Joely Gardiner, 4, prepares to lead the pre-Fourth of July parade for the Cottage Childcare and Learning Center on Thursday in Post Falls. (SR Photo: Kathy Plonka)

• Cartoon: A meeting of closed minds/David Horsey, Seattle P-I
• Bodies of 4 killed in Montana plane crash recovered/Tristan Scott, Missoulian
• Idaho's Frank Church one of 10 great places for wide open spaces/USA Today
• Golfball size hail pounds Bozeman/Amanda Ricker, Bozeman Chronicle
• Panhandle outfitter reports 4 wolves killed in Lolo zone/Associated Press
• 670 Washington drivers get citations for chatting on cell phones/KREM
• Friends, family gather in CdA to recall Montana plane crash victim/KREM
• On parole for killing wife, man's shoots neighbor's dog/Associated Press
• Orbusmax Special: Border patrol to hikers: Please go 100 miles out of your way here

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