Legals for May, 17 2024

STATE HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Despite playing up, Timberlake still draws a No. 8 seed

“If you look at our strength of schedule, it’s the second lowest of all the 3A schools,” ninth-year Timberlake coach Casi Lupinacci said. “We want to play up because we want to do better at state, but when MaxPreps changed the ranking system they said if you schedule up it will help your strength … and you would think that would help your final rankings, but that did not definitely help us.”

NIC SOFTBALL: One more before a Scenic return ... Cardinals hope to exit NWAC with third title since 2018

NIC (40-2) is the top overall seed and will face 16th seeded Grays Harbor (14-30) today at 1 p.m. in the opening round. The Cardinals are seeking their first title since winning back-to-back crowns in 2018 and 2019 in Spokane.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: So, just how to the Mariners plan to make a run this year?

There’s no doubt about a trade in this part of the roster. They have to do it, maybe more than once.

Northwest Notes May 16, 2024

Vandal golf event scheduled for Saturday at Hayden Lake Country Club; and a new television deal for Washington State football

Hooked on fishing

Coeur d'Alene man making memories in Ketchikan

Bunker, 57, is a local guide, who spends every summer leading a group of clients on a fishing expedition off the coast of idyllic Ketchikan.

Coeur d'Alene council to decide if public can comment at Marriott appeal hearing

Planning Commission: DRC made correct call on hotel

The hotel would have 131 rooms, 130 parking spaces, three stories of underground parking, a fitness center, a rooftop bar and an outdoor patio.

Idaho inmate pleads guilty to escaping hospital after correctional officers are attacked

Meade also faces felony enhancements because prosecutors say he conspired or aided Umphenour in inflicting injury on two of the officers

Youth Sports May 15, 2024

Scores, news, results, etc., from local youth teams, leagues, etc.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: A simple solution to the Seahawks' passing issues

So, yes, there really is a simple solution to this problem.

NWAC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Schedule for this week's tournament at Delta Park in Portland.

ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Beyond TSH: Other helpful thyroid tests

Thyroid disorders are one of the many diseases on the upswing. There are an estimated 20 million people in the U.S. with thyroid disease of one form or another. The thyroid is an important gland and its hormone production is pivotal to endocrine (hormonal) balance in the body.

EDITORIAL: Robocalls leave out a lot of info

The ads give no indication who produced or paid for them.

Kenneth Harold Phillips, 81

Kenneth Harold Phillips of Rathdrum, Idaho, passed away on October 16, 2023, from Parkinson’s Disease with family at his side.

Legals for May, 15 2024

Trial delayed a year for Coeur d’Alene teen with ISIS ties

The 18-year-old Coeur d’Alene resident accused of planning to attack local churches on behalf of ISIS is expected to stand trial next May.

Proposed settlement is first step in securing Colorado River water for 3 Native American tribes

A landmark 1922 agreement divided the Colorado River basin water among seven Western states but left out tribes

Proposed settlement is first step in securing Colorado River water for 3 Native American tribes

A landmark 1922 agreement divided the Colorado River basin water among seven Western states but left out tribes

Will AI replace doctors who read X-rays, or just make them better than ever?

Even within the field, opinions differ on how much radiologists should be embracing the technology.

STATE HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: All the right moves — Position changes, freshmen stepping up have propelled Coeur d’Alene back to state in softball

“I knew Abbey Linder would be one of the best third basemans in the league, and I’ve been wanting to put her there eventually,” Darretta said. “Kyndal’s framing is fantastic, and I told Kyndal, ‘We need to give our pitchers strikes. We have young, inexperienced pitchers, and right now that’s our focus, the more strikes you can give them, the better they will be,’ so that’s what needed to happen.”