Seven long years ago the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, with the support of local residents, took the Forest Service to federal court to halt the Hanna Flats logging, road-building, and burning project on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest in northern Idaho. Through a long and winding legal saga the good news — for grizzly bears, old-growth forests, and the local populace which strongly opposed the deforestation — is that a federal appeals court just ruled for the Alliance.

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MISSOULA, Mont. — Missoula City Council during its July 13 meeting is set to consider a $2,254,381.01 contract for a new park on North Scott Street and nearby street upgrades.