Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-Review

Raul Saldana, of Rathdrum, works at Kimball International in Post Falls. Post Falls leaders want their new City Hall to be filled with furniture manufactured at the local Kimball International plant. Store here.

*Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, Spokesman-Review

*PF police face budget woes: Recent shooting emphasizes officer shortage/Amy Cannata, SR/Prairie Voice -- Remember: You can pick up the Prairie Voice at a number of local businesses throughout Kootenai County, including some along Appleway here.

*Tugboats to tackle ice on Lake Coeur d'Alene/Becky Kramer, Spokesman-Review -- An ounce of prevention provided by tons of tugboats.

*Workforce housing project denied: Pennsylvania Highlands development needed higher density than zoned/Lucy Dukes, Coeur d'Alene Press -- Workforce housing sounds great -- as long as the units are built in someone else's back yard, right?

*Moose make St. Maries visits/Ralph Bartholdt, St. Maries Gazette-Record -- I remember when it was a big deal to sight a moose. Now, they've become such regular visitors to North Idaho towns that they should band together to form a civic organization.

*Marriages are dwindling: Kootenai County says number of people applying for licenses getting lower/Marc Stewart, Coeur d'Alene Press -- Seems like the styles at the Hitchin' Post are turnin' as fast as ever.

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