FAST FIVE Stu Cabe reminds us to be nice to each other

Meet Stu Cabe, founder of The Ovation Company, a Coeur d'Alene-based school resource organization focusing on positive school climate and improved student achievement. Stu has been a professional presenter and trainer for over two decades. He travels North America to work with students and teachers to help build strong school communities and improve campus culture and climate. The Ovation Company's motto: Stand up for what is good. Info: ovationcompany.com

Coeur d'Alene council moves to protect history

Approves 182-day moratorium on demolition, work on historic buildings

The moratorium has been a goal of the city’s Historic Preservation Commission, particularly since the recent demolition of the E. Lakeshore Drive 1925 home of the late Dr. E.R.W. "Ted" Fox and the historic Roosevelt Inn possibly facing the same fate with a developer offering to buy the property.

Juneteenth honored in Coeur d’Alene

Speaker says people can change for the better

When Kitara Johnson-Jones arrived at the Human Rights Education Institute in downtown Coeur d’Alene and saw the “Love Lives Here” sign out front, she felt excited.

One construction project beats two in Post Falls

Additional money offered for projects on Spokane and Seltice

One construction project is better than two. That was the consensus between the City of Post Falls and Idaho Transportation Department regarding a Spokane Street construction project.

Cd’A Summer Shootout getting big — 84 teams expected in town for basketball tourney running Friday through Sunday

“A lot of them are turning it into a vacation,” he said of the visiting teams and their families. “I think they are seeing this more of an event.”

AT COLLEGE: June 20, 2024

Updates on area athletes at the next level.

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.

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

Legals for June, 20 2024

How did North Korean soldiers wander across the world's most heavily guarded border?

Neither incursion was an invasion, or even a maneuver meant to test the South’s defenses, Seoul says, but more likely an accident.

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.

Kootenai County to authorize Panhandle Health District to enforce aquifer chemical rules

Kootenai County commissioners will consider authorizing Panhandle Health District to enforce rules about how businesses located over the Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer handle chemicals.

Barbara J. Renner, 87

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

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.

Legals for June, 19 2024

New Mexico governor declares emergency as thousands flee wildfires that have damaged 500 structures

State Forester Laura McCarthy described the fires as “dangerous and fast moving” in strong winds up to 20 mph.

Search called off for missing woman

The official search for a missing Smelterville woman has been called off, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office.

Majority of Americans favor forgiving medical debt, AP-NORC poll finds

About 6 in 10 people with debt from medical bills favor medical debt forgiveness if the person has large amounts of debt compared to their income, compared to about half of people without medical debt.

Legals for June, 18 2024

Through connection to their land, Tarahumara runners are among Mexico's most beloved champions

Lacking vehicles, paved roads and basic services such as clinics and telephone lines, communities got used to running to cope with long distances, scarcity and isolation.