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John Morrison memorial bench dedicated at Coeur d'Alene fire station
Davies described Morrison as a leader, innovator, mentor, husband, father and friend. He said Morrison lived with…
Post Falls moves forward with police access ordinance
Police Chief Greg McLean recently appealed to the City Council to support an ordinance concerning police access in demanding or exigent circumstances. The ordi…
Surgical practice joins Northwest Specialty Hospital network
Dr. Sarkis has long been connected with Northwest Specialty Hospital, operating his practice, Minimally Invasive Surgery Northwest, for many years on the hospi…
Kootenai County home sales off to strong start
The median home price in January, $528,000, was up 11.3% from the same time last year, while current active listings totaled 715, up 14% from one year ago.
Today's Ghastly Groaner
I was painting my room with my brother.
Downtown Coeur d'Alene: No vacancy
The area is desirable for many reason. Location, for starts, near the waterfront. Downtown is clean, well lit, with quaint light posts and colorful flower bask…
Polar plunging for a cause
Temperatures barely reached the mid-twenties Saturday afternoon, but people were still more than happy to take an aptly-named Polar Plunge into the icy Spokane…
Homeschool student spells his way to Washington, D.C.
Theosophy is a type of religious and philosophical system, but on Saturday, that definition didn’t matter.
Post Falls adds employee protections
An ordinance request asking to prohibit disruption or obstruction of city government operations and offices was brought back to City Council this week after in…
Legislators to walk for schools
Participating North Idaho legislators include Sen. Ben Toews; Rep. Joe Alfieri; Rep. Jordan Redman; Rep. Heather Scott and Rep. Tony Wisniewski.
OUR GEM: What’s not so obvious?
I was standing by Coeur d’Alene Lake on a fall day, taking in the beautiful view, when a woman passing by asked me, “Has the lake turned over yet?”
Today's Ghastly Groaner
The other day I saw a very short inmate climbing down a prison wall.
Here's what we know about a commuter plane crash in Alaska that killed 10 people
Authorities are working to recover the wreckage of a plane crash in western Alaska that killed 10 people while investigators are trying to determine what cause…
Heritage Health lays off 10% of employees
Heritage Health will lay off 40 employees, about 10% of its workforce, as a preemptive measure ahead of possible funding cuts, according to the nonprofit.
Coeur d'Alene schools no-phone policy up for debate Monday
Students don't really pass paper notes in class anymore. They have computers at their fingertips in the form of smartphones and other personal electronic de…
Healthy smiles, happy kids
At Avondale Dental, Friday’s Give Kids a Smile Day was about more than providing free routine teeth cleanings.