Theater prepares to turn up the lights at Wallace Sixth Street Melodrama

Upcoming gospel show will raise funds for new electric piano

Turning on the lights at the Sixth Street Melodrama and Theater will no longer include the audible hum of electricity as the theater has reached its fundraising goal to make the switch to LED stage lights.

Jacqueline Carrol Fields, 78

Jacqueline Carrol (Etherton) Fields, 78, of Pine Creek, Idaho, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2024, surrounded by family at Pacifica Senior Living in Pinehurst, Idaho.

Richard Babin, 69

Born in Spokane, Wash., on November 22, 1954, went to Jesus on April 14, 2024, at Kootenai Hospital CDA, Idaho.

Legals for May, 7 2024

The number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an all-time low. Mackerel and snapper recover

The U.S. was able to remove several important fish stocks from the overfishing list, NOAA said in a statement. They include the Gulf of Maine and Cape Hatteras stock of Atlantic mackerel and the Gulf of Mexico stock of cubera snapper.

Hamas accepts Gaza cease-fire; Israel says it will continue talks but launches strikes in Rafah

Netanyahu’s office said that the proposal Hamas accepted was “far from Israel’s essential demands,” but that it would nonetheless send negotiators to continue talks on a deal.

The yearly memorial march at the former death camp at Auschwitz overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war

Israel's Gaza offensive has been fueling pro-Palestinian protests, including at many U.S. campuses. Israel and its supporters have branded the protests as antisemitic, while critics of Israel say it uses such allegations to silence opponents.

Drugs found after Wallace traffic stop turns into Montana pursuit

Driver fled from Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office deputy conducting the stop.

Monday TV/Radio highlights

Television and radio highlights for Monday, May 6.

Former Lake City High star Manzardo called up to big leagues by Cleveland

"Obviously this has been my dream for as long as I remember, so it feels pretty surreal right now to get the opportunity to do it," Manzardo told The Press. "It means the world to me."

PREP ROUNDUP: Lakeland sweeps Sandpoint; regionals next

“We finally played, not completely error-free, but close to it,” third-year Lakeland coach Dwayne Curry said. “Our bats are there. We have power; we’re going to hit, it’s just that sometimes we have to out-hit ourselves.”

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: TALES FROM THE ROAD: A substitute trophy, a bus crash and a unique view of a moon

“It was my first Silver Valley Tournament as athletic director, so I was still learning,” Bailey remembered. “There was about a minute and a half left in the championship game, and Kellogg was going to be the tournament champions, and I started thinking, ‘Geez, do we need a trophy for this?’ So I looked at Drager and said, ‘Hey, Coach, do we hand out a trophy for this? I remember in high school, we used to get a trophy.’

HUCKLEBERRIES: McEuen Park was an instant kid magnet

$20M project had its naysayers, but a decade of adoration proves investment was wise

David (Dave) Earl Lyda, 72

David (Dave) Earl Lyda 72 Dave proceeded from this present life and entered heaven on April 26, 2024, at Schneidmiller Hospice House after a lengthy illness.

Theresa Miller, 92

Theresa Miller passed away on May 2, 2024, in Hayden, Idaho, from heart failure. Theresa was born in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho in 1931 to Frank and Margaret (Fruechtl) Bowman.

TRUSTEES: Spending spun out of control

It is hard to consider the North Idaho College Trustee majority as fiscal conservatives.

After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground'

Carol Tobias, president of the National Right to Life Committee, said such laws protect the unborn. While she doesn’t know if anything can be done to prevent people from helping others get abortions, she said, “I would certainly wish that they wouldn’t do it.”

Thousands pack Omaha arena to soak up guru investor Warren Buffett's wisdom

As part of Buffett's stock sales, he trimmed about 13% of Berkshire's massive Apple stake. Holdings in the iPhone maker are still Berkshire's biggest stake, making up $135.4 billion of the company's $364 billion portfolio. Buffett said he expects Apple to remain the biggest investment for years, even when his successor Greg Abel eventually takes over.

NIC SOFTBALL: Cardinals take three from CBC, improve win streak to 28 games

NIC can clinch the East Region title with one win today against visiting Walla Walla, in a doubleheader scheduled for noon.

PREP ROUNDUP: St. Maries wins district baseball opener

Landen Holmes struck out six over four innings for St. Maries (10-13), which faces top-seeded Orofino on Monday at Orofino High.