Improvements proposed for popular Hayden trail system

A newly certified nonprofit, Friends of North Idaho Trails, is taking on its first project - pursuit of a grant to enhance the English Point Trail system in Hayden.

QUOTING HITLER: Contradicts bravery of WWII veterans

I really appreciated a commentator’s recent article about her repulsion at people quoting Hitler. As the daughter of a World War II veteran, I couldn’t agree more with her sentiments. What is particularly ironic is that people spouting such idiocy and hate today, were born into freedom and live in America. Further, they have enjoyed its many freedoms as a direct result of the heroism of the World War II generation.

Legals for January, 17 2024

New York City, Philadelphia finally get notable snow while other parts of the US get a deep shiver

At least four people in the Portland area died, including two people from suspected hypothermia. Another man was killed after a tree fell on his house and a woman died in a fire that spread from an open-flame stove after a tree fell onto an RV.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Welcome to the merry-go-round of coaches — and those who actually wanted to stay

ON THE other hand, there’s something very cool about coaches who stick and stay — turning down more money and more prestige, slogging through the transfer portal, tip-toeing along with the NIL, and all the rest of it.

PREP BASKETBALL: Kelly helps North Idaho Christian girls clinch sixth straight league title

Senior Danica Kelly totaled 15 points, six assists and five steals as the North Idaho Christian Royals clinched their sixth straight Mountain Christian League regular-season title with a 40-15 victory over Spokane Classical Christian on Monday at the Spokane First Church of the Nazarene.

Pets left behind find 'happy ending'

Dogs left behind at groomer found a new home.

Silver Valley Sports: Jan. 8 - 14

Wallace boys and girls knock off Genesis Prep; Kolter Wood goes undefeated at River City Duals; Kellogg boys and girls jump into CIL play.

Darlene Kay Lagerquist, 73

Darlene Kay (Reynolds) Lagerquist, 73, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at home surrounded by her family.

Legals for January, 16 2024

Donald Trump's grip on Republican politics is put to the test in ice-cold Iowa's leadoff caucuses

“Trump is a Christian. He’s trustworthy. He believes in America. And he believes in freedom,” said DeAngelo, a 71-year-old a retired hospital administrative employee who came to see the president Sunday in sub-zero weather. “He’s the only one.”

Fueled by unprecedented border crossings, a record 3 million cases clog US immigration courts

Fueled by record-breaking increases in migrants who seek asylum after being apprehended for crossing the border illegally, the court backlog has grown by more than 1 million over the last fiscal year and it’s now triple what it was in 2019

Arctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures

Sub-zero wind chills will grip much of the country, plunging to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 46 degrees Celsius) in Montana and the Dakotas.

Hearts for Homes fundraiser set

Habitat for Humanity supports affordable housing, home repairs for low-income families in Kootenai County

Hearts for Homes fundraiser supports affordable housing and critical home repairs for low-income families in Kootenai County

Very frigid weather for the start of 2024

Late last week, we had some of the coldest weather across the country we’ve felt and heard about in a long time as hundreds of cold records were broken. Over the weekend, morning low temperatures in central Montana near the Canadian border were more than 20 degrees below zero. Frigid weather was reported across the central U.S. and into the Northeast.

NIC BASKETBALL: Iced out .... Cardinal men go cold, fall to No. 2 Salt Lake

NIC's men return to action on Thursday against visiting Colorado Northwestern.

PREP BASKETBALL: Swallows, Holmes lead St. Maries past Grangeville

Senior Seth Swallows scored 11 points and senior Wyatt Holmes had nine points and 10 rebounds for St. Maries (4-5, 2-0 CIL), which travels to Orofino on Thursday.

NIC WRESTLING: Cardinals fall in consolation semis in Oklahoma

NIC is scheduled to face NAIA University of Providence of Great Falls on Wednesday.

Cd’A School District braces for 2025 budget shortfall

Enrollment, inflation, special education, state funding among contributing factors

The Coeur d’Alene School District is forecasting a budget shortfall in 2025.

HUCKLEBERRIES: Cd'A, going up

Coeur d’Alene residents are accustomed now to towering cranes downtown, lifting high-rises into existence. But that wasn't the case 40 years ago.