Coeur d'Alene Superintendent Hocker will not go to Pueblo

Coeur d'Alene School District Superintendent Shon Hocker will not be taking a superintendent position with the Pueblo School District in Pueblo, Colo. Trustees of the Pueblo School Board voted 3-2 to offer the job to another candidate. Hocker was one of two finalists being considered. "It became very clear to me that Pueblo, Colo. was not a good fit for me and my family," Hocker said in a letter to district staff, sent Monday afternoon to The Press.

PREP ROUNDUP: Post Falls counted out after home win

Post Falls (10-9, 7-9 IEL) is scheduled to play Lake City in the conclusion of a suspended game today at 4 p.m. in Post Falls. Lake City has the bases loaded with one out leading 5-4 in the top of the sixth inning.

How to ask the right questions

A grandfather once had one of his grandsons over for the night. The next morning, Grandpa prepared two big bowls of oatmeal, his own favorite breakfast.

Gas prices hold steady

State average has remained near $3.93 per gallon since mid-April

Idaho currently ranks ninth in the country for most expensive fuel

PREP ROUNDUP: Seniors have a day for Timberlake

Results from Friday's prep baseball, softball and track and field matchups.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: M's need to figure out bats, or ride pitching rest of way

Simple fact: If Julio isn’t going to provide serious damage for this lineup — he has just 11 RBI so far — then the Mariners are going to scuffle to score many runs. In any event, they’ll need to win plenty of low-scoring games, and pray that the pitchers stay lights out.

HUCKLEBERRIES: Hydromania ran out of gas in North Idaho

Indulge in these gems from community's past

Local American Legions sending 11 young men to Boys State

In true and humble statesmanly fashion, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. refused to take the glory for creating the American Legion. “No one man can claim to be the founder of The American Legion," he once said, according to legion.org, the American Legion's website.

EDITORIAL: Cd'A schools spring another leak

Superintendent creates doubt over leadership commitment

PREP ROUNDUP: Hammett medalist as Genesis Prep boys win

Timberlake and Bonners Ferry will compete in the 3A District 1 tournament next Monday at Twin Lakes Village.

Innovation Collective in Coeur d’Alene hears from founders

Local startups make their case

In the end, the judges awarded the grand prize to BuyWander.com, a Spokane-based company that auctions off returned retail items at a large discount

EDITORIAL: Rating system deserves a solid 'F'

Failure to support those who would lead with distinction

NIC SOFTBALL: Cardinals stay hot, sweep Treasure Valley

NIC hosts Columbia Basin in a doubleheader next Friday at Memorial Field.

MY TURN: Rating and vetting — a view from inside

Here's how — and why — the process works.

Eastern Washington spring football game: Defense wins the night in Cheney

Eastern Washington opens the season at home on Aug. 29.

VETERANS PRESS: Telehealth expands access to quality care for veterans

Did you know around 1-in-3 veterans who receive VA care access part of that care through telehealth? In recognition of the American Telemedicine Association, the VA is celebrating how telehealth has increased access to care for veterans.

'We're so sorry:' Borah Elementary to close

Coeur d'Alene trustees vote to repurpose school

Borah Elementary School's days are numbered. Tears were wiped from faces and sniffles could be heard Monday evening as trustees of the Coeur d'Alene School District unanimously voted to accept a recommendation to repurpose the school as a way to save the district money as it addresses an expected $6 million shortfall for fiscal year 2025. "We're heartbroken, obviously," fifth grade teacher Teresa Armstrong, who is in her 16th year at Borah, said after the meeting.

OPINION: We must do more to protect workers' lives

Sunday was a key date dedicated to American workers

FAST FIVE: Branigan Carhart: She'd plant that

Meet Branigan Carhart, a true North Idaho local. Branigan was born in Coeur d’Alene in 1987 and grew up in Sandpoint with her family. Just over 10 years ago she moved back to the Coeur d'Alene area with her daughter and purchased her first home in Post Falls. Branigan is the true definition of a go-getter. As she is raising her 17-year-old daughter solo, she has maintained her full-time position with a large local flooring company, works part time for her family’s business and she still seems to find time to run a small pop-up plant stand called ID Plant That and she continues to be a part of as many local events as possible.

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