PREP ROUNDUP: Sophs lead St. Maries to another league title

A team with seven sophomores and just two seniors, St. Maries won its ninth Central Idaho League championship in 10 seasons, beating the Orofino Maniacs 75-61.

Tax commission won’t investigate Kootenai County complaint

The Idaho State Tax Commission said it lacks authority to investigate a complaint about Kootenai County’s failure to provide “accurate and timely” property value information.

Top Gun

Daphne Garberoglio to compete at the National Junior Olympic Championships for Rifle and Pistol

PF teen will be competing in small-bore and possibly air rifle at the 2024 National Junior Olympic Championships for Rifle and Pistol at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

NIC MEN'S BASKETBALL: Tollestrup hits eight 3s as Cardinals win by 81

NIC’s men play host to Southern Nevada today at 3 p.m., following the women’s game at 1.

The Exhausted Dad: The dynamics of Quack Currency

Every Friday afternoon, I am swept into the world of elementary school economics.

Rockwell can’t save the expensive, misguided ‘Argylle’

The off-kilter presence of Sam Rockwell (an Oscar-winner for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”) can usually disrupt even the most stilted, barren material. In “Argylle,” the action-comedy from “Kingsman” director Matthew Vaughn, Rockwell gets lost (alongside several other A-listers) in a hokey and strained spy adventure that would be labeled as amateurish if not for its inexplicable $200 million budget.

FAST FIVE: Holly Hansen's happy heart of service

Meet Holly Hansen, a fourth generation Idahoan. Born in Coeur d’Alene but having moved all over the Pacific Northwest, including a couple of foreign countries, she returned to her roots to start a business and family.

Karl August Schmidt, 93

Pastor Karl August Schmidt died on January 30, 2024, at Orchard Ridge Assisted Living in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

5 Marines killed in helicopter crash identified as troops in their 20s

Capt. Benjamin Moulton, 27, of Emmett, Idaho among victims

3A District 1 girls basketball championship: Timberlake routs Bonners Ferry for state berth

Senior Kurtsten McKellips scored 17 points, junior Jozee MacArthur 15 for Timberlake (16-5), which advances to state Feb. 15-17 at Middleton High. Timberlake figures to be the No. 3 seed at state based on MaxPreps rankings, but won’t know its first-round foe until completion of all the state-qualifying tournaments.

PREP ROUNDUP: Barnhart, Genatone win on senior night for Post Falls

Results from Thursday's prep wrestling and prep boys basketball contests.

'A life dedicated to public service'

Local officials remember Sheriff Mike Gunderson

“Mike Gunderson lived a life dedicated to public service and helping those around him.”

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Legals for February, 9 2024

Montana man is found guilty in Jan. 6 insurrection

Montana man is found guilty in Jan. 6 insurrection

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lakeside wins district title, advances to state play-in game

Lakeside (9-9) will face the winner of tonight’s District 4 second-place game between Murtaugh and Valley on Saturday in a state play-in game at Grangeville High at 3 p.m. Wallace finishes 11-6.

PREP ROUNDUP: McCarthy guides Post Falls past Sandpoint

“We were able to get out in transition and get some baskets after our pressure got to them,” Post Falls coach Mike McLean said. “We were able to get some baskets and it allowed us to set up our defense.”

'She truly was my hero'

Family, friends remember 11-year-old Harper Pursley

Harper Pursley loved a good dad joke. "She could rattle them off," her mom, Chelsea Pursley, said Wednesday. "She had a repertoire of 20 jokes she could rattle off at any time, and her comedic timing was perfect." She loved fairies, sparkles and the color purple. She loved baking and rooting for the Denver Broncos with her dad, Chance. Most of all, she loved her family, friends, classmates and community. And they all loved her right back. "She was an amazing sister and an amazing friend," Chelsea said. "She had an amazing support system of the people who loved her."

Anderson Ranch Reservoir kokanee fishery showing signs of improvement after 2020 lows

The outlook for the 2024 kokanee fishery is improved from previous years

Idaho inmate nearing execution wants a new clemency hearing. The last one was a tie

During his clemency hearing, Ada County deputy prosecutor Jill Longhurst characterized Creech as a sociopath with no regard for human life