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<p>Sue Culver, treasurer of the Rathdrum Historical Society, recounts when she came to the Kootenai County Jail in Rathdrum to investigate the alarm being tripped when the solid steel door leading to the jail cells, which is usually locked, was wide open.</p>

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Ghosts of the Wild West
October 31, 2015 9 p.m.

Ghosts of the Wild West

Strange things happen in the Old Kootenai County Jail

RATHDRUM — When tour guides leave the Old Kootenai County Jail for the day, they lock the building up tight. They set alarms and make sure no one is left behind.


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