NIC WRESTLING: Back by the lake ... Cardinals qualify all 10 for nationals, claim first district title since 2013

“It means a lot,” said first-year NIC coach Derrick Booth, who wrestled on the Cardinals last NJCAA championship team in 2013. “To me, the coaching staff (both assistant coaches Cooper Thomas and Bryce Parson also wrestled at NIC), and the alumni. It really takes an army to get that done, and it really means a lot to us. It’s really exciting for us because we’ve been in their shoes.”

Feeding the future

Outreach Eats offers snacks, kindness through skatepark ministry

Steam lazily swirled from cups of hot cocoa and plates of cheese-sprinkled, saucy sloppy joes offered to students who stepped under the cover of a dripping canopy. The youths snagged plastic bags and made their ways down long tables, taking their picks and filling their sacks with fruit snacks, pudding cups, chip bags, fresh braided breads, pastries and other goodies. Each student was acknowledged with a friendly greeting reflective of the Outreach Eats motto, displayed on a banner hanging from the bright orange canopy: "Caring matters. Kindness matters. You matter."

El Niño's effects are here, but they may not last

The 2023-24 snowfall season has not been one to remember in North Idaho and other parts of the U.S.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Super notes to munch on before the ‘big game’

I admit it — I was a Chiefs fan once. OK, so it was in 1970. For one game. Super Bowl IV, the Kansas City Chiefs against the Minnesota Vikings.

4A REGION 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: Lakeland perseveres

Lakeland (13-9) advances to state for the first time since 2019, and will open play Thursday at Timberline High in Boise. Sandpoint, the defending state champion and winner of the last four regional titles, finishes 19-5.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lake City, Kellogg on to state

State tournaments begin Thursday afternoon.

NIC ROUNDUP: Cardinal men win fifth straight, topple Southern Nevada

North Idaho College will be seeking its first regional title since 2013 when it takes part in the West District Championships today on the campus of Umpqua Community College.

PREP ROUNDUP: North Idaho Christian girls, Christian Center boys claim conference tournament titles

North Idaho Christian claimed its sixth straight tournament title, and Christian Center School of Hayden won its first conference tournament title since 2015.

State prep girls basketball tournament schedules

Schedules and sites for the state prep girls basketball tournaments.

W-I-N-N-E-R

Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy student wins regional spelling bee

Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy student wins regional spelling bee

The Chicken Shanty opening in former Sweeto Burrito building

The Chicken Shanty is opening in the former Sweeto Burrito building in the Winco parking lot at 1423 W. Appleway in Coeur d'Alene.

Lloyd Clement Seibert, 93

Lloyd was born February 11, 1930, to Zula Elizabeth (Shoffner) and Boyd N. Seibert in Ft. Collins, Colorado.

Republican presidential caucus March 2: What to expect

Instead of voting in a presidential primary election this year, Idaho voters will choose their political party’s nominee via presidential nominating caucuses.

CLN: Blueprint for disaster

How to destroy a library, in seven nefarious steps. 1. Create a fake crisis. Using out-of-state money and resources, declare the library is providing pornography to children and librarians are essentially groomers.

4A REGION 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lakeland forces deciding game

Lakeland (12-9) and Sandpoint (19-4) will play for a trip to state tonight in Game 3 at 6 in Sandpoint. The winner advances to state starting next Thursday at Timberline High in Boise; the loser’s season is over.

THE FRONT ROW with JASON ELLIOTT: When rivals collide, the fans win also

There’s just something about a rivalry game in sports. Whether that be at the high school, college or professional level, it’s just different.

PREP ROUNDUP: Sophs lead St. Maries to another league title

A team with seven sophomores and just two seniors, St. Maries won its ninth Central Idaho League championship in 10 seasons, beating the Orofino Maniacs 75-61.

NIC MEN'S BASKETBALL: Tollestrup hits eight 3s as Cardinals win by 81

NIC’s men play host to Southern Nevada today at 3 p.m., following the women’s game at 1.

Strategies for detecting and preventing pet cancer

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, roughly 1 in 5 cats and 1 in 4 dogs will, at some point in their life, develop tumors, with estimations that almost half of dogs over the age of 10 will develop a form of cancer.

School and Senior Meals

School and Senior Meals: Feb. 12-16