Letters to the editor Jan. 5

Letters to the editor Jan. 5

GOP's McCarthy voted down time after time for House speaker

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans flailed through a long second day of fruitless balloting Wednesday, unable to either elect their leader Kevin McCarthy as House speaker or come up with a new strategy to end the political chaos that has tarnished the start of their new majority.

Case of foot found in Yellowstone hot pool is still murky

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A missing man whose foot was found floating in a Yellowstone hot pool had no suicide note in his car — though investigators have found his laptop computer, notebooks and handwritten poems, according to National Park Service documents released Tuesday.

Former Libby Police officers say mismanagement led to mass resignation

Two of the three former Libby police officers who resigned on the same day late last year went public recently with their motivations for leaving the department.

Lake County Dispatch Center receives upgrades

“These people are the true first responders,” says Lake County Emergency Management coordinator Mark Clary of the staff at the Dispatch Center, tucked away on the second floor of the courthouse.

Wolfpack boys, girls roll up pins at Hellgate

The Glacier Wolfpack piled up four pins and a technical fall, and cruised to a 65-6 dual wrestling win over Missoula Hellgate Tuesday. The Wolfpack girls won four of five matches, three by pin, to outscore the Knights 22-6 as well.

McCarthy fails in marathon votes for speaker, House adjourns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unable to elect Republican leader Kevin McCarthy as the new House speaker Tuesday, the Republicans adjourned for the day in disarray as the party tries to regroup from his a historic defeat after a long, messy start for the new Congress.

Legals for January, 3 2023

Idaho slayings suspect's family voices sympathy for victims

Relatives of a man arrested in Pennsylvania in the slayings of four University of Idaho students expressed sympathy for the victims' families but also vowed to support him and promote “his presumption of innocence."

Birth announcements

Hilde Jay Johnson, daughter of Kelsey and Cameron Johnson of Columbia Falls, was born on Dec. 2, 2022 at Logan Health Whitefish.

Legals for January, 2 2023

Flathead Watercooler

Business events, trainings and seminars

An expanded reservation system and construction likely to loom large for Glacier National Park visitors in 2023

Ticketed entry and planned construction on the Going-to-the-Sun Road will again likely prove the biggest concerns for visitors going to Glacier National Park in 2023, according to Superintendent Dave Roemer.

Whitefish High School expansion options revealed

The cost will likely range from $26.5 million to just over $34 million depending on the concept recommended by the committee.

Arthur Crandall, 94

Arthur Vondal Crandall of Kalispell, died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his children in his home on Dec. 30, 2022.

Businesses press county on energy efficiency program

The Flathead County Commissioners reiterated last week that they prefer a “wait and see” approach to implementing an energy efficiency-focused financing program after receiving a letter from local businesses urging them to reconsider.

Bill Gates made 2022’s biggest charitable donation

The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the 10 largest charitable gifts announced by individuals or their foundations totaled nearly $9.3 billion in 2022.

Legals for January, 1 2023

Gfeller, Lady Griz win; Bobcats fall to Idaho women

CHENEY, Wash. — Carmen Gfeller’s 18 points led five players in double figures for the Montana Lady Griz, who beat Eastern Washington 81-70 in Big Sky Conference women’s basketball Thursday.

Allegri, free throws lift EWU over Griz men

MISSOULA — Angelo Allegri scored 19 points as Eastern Washington beat Montana 87-80 on Thursday.