Shoshone County commissioners approve overlay district

Shoshone County commissioners voted this month to create a mountain overlay district for the areas surrounding Wallace.

Return to the '90s this summer

Smash Mouth, Sugar Ray to play the fair's Party in the Dirt

Pull those crop tops out of the closet and frost those tips, because Sugar Ray and Smash Mouth are coming to the North Idaho State Fair this summer.

Barbara J. Seyfert, 63

Barb passed away on March 22, 2024. She was born on January 18, 1961, to Robert & Mary Nickel in Davenport, Iowa.

OPINION: Rejecting racism and the status quo

Party of Lincoln must root out racism

OPINION: Recommended candidates

The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee (KCRCC), the official Republican Party, has made their recommendations for the upcoming May Primary Election. The KCRCC candidate rating and vetting process is just that, a process involving questionnaires, interviews, candidate forums, due diligence, sub-committee reports, discussion, debate, and finally a vote by the full KCRCC.

KCRCC: Statement proves racist points

Just read the statement from Brent Regan’s KCRCC on Racial Supremacy. My advice: Take it down ASAP.

RACISM: Alas, not new to North Idaho

How disappointing to hear of the racist behavior in Coeur d’Alene. Such a black mark on the city and the state of Idaho. The part that is not surprising is the history of this type of behavior in North Idaho that has gone on for many years. Having grown up there it has been a part of life since the 1970s.

RACISM: Alive and unwell in North Idaho

The recent incident with the Utah women’s basketball team is an example of the still active racist mentality that exists in part of our community.

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Easter festivities

Easter Sunday is just a couple days away.

County shifting grant funds

Shoshone County Grant Administrator Colleen Rosson recently met with the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to discuss the statuses of a handful of their approved projects.

LaVerna St. Clair Frymire, 93

LaVerna St.Clair Frymire passed peacefully from this life on March 22nd, 2024 at Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

$10K reward offered for info into racial incident

KCRCC chairman says visitors should feel safe

Tony Stewart, secretary of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations, said they welcome the offer of a $10,000 reward by Regan.

OPINION: Government stays open … for now

At long last, Congress has quit kicking the can down the road in regard to keeping the government open. And that’s good news for the federal employees drawing government paychecks.

Legals for March, 29 2024

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: If healthy, the Mariners can contend — no joke

Bottom line: It would be a shock if pitching is the Mariners’ problem. Assuming the guys are healthy.

Work set on $56M PF Dam rehabilitation

Avista expects project to be complete by spring 2027

It's been nearly 50 years since any major work has been done on Avista's Hydroelectric Development North Channel Dam, originally constructed 118 years ago.

Locals do well in chess competitions

The top three winners from each section were invited to play at the Tournament of Champions held on the second day, March 17. The overall winner of K-5th grade will represent Idaho in the Rockefeller Tournament.

Bryan Sean Happell, 61

Larger than life and twice as vibrant, the world lost a true force of nature when Bryan Sean Happell passed away after a short and unexpected illness in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on March 18, 2024.

Richard David Welts, 84

Richard David Welts, #11011, Sergeant II, of the Los Angeles Police Department was born on Friday, September 1, 1939, in Los Angeles, and was called home, concluding his final EOW on Monday, March 25, 2024 at the Schneidmiller Hospice House in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.