Parting Shot: Just horsing around
Today, Post Falls city councilwoman, Kerri Thoreson, snapped this photo of two gals and their horsey pals, riding in Post Falls. Do you ride?
TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2017
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Today will be better. Yesterday morning I treated the road crew across the street to a view of me in my nightgown when I picked the paper up from the porch. I also misspelled someone's name in my Sunday story because my cursive g's look a lot like s's.
28,000 Deja Vu dancers to share $6.5 million wage settlement
A federal judge has approved a $6.5 million settlement in a wage dispute involving 28,000 current or former exotic dancers at a chain of clubs operating in 18 states. The class-action suit accused Deja Vu-affiliated clubs of violating wage laws by exotic dancers as independent contractors who had to pay a fee to perform, instead of as employees.
Caldwell police sergeant resigns following DUI charges
A Caldwell police sergeant arrested twice for drunken driving within three days has resigned from the city. Caldwell Police Chief Frank Wyant on Monday told the Idaho Press-Tribune that Sgt. Adam Matthews no longer works for the police department. Uh, yeah, that's probably a good call. CH
Big win for supporters of new Moscow ice rink
In August, the Moscow City Council expressed its support for a new Palouse Ice Rink and its willingness to donate $1 million from the city’s Hamilton Fund to help pay for the project. Reaction?
Idaho to auction 17 lots near Payette Lake
Idaho is putting up 17 Payette Lake lots for auction as part of an ongoing effort to remove the state from leasing land to cabin owners. Officials with the Idaho Department of Lands say the auction will take place Friday. Cabin owners have applied to participate in the auction. Interested? CH
NASA telescope finds 10 more planets that could have life 4
NASA says its planet-hunting telescope has found 10 new planets outside our solar system that are likely the right size and temperature to potentially have life on them. Do you believe there's intelligent life on other planets? CH
Perry says carbon dioxide not prime driver of warming 20
Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Monday he does not believe carbon dioxide is a primary contributor to global warming, a statement at odds with mainstream scientific consensus but in line with the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Thoughts? CH
Life Goal achieved: Tropical Storm Cindy threatens Gulf Coast 8
It's about time someone named a tropical story after me! But seriously, unlike me, this storm looks nasty! Tropical Storm Cindy formed Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico and began churning heavy rain bands toward the northern Gulf Coast, where Louisiana shuttered flood gates and parts of three other states also braced for a risk of flash flooding.
Japan investigates delay in reporting U.S. Navy ship collision 1
Japan’s coast guard is investigating why it took nearly an hour for a deadly collision between a U.S. Navy destroyer and a container ship to be reported.
Idaho Humanities Council invites applications
The Idaho Humanities Council is inviting organizations and individuals to submit proposals for Mini and Major grants, Teacher Incentive Grants, and Research Fellowships. These proposals will be considered at the Council’s fall grant round. The deadline for grant proposals is Sept. 15, 2017.
‘Dog Father’ relishes his diverse clientele 6
On any given day, lawyers, judges, police officers, the destitute and people accused of crimes all wait patiently in line for one man – Douglas Bickford, the self-proclaimed Dog Father. The owner of D&D Dogs has been serving hot dogs in front of the Spokane County Courthouse since 2009. I don't eat hot dogs. You? Favorite place to get one? CH
Pet squirrel that foiled Idaho home burglary returns to wild
A pet squirrel named Joey who gained fame as a crime-fighter might be more of the lover type. Joey, who police credited with scaring off a burglar trying to break into his home’s gun safe, made his long goodbyes earlier this month, then scampered up a backyard apple tree at his Meridian, Idaho, home and hasn’t been seen since.
Spokane attorney resigns as state bar president a day before criminal warrant filed 2
Spokane attorney Robin Haynes resigned Sunday as the president of the Washington State Bar Association a day before a search warrant was filed seeking to charge her with three counts of second-degree theft. The warrant, filed Monday by the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, follows a bar complaint filed by her former law firm, McNeice Wheeler.
Three found dead outside southwestern Idaho home
A law enforcement officer sent to check on the welfare of three people living in a southwestern Idaho home instead found three bodies hidden on the property in an apparent homicide. Investigators haven’t yet identified the three people, and it’s not yet clear how they died.
Commenter Matthew Root, 63 and Spartan Sprinter 19
Yowza! In yesterday's comments Matthew Root posted this pic. He recently competed in a 4-mile Spartan Sprint. What's the most strenuous activity you've done this month?
Keith Hutcheson named AMP director
Keith Hutcheson will serve as Kootenai County’s director of adult misdemeanor probation. The board of commissioners announced Hutcheson’s hire was effective Monday. Hutcheson, who most recently served as Spirit Lake chief of police.
Fourth Street altercation turns tragic 1
A 21-year-old Rathdrum man and former high school football standout is charged with manslaughter after allegedly punching another man who later died from complications resulting from the blow. Tyler Finlay, 21, a 2014 Lakeland High School graduate, is accused of punching Jeffrey Marfice, 29, in an altercation that broke out early Sunday.
CdA trustees select interim superintendent 3
The Coeur d’Alene School district has chosen an interim superintendent. Stanley Olson will lead the school district for one year, while the board of trustees searches for a permanent replacement. According to his one-year contract Olson will be paid $133,000. His first day will be on July 1.
Um, who’s the acting governor of Idaho? 2
There was a bit of confusion as to who was acting governor of Idaho on Tuesday, as the governor’s office initially reported that the first three in the line of succession were all out of state. Maybe THAT's what DFO's doing on his vacation!? CH
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.