Feature Photos - August
<p>Crews with the Coeur dAlene Fire Department work to extinguish a vehicle fire Monday on Ironwood Place in Coeur dAlene. No injuries were reported. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.</p>
<p>Crews from Kootenai County Fire and Rescue work the scene of a two-car collision occurred Monday afternoon near the intersection of Pleasant View Road and Prairie Avenue in Post Falls. According to a Kootenai County Sheriffs Office spokesman, the driver of a passenger vehicle collided with an RV after swerving to avoid a third vehicle that failed to yield at a stop sign. One adult female passenger was transported to Kootenai Health with possible life-threatening injuries after being extricated from the vehicle. An investigation is currently underway</p>
<p>A truck comes to rest on its top on Nettleton Gulch Road Wednesday in Coeur dAlene. No injuries were reported.</p>
<p>Students make their way across the North Idaho College campus Monday as classes begin.</p>
<p>Josiah Coad, 18, delivers a speech as part of a presentation of four $500 scholarships given to area college students Thursday by the Kootenai County Republican Women Federation during their monthly meeting at Avondale Golf Club in Hayden. The four recipients of the annual scholarship program, in its eighth year, were Josiah Coad, Kylie Johnson, Jodi Grantham and Emma McCormick.</p>
<p>Contestants participate in the Taste of Rathdrum BBQ Cook-Off at Majestic Park in Rathdrum, ID on Saturday afternoon. Of the contestants, there were two 18+ women, seven 18+ men and multiple children.</p>
<p>Jeffery Herr attempts to eat five hot dogs at once during the Taste of Rathdrum BBQ Cook-Off at Majestic Park in Rathdrum, ID on Saturday afternoon.</p>
<p>A barred owl rests in a tree Wednesday in the backyard of Rick Thomas Post Falls home. The owl was seen resting and preening for several hours.</p>
<p>A preying mantis scales the wall of The Press near a rear exit Thursday in Coeur dAlene.</p>
<p>Aidan Key, 14, preforms a 'Boneless' at the Coeur d'Alene Skate Park on Monday afternoon.</p>
<p>Steve Seiver rides on a skate board while doing a handstand Thursday in McEuen Park in Coeur dAlene. Seiver has applied to the next season of American Ninja Warrior and, if accepted, plans to donate any winnings to the Kootenai County Police and Fire Memorial Foundation.</p>
<p>Hunter Harmon races over an obstacle during a run drill at Post Falls football teams first practice.</p>
<p>Senior receiver Zach Hillman catches the ball during a route drill.</p>
<p>Chris Ransdell, left, and Norberto Chacon, both juniors, block a defender during a lineman drill Monday at Post Falls High School, the first practice of the fall season.</p>
<p>Kylie Duce, 11, of Post Falls, jogs with her goat Sherman, a Seahawks fan, through the fairgrounds with other members of the Northwest Rangers 4-H group.</p>
<p>Johnathan Forsyth, 6, of Post Falls, peeks out from an interactive feature in a beaver exhibit at the North Idaho Wildlife Center Friday at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds in Coeur dAlene.</p>
<p>Tiffany Murray, 18, with the Westwood Roots n Boots 4-H club, of Athol, combs her Maine cross breed cow in preparation for a fitting and showing event.</p>
<p>The YoYo carries riders in swings around its base on the midway at the Kootenai County Fair on Thursday in Coeur dAlene.</p>
<p>Bob Hart, of Hayden Lake, dives into an Italian sausage, a meal he eats every year at the fair, while waiting to participate in his square dancing performance.</p>