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City Council prayer stays
Coeur d’Alene city officials on Tuesday decided to continue using a lottery system to select religious leaders to …
Rosary Walk
Several hundred people participate in a Roman Catholic Rosary Walk at Coeur d'Alene City Park on Saturday. The annual event is a day of prayer and reflection f…
Nominate North Idaho’s brightest stars
Nominate North Idaho’s top young professionals for the 2026 40 Under 40. Celebrate leadership, innovation and community impact. Deadline: Jan. 30.
Bench dedicated to beloved swimmer at Sanders Beach
Braun lived near Sanders Beach and loved it. She was an active member of the Kroc masters swimming group and swam regularly at Sanders Beach. She was a signif…
Chef Challenge set for Oct. 23 at Hagadone Event Center
CDAIDE, a nonprofit that provides support and resources for those who work in food service and hospitality, will host its fifth annual Chef Challenge at 5:30 p…
The unacceptable burden of hate
One day, a teacher told her students to bring a bag of potatoes to school. She said each potato should be given the name of a person the child hated. The more …
Game on: Big Flipper brings back arcade classics in Coeur d'Alene
Stepping into newly-opened Big Flipper is like stepping back into a simpler time — perhaps even a better time. Pinball machines flash, and a vintage letter …
OUR GEM: Aquifer model updates for the Spokane Valley Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer
The Idaho Washington Aquifer Collaborative (IWAC) is a collaborative of Spokane and Kootenai County water purveyors (managers) drawing from the Spokane Valley …
Press committed to telling your stories
This year’s theme, “Telling Our Stories,” is more relevant than ever. In communities nationwide—big and small, urban and rural—local newspapers remain the back…
Today's Ghastly Groaner
What do you get if you drop a pumpkin?
Idaho complaint filed after Forest Service blames shutdown on ‘radical’ Democrats
A former Boise Democratic state representative Friday filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel against the chief of the U.S. Forest Service, a…
Egypt reopens Amenhotep III's tomb after over 20 years of renovation
Egypt on Saturday opened a tomb of a pharaoh for visitors after more than two decades of renovation in the southern city of Luxor, as it prepares for the offic…
Trump is reviving large sales of coal from public lands. Will anyone want it?
U.S. officials in the coming days are set to hold the government's biggest coal sales in more than a decade, offering 600 million tons from publicly owned rese…
Pulsipher letter shakes up Coeur d'Alene mayoral race
On Friday, Pulsipher responded to questions from The Press about why he wrote the letter. “Unfortunately, a significant number of voters cast their vote ba…
Happy haunting
At Scarywood, nothing is as it seems. A scarecrow slumped against its post can come suddenly alive, sending shrieks and screams throughout its haunt.
Haley sworn in as Rathdrum chief of police
When the Rathdrum Police chief position opened after Tomi McLean’s retirement in June, Coeur d’Alene Detective Dan Haley took notice. He did some ride-alon…