Workers in demand in Kootenai County

Hiring event Wednesday at Real Life in Post Falls

The "help wanted" signs fill business windows throughout Kootenai County as the region and the state continue to experience low unemployment numbers. Low unemployment means hiring challenges for some industries. "We're pretty much always looking for our field laborers," All Wall Contracting, Inc. operations assistant Georgia Dettelbach said Wednesday.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Night or day, we'll find a way to share our opinion

What were the odds that Julio would get picked off to end a game? And that he would originally be called safe, then have that decision reversed on a challenge by the Cubs?

Moving History Forward: Paul Clagstone and The Belle of Chicago

Moving History Forward

Cd'A detective to join Internet Crimes against Children Task Force

In Kootenai County, 32 new cases have been assigned for investigation in past five months

The Idaho task force is one of 62 across the country, and it is tasked with investigating and prosecuting individuals who use the internet or other technology to criminally exploit children.

EDITORIAL: Tap brakes on noisy downtown drivers

Experiences near lake should be enjoyable for all

FACILITY: County bought a good building

Kootenai Electric Cooperative (KEC) moved into its Hayden headquarters on Dakota Avenue in 1979 and operated from it for 44 years. By 2020, it outgrew that facility and began designing and constructing a new one in Rathdrum. Kootenai County purchased the Hayden headquarters in 2020 and leased it to KEC for three years as the Rathdrum facility was completed.

Morbeck Foundation awards $75,000

The Directors of The Frank A. Morbeck Community Foundation, Inc. are pleased to announce that the Foundation has awarded $75,500 in grants to Wallace-area community and youth organizations for calendar year 2024.

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Internet providers must now be more transparent about fees, pricing, FCC says

Internet service providers selling home access or mobile broadband plans will be required to have a label for each plan beginning April 10.

PF woman pleads guilty to tax evasion

Wilson pleaded guilty to the charge and is scheduled to be sentenced on July 11 at the federal courthouse in Coeur d’Alene

A near-total ban on abortion has supercharged the political dynamics of Arizona, a key swing state

Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump are expected to fight hard to win Arizona after Biden carried the state four years ago by less than 11,000 votes.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: The side of O.J. we didn't know

When I heard O.J. had died on Thursday, I didn’t feel a thing. The O.J. Simpson I knew and liked died long ago.

Norma June (Sweatt) Ziegler, 91

Norma June Ziegler, 91, of Coeur d’Alene (Blanchard), Idaho, passed away to be with her Lord and Savior peacefully, surrounded by her family at the Schneidmiller Hospice House on March 14, 2024.

LAKELAND: Grieving over book removal

I was saddened to see the article (April 6) about a book being pulled at Lakeland Middle School.

Groundbreaking for police headquarters expansion

The expansion will increase the available workspace for police personnel, including locker rooms, offices and training areas.

BOOKS: Author put it just right

I would like to quote, in part, a letter written by author Pat Conroy when he was informed that two of his novels, “The Prince of Tides” and “Beach Music,” were being suppressed by parents of high school students in Charleston, W.Va.

BOEING: Stop piling on, media

I read the article in Wednesday’s Press regarding an Air Canada Boeing 737 Max 8 diverting to Boise due to a warning light appearing. “The issue was determined to be a faulty cargo hold indicator, Air Canada said…”

'Windows to our past'

Saving history has many benefits, says museum director

Walter Burns, chairman of the city’s Historic Preservation Commission, said there should be a review process before such historic homes can be torn down.

32 deaths reported in Idaho work zones

State kicks off National Work Zone Awareness Week

Today the Idaho Transportation Department is joining with states across the country for National Work Zone Awareness Week

Darrel Louis Bravo, 84

Long-time Silver Valley resident Darrel Louis Bravo passed away peacefully on April 10, 2024, at the age of 84, after a battle with lung cancer.