Eight North Idaho grads receive $1,500 scholarships from Philanthropic Educational Organization

A local chapter of the Philanthropic Educational Organization nonprofit has awarded $1,500 scholarships to eight 2024 high school graduates to support them in their academic journeys as they head to college this fall.

A new La Niña may be around the corner

Sunday’s high temperature of 103 degrees in Coeur d’Alene was, and will likely be, the hottest reading of this summer season.

Monday TV/Radio highlights

Television and radio highlights for Monday, July 22

President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 race

President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race.

LITTLE LEAGUE: Post Falls comes up short in bid for San Bernardino

West Valley, which won Game 1 13-6 on Friday night, advances to the Northwest Region tournament Aug. 3-8 in San Bernardino, Calif. West Valley Little League qualified for the first time since 2021.

LEGION BASEBALL: Lums 17U, Northern Lakes advance to district championship game

Coeur d’Alene (22-14) advances to today’s championship game at 11 a.m. against Northern Lakes (31-10). Northern Lakes must beat Coeur d’Alene twice to advance to state beginning Thursday at Harris Field in Lewiston.

Sundae Edition: Tin Snug scoops up big flavors on National Ice Cream Day

Ice cream is universally beloved, but in Shoshone County, there seems to be an intense love for the stuff that goes beyond reason. With roughly 13,000 residents scattered across the sizeable county, there are more than 15 places to stop in and grab an ice-cold sweet treat.

'Heroes among us' at Rathdrum Days parade

“Heroes Among Us” was the theme of this year’s Rathdrum Days Parade and celebrating heroes took on a different interpretation from float to float. Girl Scouts dressed up in masks and capes and assumed the identity of superheroes as they made their way down Main Street.

OUR GEM: Be smart around lead, play clean

Summertime recreation is one of the best parts of living in our area. Swimming, boating, camping, and other outdoor activities are great ways to make lifelong memories with your friends and family. While our region looks like a pristine, beautiful place to recreate, some areas are impacted by the historical mining activities that occurred in the Coeur d’Alene basin.

Northwest Notes July 21, 2024

The Big Sky Conference announced kickoff times for the 2024 football league schedule Saturday.

LITTLE LEAGUE: Local teams fall in state openers

Game 2 in all three series is Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at Canfield.

LEGION BASEBALL: Lums advance to semifinals at A districts

Coeur d’Alene (20-14) will play the fifth-seeded Orofino Merchants (19-13), who knocked off the top-seeded Northern Lakes Mountaineers 4-3, today at 2 p.m. at Bear Field for a berth in Sunday's title game.

Coeur d'Alene man hopes to get his ducks in a row.

He's running out of time to keep them in his backyard

Fletcher was surprised. He had bought them at North 40, about a mile away from home, and assumed it was fine.

Streets director: Sherman work will be done by fair

Downtown shops have been impacted

Street work continues in CDA

Tree, fencing, wires torched in Coeur d'Alene blaze

Good Samaritan calls in grass fire; more hot weather ahead

Fencing was torched, a tree was burned and telephone and internet wires were melting Wednesday by the time someone alerted Diane Ross about the fire happening in the far corner of her backyard.

FAST FIVE Abby Light: 'Art makes life better'

Meet Abby Light, local artist, director of the Coeur d’Alene Arts and Culture Alliance and current vice chair of the Coeur d'Alene Arts Commission.

The Exhausted Dad: Ferry we roll along

The first time I took my kids on a ferry in the Puget Sound, I told them about some unwritten rules of the sea.

Hearing set on action plan amendment

A public hearing is scheduled at the regular meeting of the City Council at 6 p.m. Aug. 20 on the amended 2023 annual action plan.

Northwest Notes July 20, 2024

Notes on Idaho, WSU football.

Rathdrum man gets prison sentence for domestic abuse

A Rathdrum man will spend up to 20 years behind bars for domestic abuse.