Icebreaker heats up help for Double J Dog Ranch

Fun runs on April 2 benefit home for special-needs dogs

Bonner General Health shutters labor, delivery services

Hospital cites legal and political climate a factor for doctors leaving the state

Soon, women about to give birth in Bonner County will need to drive to Coeur d'Alene or Spokane to have their baby. Friday, Bonner General Health announced the hospital would no longer be offering labor and delivery service at the 25-bed hospital. While it will attempt to provide service through May 19, that will depend on staffing.

Woodrow 'Wood' Leon Pierce, 91

Woodrow Leon Pierce, 91, passed peacefully from this life into the arms of his loving Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 23, 2023, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Post Falls Pavilion open for business

Grand opening celebration to be held later this spring

A new era of food, fun, fellowship and family outings has arrived in the River City. The Post Falls Pavilion at 3758 E. Horsehaven Ave. had its soft opening Tuesday, with a grand opening planned for later this spring.

Linda LaVon Nicklas, 80

Our loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend died on March 7, 2023, at her home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho surrounded by her family.

Atmospheric rivers flood California with more rain, snow

The atmospheric river is known as a “Pineapple Express” because it brought warm subtropical moisture across the Pacific from near Hawaii

SCHOOL LEVIES: Support children’s safety and wellbeing

I believe most citizens agree strong schools help build a prosperous, safe community with a sense of place.

Biden OKs Alaska oil project, draws ire of environmentalists

Allowing the drilling plan to go forward would be a major breach of Biden’s campaign promise to stop new oil drilling on federal lands, they say

Rural maternity wards closing

If you’re a woman past childbearing age, in a way, you’re lucky. Those of us past that stage of life living outside of the big city had an advantage: Not long ago there was no shortage of safe, accessible places to have a baby with the highest level of care.

SKEET and TRAP: Give it a try at CDA Club

Kudos to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the Idaho Legislature and the Kootenai County commissioners for working on a solution to save the CDA Trap and Skeet Club.

Idaho hospital to stop baby deliveries, partly over politics

Physicians could face felony charges and a medical license revocation for violating the law, which the Idaho Supreme Court determined earlier this year is constitutional

LEVY OPPOSITION: Vote of no confidence

A lady walking her dog by my home saw my “Vote NO” signs while I was outside working. She identified herself as a teacher in the Coeur d’Alene district, and wanted to know why I was against.

Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas

The high seas have long suffered exploitation due to commercial fishing and mining, as well as pollution from chemicals and plastics

FASCISM: Idaho is in its grip

“Idaho Freedom Foundation?” It should be called the Washington, D.C.-based Fascism Foundation. Idaho is in the grip of fascism funded by the IFF and a D.C. think-tank. Their agenda has nothing to do with freedom.

COEUR TERRE: Don’t connect Woodside Avenue

This letter is in regard to the Coeur Terre Development. My wife and I have lived at the end of Woodside Avenue for more than eight years now and have been a resident of Kootenai County for more than 32 years. We oppose connecting West Woodside Avenue to Coeur Terre Development.

POEM: ‘Death of the Prairie’

This was written by my late husband, Jerry Paulus, from Rathdrum.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Cd'A Rotary

Coeur d'Irish party return following pandemic pause

Things are starting to turn green at the Coeur d’Alene Rotary Club with St. Patrick’s Day fast approaching. Coeur d’Irish is back. “After a two year pandemic pause, the Coeur d’Alene Rotary Club is excited to bring back a very popular local fundraiser,” said a news release announcing the event. “This year on St. Patrick’s Day, you can visit the land of leprechauns and shamrocks without traveling to Ireland.”

All in the family business

We’ve all heard it said, “You should never go into business with relatives.” There is some merit to that, but there is also a wealth of evidence indicating it might not be such a bad idea. In fact, it could be a great one. “The most essential characteristic of stable family businesses is responsible leadership,” said Patricia Soldano, president of Family Enterprise USA, a Washington, D.C.-based national advocacy and research group, in a 2021 news release about a study the organization commissioned to research the impact of these firms. The study revealed that family-owned companies contributed 54% of private sector gross domestic product in the U.S. That’s the equivalent of $7.7 trillion.

Shed lightly

IDFG reminds residents to protect wildlife while gathering sheds

Winter is not over for wintering deer and elk, not by a long shot. So keep that in mind before you start shed hunting.

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