Election Night Wild Card -- 11.8.11 66
Alison Boggs just talked to County Clerk Cliff Hayes, who said he has 12 people opening absentee ballots ... and he expects a count of those by 9:25. We should be getting some precinct counts soon ...
TUESDAY, NOV. 8, 2011
Coeur d'Alene Council, 71 of 71 42
COEUR D'ALENE CITY COUNCIL SEAT #1 Loren "Ron" Edinger 4,459 71.94 Adam Graves 1,739 28.06 COEUR D'ALENE CITY COUNCIL SEAT #3 Derec Aujay 46 .73 Dan Gookin 3,409 54.12 Patrick "Mitch" Mitchell 239 3.79 George C. Sayler 2,435 38.66 Annastasia Somontes 170 2.70 COEUR D'ALENE…
Post Falls City Council -- Final
POST FALLS CITY COUNCIL SEAT #1 Joe Bodman 496 27.85 Jim Edgington 227 12.75 Kerri Thoreson 1,058 59.40 POST FALLS CITY COUNCIL SEAT #3 Scott Grant 531 30.19 Joe Malloy 1,228 69.81 POST FALLS CITY COUNCIL SEAT #5 Skip Hissong 1,061 60.87 Barry D. Rubin…
Hayden Council/Mayor -- Final
HAYDEN MAYOR Nancy (Taylor) Lowery 549 35.19 Ronald B. McIntire 1,011 64.81 HAYDEN CITY COUNCIL SEAT #1 Kris R. LaMarr 558 38.94 Tim Timmins 875 61.06
Rathdrum Mayor -- 70 Precincts
RATHDRUM MAYOR *Vic Holmes 465 63.09 Kevin Randles 272 36.91 *Vic Holmes was also backed by Reagan Republicans
2009 Turnout -- 22.76% 3
Alison Boggs reports: "In 2009 City/County, only 22.76 percent turnout and only about 6,300 votes cast in the CDA city races. So you can see why 2100 absentee ballots would make a big difference if turnout is similar." Question: Anyone want to guess turnout tonight?…
Washington Liquor Inititiative Passing 8
Washington voters have approved a plan to privatize liquor sales and dismantle controls that have been in place since Prohibition, siding with retailing giant Costco in the costliest initiative campaign in state history. Unofficial results Tuesday night showed the measure with 60 percent support in…
Election Day Wild Card -- 11.8.11 20
I'm going to head out of here to cast my vote in the Coeur d'Alene City Council races and kick back for a few hours before vote tabulation tonight. I'll be back here around 8:15 to prepare for the first of the returns, around 8:30…
Parting Shot -- 11.8.11
Metro Fire department Asst. Chief Chris Holbrook, left, and Deputy Chief Brian Rice hold a mannequin head found inside a box at a three alarm fire on Sunrise and Greenback in Citrus Heights, Calif., Monday. About 80 firefighters were battling the blaze that had engulfed…
DFO: RRepublicans To Smile Tonight? 4
I'm rarely as baffled by a local election as I am by the one in Coeur d'Alene today. My gut tells me that Reagan Republican candidates Dan Gookin and Steve Adams are in good shape. They have the gale-wind support of dominant Republicans and 3…
PM Scanner Traffic -- 11.8.11 1
5:25 p.m. 2-vehicle, noninjury crash on n/b H95 @ Hanley is blocking one lane/CdA. 5:21 p.m. Disorderly person reported @ 213 Appleway/CdA. 5:04 p.m. A possible illegal burn is reported on the edge of Riverstone development/CdA. 4:53 p.m. CdA man returned home to find safe…
PM Headlines -- 11.8.11 1
On a recent round of picking up trash on Tubbs Hill, Walkabout spotted these wild turkeys moving onto the natural area. At least 17 INL employees exposed to radiation/Statesman Female pedestrian struck, killed after bar refused service/SR Man gets 184 years instead of plea deal…
APhoto Of The Day -- 11.8.11 6
Onix, a Colombian military anti-explosives dog, and the soldiers that took part in the operation that lead to the death of Alfonso Cano, 63, the top leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, stand in formation at the military base in Popayan, Colombia,…
Cain: 'We Will Get Through This' 11
Businessman Herman Cain defiantly denied sexual harassment allegations against him on Tuesday and vowed they would not force him to withdraw from the race for the 2012 Republican U.S. presidential nomination. "Ain't going to happen," Cain said, referring to the chances of giving up his…
Education Corridor Dedication 3
The Education Corridor will be dedicated at 3 p.m. next Tuesday in a ribbon cutting ceremony at Hubbard & Academic Way in the area of the old DeArmond sawmill. North Idaho College & Lake City Development Corp. are staging the ribbon cutting. DFO: En route…
Luna Speaks Re: No Child Left Behind 4
Testifying at a U.S. Senate committee hearing today, state schools superintendent Tom Luna says he backs the bipartisan efforts to reauthorize the federal No Child Left Behind education law. The testimony came months after Luna informed the federal government that Idaho would opt out of…
Election Day Status Report 27
3:14 p.m. (from Christa Manis): I was #198 in Precinct 46 @ 3 p.m. My polling place is St. Pius. The ladies stated that the flow has been steady for three people to work that precinct today. One worker said she has definitely seen slower…
Parents Mail-Order Infected Lollipops 3
Authorities and doctors are warning parents who want to avoid chicken pox vaccines for their children that a new mail-order scheme to share lollipops licked by children infected with the disease as a way to create immunity in their kids is not only unsafe but…
CdA Police Field Fake Bomb Reports
Officer Winston Brooks of the Coeur d'Alene Police Department kept traffic away from the Kootenai County Courthouse on Tuesday during a bomb scare that was proved to be false. See AM Scanner Traffic items about the false bomb scares here. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)
Lack Of Winter Light Triggers Sadness 1
Now that daylight saving time has ended, most of us are going to work and returning home in darkness. And for some people, the loss of light causes their moods to dim as well. As much as 10 percent of the population may suffer from…
Duggars Expecting 20th Child 22
There’s no stopping the Duggar family. Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar are expecting their 20th child this spring, the couple revealed Tuesday morning on “Today.” “We are so excited,” said Michelle, who is three and a half months into her pregnancy. Jim Bob, 46, echoed…
Argonaut: Online Classes Won't Help 1
In Idaho, now more than ever, it is time to focus on the importance of teachers and the benefits they provide students in high school. The four years of high school are crucial in determining how students progress in their education. Teachers provide encouragement and…
Catholics React To Clemency Denial 3
Roman Catholic Bishop Michael P. Driscoll expressed his dissappointment that the Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole decided to decline the request for clemency. "I do not condonde Mr. Rhoades' action and share the justified anger and revulsion at the terrible crimes that have been…
INW: Kellogg Votes On 7% Resort Tax
Here's what's happening in Kellogg -- about six citizens and business owners are campaigning against the proposed 7 percent resort tax. This, according to Kelsey Saintz, Shoshone News-Press (via Facebook) Cartoon: Legislators are party poopers at UW's 150th/David Horsey, PI It's Election Day in Idaho/Betsy…
AM Scanner Traffic -- 11.8.11 4
12:17 a.m. Injury accident involving vehicle & 53YO pedestrian @ 2nd & Sherman in front of Coeur d'Alene Resort/downtown CdA. Victim was bleeding from nose when EMTs arrived. 11:57 a.m. Deputy reports she's following loose sheep on Hayden Lake Road to their home. 11:51 a.m.…
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