CAMPGROUND: Little help, please?

Last week we drove up the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River to see how far we could get. Just past Kit Price Campground we started running into snow and downfall so we dropped back to the campground to have lunch.

ALBRIGHT: A shining light

Thank you for bringing Syd Albright into our home with his truly well-written articles on the history of all of us, and all the things civilization has done (and sometimes undone!) in the Sunday edition.

Idaho gas prices rise, remain below U.S. average

Idaho gas prices rose slightly this week, but so far, drivers in the Gem State are avoiding the bigger surge happening elsewhere in the country.

Time to 'smell the roses' for this climatologist

Weather Gems

I'm not exactly riding into the "chemtrail sunset," but I'm going to cut my weekly workload to 50 hours or so from the current 70 hours plus per week. As Yogi Berra, the famed New York Yankee catcher once said, "when I see a fork in the road, I take it."

Idaho drivers ring in 2024 with lower gas prices.

Gem State currently ranks 15th in the country for most expense fuel, out of Top Ten list

Gem State ranks 15th in the country for most expense fuel, out of Top Ten list

COLUMN: The bully strikes again

In his latest column (https://cdapress.com/news/2024/mar/22/opinion-party-on-gem-state-heist/) Brent Regan chooses to do what most bullies do. When they are outsmarted or can’t admit to facts, they lash out with lies and name calling.

Loggers romp to state A title; regionals next

ONTARIO, Ore. - Leif Krapas drove in four runs as the Coeur d'Alene Loggers routed the Lewis-Clark Cubs 18-4 to win the Idaho state class A American Legion baseball tournament Sunday at Treasure Valley Community College.

An experienced rookie

Spirit Lake principal wins state award

Idaho will be 'all shook up' Thursday

Earthquake drill set for 10:15 a.m. across region

When earthquakes begin to rumble beneath Idaho, Gem State citizens should know what to do.

Campfires banned at state parks

Campfires and propane-fueled fueled fire rings have been banned at North Idaho state parks as more fire restrictions go into effect across the Gem State.

GEM: Step toward vouchers

It is extremely disappointing, yet not unexpected, to learn that Representatives Mendive of Coeur d’Alene and Don Cheatham of Post Falls chose to vote in favor of sending a bill that will open the door to allowing public money to be used for private and parochial schools to the full House to consider. The bill would be a step toward creating private school vouchers or tax credits. They voted in support despite the fact that every education group in the state testified against the bill.

Record cold in Alaska as many glaciers grow worldwide

Weather Gems

Yes, it was quite winterlike last weekend across our part of the country with afternoon highs in the mid 20s. But, things could have been much worse weatherwise.

Another ice age is coming, but who knows when

Weather Gems

My friend Cecil Hathaway sent me a rather interesting article entitled, "How to Make a Great Ice Age, Again and Again and Again."

Idaho boys basketball prep poll

First-place votes in parentheses. Records are through Tuesday. 5A Pts. 1. Eagle (8) 16-1 40 2. Post Falls 14-2 31 3. Vallivue 13-4 23 4. Timberline 13-4 14 5. Madison 11-5 9 Others receiving votes: Coeur d'Alene 2, Lake City 1. 4A 1. Twin Falls (5) 15-1 37 2. Skyview (3) 15-2 35 3. Hillcrest 13-3 17 4., tie, Moscow 12-4 14 Middleton 12-5 14 Others receiving votes: Minico 2, Bishop Kelly 1. 3A 1. Priest River (6) 12-3 38 2. Sugar-Salem (2) 14-3 33 3., tie, Filer 12-3 15 Snake River 13-4 15 5. Weiser 10-2 10 Others receiving votes: Shelley 6, Fruitland 2, Salmon 1. 2A 1. Glenns Ferry (8) 15-1 40 2. Declo 13-4 22 3. Melba 12-4 18 4. Firth 12-5 17 5. Kamiah 12-4 14 Others receiving votes: West Side 9. 1A Division I 1., tie, Prairie (2) 17-1 33 Castleford (4) 15-1 33 3. Shoshone (1) 16-1 21 4. Troy (1) 14-3 18 5. Raft River 13-5 12 Others receiving votes: Genesee 1, Gem State 1, Liberty Charter 1. 1A Division II 1. Carey (8) 15-1 40 2. Mackay 11-1 30 3. Nezperce 11-3 20 4. Murtaugh 12-2 19 5. North Gem 10-4 10 Others receiving votes: Community School 1. Voters Greg Lee, Spokesman-Review Mark Nelke, Coeur d'Alene Press David Bashore, Times-News Mark High, Blackfoot Morning News John Wustrow, Idaho Press Tribune Jesse Zentz, The Statesman Ryan Collingwood, Lewiston Tribune Mike Lycklama, Post Register

Idaho pump prices fall below national average

BOISE — Although gas prices are higher than they were last year, AAA reports that Idahoans found a silver lining Monday amid the pump price gloom. For the first time in more than a year, Gem State motorists are paying less than the national average.

Speedy recovery for Idaho

Gem State has third-lowest unemployment rate in the nation

UFOs over Idaho

Gem State tops charts of most UFO sightings in five years

What's that in the sky? Is it a bird, a plane, a weather ballon or... a UFO? According to a new myvision.org study using data from the National UFO Reporting Center Database, one third of nearly 1,300 UFO sightings over Idaho have taken place in the past five years.

GEMS: Amen to Cliff's column

I loved the weekly weather almanac that Cliff Harris wrote April 30 titled, “Are geo-engineers ‘playing God’ with our weather?” I thought I was the only one who looks up! I’ve known about chemtrails for at least 30 years and I’ve tried telling friends and family etc., about the airplanes using aerosols (and it’s not coming from the engines) to spray these poisons on us and they think I don’t know what I’m talking about. I’m finally reading more and more about people reporting on them. All a person has to do is Google “Chemtrails” or “What in the World are they Spraying” and you’d be surprised at what you see and what’s going on. Like Cliff Harris quoted Mr. Combs as saying, they are hiding in plain sight!

The coldest and mildest winters since 1895 in Coeur d'Alene

Weather Gems

Last week in 'Gems,' we featured the all-time Coeur d'Alene snowfall records dating back nearly 119 years to 1895, the start of area weather statistics on a regular basis.

Cd'A doc plugs health care cash account system

Dr. Loel Fenwick of Coeur d'Alene spent his life delivering babies in the maternity ward, but Tuesday in the Idaho Capitol, he was busy delivering his ideas for bringing down health care costs for Gem State residents.