Since they won't have a "None of the Above" in the GOPrimary ballot Tuesday, I may have to vote for Harley Brown. I simply can't pull the lever (figuratively speaking) for either Gov. Butch Otter or state Sen. Russ Fulcher. So Brown appears to be…
Rochester High School pitcher Dylan Fosnacht rests between the 13th and 14th inning of a District IV 1A baseball tournament first-round game against La Center, at Rochester High School in Rochester, Wash. Fosnacht threw 194 pitches as he took a shutout into the 15th inning.…
"You have your choice, folks: A cowboy, a curmudgeon, a biker, or a normal guy. Take your pick. Thank you very much. We're leaving it up to you" -- Harley Brown, Idaho guv candidate.
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has endorsed candidates in 22 legislative primary races - including five challengers to current GOP incumbents, four of them from North Idaho. “I have an agreement with the majority leadership in both the House and the Senate,” Otter said. “I will…
5:23 p.m. Child is locked in a vehicle @ Coeur d'Alene Pediatrics, 700 W. Ironwood Drive/CdA. 5:15 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for May 14-15 here. 4:52 p.m. 46YO female texted friend that she took 15-20 Prozacs & is sitting @ CdA Jimmy…
Dick Heller, center, a successful plaintiff in a landmark 2nd amendment case, sits with Kootenai County commissioner candidates Marc Eberlein, left, and David Stewart at the Reagan Republican luncheon at Fedora restaurant today. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen) 'Dante's Peak' SUV returns to Wallace/SNP 12YO charged with…
Time 2 vote ... Home plate umpire Greg Gibson, right, argues with Pittsburgh Pirates first base coach Rick Sofield after a third strike call to end the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Pittsburgh recently. Sofield was ejected. (AP…
The Idaho Association of Counties convened county clerks from across the state in a webinar this afternoon to go over procedures to comply with the federal court decision this week legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. Just before the session started, the news came that…
"We bikers, discrimination, the cops, we are cop magnets, like a Playboy Bunny wearing a miniskirt gets hit on all the time. They pull us over without probable cause and they bring out the sniffing dogs and they search us and our bikes" -- Idaho…
Pecky Cox and her As The Lake Churns blog launches another season on viewtiful Priest Lake. You can see more of Pecky's Priest Lake photography on her Facebook page here. Some facts/Bay Views What would you do?/End Notes Defining a party/Chuck Malloy, RP Thursday this…
In the race for Kootenai County Coroner, Dr. Warren Keene is taking on incumbent Debra Wilkey. Keene has raised $7,017 to run for county coroner. The incumbent has raised $200. Keene has loaned $5000 to his campaign. He has received 3 contributions of $250 apiece…
State Sen. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d'Alene, and his wife, Cathyanne, reported to the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office that 50 to 60 of their political yard signs are missing. The Noninis made the report to Deputy Fanciullo that the signs, both 2-by-2 ones (valued at $6.50…
Camp Sekani’s Jamboree course originally started as 27 holes, but now works as a full 18 with another 18 to play on upper course, which is under development. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) It has the sound of pure silver – a disc golfer’s driver finding…
How much do you know about Riverfront Park renovations, Kentucky Derby winners and semi-pro football in Spokane? Find out in our weekly quiz, where you could win movie tickets or a $50 gift card to the Davenport Hotel simply by entering. You can take the…
Thom George comments: "In our case it is the parents who have flown the coop far, far away, but it is just as difficult. Our son lives in Seattle, our daughter lives in Boise and we live 6,000 miles away in Shanghai, China. I was…
Idaho 1st District Congressman Raul Labrador, who earlier this week made waves by endorsing Russ Fulcher for governor over two-term fellow Republican Gov. Butch Otter, announced today that he’s endorsing four North Idaho incumbents for re-election to the Idaho Legislature: Sen. Bob Nonini, and Reps.…
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has just issued a temporary stay, halting U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale’s order permitting same-sex marriage in Idaho from taking effect as scheduled Friday morning. The appeals court’s brief order says Dale’s decision “is temporarily stayed pending this court’s…
This film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows a scene from "Godzilla." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures) DFO: OK, I'll watch this movie because I'm a sucker for these kinds of movies. Still, I wonder why Hollywood with all its modern bells and whistles can't…
If you want a little theatricality in your political debates, you could do worse than invite Harley Brown, pictured, a perennial candidate for Idaho office given to "Harleyisms" that test the boundaries of good taste, not to mention bigotry. Brown got a bit of national…
From Emilie Ritter Saunders/Boise State Public Radio: Otter's requirement to include perennial candidates like Brown and Bayes goes back more than a decade when Brown and Otter were both running for the U.S. Congress in 2000. Otter got nearly 48 percent of the vote in…
The Coeur d’Alene DUI crash car is on display this week at Coeur d’Alene High School, and will be transferred to Lake City High School next week. The crash car is used as a very sobering reminder to students and parents to “Don’t Drink and…
In the House District 2A race, incumbent Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, has more than doubled the fund-raising of challenger Fritz Widenhoff in their GOPrimary race. Barbieri has raised $10,754 to Wiedenhoff's $4,537. Barbieri began with a balance of $5,131 and raised another $5,623 during…
Wednesday Poll: 121 of 192 respondents (63.02%) agree with the judge's decision to lift Idaho's ban against gay marriages. 65 of 192 (33.85%) respondents disagree with the ruling. 6 (3.13%) were undecided. Today's Poll: Who do you support for Kootenai County treasurer in the GOPrimary?
Political newcomer Steve Matheson has received the endorsement of the Kootenai County Deputy Sheriff's Association, according to an endorsement letter from association President Kevin Mumford, posted on Matheson's Facebook page. Recently, the deputy sheriff's association endorsed challenger Marc Eberlein over three-term incumbent Commissioner Todd Tondee.
Emergency crews work the scene where a float plane crashed near a field Wednesday at the north end of Reed Road in Hayden. No injuries were reported. Story here. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Shawn Gust) Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR Casey Kasem found in Kitsap County/AP…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
