Morning News: The Struggle Of Fireworks Fundraising, Hefty Cost Of Upgrades For Small Town Idaho Movie Theaters

Hopeful signs emerge for struggling jobs market – “U.S. private employers stepped up hiring in June and the number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits last week fell by the most in two months, hopeful signs for the struggling labor market.” Reuters

Small Town Movie Houses Struggle To Switch From Film To Digitial – “Studios are making fewer film prints, opting instead to send out much cheaper data files. The problem for small theater owners like Wagner is that the equipment to play those files costs between $70,000 and $100,000. “Basically, a lot of small towns in America I think are going to be without a movie theater,” Wagner says. “I’m having a harder time getting prints as we speak.”” Northwest News Network

Community Mixed on Fireworks Fundraising – ““It’s been the same story every year,” Christensen said Wednesday. The problem with putting on a fireworks display? Everyone else expects others to pay for it, he said.” Times-News