Community Library Network selects new director, fills vacancies

In a statement released Wednesday evening, the Board of Trustees for the Community Library Network announced Martin Walters has been selected as the new CLN Library Director.

SPOKANE/COEUR d'ALENE WOOD BAT CLASSIC: Lums toss no-hitter, but lose

Multi-Sport won the pod due to the win over the Lums. Coeur d’Alene will play the Columbia Basin River Dogs of Moses Lake today at 3 p.m. at Thorco Field as bracket play in the Senior Division begins.

The Exhausted Dad: Hearsay about summer camp and pink eye

Not all the most interesting parenting stories happen to me. While my wife and I share many parenting adventures, sometimes we face challenges alone. Having four kids exacerbates the problem, as we’re often forced to split up to manage the busy schedule of adolescent extracurriculars. It means one parent occasionally misses something fun. But it also provides the chance of dodging unforeseen misery.

Carl Melvin McDonald, 72

Carl Melvin McDonald, loving father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully June 28, 2024 in Hayden, Idaho, surrounded by his family.

Legals for July, 6 2024

Movie times

Movie times

Best night sky events for July 2024

Fun fact: when we speak of this same event between the Earth and the Moon it is called Apogee

'Jekyll and Hyde' auditions open Monday at Lake City Playhouse

Show will run Sept. 20-Oct. 6

Lake City Playhouse will hold auditions for the "Jekyll and Hyde" musical from 5:30-9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

OPINION: Insurrection Day

We celebrate our independence by waving flags, holding parades, barbecuing meat and lighting off fireworks. Meanwhile our liberties, our freedoms are being eroded by well-meaning oppressors and the very same government established to protect those rights.

Legals for July, 5 2024

An even bigger boom time

Fireworks show over Lake Coeur d'Alene to begin about 10

Fireworks will begin being ignited about 10 p.m. near The Coeur d’Alene Resort. An array of explosions and colors will go on for about 20 minutes.

F&G begins annual grizzly bear research

Trapping set in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest

It is extremely important that the public respect warning signs and not enter posted areas

Idaho open primaries supporters submit signatures to state for final round of verification

Coalition believes it has exceeded the requirements to qualify ballot initiative for the Nov. 5 general election

Jenkins said the closed primary elections frustrate him because the Republican Party enjoys a supermajority and many elections are effectively decided in the primary election before the general election.

Legals for July, 4 2024

Youth Sports July 3, 2024: Softball, flag football and more

Scores, highlights, news, photos from local youth sports teams, leagues, etc.

OPINION: Birthday reflections

As the United States reaches its 247th year, the joints are getting a little creaky and we are collectively experiencing some pain in the posterior.

New estate on Lake Coeur d'Alene to be auctioned

Starting bid set at $1.5 millipon

The property was previously listed for $4.8 million

Kings, queens and more to do battle

Inaugural Coeur d'Alene region chess tourney set

The entry fee is $20, and participants must have a current US Chess Membership if competing in the rated sections

Freedom's cost borne by hometown heroes

As we prepare to celebrate America’s 248th anniversary of independence we need also to remember over two centuries of selfless service to country by those who left it all on the battlefield.

No budget surplus expected as Idaho begins new fiscal year today

State budget revenue projections missed the mark by millions in April and May, which may mean less money for property tax relief in 2025

After state budget projections missed the mark by more than $120 million in May, budget officials were not expecting the state of Idaho to end its fiscal year on Sunday with a budget surplus – a departure from record surpluses in recent years.