Dan D. Oswald, 84

November 11, 1939 – March 12, 2014 Dan D Oswald, 84, was the oldest of four children born to Noel and Delores (Sheetz) Oswald.

Larry Jamison, 87

Larry Lee Jamison, 87, was born May 3, 1936. The hometown of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, sadly left us on March 7, 2024, following a massive stroke.

VETERANS PRESS: Paving a path to 'Help and Hope' for veterans and their families for over 5 years

Over the past 68 months, Veterans Help Net has partnered with the Coeur d'Alene/Post Falls Press to produce the monthly edition of the Veterans Press.

VETERANS PRESS: Important message to Vietnam Era veterans

The message below is another notice of the new eligibility available because of the Pact Act. Please read and pass this along to any veterans you know that may qualify. Hello veteran and to each of you supporting the veterans you know… Next week, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs will email two million Vietnam Era veterans with important information about the PACT Act and why now is the time to ensure that veteran you know gets enrolled in VA!

VETERANS PRESS: Honoring your service: Why U.S. military veterans should apply for the benefits they earned

We hear this comment from our veterans way too often… “I did not apply for help or benefits because there are other veterans who deserve it more…I did not want get in their way.” Let us outline some reasons why “If you served, you deserve.”

VETERANS PRESS: North Idaho Veterans Stand Down coming in May

Mann-Grandstaff VAMC and our North Idaho Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) staff in Coeur d’Alene are looking forward to participating and supporting the May 18 North Idaho Veterans Stand Down at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds!

Legals for March, 26 2024

OPINION: Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s

How Christ viewed separation of church and state

To make water last year-round, Kenyans in dry regions are building sand dams on seasonal rivers

Before the sand dams were built, she and her children would walk many miles to fetch water in springs in the faraway Mbooni Hills. It took them three hours, and many times they’d fall because of the rocky terrain.

Nevada's first big-game moose hunt will be tiny as unusual southern expansion defies climate change

Only a few Nevada moose, perhaps just one, will be killed across an area larger than Massachusetts and New Jersey combined. But state officials expect thousands of applications for the handful of hunting tags, and it’s already controversial.

NCAA TOURNAMENT • Spokane: Sears, Dioubate lead Alabama past upstart GCU, into Sweet 16

“Sears wasn’t letting us lose tonight,” Alabama coach Nate Oats said. “This was as good a defensive game as Mark has played. He was cramping at the end, but I didn’t feel I could take him out.”

NCAA TOURNAMENT • Spokane: San Diego State rolls past Yale, earns rematch with defending national champion UConn

“I think we got the hardest game out of the way (on Friday),” Trammell said. “We came out loose and confident, and got open shots.”

Ten years of burgers and smiles

Schmidty’s Burgers marks decade in Cd'A

Nathan and Denise Schmidt have been serving up smiles for a decade in Coeur d’Alene, and are celebrating the restaurant’s 10th anniversary this year. The owners of Schmidty’s Burgers at 1524 Sherman said they love what they do and have no plans on slowing down.

A superbloom expected in California's deserts

Last week certainly felt like spring across the Inland Northwest. March 17 was the warmest St. Patrick’s Day in recorded history in Coeur d’Alene with a high of 71 degrees. The old record was 70 degrees set back in 1972.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: One more chance for Madness at the Arena

If nothing else, the WCC regular season and postseason tournament should be a little more competitive the next two years, with WSU and hopefully Oregon State providing a challenge to the Zags and Gaels.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Kudos to Zags and Cougs, despite differing results

How good is this Gonzaga team? Really.

Appeal hearing set on Marriott hotel

Joan Woodard will dispute DRC decision before City Council on April 16

But Woodard believes the public was not given sufficient notice and information about the project until it was too late, and the hotel was given a green light despite what she sees as conflicts with the principles of the city’s comprehensive plan

Report: Alzheimer's projected to rise in Idaho

A new 2024 Alzheimer’s and dementia report from the Alzheimer's association shows there are only eight geriatricians in the state. Only one of those doctors is based in North Idaho.

How to ask for a raise

Former Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige enjoyed telling a story about how a high-ranking official responded to an employee's request for a raise by saying: "Because of the influctuational predisposition of your position's productive capacity as juxtaposed to government standards, it would be monetarily injudicious to advocate an increment."

EDITORIAL: Crumbling schools see work crews en route

Press offers praise for supportive legislators