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Updated 12 hours, 34 minutes ago

Kootenai County named American World War II Heritage City

Where History Still Salutes: Kootenai County Named WWII Heritage City

Updated 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Absenteeism has a cost — for students and for schools

Keep in mind that on any given school day, if a student attends school for at least 2.5 hours and less than four hours, the district receives funding for a hal…

Updated 11 months, 3 weeks ago
'The Perfect Neighbor’ a unique, must-see Netflix doc

By my rough estimation, true crime documentaries comprise more than half of the original content on Netflix.

Updated 11 months, 3 weeks ago
FAST FIVE Laura Dabney: From searching family history to research coordinator

Meet Laura Dabney, a wife, mother, grandmother and genealogist.

Updated 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Why is Halloween starting so much earlier each year? A business professor explains

Halloween is a fun, scary time for children and adults alike — but why does the holiday seem to start so much earlier every year?

Updated 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Honorees to be recognized today during halftime ceremony in Moscow

A Post Falls High School English teacher has been selected as a 2025 Vandal Outstanding Educator.

Updated 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Post Falls to update water system plan

As Post Falls continues to evolve, city staff have identified the need to reassess and adapt to shifting development patterns. While less industrial development occurred in the northwest portion of the city than an…

Updated 11 months, 3 weeks ago
The games of a lifetime

Another game I treasured from childhood was “Snap Bowling.” This involved 10 small plastic pins, a bowling lane about a foot long, and a little man whose hand you pulled back, snapped into place, set a little metal…

Updated 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Today's Ghastly Groaner

Why was Cinderella such a poor football player?

Updated 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Fire engine dedication set for Oct. 30

Updated 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Idaho housing committee eyes recommendations

The Idaho Land Use and Housing Study Committee on Friday discussed its priorities for a final report on recommendations to improve housing affordability and av…

Updated 11 months, 4 weeks ago
Shoshone County navigates sheriff's resignation

According to a Wednesday evening release from the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office, Lindsey stepped down after an investigation was launched into a hit-and-run…

Updated 11 months, 4 weeks ago
Coeur d’Alene schools tackle absenteeism

Under Idaho’s definition, a student is considered chronically absent when they miss 10% or more of the school year — about 18 days. That includes any type of a…

Updated 11 months, 4 weeks ago
Kootenai County to weigh area of impact agreements

Kootenai County will soon conduct public hearings on proposed area of impact agreements with cities.