CAROLYN BOSTICK
Carolyn Bostick has worked for the Coeur d’Alene Press since June 2023. She covers Shoshone County and Coeur d'Alene. Carolyn previously worked in Utica, New York at the Observer-Dispatch for almost seven years before briefly working at The Inquirer and Mirror in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Since she moved to the Pacific Northwest from upstate New York in 2021, she's performed with the Spokane Shakespeare Society for three summers.
Recent Stories
Plummer lumber mill shutting down in July
At its peak, the lumber mill here employed 90 people.
Coeur d'Alene man joins brothers on Honor Flight to Washington DC
After years of watching other veterans experience Honor Flights from the Inland Northwest to be celebrated for their service, it was finally Joe Deacon’s turn. He was able to join his brothers, Tom and Bill Deacon on the trip to Washington D.C. as they were honored for serving in the military during the Vietnam War.
North Idaho counties report increase of sexual assault
As reports of sexual assault increase throughout North Idaho, advocates, law enforcement and prosecutors are working to keep up.
Theater prepares to turn up the lights at Wallace Sixth Street Melodrama
Upcoming gospel show will raise funds for new electric piano
Turning on the lights at the Sixth Street Melodrama and Theater will no longer include the audible hum of electricity as the theater has reached its fundraising goal to make the switch to LED stage lights.
Sunshine Mine Fire remembered after 52 years in Shoshone County
In the looming shadow of the statue standing tall with a glowing headlamp to memorialize the miners who lost their lives on May 2, 1972, students from Kellogg High School clasped mining helmets with the lights still on. 91 helmets symbolize the 91 miners who were unable to make it to the surface when in the Sunshine Mine Fire.
Silver Valley Drug Task Force executes another Pinehurst raid
A search warrant was served April 26 at a property on South Division Street and drugs were found, according to Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office reports. This time, meth and drug paraphernalia were discovered during the execution of the warrant.
Rathdrum Eagle Scout adds library boxes to four city parks
Materials were donated by local businesses.
Silver Mountain Resort to host mine rescue competition
The Shoshone County event is slated for May 7.
Silver Valley Cat Wranglers claw their way to stabilize Shoshone County's cat population
KELLOGG – For one night only, the Dirty Dog Saloon became the “Dirty Kitty” as the owners allowed Silver Valley Cat Wranglers to perform a bar takeover and silent auction. The Dirty Dog Saloon donated all the day's proceeds to Cat Wranglers and through additional donations, the group was able to raise about $6,000 out of its $15,000 annual budget. “It all goes to the cats,” Cat Wranglers president Rene Gilbert said.
Ramsey students gets hands dirty at Coeur d'Alene Arbor Day celebration
Dig a hole, get your hands dirty and have fun in the soil. Those were some of the goals for the students during the city’s the Arbor Day celebration Friday at Atlas Mill Park. Students from Ramsey Magnet School of Science and Coeur d’Alene Park Department staff gathered along with interested community members as the students learned a little about planting trees and how the arboreal entities better sustain the environment for future generations.