PREP ROUNDUP: Zimmerman delivers in opener as Lakeland splits with Moscow

Results from Thursday's prep softball, baseball and tennis matchups.

PREP ROUNDUP: Lakeside's Jones, Genesis Prep's Lehman earn medalist honors

Genesis Prep’s boys and St. Maries’ girls notched team titles.

Legals for April, 16 2024

Bird flu is spreading to more farm animals. Are milk and eggs safe?

Idaho one of eight states where the strain of bird flu that has killed millions of wild birds in recent years has been found

10 years after armed standoff with federal agents, Bundy cattle are still grazing disputed rangeland

At the ranch, Cliven Bundy greeted guests this week while cradling one of 74 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren that he has with his wife, Carol Bundy.

Icebreaker, Dash kick off running season

Fundraisers coming up later this month

The Hauser Lake Icebreaker Run is set for April 20 and includes a 5k and 10k, with the longer race circling the lake.

Protecting puppies from parvovirus

Springtime brings a vibrant burst of life and marks a time when many puppies are born.

Working up industry appetites

KTEC hosts 'Hard Hats, Hammers and Hot Dogs'

The bucket on the miniature excavator inched forward, swung out and dropped onto a stack of tires as Xanaia Dahlstrom diligently moved the levers to accomplish her task.

Tai Chi has proven benefits

In one study, the practice of Yang-style tai chi for one hour twice weekly for 12 to 24 weeks improved quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia. Studies have also shown that it improves function and reduces pain in knee arthritis. And in a randomized controlled trial from 2005 tai chi even improved sleep in older persons with moderate sleep problems!

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Putting the pieces together, however they can

If you don’t believe all those bad swings are catching, the Mariners as a team are hitting .207 with an OPS of .620 which is second-worst in the major leagues (ahead of Miami).

They do more than fight fires

Department answers thousands of calls, and then some

According to the department’s 2023 annual report, firefighters spent more of their time responding to service calls, including 2,205 fire calls; 7,817 emergency service; 194 mutual aid; 5,212 ambulance transport and 10,022 total runs.

Supreme Court lets Idaho enforce youth transgender care ban

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Idaho may enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the matter proceed.

Columbia Falls a natural ‘funnel’ for bears

Last year Vallieres responded to 18 grizzly bear conflict calls in Columbia Falls. The year before that, which was a bad year for wild berry crops, that number was 30.

Wesche honored as Shikar-Safari Club International Wildlife Officer of the Year

Officer Wesche has been in the Rexburg patrol area for five years.

Goodbye to 'Dr. Fox's House'

Some lament the loss of another historic structure

Historian Steve Shepperd said the Fox family occupied the house from April 1947 of that year until 2005.

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WOMEN: Nation turns its backs on us

What is happening to our country? Banning books, arresting librarians if they don’t move a book within an allotted time, teachers if they use the wrong pronoun, doctors/nurses if they assist in abortion in which woman’s life is in danger, yet, a judge can decide that her life really wasn’t in danger so you can arrest the doctor/nurse?

Holly Vanessa Kincaid, 68

Holly passed away in her home on April 7, 2024. She was born December 17, 1955, in Yakima, Washington to Stanley E. & Leatrice N. Bunn.

Zinke lauds decision to hold more water in Flathead Lake this spring

Last summer, Flathead Lake saw record-low water levels, prompting outcry from shoreline residents and business owners.

Laura M. Dittner, 63

Laura M. Dittner, born on May 21, 1960, in Wallace, Idaho, passed away in Smelterville, Idaho, on April 1, 2024.