KTEC team headed for state auto contest

A pair of high school students who study automotive technology at Kootenai Technical Education Campus will compete next month at the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills contest.

Scholarship announcements

The North Idaho Fair and Rodeo Foundation recently awarded $13,500 in scholarships to local applicants — a record-breaking number.

Powerball to remain in Idaho

Powerball to remain in Idaho

Loren Wayne Murphy, 85

Loren Wayne Murphy, 85 of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho passed away in Lewiston, Idaho on August 2, 2022.

Deep freeze cools gas prices

Winter weather, high cost of crude oil could bring wobbly prices at the pump this week

Kootenai County gas prices continue to range from about $3.10 to $3.30 for a gallon of regular unleaded

Gas prices down slightly

Gas prices fall

Pocatello-Chubbuck schools among many in Idaho closing due to virus

Amid what the superintendent called an unprecedented time, the Pocatello-Chubbuck School District 25 Board of Trustees unanimously voted Monday afternoon to close all district schools from Tuesday through at least April 3 due to the threat of the coronavirus.

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PREP BASEBALL: Lake City, 5A IEL-leading Cd'A split

COEUR d’ALENE — In a pair of gems on the mound, the Lake City Timberwolves and Coeur d’Alene Vikings settled for the split in a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader on Tuesday at Lake City High.

Record snows may mean disastrous flooding by early spring east of the Mississippi River

Cliff's Weather Gems

People in the eastern U.S. will be talking for generations to come about the back-to-back blizzards of February 2010 along the most populous stretch of the Atlantic Coastline (Where is Al Gore when you need him?).

Our summer list

Over the years we have written the wine column we have heard from readers about half of which want us to do more specific wine recommendations and the other half who think we should not make recommendations at all. We try our best to take all of this advice in and balance between information about the wine industry, wine making and the like and actual recommending specific bottles. As the seasons change though it seems like a good time to let you know about some of the new wines we have tasted that are perfect to enjoy over the summer.

Increased volcanic activity worldwide may be contributing to all this 'weird' weather

Weather Gems

A subscriber to this column asked me the other day if recent volcanic activity possibly combined with our chilly 'La Nina' event in the waters of the Pacific Ocean to give the Inland North-west, including Spokane and Coeur d'Alene, our snowiest November ever accompanied by record low subzero temperatures.

The summers of 1939, 1961 and 1967 were the hottest ever in Coeur d'Alene

Weather Gems

Several subscribers have asked me recently to list the exceptionally hot summer seasons since 1895 in Coeur d'Alene and the rest of the Inland Empire.

The summers of 1939, 1961 and 1967 were the hottest ever in Coeur d'Alene

Weather Gems

Every May, I list the hottest summer seasons on record dating back some 120 years in Coeur d'Alene to 1895, the start of daily records.

Earthquake and volcanic activity may be increasing globally

Weather Gems

It seems that the focus this last week was not so much on the weather, but the recent earthquake activity. On Saturday, April 25, a massive 7.8 earthquake hit Nepal, a mountainous nation between India and Tibet which is known for its hiking, wildlife and temples. The big quake killed over 6,000 people and also triggered an avalanche on the slopes of Mount Everest. There have been numerous aftershocks, including a strong 6.7 on Sunday, April 26.

Looking ahead to Idaho's past

By CHUCK MALLOY

Bedke: Looking to the horizon

Lt. Gov. candidate getting campaign boost from Malek

Former and current candidates in lieutenant governor race talk the 2022 May primary election

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Causes of the 2010-12 drought

In the opinion of this climatologist, there are NATURAL factors controlling the world's climate and its frequent changes. They are:

Weather 'folklore' and more

By request, I'm repeating a 'Gems' column that I wrote more than 6 years ago in March of 2004.