Duncan announces candidacy for North Idaho College board

Kootenai County Commissioner Leslie Duncan announced her candidacy for North Idaho College Trustee Zone 5.

New Mars study suggests an ocean's worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface

The findings released Monday are based on seismic measurements from NASA’s Mars InSight lander.

After fire struck Maui's Upcountry, residents of one town looked to themselves to prep for next one

But what’s happened in Kula in the year since has been a lesson in community-led recovery.

From Paris to Los Angeles: How the city is preparing for the 2028 Olympics

Financial and cultural success gave 1984 a reputation as the “good” Olympics" which made seemingly every major world city want their own.

Firefighter injured while fighting wildfire in North Idaho

A U.S. Forest Service firefighter was injured while fighting a wildfire in Idaho’s Salmon River Ranger District, according to a press release from Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest officials.

One step at a time

Engineering student with prosthetic leg inspires others

Smith was born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Also called hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, CMT is a non-life-threatening but painful degenerative nerve condition that weakens muscles and makes walking difficult, among other symptoms.

Record July heat in the Northwest and the world

It’s another hot and dry summer season across the Inland Northwest. July was one of the hottest months in history in Coeur d’Alene and surrounding regions.

Fair bingo Aug. 24 to benefit Make-A-Wish Idaho

The North Idaho Fair and Rodeo Foundation will collaborate with Make-A-Wish Idaho for a bingo benefit Aug. 24 at the North Idaho State Fair.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Baseball, more baseball, trees, and new and newer fields

Having a Chick-fil-A concession stand down the first-base line is a nice touch as well.

Funding gap leaves vulnerable seniors wait-listed for vital meal service

Lake City Center seeks help with program

Lake City Center provides a lifeline to hundreds of local seniors through its home-delivered meals program.

Boots and roots on display at Athol Daze parade

Hazy skies didn’t deter hundreds of families and community members from coming out to watch the procession mosey down Highway 54 in Athol, many in western wear to match this year’s theme, “Athol Roots and Cowboy Boots.”

Happiness isn't hard to find

There once was a farmer who won the award for the best wheat in the county every year. One day a woman asked him the secret to his success. He told her that the key is to share his best seeds with his neighbors so they could plant good wheat as well.

LIBRARIES: They should welcome everyone

The Majority Board has launched an assault against a trusted and very public institution in the CLN that serves ALL our community. Libraries should NOT discriminate against any particular slice of society be it religious, blended family, LGBTQ, child or senior citizen or homeless person.

TRADE WORKERS: Thank you for what you do

As with many homeowners, my husband and I have been hiring numerous trades persons to help us with normal repair and maintenance work on our home we built 20 years ago. Nothing really major, other than a deck replacement, but the normal attention a home needs as the years go by.

PARKS: Staff does a great job

I want to publicly acknowledge the tremendous work that our City Parks Department does to maintain the downtown parks.

OUR GEM: Ecosystem services that wetlands provide

Wetlands refer to the watery transition zones between surface water and dry land. They can be wet year-round or only during certain parts of the year, such as following spring runoff. Essential parts of a wetland include aquatic plants specifically adapted to live in fully saturated environments. In the Inland Northwest, non-tidal wetlands are prevalent, unlike coastal regions that support tidal wetlands.

Mars and Jupiter get chummy in the night sky. The planets won't get this close again until 2033

The best views will be in the eastern sky, toward constellation Taurus, before daybreak. Known as planetary conjunctions, these comic pairings happen only every three years or so

Congressmen issue call to action in Coeur d'Alene

Jordan, Fulcher warn of growing divide in America, call for involvement

The two spoke at Candlelight Christian Fellowship church on Friday night. About 400 people paid $50 each for tickets for the Fulcher fundraiser.

New CEO wants to make Kootenai Health a health care destination

In taking up the reins as CEO of Kootenai Health earlier this year, Jamie Smith noted the independent, not-for-profit mission of the health organization and hopes to carry that banner forward into becoming a regional health care asset. Smith replaced retiring CEO, Jon Ness in March.

Firefighters win Post Falls Battle of the Badges blood drive

“I might try to steal your heart,” firefighter Taylor Carr joked to Vitalant phlebotomist Rheny Gaudio about the stress heart he was given while giving blood. To replenish blood reserves, first responders rallied Thursday to donate blood at the training location for Kootenai County Fire and Rescue.