MEDICAID: Developmentally disabled can’t meet work requirement

When discussing Medicaid Expansion it is a misleading half-truth for Idaho Legislators to state that there are, “70,000 able-bodied people on the expansion” for two major reasons. First, as an example, some of the able-bodied are developmentally disabled and you often see them already working the required 20 hours a week in places such as grocery stores bagging your groceries. They work hard. Many are not able to drive, so they walk or ride a bike to work. These able-bodied workers are not “unfit” which they would have to be unjustly declared by a doctor to qualify for Medicaid as per HB345. They have difficulties and need Medicaid Expansion services and HB345 could kick them off assistance.

Rathdrum's Palaniuk takes lead in Bassmaster Elite event

“This is the most epic day I’ve ever had — pure insanity,” Palaniuk said. “I caught seven bass today.”

MY TURN: KCRCC Town Hall melee

Mere minutes ago, I left the KCRCC sponsored legislative town hall meeting (Saturday, Feb. 22). My departure was abrupt and abbreviated by an unwillingness to be associated with the melee ensuing about half way through the presentations of the attending legislators. Roughly four and a half Idaho legislators were able to verbalize the bills they were working on and their concerning interests with only a few outbursts from the people attending. Tony Wisniewski was able to get about half way through his presentation describing his concern with the prevention of crossbreeding animal and human genes and the prevention of abortion before a female member of the audience erupted in anger. The interruption devolved into an ejection attempt that ultimately resulted in the woman being dragged out on her back, zip tied and missing a shoe.

Idaho GOP: Security was ‘clearly identified,’ ‘professional’ as woman was dragged from meeting

“Is this your deputy?” That was one of the many questions asked by an Idaho woman before she was forcibly grabbed, picked up, dragged and removed from a chaotic legislative town hall event in Coeur d’Alene on Feb. 22 by four unidentified men dressed in plain clothes.

Tubbs Hill a major attraction

Nearly 400,000 visited popular hiking trails

David Taylor, president of the Tubbs Hill Foundation, said 2024 was a good year and once again, the numbers bear this out.

Shoo, fly! Keeping cattle comfortable and healthy

Flies might be seen as simply a pesky inconvenience, but for cattle, they’re much more of a concern.

Also: Netflix’s expensive flop ‘The Electric State’

Also: Netflix’s expensive flop ‘The Electric State’

Steven Soderbergh, the Oscar-winning director of “Traffic,” makes a movie (or two) every year, jumping from different genres at ease and almost never delivering a dud.

PET TALK: Doggie decoding: Understanding canine body language

Without the gift of gab, dogs are left to rely on a bark, a tail wag or, sometimes, even a snarl to communicate with their two-legged companions.

Court records reveal prosecutors allege Kohberger bought knife, sheath before Moscow homicides

Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with murder in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students, bought the same brand of knife that police suspect was used in the violent crime in November 2022, according to a new court filing.

MY TURN: A sheriff's betrayal of public trust: When power enables violence

In a disturbing display that has rightfully drawn national condemnation, Sheriff Bob Norris demonstrated yesterday that his conception of law enforcement extends only to advancing personal ideology, not protecting citizens. At a town hall meeting organized by the Kootenai County Republican Party, Dr. Teresa Borrenpohl became the latest victim of the increasingly hostile approach to public discourse in our community — not by random agitators, but enabled by the very person sworn to protect and serve.

Rathdrum's Palaniuk claims sixth Bassmaster Elite win

“It’s so crazy how things happen for a reason,” Palaniuk said of a slow day that tested his resolve. “This morning, me and (seventh-place Greg DiPalma) were fishing next to one another and I watched him lose several big ones. I hate that and I love it, at the same time.

Hayden Cinema movie times

Hayden Cinema movie times

Send us your fourth grade Arbor Day program stories and photos

Send us your fourth grade Arbor Day program stories and photos

Retired forest pathologist John Schwandt grew up in Illinois where he and his siblings received free trees for Arbor Day programs. "One of them is still there 70 years later," Schwandt said Monday. "I got interested in forestry partly as a result of that and made that my career. I’ve been very fortunate to have been out in the forest for 40-something years." chwandt, chair of the city of Coeur d'Alene's Urban Forestry Committee, served as Idaho's first forestry pathologist after he obtained a doctorate in forest diseases from the University of Idaho. "I've been in Coeur d'Alene since 1976," he said. "It was about then, because of the insect infestation problem around town, they started the forest pathology program." Having served on the Urban Forestry Committee since the 1980s, Schwandt is also a part of the nonprofit Arbor Day Organization of North Idaho. In conjunction with the city, the group has annually given away free seedlings to fourth graders since the program's inception 40 years ago.

Empty Bowls, but full hearts: Fundraiser helps Post Falls children stay fed

This year’s Empty Bowls fundraiser is all about warming the heart by helping keep children fed through the Children’s Weekend Backpack program over a beautifully crafted bowl of soup. Program coordinator Mel Larson said that the backpack program means that kids aren’t going hungry on the weekends when they are away from school.

Mystery solved? A submerged car from the 1950s may belong to a missing Oregon family

The search for the Martin family was a national news story at the time and led some to speculate about the possibility of foul play, with a $1,000 reward offered for information. “Where do you search if you’ve already searched every place logic and fragmentary clues would suggest?” an Associated Press article wondered in 1959, months after the disappearance.

How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health — and how to prepare

There are ways to ease the adjustment, including getting more sunshine to help reset your circadian rhythm for healthful sleep.

Carmen 'Joyce' Ulrich (Geren)

Carmen "Joyce" Ulrich (Geren) passed away on March 13, 2025, with her daughter Kriss by her side. She was born to Harold and Marie Geren on May 21, 1934, in Great Falls, Montana.

Iconic pet reindeer in Alaska falls mysteriously ill after someone tampers in his pen

In early January, someone cut a huge hole in the fencing to gain entrance, spending about five minutes inside with Star before taking off. What the person did in the pen is unknown, but Star began having stomach issues and dropping weight shortly after.

LETTER RESPONSE: Let God be the final account

Carol Shemanski asks who has decided that they know better about your body than you and your doctors? Who is dictating what you and your children can or cannot read? Who has determined who you can love? Who says who you can be as an individual and that you only have two choices?

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Vagus nerve

If you aren’t familiar with the vagus nerve and what it does in the body, you’re not alone! More and more evidence in recent years is helping us understand this lesser-known bodily system and how it controls inflammation, brain and organ function, our body’s perception of stress, and more.