BEST OF NORTH IDAHO: Human vs. Humane

We have just recently completed the nominations for the “Best of 2023,” in the North Idaho Business Journal.

Pheasant release on Palouse River near Potlatch kicks off youth hunt

When Jim Hagedorn and volunteers release pheasants Saturday along the Palouse River west of Potlatch, their purpose is not to restock the area with wild birds in an effort to repopulate the Palouse farm country.

Police: 4 die after explosion at UK wastewater plant

LONDON (AP) — Four people died following an explosion in a silo

Pets are positively pamper-worthy

Celebrate National Pet Day with your best furry friends!

SMART: Prepare for life's surprises

I just read two articles that made me think: the couponing story and Mr. Hitchcock's end of the world story.

Idaho Briefs

• Dog declared vicious after attacking girl

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Vicki Bird, 68

Wolf pack in Yaak next to be reduced

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has authorized the lethal removal of two wolves from the Candy Mountain Pack in the Yaak Valley since a federal agency confirmed Friday that the pack is responsible for the death of three cows.

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Roseanne ‘Rose’ Patricia Robertson, 61

Neighborhood of the week: Ranches

When you think of a ranch, what comes to mind? A thousand-acre spread with herds of cattle peacefully grazing in lush green pastures? Thoroughbred horses galloping across rolling plains? If so, you're right. But ranches are all that, and so much more.

Avian influenza sees another surge

Hunters urged to use caution this fall waterfowl season

The AI strain that swept across Idaho earlier this year was extremely deadly

Wolf numbers slip

Estimated population is down 14 percent compared to 2 years ago

COEUR d'ALENE - At the end of 2013, Idaho had an estimated 659 wolves associated with state packs, according to an annual wolf-monitoring report.

How much do hearing aid batteries cost?

Ask your audiologist...

How much do hearing aid batteries cost and how long do they last?

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Hey Star Trek fans: Picard's chair for sale

Star Trek: The Experience selling off pieces

LAS VEGAS (AP) - "Star Trek" lovers looking for Enterprise chairs, Starfleet uniforms or a model Klingon Bird of Prey can seek out new life for the dismantled pieces of a closed Las Vegas attraction based on the famous franchise. Auctioneer Propworx Inc. plans to sell roughly 1,000 items large and small from Star Trek: The Experience at a warehouse sale Saturday in Las Vegas, CEO Alec Peters said.

Lois JoAnne Thomas, 83

Lois JoAnne Thomas was born March 29, 1941, to Kenneth and Phyllis Shock in Minnesota. She went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 7, 2024, in Spokane, Washington.

Soar with the Birds

What an inspiring summer's outing is the Bird Museum in Sagle - a 16,000-foot hangar stuffed with aircraft, inventions, and memorabilia of all kinds.

Two injured in head-on collision

PRIEST RIVER - Two area residents were flown to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane after the vehicle they were in was hit head-on by a driver attempting to turn left.

The wild life

Food for Thought

This has been a wild year. The wildness started this spring with an unexplained tapping on my office window. The taps come at irregular and unpredictable times and stop as I investigate the cause. While working one early spring morning the tapping presented itself in the form of a robin. Perched in the maple tree outside my window, the young bird flies straight into the window, flutters his wings and flees back to the maple branch once perched. He repeats this dance numerous times, amorous of the beautiful bird reflected in the window or battling the challenger who looks exactly like the aggressor? I'll never know which. The next few weeks when tapping is heard, my wife and I look at each other and simultaneously announce, "Robin." Mystery solved.

The wild life

Food for Thought

This has been a wild year. The wildness started this spring with an unexplained tapping on my office window. The taps come at irregular and unpredictable times and stop as I investigate the cause. While working one early spring morning the tapping presented itself in the form of a robin. Perched in the maple tree outside my window, the young bird flies straight into the window, flutters his wings and flees back to the maple branch where he once perched. He repeats this dance numerous times, amorous of the beautiful bird reflected in the window or battling the challenger who looks exactly like the aggressor? I'll never know which. The next few weeks when tapping is heard, my wife and I look at each other and simultaneously announce, "Robin." Mystery solved.