Mitchell 'Mickey' Hutchison, 45

Mitchell “Mickey” Hutchison passed to heaven on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, leaving behind his wife, Elizabeth, and his sons, Tyler and Trevor Hutchison and Kerrick Price.

Sweet summer stirs up comparisons

Some school districts quit healthier lunch program

After just one year, some schools around the country are dropping out of the healthier new federal lunch program, complaining that so many students turned up their noses at meals packed with whole grains, fruits and vegetables that the cafeterias were losing money.

Neighborhood of the week: Dalton Gardens

Here in beautiful North Idaho, we have a wide range of housing options: single family homes, condos, apartments, townhouses; in the city, in the country, in the mountains, on the water. Whatever you're looking for, there's a good chance you'll find it here.

Spending still sluggish

Tepid retail sales raising doubts about economy

WASHINGTON - Bleaker outlooks at retailers like Wal-Mart and Macy's are raising doubts that consumers will spend enough in coming months to lift the still-subpar U.S. economy.

The Dodo Bird Society

It's been a month or so since I wrote a spoof piece hoping to spark a movement to run smart people out of our state.

Car crashes into Post Falls Radio Shack

No one injured during incident

POST FALLS - When a car crashed through the front glass door of the Post Falls Radio Shack and was barreling down on him on Monday night, employee Barry Morgan had one thought.

NEW FEATURES - FLOOR COATINGS

RALLY: A view from the blue

I contributed my bit to the pro-Trump rally Oct. 17, sauntered into the thick of it (though with some foreboding) carrying a sign that read, “Because he’s a chronic liar, a sex offender, a Putin pal, etc., etc., etc., he must be impeached.”

More Idaho teachers left the profession in 2011

BOISE (AP) - Nearly 1,300 Idaho teachers left the profession in 2011, up from about 700 the year before.

Haiti's homeless get tarps, want tents

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Ask any of the hundreds of thousands of earthquake victims living outdoors in Haiti's shattered capital and you're apt to get the same plea: "Give us a tent."

Getting back to work?

State jobless rate falls in April for first time in four years

George Stewart hears how Kootenai County's jobless rate is slowly improving, but he'd prefer to experience it.

'Boots on the ground' a bulwark against aggressors

Putin's troop movements should have been matched by U.S., NATO.

Oil prices starting to hurt economy

Some economists scaling back their growth estimates

WASHINGTON - Just when companies have finally stepped up hiring, rising oil prices are threatening to halt the U.S. economy's gains.

Celebrate National Voter Registration Day today

National Voter Registration Day is observed today, Tuesday, Sept. 25, and Secretary of State Lawerence Denney is encouraging all eligible Idahoans to register to vote in preparation for the General Election taking place Tuesday, Nov. 6.

Bad luck: Pope acknowledges he got caught at record store

Pope slipped out of the Vatican to bless the newly renovated Stereo Sound shop near the Pantheon.

Press in online auction business

COEUR d'ALENE - Craigslist and eBay, say boo-hoo.

Inflation running below Fed's target

U.S. producer prices up just 0.2 percent in July

Chris Kiesewetter, 89

Chris, always ready to travel, always ready to hop in the car and go, always hungry for exotic foods, right up to the end of her stay with us. Born Oct. 2, 1921, on Long Island, N.Y., she moved to California in the 1950s and raised her family there. She moved to Hayden in 1996 to be close to her family after retiring.

Bras on Dudes to host 8th annual fundraiser

Bras on Dudes, a local cancer charity event, will host its eighth annual live auction and fashion show featuring decorated bras modeled by local dudes this September. The event will support local cancer patients through The Windermere Foundation.