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Colorado coal town grapples with future as plant shuts down
CRAIG, Colorado (AP) — In a quiet valley tucked away from Colorado's bustling ski resorts, far from his hometown...
Court allows Biden employer vaccine mandate to take effect
A federal appeals court panel on Friday allowed President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for larger private employers to move ahead, reversing a previous decision on a requirement that could affect some 84 ...
U.S. jobless claims rise but still historically low at 206,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week despite signs that the U.S. labor market is rebounding from last ...
Ordinance committee to recommend pursuing 3 percent recreational marijuana tax
Libby’s ordinance committee agreed last week to push county officials for an additional tax on recreational marijuana even as the group works on how sales wi...
City council debates investigation into alleged zoning violation
Libby city councilors last week directed staff to investigate a local business that allegedly has taken up shop in a residential neighborhood after failing t...
Flathead County approves tiny home project
A plan to build nine residential tiny homes on 4.18 acres at 125 Wiley Dike Road in the Lower Valley near Somers won approval from the Flathead County commissioners on Tuesday.
Former Elks Lodge to house a machine shop
Libby City Council gave a proposed machine shop slated for the former Elks Lodge the green light this week to move forward with the project.
U.S. jobless claims at 52-year low amid seasonal volatility
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in 52 years, more evidence that the U.S. j...
Helium prospecting picking up in north-central Montana
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Helium prospecting is picking up in north-central Montana with Canadian companies expanding south after years of development in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Whitefish pulls back on regs for marijuana retail stores
Deciding it wanted to further restrict where marijuana retail stores can operate and how they receive approval, the Whitefish City Council recently pulled an item off its agenda regarding zoning regulations for m...
Value of livestock killed by predators to exceed funding
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The value of livestock killed by predators such as grizzly bears and wolves is expected to exceed the budget for compensating ranchers for such losses this year, the Montana Livestock Loss ...
Biden sets out oil, gas leasing reform, stops short of ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday recommended an overhaul of the nation's oil and gas leasing program to limit areas available for energy ...
Fighting gas prices, US to release 50 million barrels of oil
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from America's strategic reserve to help bring down energy costs,...
Blacktail Ski Area sold to Washington resort company
Washington-based Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort on Thursday announced it has purchased Blacktail Mountain Ski Area in Lakeside.
U.S. jobless claims drop seventh straight week to 268,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the seventh straight week to a pandemic low of 268,000.
Where there's a mill, there's a way
When Josh Byers moved his family to Troy earlier this year, he didn’t expect that running a backyard sawmill would be in the cards.