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MY TURN: Help combat Idaho opioid crisis
April 24, 2024 1 a.m.

MY TURN: Help combat Idaho opioid crisis

Start by cleaning out your medicine cabinet

Sixth Street Melodrama announces upcoming season
April 26, 2024 1 a.m.

Sixth Street Melodrama announces upcoming season

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

April 25, 2024 1 a.m.

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?
April 25, 2024 2:10 p.m.

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

April 24, 2024 1 a.m.

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.

Fed's preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures stayed elevated last month
April 26, 2024 9:40 a.m.

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.

April 26, 2024 1:05 a.m.

Weekend TV/Radio highlights

Television, radio and streaming highlights for upcoming weekend.

Linda Jo Hedberg Sims, 59
April 24, 2024 1 a.m.

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.

April 25, 2024 midnight

Legals for April, 25 2024

North Idaho College trustees weigh $4 million athletics budget increase
April 23, 2024 1:08 a.m.

North Idaho College trustees weigh $4 million athletics budget increase

North Idaho College trustees are considering a proposed $4 million increase to the athletics budget, but it’s unclear how the college would pay for the increase.

OPINION: Is this the Republican Party we want in Kootenai County?
April 26, 2024 1 a.m.

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

Bottom of May primary ballot should be top of mind

April 24, 2024 1 a.m.

VETERANS: These legislators let you down

It is primary time, and if you are a veteran or the family member of a veteran it is vitally important to think about your choices.

April 26, 2024 1:14 a.m.

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.

Columbia lets students attend class online amid growing campus protests over Israel's war in Gaza
April 23, 2024 8:50 a.m.

Columbia lets students attend class online amid growing campus protests over Israel's war in Gaza

Since the war began, colleges and universities have struggled to balance safety with free speech rights. Many long tolerated protests but are now doling out more heavy-handed discipline.

April 25, 2024 1 a.m.

Women in the Woods field day opportunity

Hands on training for forestland owners

April 24, 2024 1 a.m.

EDITORIAL: Trustees push NIC closer to big plunge

Waggoner, Banducci and McKenzie continue to exert bad governance

El Niño is gone and another La Niña may form
April 22, 2024 1:05 a.m.

El Niño is gone and another La Niña may form

El Niño was declared officially over by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) last week, one of the main forecasters who monitor sea-surface temperatures.

NIC unveils proposed FY2025 budget
April 25, 2024 1:07 a.m.

NIC unveils proposed FY2025 budget

North Idaho College trustees took a first look at the proposed budget for fiscal year 2025 and examined options for how to cover an anticipated net deficit of $5.2 million.

A conservative quest to limit diversity programs gains momentum in states
April 24, 2024 11 a.m.

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.

Live: North Idaho College trustees meet
April 24, 2024 5:36 p.m.

Live: North Idaho College trustees meet

North Idaho College trustees convened at 5 p.m. to decide whether to enter executive session in order to discuss a lawsuit filed by former NIC employee Laura Rumpler, as well as an unspecified personnel matter.