Lubertus 'Bud' Vanderbilt, 84

Lubertus "Bud" Vanderbilt, 84, of Hayden, Idaho, peacefully passed away while under hospice care Jan. 23, 2023.

A dog's purpose: Come to work

Cd'A Regional Chamber welcomes canines in the office

CDA Regional Chamber welcomes many canines to the office

The birds and the seeds

Idaho Fish and Game talks winter bird feeding

Turn your backyard into a bird B&B with these helpful wintertime bird-feeding tips from the Idaho Department of Fish & Game.

Apply now for turkey tags

Application period runs through March 1 and includes youth-only controlled turkey hunts

Turkey hunters can apply for 2023 spring controlled turkey hunts from Feb. 1 to March 1.

Coyote makes way into 219

Did you hear the one about the coyote that ran into a Sandpoint bar? No, it's not the opening bit to the latest joke. Instead, it is actually what happened at the 219 Lounge shortly after 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

The secret to happiness? Connections

If you could design a happy life, what would it look like?

COMMERCIAL AIR TRAFFIC: A cautionary tale

Not only no, but hell no. Anyone who lived in Southern California should know the result of this somewhat innocuous proposal.

Russell sentenced to life for murder

James D. Russell was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the brutal slaying of the caretaker of his family's property in Clark Fork. In her ruling, First District Judge Barbara Buchanan said the sentence was the only one possible to protect society — and James D. Russell himself — following the September 2021 murder of David M. Flaget, who worked as a caretaker of the Russell family's property in Clark Fork in September 2021.

Gratitude and grit: 90-year-old recalls fleeing California wildfire

Today is Mary Galea's 90th birthday, and she is more grateful than usual to have lived another year. Galea was 87 and living in Paradise, California in 2018 when a vicious wildfire, deemed the deadliest and most destructive fire in California history nearly destroyed Paradise.

Cynthia Brooks Erler, 69

Cindy completed her earthly journey Jan. 4, 2023, to rest peacefully in the Lord's tender and loving arms. Cindy was born April 25, 1953 in Broken Bow, Neb., to William and Jane Brooks.

OPINION: Pro school choice

Life is competition. Every organism on the planet, from virus to human, is the champion of a generations long struggle for the right to exist. Every product you consider, collect or consume is the result of innumerable competitive transactions. There are so many competitive transactions that must occur to produce even the simplest product that economist Milton Friedman observed, “There’s nobody in the world who knows how to make a pencil.” While pencils obviously get made, his point was no single person has the knowledge to build the tools to collect all the raw materials and then process those into a pencil.

Alan Ralph Eborall, 81

Alan Ralph Eborall peacefully passed Jan. 12, 2023.

OPINION: Bedke: ‘I will not misuse the office’

A lieutenant governor strolling in to talk with the governor or chief of staff is hardly a shocking development — unless you consider how life was before former House Speaker Scott Bedke took the job a few weeks ago.

EDITORIAL: Silence youth at your own peril

Legislative committee chairs shouldn't be afraid to hear what the kids have to say.

John C. Nielsen, 84

On Jan. 25, 2023, our beloved husband, dad, pop and friend passed at age of 84. Born Feb. 5, 1938, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to George and Esther (Streeter) Nielsen.

COEUR TERRE: Indian Meadows shouldn’t pay this price for growth

It is with the greatest concern that I speak about the coming of the Coeur Terre development to the Indian Meadows neighborhood.

Idaho GOP rift exposed amid water rule lawsuit

Some top Idaho officials are raising alarms after the state's Republican attorney general declined to join a 24-state lawsuit against Biden administration waterway protections. Opponents say the new water rules could impact public and private land across the state. Instead, Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador's office says the state will soon join a lawsuit filed in Texas. He says it's a better fit for the state's interests. The decision surprised some state leaders. Idaho Governor Brad Little recently led the multistate coalition of Republican governors opposing the new rules, which restore federal protection to thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways.

Feeling the love at 101

Family, friends, fire inspector celebrate with Lodge at Bristol Heights resident

For just a sweet moment, Henrietta "Dixie" Milliken swayed to "What A Wonderful World" with Coeur d'Alene Deputy Fire Marshal Craig Etherton on her 101st birthday.

Elbert James Smith, 72

Elbert James Smith, 72, dedicated husband, father and papa passed away with his family by his side Jan. 22, 2023.

REAL LIFE: Letter writing to ‘air grievances’ not Christian behavior

This letter is in response to Erika Willy, who wrote regarding Real Life Ministries in Post Falls on Jan. 25. I cannot let accusations like hers go unchallenged.