Item: Property values inching upward: Assessor: Increase can be linked to homeowners exemption adjustment/Jeff Selle, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: For the first time in six years, county property values have increased. It was a slight increase at 1.9 percent, but an increase nonetheless, Kootenai…
On Wednesday, a long-time friend called to accuse me of having too much fun as ringmaster of this 3-ring cyber circus. She was referring to Jim Brannon's decision to run for Coeur d'Alene mayor this fall. But she also mentioned the many controversies that Huckleberries…
Graduating 2nd Lieutenants give each other a high five after receiving their diplomas, during the commencement ceremony for the class of 2013, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
In the comments section, Randy Myers posts re: an email he received from Frank Orzell, head of a new organization called "Reclaim Coeur d'Alene": "You may have read in today’s Press that Dan Gookin will be making an important announcement related to the November election…
5:32 p.m. Construction firm on I-90 b/n MP 11-13 (NW Blvd-7th Street) may be setting up traffic cones half an hour early. 5:26 p.m. Coeur d'Alene resident reports dogs abandoned in vacant home 3 weeks ago. 5:19 p.m. Caller willing to sign complaint vs. red…
U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, is flanked by Republican Idaho state lawmakers Rep. Christy Perry of Nampa, left, and Sen. Marv Hagedorn, right, of Meridian earlier today, at a Perry's family's gun shop in Boise. Crapo touted legislation that would re-authorize federal funding for mental…
Time to Vote ... On her Facebook wall, Kerri Thoreson posts: "As we were leaving Memorial Day ceremonies at Evergreen Cemetery, (husband) Bert noticed the Press box at the entrance and wondered which of the 'residents' was a subscriber." You write the cutline. Wednesday Winner…
As school districts and local teachers’ unions try to reach contract agreements by a July 1 deadline, the law appears to give management an upper hand. Districts probably can issue teacher contracts based on their last best offer, if local school boards and union negotiators…
Here's a better photo of Priest Lake blogger Pecky Cox/As the Lake Churns, serving as queen of the recent Priest River Huckleberry Festival. Vultures circling/Fort Boise Foster tells all/Slight Detour Congress investigates/Johnson Report Which solons will study K-12 this year?/The EDge What politicians would have…
Book cover for "Medimont Reflections," photographed by Chris Carlson's wife, Marcia. The book also includes several photos by my old Lewiston Tribune buddy, Barry Kough. The people are familiar, many of the stories, however, have not been told before. Chris Carlson drew on 40 years…
On his Get Out! North Idaho Facebook page, OrangeTV posts re: this photo he snapped an hour ago at the Hayden store: "Noodle Express is a regular haunt of ours for grabbing a quick bite during our lunch break from work. Always fresh, fast, and…
On his Facebook wall, Councilman Mike Kennedy posts: "I NEED A LAWYER!! I have coined a new word and I'd like to protect it via patent, trademark, or copyright. Legal help will be compensated by a small piece of ownership of this trademark (and I…
Sen. Mike Crapo held a press conference at a Boise gun shop today, where he blasted Congress' and President Barack Obama's bid to tighten gun laws while promoting reauthorization of a 2004 law that, among other things, directs federal taxpayer money for mental health courts.…
Mindy Patterson of the Queen Bees of North Idaho College ponders the word "intelligible" during the Kootenai County Adult Spelling Bee at NIC on Thursday. The bee is sponsored by the Coeur d'Alene Area Branch of AAUW (American Associate of University Women) to raise money…
If you followed the news last week – or even if you didn’t – you might do well in this week’s news quiz. Top entries will go into a drawing for a $50 gift card to the Davenport Hotel, and all entries go into a…
Here’s a surprising turn of events: With April’s strong state tax revenues, if current trends hold, statutorily required transfers to Idaho’s Budget Stabilization Fund, the state’s main rainy-day savings account, will fill that fund to its statutory cap by the end of the current fiscal…
Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes will toss a coin tomorrow to decide the winning Board Member for the Alpine Meadows Water & Sewer District. An Idaho quarter will be tossed 10 a.m. Friday in the board room of the county administration building, 451 Government Way,…
As part of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee’s investigation into alleged Internal Revenue Service (IRS) harassment of Tea Party and other conservative organizations, Idaho Senator Mike Crapo has submitted documents and testimony from a Coeur d’Alene-area couple. Crapo will meet Friday with Phil and Leslie…
On his Facebook wall, Pastor Jim Putman of Real Life Ministries urges Facebook Friends, church members and others to combat the antidiscrimination ordinance recommended for passage by the Coeur d'Alene General Services Committee. Putman posts: "The city of CDA is trying to promote an anti…
On his Faecbook page, outdoor photographer Robin Loznak of Kellogg, Ore., posts: "A spider and a beetle share a daisy in a field near our house this afternoon. The spider seemed uninterested in attempting to eat the beetle and the beetle seemed to be eating…
11:56 a.m. White SUV Cadillac e/b @ I-90/Huetter rest stop area, disabled by flat tire. 11:45 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report May 29-30 here. 11:39 a.m. Two-vehicle crash reported @ Government Way/Aqua, CdA; unknown if injuries. 11:31 a.m. A metal chair is laying…
A Facebook Friend posts: "I hate when I'm admiring my good looks from a car's window reflection and the people inside think I'm staring at them." Question: How often do you look at yourself intently in a mirror or any other reflecting surface? What are…
The Five Mile Prairie Grange hall looks great for 100, and it’s about to look even better. On Saturday, a brightly colored 8-by-8-foot quilt block will be unveiled on the east side of the building. The unveiling is part of an ice cream social celebrating…
Gov. Butch Otter wants to make it harder for people to benefit from Medicaid unless they make healthy choices. It's one of the options he's weighing as he ponders whether to add Idaho's poorest adults to the program. A plan in the works by the…
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