Richard David Welts, 84

Richard David Welts, #11011, Sergeant II, of the Los Angeles Police Department was born on Friday, September 1, 1939, in Los Angeles, and was called home, concluding his final EOW on Monday, March 25, 2024 at the Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Legals for March, 29 2024

Little signs Children's School and Library Protection Act

Children’s School and Library Protection Act creates civil liability for public schools and community libraries that fail to take reasonable steps to restrict children’s access to pornographic materials.

Return to the '90s this summer

Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray to play the fair's Party in the Dirt

Pull those crop tops out of the closet and frost those tips, because Sugar Ray and Smash Mouth are coming to the North Idaho State Fair this summer.

ELECTION: Resist RINO invasion

Are you frustrated daily at what is happening in D.C.? Do you shake your head daily at Republicans voting against the American people constantly to appease big donors, special interests and lobbyists?

'Don’t be scared'

“One-nine-nine?” “Nine-one-one?” “One-one-nine?” It took a couple of tries, but after a few attempts for the kindergartners to recite the number to call when an emergency happens, they were all in agreement. “Nine-one-one,” the Silver Hills Elementary students said in unison.

F&G commission sets migratory game bird seasons for 2024-25

The seasons for migratory game birds will remain mostly the same as last year.

Legals for April, 11 2024

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Leftover thoughts from the NCAAs in Spokane

That rant aside, the good folks of Spokane … and North Idaho — and perhaps elsewhere in the country — showed out once again when the NCAAs came to town last weekend.

Legals for April, 4 2024

Legals for April, 5 2024

Cd'A notifies 57 in Idaho of data breach

Accessed info included Social Security, driver's license numbers

In the city’s Feb. 12 press release on the subject, it said the city was working with nationally recognized third-party cybersecurity and data forensics consultants and following industry best practices while developing a strategic plan to address the issue.

Assessor won’t administer solid waste fees

Says it falls under commissioners' authority

After solid waste fees were not assessed for thousands of Kootenai County properties in 2023, assessor Béla Kovacs said administering the fees isn’t his office’s responsibility.

Northwest Notes April 13, 2024

Updates on NIC softball and Idaho women's basketball

PREP ROUNDUP: Four locals take second at Pasco Invitational

Results from Saturday's track and field meets in Pasco, Cheney and Kellogg.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: What if the Zags had an aircraft carrier next year?

There’s an obvious question that I’m sure came to every Zag junkie while watching those losses. “What if WE had Edey?” Actually, since there’s only one of him and he was bunking down in Indiana (yuck, why?), there’s a more reasonable question for Gonzaga. “What if we had somebody big enough to slug it out with Edey?”

Linda Jo Hedberg Sims, 59

Linda Jo Hedberg Sims was born on July 29, 1964 to Jim and Margie Hedberg. Linda died on April 12, 2024, after battling cancer.

Egg-cellent strategies

A fierce hunt was underway Friday afternoon as a local kids sought to find the most colorful plastic eggs. Clad in their Easter purples, Charlie Maloney, 2 and Elsie Maloney, 4 were a little bit overwhelmed by the crush of kids an parents springing across the lawn at the Hayden Clubhouse.

Legals for April, 2 2024

Legals for April, 2 2024

Shoshone County jail bookings

Arrests and bookings for Shoshone County jail