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PREP BASKETBALL: Post Falls' loss is Lake City's gain ... Timberwolves take IEL title, top seed to 6A District 1 tournament
Lake City (17-4, 7-1 IEL) will be the top seed in the 6A District 1 best-of-3 championship series, and host the first game next Friday. No. 2 seed Post Falls (14-7, 6-2) will host No. 3 Coeur d’Alene (11-9, 4-4) in a loser-out game on Wednesday, with the winner playing Lake City.
THE FRONT ROW with JASON ELLIOTT: Making the dream a new reality
It's the kind of game that athletes dream of.
North Idaho 14-day weather forecast
North Idaho 14-day weather forecast

Gonzaga men's basketball coach Mark Few finalist for Basketball Hall of Fame
The selection of 17 finalists came from the following committees: North American, Women’s, Men’s Veterans, Women’s Veterans, International, and Contributors. The finalists will then be put forward to the honors committee to be considered for election as members of the Class of 2025. The new class will be announced in San Antonio on Saturday, April 5, at the NCAA Men’s Final Four.
Northwest Notes Feb. 15, 2025
Gonzaga’s Graham Ike and Ryan Nembhard are on the Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of the Year Midseason Team, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Friday.

Medicaid expansion bill sparks debate on future of Idaho health care
By a single vote, and after overwhelmingly negative public testimony, the Idaho House and Welfare Committee advanced a bill that could end Medicaid expansion.
Ivy Court therapy dog brings joy to residents in Coeur d'Alene
Ivy Court therapy dog brings joy to residents
Bingo at Ivy Court is a hit with the residents. It's a fun social activity, but bingo also means Wendy the therapy dog will be visiting. "She’s our bingo dog,” Ivy Court activity assistant and Wendy's owner Shawna Vargovich said Thursday.

Survey: Voters will support bond for Coeur d'Alene Fire Department
Finding will be presented to City Council on Tuesday
Grief said the results provide confidence that should the City Council approve sending an general obligation bond to voters in May, it will get the required super majority to pass.

North Idaho Kindness Project to distribute notes of goodwill throughout community
North Idaho Kindness Project to distribute notes of goodwill throughout community
A little note of love and appreciation can go a long way in brightening someone's day. A lot of days will be brightened when the North Idaho Kindness Project floods the community with Kindness Cards in the coming weeks.

Artwork from Coeur d'Alene student takes center court at Tribal Nations Night
Soboba Tribal member Mary Silvas recently had her artwork take center court at the University of Idaho.
School and Senior Meals
School and Senior Meals: Feb. 17-21

Movers & Shakers
Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty welcomes Brittani Spiker to its team of real estate professionals. A North Idaho native, Spiker brings a deep community connection, a passion for helping others, and a unique background in both health care and home construction.

Today's Ghastly Groaner
A man walks into lawyer's office and asks, "How much for a consultation?"
Bill requiring schools display Ten Commandments introduced in Idaho Legislature
A bill to require the prominent display of the Ten Commandments in all Idaho public schools was introduced Friday with no discussion.

FAST FIVE Jason Legler: Connecting dots in the veteran community
Meet Jason Legler, the community resource specialist for veteran outreach and community support for the Idaho Division of Veterans Services.

Arles Irene Tanner, 78
With hearts full of love and cherished memories, we announce the passing of Arles Tanner, who left this world on February 7, 2025, at the age of 78.

‘I’m Still Here’ and a Best Picture Oscar ranking
The final Best Picture nominee for this year’s Academy Awards arrived in local theaters this past week.
Encounters of the running kind at the Mesa Marathon
His name is, fittingly, Atlas, and he is joined by three men, they being his father, a grandfather and an uncle, if I got it straight. They are with him as he attempts his first marathon.
Idaho could switch from Washington to Utah for medical education partnership
Idaho is considering withdrawing from a 50-year partnership with the University of Washington and three other Western states for medical education and moving to a new partner in Utah.
Women of Distinction to be honored Feb. 22
Dream Builder Brunch will be at the JACC
Soroptimist (Best for Women) International of Coeur d’Alene will celebrate its 2025 Women of Distinction during the Dream Builder Brunch at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 22 at the Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center, 405 N. William St., Post Falls.

Juanita 'Nita' Mason, 91
Juanita (Nita) Mason was born December 17th, 1933 to Flavis Allen and Catherine Ada (Griffin) Wilson in San Pedro, California.

The Exhausted Dad: Snow makes fun out of suffering and hard labor
My kids hate doing ALL the chores around the house. Dishes, laundry, basic cleanup, garbage — everything requires multiple demands by me for any of them to do the work. Enter the transformative influence of snowfall.