3A District 1 girls basketball championship: Timberlake routs Bonners Ferry for state berth

Senior Kurtsten McKellips scored 17 points, junior Jozee MacArthur 15 for Timberlake (16-5), which advances to state Feb. 15-17 at Middleton High. Timberlake figures to be the No. 3 seed at state based on MaxPreps rankings, but won’t know its first-round foe until completion of all the state-qualifying tournaments.

PREP ROUNDUP: Barnhart, Genatone win on senior night for Post Falls

Results from Thursday's prep wrestling and prep boys basketball contests.

Weekend TV/Radio highlights

Television and radio highlights for upcoming weekend.

NIC MEN'S BASKETBALL: Cardinals scramble, topple Gonzaga club team

Kyle Karstetter, a sophomore from Moses Lake, Wash., had 10 points and 10 rebounds and sophomore Cobi Campbell had 13 points and four assists for NIC.

'Do the right thing by these victims'

Idaho State Police forensics lab 2023 sexual assault evidence report

A new report by Idaho State Police on sexual assault evidence collected in 2023

Chilly challenge

Plunge part of Special Olympics Idaho's ramping up of activities

Plunge for Special Olympics hosted by the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office

John Jurkovich, 97

John was born July 29, 1926 in Wallace, Idaho to Mate (Matt) and Mary Jurkovich.

Marty and Max: Q&A to avoid first-time home buyer catastrophes

Marty sits down with local lender Alisha Neff to discuss some of the pitfalls that first-time buyers routinely fall into.

Randall McCutcheon, 74

Randall McCutcheon, 74

OPINION: Hope & Freedom vs. Anger & Power

Ronald Reagan described America as a “shining city on a hill” and his farewell address exclaimed our best days are ahead. Ignoring the “America is in decline” crowd he chose to believe in our regenerative capacity and ability to change course. He looked at the world through a moral lens and led boldly, setting the stage for the fall of the Berlin Wall and Soviet Union, giving hope and ultimately the opportunity for freedom to those who lived under the oppressive regimes. And he accomplished all of this with a Democrat controlled House of Representatives.

OPINION: The new Republican Party

Kootenai County is the home of the most successful, respected and emulated Republican Central Committee in Idaho, the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee or KCRCC. The mission of the KCRCC is to enhance freedom and prosperity by promoting fiscally and socially conservative candidates who will implement the Idaho Republican Party Platform as policy.

Jaylene Patrice McCoy, 38

Jaylene Patrice McCoy, 38, of Wallace, Idaho, beloved sister, aunt, and best friend, passed away on February 3, 2024, at The Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Ryan Russell Austin, 36

Ryan Russell Austin, 36, a blessed son, father, and brother, of Wallace, Idaho, passed away on February 2, 2024, at Silverton Health and Rehabilitation of Cascadia in Silverton, Idaho.

Clarabel Leone Hei, 93

Clarabel L. Hei, 93, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, of Silverton, Idaho passed away on February 4, 2024, at The Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Legals for February, 9 2024

Traffic stop yields pot, mushrooms

The driver of the vehicle was identified as Mackenzie A. Ivers, a 39-year-old from Willits, Calif.

Inflation is nearly back to 2%. So why isn't the Federal Reserve ready to cut rates?

Several officials have said they want more time to see if inflation continues to subside.

Ukraine's president replaces top general to shake up deadlocked war with Russia

Zelenskyy appointed the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, Сol. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, to lead the army, which needs a morale boost at a time when the conflict with Russia has been at a near stalemate for months

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: The various pathways to state in Idaho

What’s the best way to determine who goes to state?

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: It's illegal, but we still want to bet on big game

Henry keeps asking me when Idaho will allow sports betting at Native American casinos. He’d like to play golf in Worley, then walk five minutes to wager on baseball and have a lovely prime rib dinner. So far, no luck.