FAST FIVE Stu Cabe reminds us to be nice to each other

Meet Stu Cabe, founder of The Ovation Company, a Coeur d'Alene-based school resource organization focusing on positive school climate and improved student achievement. Stu has been a professional presenter and trainer for over two decades. He travels North America to work with students and teachers to help build strong school communities and improve campus culture and climate. The Ovation Company's motto: Stand up for what is good. Info: ovationcompany.com

Post Falls adds tiny homes as new dwelling option

A city council vote Tuesday night added tiny homes as a possible accessory dwelling unit option within the city of Post Falls.

MY TURN: Don't let ego, pride and control interfere with the mission

What are three things that hinder or destroy an organization or relationship? Answer: ego, pride and control. Nothing distorts a group’s mission more than a member placing their ego above the mission. A person’s identity can get tangled up in the purpose and it’s hard to separate the two.

Coeur d'Alene council moves to protect history

Approves 182-day moratorium on demolition, work on historic buildings

The moratorium has been a goal of the city’s Historic Preservation Commission, particularly since the recent demolition of the E. Lakeshore Drive 1925 home of the late Dr. E.R.W. "Ted" Fox and the historic Roosevelt Inn possibly facing the same fate with a developer offering to buy the property.

Juneteenth honored in Coeur d’Alene

Speaker says people can change for the better

When Kitara Johnson-Jones arrived at the Human Rights Education Institute in downtown Coeur d’Alene and saw the “Love Lives Here” sign out front, she felt excited.

Cd’A Summer Shootout getting big — 84 teams expected in town for basketball tourney running Friday through Sunday

“A lot of them are turning it into a vacation,” he said of the visiting teams and their families. “I think they are seeing this more of an event.”

Blackfeet Nation resumes enforcement of Chief Mountain closure

The closure affects the one-mile radius from the base of Chief Mountain and is in effect for everyone except Blackfeet people who use the area for cultural and spiritual practices.

Growing food for people and fish in Lake Pend Oreille in North Idaho

Approximately five million kokanee fry were released into Granite Creek, tributary to Lake Pend Oreille

The process begins with adult kokanee that are running up Granite Creek being collected and manually spawned by Fish and Game staff each fall.

Harold Dean Murray, 62

Harold Dean Murray, 62, passed away on March 13th, 2024. Dean was born on June 7, 1961, in Ellensburg, WA, to Madelyn Kay Murray and Robert “Bob” Murray. He was the second of four children and spent most of his youth in the Tri-Cities.

BLM looks to increase fees

Boat launch, camping could double under proposal

BLM’s Coeur d’Alene Field Office seeks public input on proposed changes to recreation fees

The Joy of Triathlons

Kip is a physical therapist who moved here in 2007 and didn’t do his first triathlon until 2010

MY TURN: Idaho open primaries and why we are here 'a brief history'

The Idaho Senate in 2023 voted to pass a bill that calls for the Idaho secretary of state to create and mail a free, informational voter guide to every Idaho household before state primary and general elections.

Legals for June, 20 2024

How did North Korean soldiers wander across the world's most heavily guarded border?

Neither incursion was an invasion, or even a maneuver meant to test the South’s defenses, Seoul says, but more likely an accident.

Willie Mays Appreciation

: The 'Say Hey Kid' inspired generations with talent and exuberance

Canal pipe breaks, threatening a northern Montana irrigation project and drinking water

The break comes a month before a $100 million replacement project on the headgates was expected to begin and during the peak irrigation season.

Manzardo sent back down to Triple-A

“Obviously Kyle had some huge hits for us, and contributed to a lot of wins,” Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt told Cleveland media, prior to Tuesday’s game vs. the visiting Seattle Mariners. “We had to make a roster decision, and we felt Kyle getting down to Columbus, and getting consistent playing time every day, playing first base and getting back into a rhythm, and into a groove ... and he’ll be ready whenever we need him again. But, it was more about his playing time, and we’d seen his playing time dwindle over the past couple of weeks ... just wanting him to get consistent at-bats to work on the things that he needs to.”

E-bike battery blamed for Coeur d'Alene police fire

Council approves emergency declaration to speed up process to replace what was lost

Officers assigned to bike patrol had received training on the e-bicycles’ use and charging after use, before they were placed into service.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: The ever-changing world of uniforms, from awesome to blah

I’VE LOVED uniforms since I first cared about sports. In other words, when I got scolded by a grumpy Catholic nun in fifth grade because I was drawing a St. Louis Cardinal shirt (the birds on the bat were, and ARE, the very best), and she wanted me to pay attention to social studies.

Post Falls City Hall remodel gets pushed back

A project to remodel city hall in Post Falls was pushed to this year after more changes were added to the slate. The total cost is estimated at about $1.2 million.