Welcome, Generation Z!

A son is reading a newspaper while sitting on a bench with his aging father, who is taking in a beautiful sunny day. Suddenly, the father hears a bird chirping and asks his son, “What is that?”

'Burn boss' arrest inflames Western land use tensions

Repercussions of the singular incident in the remote corner of eastern Oregon have reached all the way to Washington, D.C.

Today's ghastly groaner

One wintery night. a medieval king had to get a very important message to his general on the battle field.

Icebreaker, Dash kick off running season

Fundraisers coming up later this month

The Hauser Lake Icebreaker Run is set for April 20 and includes a 5k and 10k, with the longer race circling the lake.

Cruise goes back to what he does best in 'Reacher'

LOS ANGELES - Just turned 50, Tom Cruise is eligible for membership in the American Association of Retired Persons. Just split from third wife Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise is the object of told-you-so cynics who simply knew that romance wouldn't last. Just finished with his stab at something really different as a heavy-metal rock god in "Rock of Ages," Tom Cruise is coming off one of the lowest-grossing movies in his career.

Howling mad

Pro-wolf people hold vigil, call for end to killings

COEUR d'ALENE - Kathy Stewart calls her green van the "Wolfmobile."

Ronald 'Ron' Short, 79

Ronald "Ron" Short departed this life for eternity July 22, 2024, due to complications from Type 1 Diabetes. Born to Roy and Dorothy Short in Omak, Wash., on Aug. 19, 1944,

NIC rolls up its sleeves

Student nursing association hosts blood drive for the community

As a national blood shortage continues across the country, the North Idaho College community looked to do its part to help with a blood drive Monday, Jan. 30 in a mobile donation center at NIC’s main campus in Coeur d’Alene.

EDITORIAL: Breathe in another beautiful autumn

It's the season of the witch — the friendly kind, of course

Largest US dam removal stirs debate over coveted West water

KLAMATH, Calif. (AP) — The second-largest river in California has sustained Native American tribes with plentiful salmon for millennia, provided upstream farmers with irrigation water for generations and served as a haven for retirees who built dream homes along its banks.

Thyroid Conditions Part 2: Hyperthyroidism

While dogs are more likely to develop hypothyroidism, caused by an underproduction of thyroid hormones, cats are more likely to develop hyperthyroidism, caused by an overproduction of thyroid hormones.

Purpose is a force that gives life meaning

The neighborhood kids had congregated in the front yard when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting on the front seat was a Dalmatian dog. The children started discussing the dog’s duties.

Betty Lou Cheeley, 90

Betty was born to Charles and Catharine Donaldson in St. Cloud, Minnesota on March 26, 1931.

Fido's field of dreams

Kenneth Thomas 'Tom' Benson, 64

Kenneth Thomas "Tom" Benson passed away May 4, 2011, at home with his beloved companion Kathy Waggoner and their dogs Brownie and Hershey.

Joseph Patrick 'Pat' Acuff, 78

Joseph Patrick “Pat” Acuff, left his beloved Coeur d’Alene on February 9, 2024.

Have a bunny new year

Xin (“shin”) nian kuai-le, you cuddly rabbits.

Ruminating on grain overload: Avoiding rumen acidosis

Ruminants like cattle, sheep, and goats have a unique digestive system that allows them to gain energy from forage such as mature pasture grass and hay.

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Kim Marie Hurlbert

Barbara Lindner Weber, 93

Barbara Weber passed away peacefully on December 10, 2021 at The Schneidmiller House in Coeur d’Alene, ID.