CRAIG NORTHRUP
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Blanchard fire contained, Bayview fire climbs
Crews continue to push to the center of the Hunter Fire outside Blanchard, while the Bernard Fire near Bayview has reached the top of the ridgeline.
Deputy, family lose home in Blanchard Fire
The lone house the Hunter 2 Fire consumed on Labor Day belonged to a deputy for the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office.
Firefighters battle four North Idaho blazes
Blazes near Bayview, Blanchard, Orofino, and now the Callahan Fire west of Troy, Montana.
Crews making headway on North Idaho fires
Wind die-downs helping fire teams tackle 700-acre blaze near Blanchard.
Power restored to almost all after Labor Day windstorm
Kootenai Electric shrinks powerless from 11,000 to 109.
New Hagadone project gets planning commission approval
Three new buildings housing apartments, condos and hotel space will go to
Beaking news: City gnaws on chicken laws
A citizen's request could lead to changes in how locals tend to their chickens.
Cd'A Regional Chamber moving full speed ahead after re-branding
After an aggressive campaign launched that included a name-change, a new logo and new focus, president and CEO Derrell Hartwick said his chamber is looking to expand its reach.
Cd'A Ironman registration opens Monday
The iconic race is returning June 27, 2021.
Little extends Stage Four as flu season looms
The Idaho governor was pleased at the downward trends of COVID-19, but he stressed those declining numbers are "not a reason to let our guard down."
'If it's not from your body, don't put it in the potty'
Local treatment plants get high marks from conservation watchdog
The Idaho Conservation League praises Kootenai County's sewage treatment facilities for few violations
Dem candidates talk education in virtual meet-and-greet
Three legislative candidates showed one another support in an uphill climb to a November victory.
Cd'A saves more than $200K with transmission main bid
Northwest Grading delivers an "awesome" bid that will save the Huetter Well project more than $206,000.
Dem candidates join virtual meet-and-greet tonight
The legislative hopefuls will discuss local issues with online attendees.
Cd'A council passes $103 million appropriations
The city will dip into its general fund to balance its budget after COVID dings revenues.
Cd'A council ready if Little's CARES tax plan fails
The city council is reserving the right to go after $687K if CARES Act appropriations lose in the courts.
Cd'A eyes Youth Ranch for grant funds
City might help other nonprofits as well
The local facility offers theraputic services to at-risk youth.
Strange summer stretches out for lake-loving locals
This is summer's last gasp
Officials: Voters should go online
Registration, ballot request best via the web
County Clerk Jim Brannon said the best way voters can participate in their democracy this November is to go online.
Hayden Lake area growth
An ongoing battle between accommodating growth and protecting the watershed around Hayden Lake
As new homes and future developments push into the rural areas around Hayden Lake, those devoted to both protecting the watershed and planning responsible growth say the ever-expanding area can succeed if the approach is intelligent, careful and collaborative.
High winds, dry conditions keep firefighters on edge
While sunshine and highs in the mid-to-upper 80’s are in the forecast this weekend, weather models are predicting high winds in the midst of a dry spell in Kootenai County.
Library to shorten hours over COVID
Board says unmasked patrons threatening health; city cites low attendance
Board says unmasked patrons threatening health; city cites low attendance
Mayor's Awards in the Arts canceled
The yearly event was cancelled because of the pandemic.
Legislature wraps up special session with civil liability bill
The Senate approved immunity in COVID-related lawsuits late Wednesday night.
Special session makes progress amid arrests
Idaho special session makes progress amid arrests
BOISE gets NOISY
Special session includes glass-blast protest but Legislature starts work on three bills
Militias adapting after Facebook ban
Militias adapting after Facebook bans pages
COVID trends promising, but Idaho stays in Stage Four
Gov. Brad Little praised the efforts of Idahoans in turning around the now-shrinking coronavirus metrics, but he declared Friday the state will remain in Stage Four of his Idaho Rebounds plan.
Idaho third in Google searches for saving for homes
Taylor Morris knows exactly what she’s looking for in a home.
Abandoned Sherman motels to be demolished
Green space, public parking are possibilities for property
Lee White is still the chief
No action taken after City Council held executive session Tuesday night
LITTLE BIG MEN
Youth football enrollment up even as COVID-19 worries many
Special session focus: election, lawsuits
But education not on Monday’s agenda
Cd’A police officers support Chief White amid ‘rumblings’
Members of the community and the Coeur d’Alene Police Department came to Tuesday night’s City Council meeting to voice their support for what turned out to be an embattled Chief Lee White.
‘Women Getting Stuff Done’
COEUR d’ALENE — Today’s unveiling of “The Suffragist” will commemorate the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, a movement that required 51 years of organized devotion to the fight for women’s right to vote in America.
Idaho sets stage for election like no other
Idaho sets stage for election like no other
Micro-Events look to bring life back to downtown Cd’A
Craig Moss sees the rest of 2020 as an opportunity for downtown businesses to regain some lost ground.
It’s almost a park
Delays, vandalism shadow slow progress on Atlas project
‘3.0 is a win-win’
Rivers Edge goes to Cd’A Council
GRASSCO BAY
Unusually thick pest annoys locals on the lake
Hayden annexes 54 acres for R-1 development
Hayden grew by 54 acres Tuesday night after its City Council approved a proposal to annex three parcels of land into its city limits.
Coeur d’Alene seeking students to represent on committees
Coeur d’Alene is on the hunt for the next generation of political leaders, as the city is calling for student representatives to serve on the various committees and commissions within its jurisdiction.
Election suggestion
County clerks seek early ballot access, voting centers
Hayden: Feds leaving us no choice on sewer rates
The Hayden City Council gave an understanding but nonetheless full-throated defense of its decision to raise sewer rates Tuesday night, saying its share of upgrading the plant on Atlas Road is the inescapable cost of complying with federal requirements.
Sculptor feels the weight they bore
His tribute, ‘The Suffragist,’ unveiled Aug. 18
Hayden’s sewer hike meets opposition
Some say they can’t afford higher rates
Fuzzy math and folklore
Shaky sasquatch study doesn’t change truth about Bigfoot
Last hurdle awaits Rivers Edge
Proposed land swap would consolidate two parcels into one
Reclaim Idaho ends signature push
The website for Reclaim Idaho reads like a sign in a post-apocalyptic shop window, frozen in time after a worst-case scenario left streets and storefronts empty.
Extraordinary times, extraordinary measures
Gov. Brad Little calls special session of Legislature