Colleen Jean Carter, 65

Colleen Jean Carter passed away at home on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

Northwest Notes March 25, 2025

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March heats up in Coeur d'Alene

But temperatures expected to fall to 30s by weekend

Coeur d'Alene sets weather record

COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Ejim's double-double leads Gonzaga in first round of WBIT

Gonzaga (23-10) advances to play at top-seeded Colorado on Sunday in Boulder, Colo., at noon.

Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' and Batman star with an intense approach, dies at 65

Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” and portrayed Jim Morrison in “The Doors,” has died. He was 65.

MY TURN: The flaw in education

The acknowledged difficulties in education state-wide and nationally may seem impossibly complex, but most are from a fundamental choice gone wrong.

MY TURN: Response to Kriz U.S. Forest Service letter

I am responding to the Letter in the March 16, 2025, Press regarding the U.S. Forest Service. Mr. Ron Kriz sent you a letter against the U.S. Forest Service and its employees. I must admit I am shocked by his tone and apparent lack of knowledge of what the employees of that organization do while at work. He is so totally off-base it is difficult to know where to start.

Idaho governor approves increase in state public defense budget

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill on Friday approving a budget increase for the state’s new Office of the State Public Defender.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Zags were so far, and yet so close

IF YOU had no skin in this title game other than wanting to see what brand of basketball the riches of NIL can buy these days, it was a thriller. The collectives who fund the sport’s best teams — note that all four No. 1 seeds made it to San Antonio — get their money’s worth. More than anything Monday night, you got to see big, strong athletes who leave politeness in the dressing room. This game was just short of violence. There were times when it looked like the YMCA on Saturday afternoon, complete with bloody noses and no referees. Maybe they should have played, “Make it, take it.”

VETERANS PRESS: VA pensions are available to many

Veterans and their loved ones may face financial challenges from time to time. VA pension can provide some level of income security for economically disadvantaged wartime veterans and their survivors.

Robert 'Bob' Cummings, 90

Robert “Bob” Arthur Cummings, 90, of Kellogg, Idaho, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away on March 23, 2025, at the home of his daughter in Diamond Lake, WA. Bob was born on February 7, 1935, in Thompson Falls, Mont., a son of the late Alton and Margarette (Soule) Cummings.

THE DIRT: EPA conducting waterfowl survey

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with wildlife management staff from State, Federal, and Tribal organizations, is conducting a study to develop tools for monitoring waterfowl health and exposure to lead contamination in the Lower Coeur d’Alene River Basin.

Pottery competition April 11 at Emerge

Emerge will host its fifth annual Ceramic Throwdown and Cup Frenzy from 5-9 p.m. Friday, April 11.

Eugene 'Gene' Soper, 94

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

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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.

Kempthorne diagnosed with cancer

This news is a profound shock to family, friends, and those who have worked closely with Kempthorne.

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.

Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1 billion in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit

The penalties awarded include $65 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages, law firms Arnold & Itkin LLP and Kline & Specter PC said in a statement. That marks one of the largest verdicts in a Roundup-related case to date.

Idaho Gov. Little signs bill blocking unauthorized immigrants from public services

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law a bill to prevent unauthorized immigrants in Idaho from accessing publicly funded assistance.

Aerospace conference coming to Coeur d'Alene Resort

Program eyes youth for aerospace careers

The American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Center may become a reality through the U.S. Department of Commerce Tech Hub award and industry commitments of over $50 million.