Legals for June, 20 2024

Post Falls adds tiny homes as new dwelling option

A city council vote Tuesday night added tiny homes as a possible accessory dwelling unit option within the city of Post Falls.

Regulatory fees increase the cost of new housing

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently sent a message to local builders to appeal to local, state and national leaders to reduce regulatory charges in order to bring home prices down. Locally, builders pay impact fees to jurisdictions where they build new homes.

BLM looks to increase fees

Boat launch, camping could double under proposal

BLM’s Coeur d’Alene Field Office seeks public input on proposed changes to recreation fees

ALICE update:Wage growth no match for inflation

Despite bigger paychecks, struggling households in Idaho rose from 2021 to 2022, updated report shows

The findings in this one-year period are consistent with a more than decade-long trend: Since the end of the Great Recession, despite some ups and downs, the number of ALICE households in Idaho has been steadily growing.

Barbara J. Renner, 87

On August 13, 1936, in the Missouri Ozarks, Ernest and Clara Allen Smith welcomed their firstborn – a daughter, Barbara Jean.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: The ever-changing world of uniforms, from awesome to blah

I’VE LOVED uniforms since I first cared about sports. In other words, when I got scolded by a grumpy Catholic nun in fifth grade because I was drawing a St. Louis Cardinal shirt (the birds on the bat were, and ARE, the very best), and she wanted me to pay attention to social studies.

Harold Dean Murray, 62

Harold Dean Murray, 62, passed away on March 13th, 2024. Dean was born on June 7, 1961, in Ellensburg, WA, to Madelyn Kay Murray and Robert “Bob” Murray. He was the second of four children and spent most of his youth in the Tri-Cities.

Marion Keating, 93

Marion L. Keating, age 93, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, passed away peacefully at the Life Care Center of Coeur d’Alene on April 26, 2024.

Post Falls City Hall remodel gets pushed back

A project to remodel city hall in Post Falls was pushed to this year after more changes were added to the slate. The total cost is estimated at about $1.2 million.

Sholeh: Old housing formula offers new hope

Multigenerational approach worked then; could it help now?

Summer has arrived. Finally!

Happy first day of summer tomorrow, when we'll receive the gift of sunshine and temperatures in the 80s after a chilly wet first part of the month. Summer solstice marks the longest period of daylight of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

MY TURN: Idaho open primaries and why we are here 'a brief history'

The Idaho Senate in 2023 voted to pass a bill that calls for the Idaho secretary of state to create and mail a free, informational voter guide to every Idaho household before state primary and general elections.

Audrey Jeanette Marsh, 91

Audrey Jeanette Marsh has gone to be with the Lord on May 22, 2024.

April Evensizer, 61

April Marie Evensizer, 61, a beloved wife and cherished mother, left this earth to be with her Lord in Heaven on June 13, 2024, at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. No viewing or memorial service will be held.

E-bike battery blamed for Coeur d'Alene police fire

Council approves emergency declaration to speed up process to replace what was lost

Officers assigned to bike patrol had received training on the e-bicycles’ use and charging after use, before they were placed into service.

Legals for June, 19 2024

Willie Mays Appreciation

: The 'Say Hey Kid' inspired generations with talent and exuberance

OPINION: Let’s celebrate Juneteenth

Over and over again, we hear community leaders say, “North Idaho is not racist.”

The Joy of Triathlons

Kip is a physical therapist who moved here in 2007 and didn’t do his first triathlon until 2010