

Micah M. Winslow, 40, initially pleaded not guilty to one felony count of criminal endangerment in Flathead County District Court following his Nov. 12, 2023 arrest. But he pleaded out in late 2024 after taking a deal from prosecutors.

Ballot initiative proposed to eliminate Idaho’s 6% sales tax on food

If passed, the “Repeal Idaho’s Grocery Tax” initiative would in fiscal year 2028 eliminate Idaho’s 6% sales tax on food items, as defined by the federal Supplemental Nutrition and Assistant Program, or SNAP. The sales tax would remain for alcohol, tobacco, and restaurant sales of food or “hot food products ready for immediate consumption.”

Numerica Credit Union invests $380K into 22 area nonprofits

Twenty-two nonprofits across the region will receive a combined $380,000 in support from Numerica Credit Union through its 2025 Numerica Charitable Fund. This year’s funding is focused on advancing Numerica CARES for Kids, a philanthropic initiative dedicated to uplifting children and families.

Commit or quit … it's up to you

A chicken and a pig were walking down the road together when they came across a sign for a local charity breakfast that was raising money for a good cause. The sign read, "Ham and Eggs Breakfast: Help Us Raise Money!"

Cultura CDA to open flagship location in former Giorgi's building

There isn’t much that Steven Sanchez and his family miss about living in San Diego, California. Except for the tacos.

Bonner County History - Aug. 10, 2025

A look at the events, activities, and meetings happening around Bonner County, from Sandpoint to Cocolalla, from Priest River to Ponderay, and from Clark Fork to Dover.

Letters to the editor Aug. 10

Letters to the editor Aug. 10

New bleachers are just the beginning for fairgrounds improvements

Flathead County's fairgrounds are due for more maintenance, even as the county celebrates the completion of the new north bleachers in advance of this week's Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo.

Full Count: Flathead A’s -- Stopping the unstoppable

There were a couple unstoppable forces facing the Flathead A’s U16 baseball team last weekend: The earth’s rotation and Charlie Getlinger.

FAST FIVE Adam Schluter: From perfect strangers to dear friends

Meet Adam Schluter, founder of Hello from a Stranger.

The body horror of ‘Together’ and the obnoxious pandering of ‘Happy Gilmore 2’

Real-life married couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco explore relationship codependency with a deliberate lack of subtlety in “Together,” a body horror thriller with bursts of pitch-black comedy.

Coal gets a boost as renewables are gutted

A few years back, my friend Norm told me that when he was growing up in northern New Mexico in the 1950s and early ‘60s, his family often drove up to the La Plata Mountains in southwestern Colorado. From there he could see all the way to the Sandia Mountains outside Albuquerque, some 200 miles away.