Plant Notes: Heartleaf Arnica

Easy to identify and common throughout the western United States and Canada, Heartleaf Arnica is a bright spot in the forest with its yellow, 1-2 inch sunflower-like blooms from May to August. Called an inflorescence, the golden blossoms consist of 8-15 yellow ray flowers with pointed tips and a cluster of disk flowers in the center.

Legals for June, 30 2023

Divided Supreme Court outlaws affirmative action in college admissions, says race can't be used

Chief Justice John Roberts said that for too long universities have “concluded, wrongly, that the touchstone of an individual’s identity is not challenges bested, skills built, or lessons learned but the color of their skin. Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.”

John Wallace Orvik, 65

John Orvik left this Earth on June 2, 2023. He was 65. He was the only son of Wally and Alene Orvik.

NIC radiography technology program placed on probation

North Idaho College’s radiography technology program is on probation — not because of its quality, but because of the college’s ongoing accreditation woes.

Recall underway to oust West Bonner school trustees

Recall petitions were submitted Tuesday seeking to oust a West Bonner County School District board chairman Keith Rutledge and board vice chairman Susan Brown. Bonner County Clerk Michael Rosedale said an effort to count the number of valid signatures on each petition has begun. The county clerk expects to complete the count by Friday afternoon.

Legals for June, 29 2023

Man convicted for buying illegally taken wildlife

A man who purchased illegally taken wildlife, including a golden eagle and mountain lion kittens, could face prison time.

LEGION BASEBALL: Lums win in seventh; Spokane/CdA wood bat tourney next

Coeur d’Alene hosts a pod in the Senior Division of the upcoming Spokane/Coeur d’Alene Wood Bat Classic at Thorco Field, starting Friday vs. the Parkland Twins at 4:30 p.m. and the Lewis-Clark Twins at 7.

Little League postseason play nears

Idaho District 1 tournament play in three Little League baseball divisions begins Friday.

Girls on fire

Women make up a good chunk of the East Side Fire District team

A storm that rolled through North Idaho in early June kept first responders busy. East Side Fire District Deputy Chief Charlotte Pegoraro had several calls happening at once while she managed how many firefighters were on what call, what fire engines were where and what personnel was available. “Managing a family has made me exceptionally good at that,” Pegoraro said Tuesday. “Knowing where everybody is at all times, knowing who’s safe, knowing who has what going on. Those skills we build as mothers and as people who are responsible for managing so many things at once makes us exceptionally good at doing certain things." Women comprise about a third of East Side Fire's all-volunteer department, and about three-quarters of its emergency medical services team.

Garden Tour set for July 9

Gardens and more on tap

NIC: Attorney issue still stands

In the majority, North Idaho citizens are backing the survival and phoenix rising of North Idaho College with Dr. Swayne in charge of operations and academics. The next month will be a vigil for supporters, current and future students, faculty and employees. May our board do no harm in the interim?

US push to lower wildfire risk across the West stumbles in places

The enormity of the task is evident in an aerial view of California's Tahoe National Forest, where mountainsides are colored brown and gray with the vast number of trees killed by insects and drought

Thousands of unauthorized vapes are pouring into the US despite the FDA crackdown on fruity flavors

Once a niche market, cheaper disposables made up 40% of the roughly $7 billion retail market for e-cigarettes last year

Chip Shots: June 27, 2023

News, scores from local golf courses, leagues.

Laura Good, 71

Laura J. Good, 71, of Hayden, Idaho passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at her home.

Rhonda Kathleen Gunderson, 73

Rhonda K. Gunderson, 73, of Pinehurst, ID, passed away surrounded by loved ones on June 19, 2023 at the Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene, ID.

Legals for June, 27 2023

Strong as iron

Krista Lapan believes anyone can be an Ironman. She would know. The Coeur d’Alene woman completed her 16th Ironman in 11 hours, 31 minutes and 49 seconds. She was the first local woman to finish Sunday.