US inflation still stubbornly high despite August slowdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lower gas costs slowed U.S. inflation for a second straight month in August, but most other prices across the economy kept rising — evidence that inflation remains a heavy burden for American households.

Legals for September, 12 2022

As small businesses raise prices, some customers push back

Inflation isn't only costing small businesses money. It's costing them customers as well. For much of the pandemic, small business customers were largely tolerant of price increases and kept on spending. Now, owners are seeing some pushback.

Bison and cattle coexist just fine

Earlier this summer, the Montana-based American Prairie organization was approved to graze bison on Bureau of Land Management lands in Central Montana where they hold grazing privileges.

Study finds Montana underpays Medicaid providers by tens of millions

For Dave Eaton, hiring enough staff to help developmentally disabled clients in Livingston with day-to-day tasks is a constant, brutal cycle. Out of every 10 people who come to work at Counterpoint Inc., the small nonprofit he leads, Eaton estimates three leave within a year.

Flathead earns volleyball split

Missoula Sentinel topped Flathead in four sets Saturday in Western AA volleyball.

Wolfpack spikers top Butte

Glacier downed Butte in three sets Saturday in Western AA volleyball.

Brisendine scores six in Glacier rout of Butte

Glacier’s Reagan Brisendine exploded for six goals in a 10-0 rout of Butte on Saturday in Western AA soccer.

Griz defense stymies South Dakota in 24-7 win

South Dakota’s defense was pretty fierce Saturday at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Then there was Montana’s.

Bruins down Braves 51-14

The Flathead Braves fell 51-14 to the Helena Capital Bruins at Legends Stadium on Friday in Western AA football.

Whitefish puts away Maroons; Eureka among NW winners

WHITEFISH — Fynn Ridgeway ran for three touchdowns, Ty Schwaiger added two more and the Whitefish Bulldogs ground down Butte Central 34-20 in Western A football action Friday.

Wildkat spikers top Dawgs in 5

Columbia Falls bested rival school Whitefish in Western A volleyball on Thursday, 28-26, 15-25, 25-19, 20-25, 17-15.

Uniting girls to teach coding

Registration opens for Code Girls United

Flathead County fourth- through eighth-grade girls interested in making a difference in their communities through technology are invited to sign up for Code Girls United.

Pack pulls away on Eagles

Gage Sliter threw four touchdown passes, ran for another score and Glacier pulled away to beat feisty Missoula Big Sky 55-14 Thursday at MCPS Stadium.

Two hot nights of live comedy on tap at Del’s

Comics stand up for friend during Suicide Prevention Month

Climate damage from oil leases on federal land gets second look

The Biden administration reached a legal settlement Tuesday that requires the government to reexamine potential climate damages from oil and gas leases put up for sale under the Trump administration on government land in Montana and North Dakota.

Sentinel spikers down Glacier in 3

MISSOULA — The Missoula Sentinel attackers sent down seven kills each, and the Spartans downed Glacier in three sets in Western AA volleyball Tuesday. Haven Speer had a match-best eight kills for the Wolfpack.

Planning board takes up large development on KM Ranch Road

The planning board meets at 6 p.m. in the Expo Building at the Flathead County Fairgrounds, 265 N. Meridian Road, Kalispell.

Legals for September, 7 2022

Lucy Smith — A heart for lifelong service

From saying yes to countless local community projects to teaching English as a second language to standing in as a birth attendant and driving an ambulance in Africa, Lucy Smith has volunteered in myriad ways here at home and in diverse world cultures.