Uncertain times increase caution

Folks are usually cautious when approaching an investment as significant as buying real estate, as they should be. Foreclosures in virtually every neighborhood would imply that caution is not always the dominating influence. As those foreclosures occur neighbors become more conscious of their own situation and begin to re-evaluate their economic position.

Drop off drugs today

Drop off drugs today

Cyber Monday transforms as shoppers are more connected

The Monday after Thanksgiving is still a time when millions of Americans pause to check out online deals and check off items from their gift list

Alan Douglas Kohal, 64

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, son-in-law and brother-in-law, Alan Douglas Kohal, 64, of Pinehurst, passed away March 23, 2013, at the Shoshone Medical Center in Kellogg. He was born March 19, 1949, in Sandpoint. Alan was the son of Donald Douglas and Lesley “Marleen” (Mooney) Kohal.

VIDEO: Washington among top five most expensive states to buy a home

Homebuyer.com ranked Washington in the top five most expensive states to buy a home based on median price and percentage of income toward payment.

New Super 1 Foods - chain's 19th - to open in Athol

A 57,130-square-foot building with 125 employees will open Wednesday in Athol. The Super 1 Foods store will be in the northeast corner of The Crossings at the intersection of Highways 95 and 54.

Robarts L. Proper, “Bart”, 94

Bart Proper was a son, a soldier, a husband, a father, a grandfather, a great-grandfather, and a friend. He was the best son, the best soldier, the best husband, the best father, the best grandfather, the best great-grandfather, and the best friend. 

Edible? Yes. Incredible? That's up to you.

If you want to know trends at the grocery store just ask a cashier. While many different items come through the checkout line, there is an old trend that is new again and in almost everyone’s basket. Here is your hint: they come by the dozen and shoppers are very particular about how they’re bagged. Yes, we’re talking about eggs!

Deputy seizes methamphetamine, fentanyl

A search of the vehicle yielded about 200 fentanyl pills

Stocks nearly unchanged as fiscal threat looms

U.S. stocks closed nearly unchanged Monday, after a day of uneven trading plagued by investors' fears about the approaching "fiscal cliff."

MY TURN: ignite cda and Atlas Mill

Short-term win for some, long-term loss for many

The ignite cda pledge “We want what You Want” was holding its own on the Urban Renewal Districts for the Lake and River. We certainly received a balance of Public and Private business related boosts throughout high profile areas serving tourists, taxpaying citizens and businesses alike. Multiple developers and entities showed up to build the wide ranging visions.

Big stakes on Black Friday

A new decade begins

One of the great things about a new year is just that, its newness. It offers a clean slate and a chance to start over, building a better year than the last. Yet, as we begin the new year the prospects are cloudy. As we seek the bright spots in the real estate market we do see some glimmers of hope.

PF police identify Walgreens suspect

POST FALLS - One of the suspects in Sunday's robbery at the Post Falls Walgreens has been identified as Darin M. Pannell, 21, Coeur d'Alene.

'Tis the season! For making a list and checking it twice…

Annual Idaho Fish and Game fur auction to run online April 8-22

Nonresident purchasers should be aware that their state may not allow import of certain animals or a

Veteran applauds local VA health care experience

The formal postal mailing announcement, or was it an "invitation," pronounced my appointment of Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, with the familiar name of the MD clinician, and the 9:30 a.m. time. Great!

Controversy, questions remain for health care

Future still in flux for divisive law

WASHINGTON - One year after President Barack Obama signed his historic health care overhaul, the law is taking root in the land. Whether it bears lasting fruit is still in question.

Where did $50 million in pandemic education relief money in Idaho go?

State paid over $2.6 million in administrative fees to ClassWallet, the vendor of software that Idaho hired to run its Strong Families, Strong Students Program

In 2020, Idaho found itself with $1.25 billion in federal funding to spend on coronavirus relief. Of that money, $50 million went to a program providing families with education spending grants. To get the money in those families’ hands, Idaho awarded a lucrative no-bid contract to a company represented by longtime Idaho Republican Tom Luna.

Blackwell Point views - for a price

There was a time, Jim MacDonald recalled, when the people of Bayview would visit Blackwell Point free of charge, feed the rabbits and enjoy the beautiful views of Lake Pend Oreille.