GRIDIRON GUESSES: Coeur d'Alene makes its football debut on its new artificial turf field

Last week in the season openers, Mark Nelke, Jason Elliott and Gridiron Guesses rookie Josh McDonald each went 4-1.

PREP VOLLEYBALL: Post Falls notches wild win over Owyhee to open season

Post Falls, Genesis Prep, St. Maries win in season openers on Thursday.

Glenn L. Allen, 57

Glenn L. Allen Jr, 57, of Post Falls, ID, passed from this life on Sunday, August 20, 2023.

Tigers in the park

Members of the Mullan/St. Regis Football Team took some time away from the gridiron to give back to their local community.

OPINION: Affordable Idaho

[SARCASM LOCK ON] Reclaim Idaho has a brilliant plan to deal with Idaho’s drug, crime, and homelessness problems while making housing more affordable for everyone. Remember that Reclaim brought us Medicaid Expansion that they promised would cost $350 million but it performed three times better and now costs about a Billion dollars a year. Yippee!

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE: Improves life expectancy, reduces costs

I compliment the column from Sholeh Patrick titled “Want to live longer?.” I retired from family medicine a little over two years ago with little over 35 years as a practicing physician. I agree with all the bullet points presented in the column with the addition of keeping up to date with age-appropriate vaccinations.

David Faulkner, 84

David Roger Faulkner died peacefully in his sleep on August 21, 2023, in Reno, Nevada, as a result of complications from Parkinson’s disease.

Arthur E. Shafer, 72

A loving husband, father and grandfather, Arthur E. Shafer, 72, died on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho after a long battle with Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia.

Petroleum asphalt remains in Yellowstone River, even after cleanup from train derailment

Almost half of the estimated 48,000 gallons (180,000 liters) of molten petroleum asphalt that spilled has not been recovered, officials said

Vivek Ramaswamy takes center stage, plus other key moments from the first Republican debate

It took more than an hour for moderators to ask about Trump’s legal battles

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Sometimes, you just have to shake your head about these Mariners

The good news is that the Mariners are still within hailing distance of the Rangers and Astros.

Circling Raven Championship Notes: Top players take on Circling Raven Championship

The third edition of the tournament begins Friday at Circling Raven Golf Club.

Labor market, economy bigger and better than expected

“Why is the state economy so resilient in the face of so many challenges?” research supervisor Craig Shaul asked. Idaho Department of Labor economist Sam Wolkenhauer explains.

Clear food from sites to prevent bear sightings

Proper food and garbage storage is especially important to avoid conflicts

Legals for August, 24 2023

In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged barricades survived

The Associated Press has filed public records requests for location reports and other documentation including video and internal communications to clarify the details of the police and fire response, but Maui County has not yet released that information.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: All this talk about injuries is very painful

Look, nobody’s weeping for you or your Astros, Dusty. Just get on with it, eh?

PREP SOCCER: A special night on the new pitch for Coeur d'Alene girls

“It was awesome,” Coeur d’Alene coach Andy Vredenburg said. “We couldn’t have dreamed it would turn out better. It was really special to be the first event out there. The girls were really excited and it was special to them to get to do this.”

'It’s like we’re living in California'

ITD presents plans for widening I-90 to 4 lanes each way between Highway 41 to U.S. 95

ITD holds open house

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