Idaho open primary initiative in final stretch

Supporters of a ballot initiative that would open Idaho’s primary elections to all voters are making a final push to gather signatures before the May 1 deadline.

Thairapy opens in Hayden

Specializing in hand-tied extensions and individuals' customized hair, Thairapy is open at 9041 N. Hess St. in Hayden.

Ronald W. Halliday, 85

Ron Halliday met his Lord & Savior on April 21, 2024. Ron was born on December 18, 1938, to Warrick and Mary Halliday of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Michael James Carraher, 77

Dr. Michael James Carraher, a longtime local physician, passed away Thursday morning, April 18, 2024.

PLASS: Does not rhyme with class

I have been hesitant to write this letter, but I believe it is important for the citizens of Kootenai County to hear my story about the Community Library Network. Last year in July, a friend of mine posted on a popular website that she had seen Trustees Plass, Ottosen and Hanley meeting at a local coffee shop. This raised suspicion as it would violate Idaho Open Meeting Laws.

Idaho spring football game: Johnson displays an 'edge'

Former Lake City star totals 2.5 sacks as redshirt freshman pushes for playing time

Idaho opens its season Aug. 31 at Oregon.

THE FRONT ROW with JASON ELLIOTT: This bumpy road we just love to take

If we’ve learned anything from the month of April when it comes to the Inland Empire League baseball schedule, it’s this. Buckle up.

PREP ROUNDUP: Seniors have a day for Timberlake

Results from Friday's prep baseball, softball and track and field matchups.

Northwest Notes: April 27, 2024

Washington State will host its annual Crimson and Gray Game, presented by BECU today at 3 p.m. in Gesa Field.

NIC SOFTBALL: Cardinals stay hot, sweep Treasure Valley

NIC hosts Columbia Basin in a doubleheader next Friday at Memorial Field.

Ramsey students gets hands dirty at Coeur d'Alene Arbor Day celebration

Dig a hole, get your hands dirty and have fun in the soil. Those were some of the goals for the students during the city’s the Arbor Day celebration Friday at Atlas Mill Park. Students from Ramsey Magnet School of Science and Coeur d’Alene Park Department staff gathered along with interested community members as the students learned a little about planting trees and how the arboreal entities better sustain the environment for future generations.

The Exhausted Dad: Election Day heartbreak

My seventh grade daughter will try anything new. I don’t know where she gets the nerve to be a complete novice in front of her peers.

‘Abigail’ soaked in blood, humor

Horror movies love to showcase creepy kids. The titular character in the horror-comedy “Abigail” is more than just creepy. She’s a supernatural killing machine. Papa Dracula must be so proud.

Legals for April, 27 2024

Some urge boycott of Wyoming as rural angst over wolves clashes with cruel scenes of one in a bar

Wolves are federally protected as an endangered or threatened species in most of the U.S. but not the Northern Rockies. Wyoming, Idaho and Montana allow wolves to be hunted and trapped, after their numbers rebounded following their reintroduction to Yellowstone and central Idaho almost 30 years ago

South Africa will mark 30 years of freedom amid inequality, poverty and a tense election ahead

For many who experienced apartheid, those years remain etched in their collective memory.

Federal judge temporarily blocks confusing Montana voter registration law

The lawmaker who sponsored the bill during the 2023 legislative session said it was meant to make it clear that people can't double vote. That is already illegal under federal and state law.

PREP ROUNDUP: Strong showing for Post Falls boys, girls in Lakeland Invitational

Gio Carlino (100, 4x100 relay, 4x200 relay) and Cobe Cameron (200, 4x200 relay, 4x400) notched wins for Post Falls, which ran away with the boys team title at the Lakeland Invitational on Thursday afternoon.

PREP SOFTBALL: Lake City splits, drops out of lead

Lake City slipped one game behind Coeur d’Alene (12-4, 10-2) and Lewiston (10-6, 10-2) for the IEL lead. Lake City is scheduled to play host to Lakeland on Saturday in an IEL doubleheader.

PREP BASEBALL: Trojans slip in IEL standings after Moscow sweeps

Post Falls hosts Lewiston in a doubleheader on Tuesday. The Bengals lead the Trojans by one game in the league standings, with Post Falls scheduled to finish games against Lake City (next Thursday) and at Lakeland (next Friday).