Legals for July, 2 2024

Shoshone County home sales up, prices down

Flood plain insurance a sticking point for some

Shoshone County housing market numbers increased 3.4% from May 2023 to May 2024 numbers according to real estate portal, Multiple Listing Service, surprising Shoshone County realtor Cindy Carlson. "It’s typically slower in an election year, "Carlson said.

Thomas 'Tom' Pagliasotti, 75

Thomas "Tom" Pagliasotti, 75

Freedom's cost borne by hometown heroes

As we prepare to celebrate America’s 248th anniversary of independence we need also to remember over two centuries of selfless service to country by those who left it all on the battlefield.

Coeur d'Alene Fire Department eyes general obligation bond

Would provide millions for fire trucks, equipment, station expansions

Fire department seeks bond support

Emran Restaurant opens downtown Coeur d'Alene

Middle Eastern cuisine is the focus of the new Emran Restaurant at 309 E. Lakeside Ave.

Aaron LyBarger, 55

Aaron D. LyBarger of Hayden, Idaho, passed away on June 26, 2024, at the age of 55.

Kellogg YMCA building not salvageable

The YMCA building on McKinley Avenue holds a special place in local history for many, but after a lack of use and degrading building conditions, DEQ and the Silver Valley Economic Development Corp. believe the structure has reached the end of its lifetime.

Kootenai County to receive nearly $800K for Payments in Lieu of Taxes for 2024

Idaho earmarked for $41.2 million

The payments cover lands across the U.S. managed by the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission.

LIBRARIES: Democracy shelved at CLN board meeting

At the June 24 special meeting of the Community Library Network board, trustees debated filling the vacancy left by Trustee Katie Blank — as if her depth of knowledge and commitment to the community could ever be replaced. With 100% of the board endorsed by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee, they’ve forgotten that a quality board thrives on diverse perspectives. Instead, their purity tests ensure we’re stuck with carbon copies of their nationalist principles.

Legals for June, 29 2024

Legals for June, 29 2024

Legals for June, 28 2024

Community members show support during Library Day of Action

Events held across Kootenai County as House Bill 710 becomes law

One of Michelle Krewson's fondest memories of the library is walking with her children just a couple blocks from home to the old Coeur d'Alene Public Library on Harrison Avenue. She wasn't able to learn typing in high school due to a broken arm, so the library was where she learned her way around a keyboard. She taught herself how to type on the Mickey Mouse computer in the kids' section while her kids played and pored over books. “We’ve been frequenting the library forever and ever," she said. "We love it.”

Legals for July, 3 2024

John W. Weber, 88

John W. Weber, son of the late Frank A. and Margaret Weber of Franklin, New Jersey, was born and raised on the East Coast.

Street medicine teams search for homeless people to deliver lifesaving IV hydration in extreme heat

Homeless people accounted for nearly half of the record 645 heat-related deaths last year in Maricopa County, which encompasses metro Phoenix.

New estate on Lake Coeur d'Alene to be auctioned

Starting bid set at $1.5 millipon

The property was previously listed for $4.8 million

LIBRARY LAW: Long anticipated and much needed

LIBRARY LAW: Long anticipated and much needed

Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures easing further

The latest figures will likely be welcomed by the Fed's policymakers, who have said they need to feel confident that inflation is slowing sustainably toward their 2% target before they'd start cutting interest rates

James R. Fromm, 78

Jim Fromm of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2024. Born on July 25, 1945 to Richard and Frances Fromm in Sandpoint, Idaho; he grew up in Rathdrum, and at age 12 the family moved to Coeur d'Alene.