PREP BASEBALL: Lake City splits with Lewiston, keeps IEL race tight

Lake City (9-3, 6-2 IEL) remains in the lead in the running for the No. 1 seed to regionals, closely followed by Post Falls (8-3, 5-3), Coeur d’Alene (8-6, 6-4) and Lewiston (7-7, 4-6) at roughly the midway point of league play.

PREP ROUNDUP: Four locals take second at Pasco Invitational

Results from Saturday's track and field meets in Pasco, Cheney and Kellogg.

PREP SOFTBALL: Hill big in opener as Lake City, Lewiston split

Lake City travels to Coeur d’Alene (7-3, 5-1) on Tuesday for an IEL doubleheader pitting the two teams tied for first in the league.

'Windows to our past'

Saving history has many benefits, says museum director

Walter Burns, chairman of the city’s Historic Preservation Commission, said there should be a review process before such historic homes can be torn down.

Huckleberries: She shattered glass ceilings with her badge

Coeur d'Alene woman proved herself an outstanding detective

FACILITY: County bought a good building

Kootenai Electric Cooperative (KEC) moved into its Hayden headquarters on Dakota Avenue in 1979 and operated from it for 44 years. By 2020, it outgrew that facility and began designing and constructing a new one in Rathdrum. Kootenai County purchased the Hayden headquarters in 2020 and leased it to KEC for three years as the Rathdrum facility was completed.

FRACTURED: Should be required reading

I want to thank the Coeur d’Alene Press for recommending Uyless Black’s “Fractured” Vol. 1 and 2.

Loraine 'Lori' Joann Buck, 82

Loraine Joann "Lori" Buck, 82, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 1st, 2024, surrounded by family at her home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Bird flu is spreading to more farm animals. Are milk and eggs safe?

Idaho one of eight states where the strain of bird flu that has killed millions of wild birds in recent years has been found

10 years after armed standoff with federal agents, Bundy cattle are still grazing disputed rangeland

At the ranch, Cliven Bundy greeted guests this week while cradling one of 74 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren that he has with his wife, Carol Bundy.

US says it has downed some Iran-launched attack drones en route to Israel

Booms and air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem early Sunday after Iran launched dozens of drones and ballistic missiles toward Israel in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East ever closer to a regionwide war.

Ready to ride the Wave — Faulkner, former Lake City, Montana basketball star, named head women’s basketball coach at Pepperdine.

“I always loved basketball, I loved leading people,” Faulkner said. “Did I ever think it would lead to being the head coach at Pepperdine? No. Not in a million years. But I love impacting people — that’s always been ingrained in my life. And I love basketball. And the fact that both get to collide is just really special.”

PREP ROUNDUP: Post Falls jumps out early, but Vikings close strong for IEL split

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

Northwest Notes April 13, 2024

Updates on NIC softball and Idaho women's basketball

Borah Elementary on chopping block

Cd'A School District considering closure to balance financial shortfall

A neighborhood school that has been open since 1950 is in jeopardy of closing and being repurposed as the Coeur d'Alene School District considers ways to balance its $6 million shortfall.

Smaller Idaho GOP committee to play larger role selecting national delegates

Normally, about 20% of delegates are selected at the Republican state convention, but that won’t happen this year

In a written statement to the Idaho Capital Sun, Moon and Brent Regan, the rules committee chairman, said the Idaho Republican Party made new rules to respond to the deadline issue and is following those new rules.

School and Senior Meals

School and Senior Meals: April 15-19

The Exhausted Dad: Tooth v. Sour Patch

A child-size molar is missing. During spring break, I took my kids to see “Kung Fu Panda 4,” which is the fourth best “Kung Fu Panda” movie.

FAST FIVE: Jason Nye, CDAIDE guy

Meet Jason Nye, the executive director of CDAIDE. A Pacific Northwest native, Jason grew up north of Seattle at the tip of Lake Washington in Bothell. He spent his childhood playing in what was then forests and fields, but is now housing developments and pavement. After driving through on the way to Yellowstone with his family in 2017, he and his wife fell in love with Coeur d'Alene. It felt like his childhood, city set amongst the natural forests and lakes where there is a focus on family, community and greenspace.

Protecting puppies from parvovirus

Springtime brings a vibrant burst of life and marks a time when many puppies are born.