Karen Kay Moore, 79

Karen Kay Moore, 79, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho went to be with Jesus in the early morning hours of Sunday, June 11, 2023.

Ronald Thomas Moen, 89

Ronald Thomas Moen passed away on July 23, 2024, at the Life Care Center of Coeur d’Alene. Ron was born January 15, 1935, to Anton and Naomi Moen (Carlson) in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, the city he lived in for the following 89 years.

Don’t get taken to the cleaners on cleaning supplies

Phony calls and online sellers

GUNS: Consistency left out

According to the left, we should raise the age of eligibility to buy an AR-15 to 21. This is apparently a great idea; after all, 21 is the age required to buy a handgun from an FFL dealer. This would apparently keep us safe from minds that aren’t fully formed and are subject to impulsive decisions. However, we have to balance this line of thought with not only the Constitution of the United States, but also the left’s other stances on policy issues and to whom we should be listening.

Post-Summit Web page takes shape

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has begun to add video segments of the recent Idaho Wildlife Summit to its website.

Cd'A deputy city administrator arrested on suspicion of DUI

Coeur d’Alene’s deputy city administrator was jailed over the weekend on suspicion of driving under the influence and released on a $500 bond, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office’s booking log posted online Monday.

ANTIFA: Destroying beautiful Portland

Recently as I read the headlines from my online news source, I felt a heavy sadness.

Dr. Nancy Copeland-Payton:Exploring the cycle of life's gifts, losses

In Person

SANDPOINT - Ours is a culture that avoids the topic of death. We run from it throughout our lives until, when the inevitable end chapter draws near, it takes on the kind of terrifying significance that only the dark reaches of the unknown can carry.

Berry beer? Yup, that's Greenbluff too

The Greenbluff area north of Spokane started as a place to go to pick fresh fruit, but in recent years it’s evolved into much more than that. In addition to fresh fruit you can also buy farm fresh eggs, drink a fresh-brewed ale and have lunch.

Expect crackdown on drinking while boating

Recreational boating fatalities last year jumped to their highest levels since 1998 and boating under the influence (BUI) was the leading contributing factor, according to the U.S. Coast Guard’s report, 2011 Recreational Boating Statistics.

Hunting up business

Sporting goods stores say recession has done little to stop sportsmen

COEUR d'ALENE - While businesses throughout the country have suffered during the current recession, the local hunting industry remains prosperous.

Liquor sales continue climb

State estimates 2-percent hike; Post Falls store is No. 1 in sales

POST FALLS - The doors of the state liquor store on Seltice Way next to the White House Grill may as well have just been kept propped open on Friday.

Heinz buys Kraft

New company creates a $28 billion food giant

NEW YORK - Some of the most familiar names in ketchup, pickles, cheese and hot dogs are set to come under the same roof.

Steering clear of sales fever

By TYLER WILSON

Follow through means follow up

A small-business owner was in trouble with her sales, so she decided to call in an expert to give her an outsider's viewpoint. After she had gone over her plans and problems, the business owner took the sales expert to a map on the wall and showed him brightly colored pins stuck wherever she had a salesperson.

Labor Offices Close to the Public Until April 3

Wine 2011: Look forward to good prices, choices

Riesling will rise. The market for wine in Asia will boom on. Customers will continue to hunt for vintage values. And the market for fine wine will continue to rumble back to life.

Are serials making a comeback?

Books and newspapers aren’t what they once were. Not long ago nearly every household took a daily paper. Bedstands almost invariably sported books beside reading lamps, because novels took the mind away from the day’s stress to ease sleep. Some of us still do that.

Good government starts with quality people

Imagine for a moment that Kootenai County government is a car and the car has some handling problems.

The power of persistence

We've all heard the expression "the greatest thing since sliced bread." But how did sliced bread come to be?