MY TURN: Help combat Idaho opioid crisis

Start by cleaning out your medicine cabinet

Sixth Street Melodrama announces upcoming season

The Sixth Street Melodrama and Theater have recently announced the lineup for their upcoming season.

Arbor Day celebration on Friday at Atlas park

Since 1987, the Arbor Day Organization of North Idaho has gifted over 75,000 trees representing over 70 different species to local fourth graders.

What do weight loss drugs mean for a diet industry built on eating less and exercising more?

Like the lives of the people taking them, recent injected drugs like Wegovy and its predecessor, the diabetes medication Ozempic, are reshaping the U.S. health and fitness industries

HOUSING: Inflation blames goes to Joe

A lot has been said about how we can get affordable housing which of course would tie into affordable rentals. It’s certainly a fine and noble endeavor. The American dream has always been to own our own homes, raise our families in safe neighborhoods, barbecue in our backyards with relatives and friends — a place to call our own after a hard day’s work.

Legals for April, 25 2024

Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month

Gas prices jumped again last month, the government said — up 1.6% just from February to March. So far in April, gas prices are up still further, to a national average of $3.66 a gallon, from $3.53 a month ago.

PHD hosts National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, in 2021 the north Idaho region had two of the highest prescribing rates in the state.

OPINION: Is this the Republican Party we want in Kootenai County?

Bottom of May primary ballot should be top of mind

Ramsey students gets hands dirty at Coeur d'Alene Arbor Day celebration

Dig a hole, get your hands dirty and have fun in the soil. Those were some of the goals for the students during the city’s the Arbor Day celebration Friday at Atlas Mill Park. Students from Ramsey Magnet School of Science and Coeur d’Alene Park Department staff gathered along with interested community members as the students learned a little about planting trees and how the arboreal entities better sustain the environment for future generations.

Chip Shots April 30, 2024

Scores, results, news, highlights from local golf leagues, courses, etc.

VETERANS PRESS: Welcome to women veterans health care

We're glad you are here! Use this site to find the available health services and resources you have earned as a woman veteran.

Northwest Notes April 26, 2024

For the first time in third-year coach Jason Eck's tenure, the spring game will have players split into two teams, wearing black and white jerseys and competing in a traditional football game, with a few adjustments.

Weekend TV/Radio highlights

Television, radio and streaming highlights for upcoming weekend.

The Exhausted Dad: Election Day heartbreak

My seventh grade daughter will try anything new. I don’t know where she gets the nerve to be a complete novice in front of her peers.

Soil swap will close Coeur d'Alene path

Goal is to create buildable lots at former 'Mt. Hink' site

The Coeur d’Alene City Council recently approved a transfer of structural fill material from city property on Atlas Road to Ignite cda in exchange for unsuitable soils from the Atlas Mill site, known as “Mt. Hink.”

Linda Jo Hedberg Sims, 59

Linda Jo Hedberg Sims was born on July 29, 1964 to Jim and Margie Hedberg. Linda died on April 12, 2024, after battling cancer.

Women in the Woods field day opportunity

Hands on training for forestland owners

A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states

GOP governors in Idaho and Wyoming also signed legislation this year restricting the use of state funds for DEI efforts at higher education institutions.

Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says

The FBI received more than 100,000 complaints by victims of scams over the age of 60 last year, with nearly 6,000 people losing more than $100,000