Storm aftermath

Lightning kills cattle; destruction strikes RV park; burn ban still planned

John Symons couldn't believe it when a son told him that four of his cows and a calf were killed by lightning Wednesday.

Ditch rice; go with a new grain for better stuffed peppers

Usually, there are two big problems with stuffed peppers: the peppers and the stuffing. Bland, bland, bland.

A happy ending for George

Dog with checkered past adopted by Kootenai County family

No more mean streets. No more doggie jail. No more future of uncertainty. George the dog finally has a home. "George is just a dream," Kootenai County resident Deborah Rose said Wednesday. "He is the sweetest little guy. He trusts me."

Anglers hook year-round fishing at American Falls

AMERICAN FALLS - At City Hall, Mayor Amy Wynn has fishing gear intermingled with her office supplies, and her former e-mail user name was Flyfishingmayor.

Does the nose know?

The truths and myths of canine nasal health

It is a common belief that a wet nose is the sign of a healthy dog and that a dry nose indicates illness.

Washington kills last 2 members of wolf pack preying on cattle

The state of Washington has killed the last two known wolves in the so-called Wedge pack in Stevens County, which had been preying on livestock

Idaho Briefs April 21, 2010

Man sentenced in animal cruelty case

Lughnasa: Reconnect with nature

If Friday's Entertainment feature caught your eye, you read about the LCHS production (the next two weekends) of "Dancing at Lughnasa" (silent "g") - a "festival of light and rebirth" that "stirs the conflict between pagan and Christian cultures."

Hail to the heroes who took the beach

On June 4, 1944, Staff Sgt. Donald Gordon Barron, wire sergeant for the headquarters unit of the 113th field artillery, then attached to the 80th (Old Hickory) Division, boarded a landing ship off the coast of England. The former lumber salesman from Flint, Mich., was referred to as “Pappy” by most of the men in his unit. He, along with the others on board, knew where they were headed. Well, not exactly where, but they knew it was to the south or southeast, and that their reception would be warm.

Briefs March 17, 2010

St. Patrick's Day mystery to be performed tonight

South Atlantic spill threatens penguins

LONDON (AP) - Thousands of endangered penguins have been coated with oil after a cargo ship ran aground and broke up on a remote British South Atlantic territory, officials and conservationists said Tuesday.

Pulled off the front porch and mauled

Neighboring dogs rip cat to pieces in owner's front yard

COEUR d'ALENE - Jamie Sedlmayer was delivering ads to homes for The Press on Wednesday afternoon when she saw two dogs fighting over a toy in somebody's yard.

Charlotte 'Melonie' Mael, 71

Charlotte “Melonie” Mael, 71, passed away June 6, 2013, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. Melonie was born on May 23, 1942, in Marshall, Minn., to Marvin and Elsie (Smith) Larson.

RIGHTS: Zone change errors

Another case of money talks and the will of the people walks. Judge Rich Christensen miraculously just found an outdated county zone change ordinance which permits a rich developer and the Silver Hill Land and Cattle Co. and Mort Construction to overturn a county board decision which denied a zone change. Refer to CDA Press, Friday, 3/25/16 issue.

Edward L. Mael, 88

Edward Lyle Mael passed away Friday, Feb. 20, 2015.

IDFG seeks comments on turkey, otter proposals

Public comments on upland game, turkey and furbearer seasons is being sought by the Idaho Fish and Game.

Melissa Rae Harshman, 36

Melissa Rae Harshman passed away after an extended illness in her home on Aug. 28, 2016, at the age of 36. Melissa is survived by Geri and Jaime Harshman and her grandfather, Don Harshman. She is preceded in death by her father, Doug Harshman and her grandparents, George and Lillian Gillhoover and Mary Lorraine Harshman.

A day for dads and dogs

Silver Mountain event set for Father's Day

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease detected in white-tailed deer in the Panhandle

Fish and Game continues to ask for public to report dead or sick deer to (208) 769-1414

It is difficult to estimate how many deer are being affected

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Shirlene Sartin Crow, 84