STATE TRACK AND FIELD: Golden finishes ... Lakeland's Munyer repeats; Post Falls' Cameron, Timberlake's Tebbe, Coeur d'Alene Charter's Russell, Carr also nab titles

Results from Saturday's state track and field meets at Mountain View High in Meridian (5A/4A) and Middleton High (3A/2A/1A).

Almost Home: North Idaho families face barriers to permanent housing

The western sun beat down on Heather Bischof's front porch as her son Austin, 7, and daughter Ellie played in the water on the lawn during the heat of a summerlike May evening.

North Idaho Veterans Stand Down all about 'getting the information out'

A haircut was not in Greg Lindberg’s plan for the day as he headed to the North Idaho Veterans Stand Down on Saturday at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds, but he figured he was due for a trim.

HUCKLEBERRIES: Kraliceks carry on (at slightly slower pace)

Cd'A police officer who was shot in face is still focused on helping others

Community-provided benefits for builders explained

Cooperation needed to address housing shortages for local workers

OUR GEM: Exploring a ‘no damage’ philosophy to Cattle Ranching in the Coeur d’Alene Basin

Alongside the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River sits Castlerock Ranch.

The importance of education

About this time every year, millions of people graduate from all levels of education, excited to begin the next chapter of their lives. Most are relieved to be finished with formal classroom learning and ready to put their newly minted knowledge to work.

BOOKS: Where Twice is nice

Twice Told Tales, the charming little used book store nestled in the corner, near the lobby, at the Post Falls Library is now fully open each day except Sunday. The hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Supported and staffed by the Friends of the Post Falls Library, the book store offers hundreds of books, puzzles and gift items mainly priced from 25 cents to $2. Over size books and special editions are priced a little higher.

END TIMES: Earth’s peoples and E.T.s

Intelligence experts testified before Congress (2023) that the U.S. Government does reverse engineering on “alien craft.” “Yes, they have recovered non-human biologics.”

OUR GEM: Conservation easements mean ‘forever’ protection in Coeur d'Alene Basin

The Inland Northwest Land Conservancy's mission is to conserve, care for and connect with lands and waters essential to life in the Inland Northwest.

STATE HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Coeur d'Alene bows out in 5A; Timberlake wins three, now among final three

Timberlake (17-9) will play No. 2 Homedale (18-6) today at 9 a.m., with the loser finishing third, and the winner advancing to the championship round to face Kimberly (23-5), needing to beat the Bulldogs twice for the title.

STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS: One out from victory, Lake City falls to defending champion Owyhee in 9 in semis

Lake City (20-6), which fell to Owyhee in last year’s state title game, will play eighth seed Mountain View (17-11) of Meridian today at 11:30 a.m. PDT in the third-place game.

NWAC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Cardinals power past Lower Columbia, into semis

NIC (43-2) faces second-seeded Mt. Hood (44-4) in a semifinal game today at 10 a.m.

STATE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: A surprising lift for St. Maries' Lambson in 2A

St. Maries coach Aaron Cloud wasn’t surprised by the throw by senior Alexzander Lambson to claim the state 2A discus title. It was more what Lambson did to celebrate his first title.

Riggs: Kroc Center the 'best thing' that happened to Coeur d'Alene

The 132,000-square-foot community center owned by the Salvation Army today has about 19,000 members, more than 1,900 daily entries and more than 200 staff members.

MY TURN: Full story of Kiwanis Park trail system

Here's the history and a suggestion for The Press.

FAST FIVE: Bryant Wilson gets the party started

Meet Bryant Wilson, a local DJ, trivia host and emcee with Ruby Frog Entertainment. He just celebrated his 38th birthday and was born and raised in North Idaho.

Idaho unemployment rate stays steady

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.3% in April, unchanged since September 2023, according to the Idaho Department of Labor.

StanCraft-led investor group buys Templin's on the River

Templin’s will operate under a new hotel management agreement, and property oversight will be provided by Harry Sladich, former chief operating officer for Red Lion Hotels Corporation.

Man convicted of rape in Coeur d'Alene now linked to deaths of 4 women in Canada

The deaths occurred in the 1970s

A jury convicted Srery in 2009 for raping a Coeur d’Alene woman. First District Judge Charles Hosack sentenced Srery to life in prison with parole eligibility after eight years. He died in 2011 in a state prison of natural causes.