Mountain West Bank tackles cemetery cleanup

On Wednesday, the staff of Mountain West Bank and a handful of volunteers tackled the massive job of going up to the cemetery for a cleanup project.

Sholeh: Juneteenth's freedom is universal

Holiday is a celebration and reminder of being our own masters

Art on the Green announces 2024 poster contest winner

Sandpoint artist Heather Mehra-Pedersen a first-time contestant

The 56th annual Art on the Green poster has been chosen.

Idaho Democratic Convention held in Moscow

Hundreds of Democrats from across Idaho traveled to Moscow this weekend for the Idaho Democratic Party State Convention, held at the University of Idaho.

Kids join 'The World's Largest Swim Lesson' in Coeur d'Alene

About 60 boys and girls ages 3 to 12 received free, 30-minute lessons. It was part of The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson, global drowning prevention event launched by the World Waterpark Association in 2010.

HISTORY: Honoring veterans, protecting the vulnerable

Recently, our family created a military “shadow box” for a grandfather who served in both world wars (1917-1947) and an uncle who served in WWII and Korea.

Pennsylvania woman drowns after being swept over waterfall in Glacier National Park

Bystanders pulled the woman from the water and administered CPR until emergency responders arrived. She was declared dead at 7 p.m., park officials said.

FIRE: Why weren’t there sprinklers and alarms?

Why in the world didn’t this building have a fire suppression/alarm system? Were building codes somehow circumvented?

Annette Marie DeMasters, 52

Annette Marie DeMasters, beloved mother, daughter, sister and aunt, age 52, of Columbus, Montana, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Billings, Montana.

IRONMAN 70.3 COEUR d'ALENE: No place like home for Voyles, Endsley and Taylor ... Triathletes take advantage of wind, shorter swim course in annual event in downtown Coeur d'Alene

“Coming back in from the bike, with the wind on your back, it just felt awesome,” Post Falls resident Scott Voyles said. “You could just fly and it felt great.”

Educators participate in i-STEM Institutes at North Idaho College

Educators participate in i-STEM Institutes at NIC

Teachers love to teach, but they also love to learn. Nearly 100 educators from across North Idaho and other parts of the state participated in four days of i-STEM Institutes at North Idaho College this week. They deepened their knowledge and enhanced their science, technology, engineering and mathematics practices through projects and principles they can bring to their classrooms this fall.

DEMOCRATS: Thanks for all the failed policies

So Geraldine Douglas in her rantings against Republicans thinks Democrats should be thanked for the assorted ill-conceived, wasteful, and poorly executed initiatives that Lenin and Trotsky would applaud.

Growing food for people and fish in Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho

Approximately five million kokanee fry were released into Granite Creek, tributary to Lake Pend Oreille

The process begins with adult kokanee that are running up Granite Creek being collected and manually spawned by Fish and Game staff each fall.

ABORTION: People are waking up

On June 16 the (unnamed author) of The Press editorial got it wrong — again.

Longtime Community Library Network trustee resigns

Katie Blank served library district for over 30 years

Katie Blank, a longtime Community Library Network trustee, has resigned from the board. Blank served on the library board for more than 30 years and as chair for more than 10 of those years. She submitted her resignation Sunday. "Recently some very challenging health concerns have been brought to my attention," Blank said in the resignation letter. "This has caused me to look carefully at the priorities in my life. I am realizing that it is no longer sustainable for me to serve on this board. It is negatively affecting my health. It is negatively affecting our livelihood. It is negatively affecting my relationships with my family and friends."

GOP: Moderates wouldn’t try to stop voters

Dorothy Moon assured the Idaho GOP convention delegates that “we are not the fringe,” which was a crowd pleaser. That statement implies that they are either moderate, or completely off the map. As moderates, they appeal to and represent the majority of Idaho’s population. That is obviously why they are investing so much effort in expanding the right to vote to every eligible citizen, and in making it as easy as possible for those people to cast a ballot. What? Excuse me a moment, my wife is trying to get my attention. Yes, dear?

Power outage affecting over 100 customers in Hayden Lake

More than 100 customers are experiencing power outages in Hayden Lake due to equipment failure.

Coeur d’Alene man gets life sentence for child sexual abuse

A man received a life sentence for sexually abusing four children over nearly a decade.

LIBRARIES: Blank did so much for our libraries

LIBRARIES: Blank did so much for our libraries

MY TURN: Don't let ego, pride and control interfere with the mission

What are three things that hinder or destroy an organization or relationship? Answer: ego, pride and control. Nothing distorts a group’s mission more than a member placing their ego above the mission. A person’s identity can get tangled up in the purpose and it’s hard to separate the two.