*House kills Otter's grocery tax bill/Betsy Russell, Spokesman-Review -- Good call. Rep. Dick Harwood of St. Maries was even right on this one. You know what they say about broken clocks ...

*Bonner County crews rescue injured Coolin snowmobiler/Caroline Lobsinger, Bonner County Daily Bee -- Our search & rescue crews deserve all the kudos they get for their incredible work saving lives and finding lost people. Saaalute.

*Thieves pilfering donations from Post Falls senior thrift store/Annie Bishop, KXLY.com -- How long can you go?

*A WCC stunner: Lions claw out 67-61 upset of Zags/Steve Bergum, Spokesman-Review -- If Heytvelt, Raivio & Co. don't win the WCC tourney, they could find themselves watching March Madness on the sidelines with the rest of us this year.

*Fire district snuffs long-standing debt/Keith Kinnaird, Bonner County Daily Bee -- The Sagle Fire District -- and the three firefighters who agreed to a pay cut during its financial struggles -- deserve credit for seeing this thing through and repaying its debt.

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