Debra Ann (Debbie) Machado, 69

Debbie passed away into the arms of Jesus surrounded by love on May 28, 2024.

Mexico awakes with joy, division to the first woman elected president, Claudia Sheinbaum

With about 78% of votes counted, Sheinbaum had some 59% of votes, about twice as many as her nearest competitor Xóchitl Gálvez, who got around 28%.

Running Shoes 4 Kids launches GoGood GiveBack campaign in Kootenai County

Community event and Run 2 Summer set for June 29

Be helpful, not hurtful. Go good, do good, be good.

Companions Animal Center volunteer serves as ‘happy to see you’ person

For years, volunteering at Companions Animal Center has put the joy in Joyce Crettol’s life.

Airline turbulence

With all of these wild weather patterns across the globe, it should be no surprise that we’re hearing more about airline turbulence. Most of us heard about the recent turbulence disaster with a Singapore Airlines flight May 21 from London to Singapore.

IRON WOOD THROWS CLASSIC: Road to Olympic Trials winds through Rathdrum

The two-day event concluded on Saturday at the Iron Wood Training Center in Rathdrum.

Memories, stories shared as Coeur d'Alene school prepares to close

Memories, stories shared as school prepares to close

A tidal wave of memories came flooding back when a small group of former Borah Elementary School students met at the school Tuesday to reminisce and recall their Borah experiences.

'Keys' to success in Coeur d'Alene

Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County fundraiser takes in more than $100K

Mark Kuhnhausen, executive director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kootenai County, expressed his gratitude for the success of the evening.

HUCKLEBERRIES: Indignity and etiquette

After he hung up his sneakers, basketball hall-of-famer Bill Walton was known for his offbeat, and sometimes caustic, commentary as a sportscaster.

OUR GEM: Youth Water Summit winners

On May 21, students from eight area high schools gathered for the 13th annual Youth Water Summit, a research fair where students present their water-related research as the culmination of a year-long program known as The Confluence Project. This initiative focuses on teaching students about the quantity and quality of water in the Idaho Panhandle.

Delbert Kerr, 84

Delbert “Del” L. Kerr of Hayden, Idaho, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2024. He was born on May 13, 1940, in Outlook, Washington, to Wilbert and Alice (VanKlinken).

FRONT PLATES: Do we really need them?

This is a reply to former Trooper Walterscheidt’s recent complaint on Idahoans’ lack of seeing the need of running a front plate.

DEFAMATION: Thornbrugh’s trial coverage was exceptional

I am writing to celebrate and commend reporter Kaye Thornbrugh for her exceptional coverage of the Posey v. Bushnell trial. Kaye was the sole journalist present during this landmark case, which concluded with a $1.176 million defamation award to drag performer Eric Posey against Summer Bushnell.

DEFAMATION: Thornbrugh’s coverage was excellent

The Coeur d’Alene Press has a gem among it’s many talented and professional journalists. I’m referring to Kaye Thornbrugh and the excellent job she did during the defamation lawsuit trial against Summer Bushnell that was so justly brought by Eric Posey.

DEFAMATION: Thank you to the jurors

I want to thank Alicia Abbott for her invaluable coverage of the Posey v. Bushnell defamation trial. She attended the entirety of the trial, commuting to and from Coeur d’Alene each day, to support Eric and cover the trial. Her live tweeting of the trial allowed those of us who couldn’t attend to still follow along. She highlighted both serious and funny moments that made me feel like I was right there in the courtroom. I can’t thank her enough for this amazing service that she provided to our community.

FARMERS MARKET: Change of venue hurt businesses

We have a small store downtown on Sherman Avenue and I’d like to give a big shout out to whomever had the audacity and underhanded partaking in denying the permits to the vendors of the original Farmers Market that had been doing business downtown for many years, and which also brought live music to McEuen Park on Wednesdays. They were forced to move to Riverstone as a place to conduct business two seasons ago.

Housing: Why regional approach matters

Avoiding duplicative efforts and costs is part of the equation

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The kids are all right

During an open house at school, Jenny began talking to one of her classmates.

Longtime AAU coach Boyd taking over Coeur d’Alene High girls basketball program

“My goal and aspiration is taking a high school team to a state championship,” said Boyd, who earlier this week was named head girls basketball coach at Coeur d’Alene High.