STATE HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Coeur d'Alene bows out in 5A; Timberlake wins three, now among final three

Timberlake (17-9) will play No. 2 Homedale (18-6) today at 9 a.m., with the loser finishing third, and the winner advancing to the championship round to face Kimberly (23-5), needing to beat the Bulldogs twice for the title.

STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS: One out from victory, Lake City falls to defending champion Owyhee in 9 in semis

Lake City (20-6), which fell to Owyhee in last year’s state title game, will play eighth seed Mountain View (17-11) of Meridian today at 11:30 a.m. PDT in the third-place game.

STATE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: A surprising lift for St. Maries' Lambson in 2A

St. Maries coach Aaron Cloud wasn’t surprised by the throw by senior Alexzander Lambson to claim the state 2A discus title. It was more what Lambson did to celebrate his first title.

School and Senior Meals

School and Senior Meals: May 20-24

Patricia Keller, 83

Patricia “Trish” Mae Schneider-Keller from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, passed away on April 20, 2024.

Man convicted of rape in Coeur d'Alene now linked to deaths of 4 women in Canada

The deaths occurred in the 1970s

A jury convicted Srery in 2009 for raping a Coeur d’Alene woman. First District Judge Charles Hosack sentenced Srery to life in prison with parole eligibility after eight years. He died in 2011 in a state prison of natural causes.

Vatican overhauls process for evaluating visions of Mary

The Catholic Church has had a long and controversial history of the faithful claiming to have had visions of the Virgin Mary

What to expect in Idaho's state primary and Democratic presidential caucus

The May 23 caucuses will function more like a party-run primary with printed ballots and set polling hours

STATE HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS: Vikings blow past defending champs in opener

Coeur d’Alene (20-5) will play No. 4 seed Timberline (18-9) of Boise in the second round today at 11:15 a.m., while Owyhee will face fifth seed Rocky Mountain (15-13) of Meridian in a loser-out game at 9 a.m.

STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS: Dixon does it again for T-Wolves ... Lake City senior provides big hit in opening round win over rival Coeur d'Alene

Lake City (20-5) faces second-seeded Owyhee (22-2) in the semifinals tonight at 5:30. Coeur d’Alene (17-11) faces seventh-seeded Highland (21-7) in a loser out game today at 12:30 p.m.

NWAC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: NIC keeps rolling into quarterfinal round

NIC (42-2) will face fourth-seeded Lower Columbia (40-11) today at 12:30 p.m.

Coeur d'Alene forum tackles fentanyl crisis

No one is immune to dying or losing a loved one because of a fentanyl overdose.

KSD approves 4-day schedule

The Kellogg School Board voted unanimously to adopt a pilot four-day schedule for the 2024/25 school year during their meeting on Tuesday night.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Cal Baptist, Creighton are also in the West Coast Conference. Who knew?

Although it’s separate from the Seattle and Grand Canyon membership, there’s some news to celebrate involving Oregon State and Wazzu football. We can watch them on TV.

Barbara J. Miller, 85

Barbara J. Miller, 85, of Athol, died peacefully in her home on Wednesday, May 2nd, 2024.

Youth theater performs 'Tarzan' based on the Disney film

The Christian Youth Theater North Idaho performance of "Tarzan: The Stage Musical" is swinging through the Kroc Center starting tonight.

Legals for May, 17 2024

STATE HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Despite playing up, Timberlake still draws a No. 8 seed

“If you look at our strength of schedule, it’s the second lowest of all the 3A schools,” ninth-year Timberlake coach Casi Lupinacci said. “We want to play up because we want to do better at state, but when MaxPreps changed the ranking system they said if you schedule up it will help your strength … and you would think that would help your final rankings, but that did not definitely help us.”

NIC SOFTBALL: One more before a Scenic return ... Cardinals hope to exit NWAC with third title since 2018

NIC (40-2) is the top overall seed and will face 16th seeded Grays Harbor (14-30) today at 1 p.m. in the opening round. The Cardinals are seeking their first title since winning back-to-back crowns in 2018 and 2019 in Spokane.

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: So, just how to the Mariners plan to make a run this year?

There’s no doubt about a trade in this part of the roster. They have to do it, maybe more than once.