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March 16, 2025 1 a.m.

DATA CENTERS: Many don’t use large amounts of water

The story about a moratorium on data centers doesn’t ring accurate to me. I worked in very large data centers in my career and none of them used large amounts of water for cooling.

April 15, 2025 midnight

Legals for April, 15 2025

Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet
March 21, 2025 11 a.m.

Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet

The 47th president, who announced the award at the White House with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force leadership, said with a grin that the new fighter would be named the F-47.

Let's make a deal
March 27, 2025 1:07 a.m.

Let's make a deal

Mountain View students walk through car buyer simulation

“Excuse me sir, that’s my truck,” student Alek Jackson said to his friend who moved closer to the Hummer as he made his way back to the vehicle he had just “bought” from Dave Smith Motors. Jackson and other students at Mountain View Alternative High School got to walk through the motions of buying either a Corvette, Hummer or a Ram Laramie during a sales simulation Tuesday morning.

Hecla forges ahead with Lincoln County mine
March 25, 2025 10:10 a.m.

Hecla forges ahead with Lincoln County mine

That optimism met a roadblock when the state of Montana tried to label Hecla’s former CEO, Phillips S. Baker, a “bad actor” for his involvement in a failed mine cleanup in north-central Montana. Legally designating Baker a “bad actor” would have prevented Hecla from conducting any mining activity in Montana until the state was compensated $32 million for the failed clean-up of three mines owned by Pegasus Gold Corp., where Baker was once an executive. (Baker countered that he was innocent and that he had already left Pegasus before the company went bankrupt). After Gov. Greg Gianforte took office in 2021, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality dropped its effort to blacklist Baker.

Quilt of Valor moves veteran to tears
April 9, 2025 1:06 a.m.

Quilt of Valor moves veteran to tears

Duaine Johnson was overcome with emotions Monday morning as he was given a Quilt of Valor for his 20 years as part of the Air Force. The words didn’t come quickly, so he doffed his Korea veteran hat to the quilters and audience applauding for him instead. “It means more than I can say, Johnson said. “It brings tears to my eyes.”

March 26, 2025 1 a.m.

DESTRUCTION: What will take its place?

Destruction requires little more than impulse. But to build something of value demands patience, foresight and care. It takes time to lay foundations, to reinforce, to design with wisdom. Too often, what is lost cannot be replaced, like air traffic controllers, special education teachers and doctors counseling suicidal veterans.

Jeffrey 'Jeff' Peter Harrison, 75
March 15, 2025 1 a.m.

Jeffrey 'Jeff' Peter Harrison, 75

Jeffrey Peter Harrison, 75, of Worley, Idaho, died on February 9, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Jeff was born in Manchester, Connecticut, on November 1, 1949, the eldest child of Albert W. and Claire (deMontigny) Harrison.

Kilauea volcano's sporadic eruption resumes in Hawaii as lava pours out of a summit vent
March 26, 2025 10:40 a.m.

Kilauea volcano's sporadic eruption resumes in Hawaii as lava pours out of a summit vent

The volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has been erupting on-and-off since Dec. 23. It's shot tall fountains of lava high into the air and spilled molten rock across the caldera floor each time it’s come back to life. The spectacle is a popular attraction for tourists.

New tornado outbreaks in the Midwest
April 7, 2025 1:06 a.m.

New tornado outbreaks in the Midwest

Tornado and severe weather season in the central U.S. have ramped up this spring. Last week was especially tough as at least 50 twisters were reported from the Deep South northeastward into Michigan.

April 11, 2025 1 a.m.

EDITORIAL: Speed limit signs show government listens

Jim Korver request for help to slow drivers is granted by the city of Coeur d'Alene

North Idaho College programs take burden off mom in need of vehicle repair
March 25, 2025 1:08 a.m.

North Idaho College programs take burden off mom in need of vehicle repair

North Idaho College programs take burden off mom in need of vehicle repair

A spray and wipe here, a twist of a lug nut there. Second-year North Idaho College automotive technology student Sam MacKinnon inspected a front brake rotor of a 2003 Mercury Mountaineer before putting on the final touches Thursday afternoon.

Celia Elaine Turner, 64
March 28, 2025 1 a.m.

Celia Elaine Turner, 64

Celia was born in Coeur d'Alene on December 15, 1960, to Zella D. McCaw Turner and Albert H. Turner. On March 2, 2025, Celia passed away

William Stanley McDougall, 80
March 26, 2025 1 a.m.

William Stanley McDougall, 80

Born March 16, 1944, in Kellogg, Idaho. William, aka “Bill,” grew up across the street from the Bunker Hill Mine.

March 17, 2025 5 p.m.

Part of U.S. 95 remains closed after landslide

Steady rain caused a “few hundred feet of downhill landslide of the roadway shoulder,” the department said in a Monday news release.

April 8, 2025 midnight

Legals for April, 8 2025

First plane lands at London's Heathrow since a fire cut power to Europe's busiest airport
March 21, 2025 11:30 a.m.

First plane lands at London's Heathrow since a fire cut power to Europe's busiest airport

Residents in west London described hearing a large explosion, followed by a fireball and clouds of smoke, when the blaze ripped through the electrical substation near the airport.

Violent attacks on Tesla dealerships spike as Musk takes prominent role in Trump White House
March 19, 2025 10:35 a.m.

Violent attacks on Tesla dealerships spike as Musk takes prominent role in Trump White House

In Trump’s first term, his properties in New York, Washington and elsewhere became a natural place for protest. In the early days of his second term, Tesla is filling that role.

Eugene 'Gene' Soper, 94
April 5, 2025 1 a.m.

Eugene 'Gene' Soper, 94

Eugene R. Soper passed away on March 22, 2025.

A new thermal steam vent is grabbing attention in ever-changing Yellowstone National Park
March 24, 2025 1:50 p.m.

A new thermal steam vent is grabbing attention in ever-changing Yellowstone National Park

Mike Poland, scientist in charge of the observatory, said Monday that such features are often forming and constantly changing in Yellowstone.