A Union Pacific train derailed about four miles north from Highway 2 on Moyie River Road, Boundary County. The derailment involves 12 railroad cars loaded with grain that derailed due to a mud slide. None of the cars reached the Moyie River and there was no HAZMAT material involved.
Don't look now, but the candidacy filing deadlines for a number of districts, including school boards, is 5 p.m. Friday. The battle for seats in the Coeur d'Alene School District has been intense in the past, as Hard Right advocates have tried to regain the foothold they once had.
AM Headlines: Public Records/Press, Highway 5 near Plummer shut/KHQ, 2 faith-healing bills introduced/EOBoise, Task force searches for Sean Freeze/Press, Deputies meet people who helped save them/KHQ, Panel kills bill to restrict early voting dates/EOBoise, Blanchette: Every No. 1 seed fears 1st-round pratfall/SR + more ...
In the Tuesday poll, in the lightest voting of the year, HucksOnline voters picked Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens, over Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard (if forced to choose one as a representative). Feel free to use this thread to give your reason why. Today's Poll: Which lake do you consider the best dang one in North Idaho?
The nation's home builders couldn't be happier with President Trump's first move to roll back strict environmental rules. A monthly index of builder sentiment jumped six points to the highest level in 12 years.
On Tuesday, the North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force arrested two people in connection with the Saturday armed robbery of Jordan's Grocery on 15th Street/CdA. Vincent Kyle Juarez, 18, and a 17YO female, both of Post Falls, were charged in the robbery.
Voters throughout Kootenai County supported their schools Tuesday night. The Coeur d'Alene Press provides reports for the successful levies in Post Falls, Lakeland, Kootenai and Plummer-Worley.
In an editorial this AM, the Coeur d'Alene Press said that the strike over wages and benefits by Lucky Friday miners against the Heckla Mining Co. will hurt all of the Silver Valley.
This must be the week for out-of-town columnist taking shots at Inland Northwest places. First, Rocky Barker of the Idaho Statesman belittles Lake Coeur d'Alene. And now some guy writing for The Guardian claims that the only thing Spokane has going for it is the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Columnist Shawn Vestal/SR lampoons the guy.
Huckleberries Wednesday launches with a look at that jab columnist Rocky Barker/Statesman took at Lake Coeur d'Alene. Reacting to a New York website that declared Lake Coeur d'Alene to be the "best damn thing" about Idaho, Barker says: “For my money, it’s not even the most breathtaking mountain lake in North Idaho.”
Kelly Pease wasn't the first woman to seek protection from Steven Denson, the man accused of killing the 37-year-old nursing student last week before ending his own life. ... Two ex-wives filed three protection orders against Denson in a six-year span. Ryan Collingwood/Coeur d'Alene Press reports ...
The Coeur d’Alene School district took a risk this year, asking voters to approve a bond and levy totaling $68 million. It was a risk that paid off. Voters approved a $35.5 million construction bond and a $32 million operating levy in Tuesday’s special election. Q: Are you surprised by the outcome?
It was a great night for Kootenai County school districts (although not for voter turnout). Voters approved everything on the ballot, from supplemental levies to the Coeur d'Alene school bond and the Lakeland plant facilities levy.
The Parting Shot today feature a bald eagle perching on farming equipment near Deer Park, Wash.
Today is the day that school districts throughout Idaho, incuding the five in Kootenai County, are voting on supplemental levies and possibly bonds. The districts have done their best to provide quality education to the region's public school children. Now it's up to you to help them out by supporting these levies and bonds.
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday PM (9 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 16 more items) ...
The Cutline Contest today features a Connecticut nursery owner who's counting down the days until spring despite a storm that's dumping more than a foot of snow in some places in the Northeast. Monday Winner: JohnA.
The Idaho House has voted 53-16 in favor of HB 270, the third version of Rep. Jason Monks’ bill to ban local governments or school districts from in any way using public funds to influence the outcome of an election on a bond or levy.
Even Sara Meyer's 6YO son, Jameson, knows the importance of today's supplemental levy and school bond elections in Coeur d'Alene. You still have 4 1/2 hours to go to the polls and make a difference on a day when voter turnout is poor.
It's March 14 (3/14), which means it's Pi Day. Pi measures the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, which is approximately 3.14159. I think. I wasn't good at mathematics. How about you?
When the House briefly went at ease this morning because the Internet had gone down, preventing members from viewing bills, Rep. Ron Nate, R-Rexburg, was heard on an open mike saying, “We all know our districts. We know that there are some teachers that are clearly overpaid."
Stickman tells Huckleberries that wife, Walkabout, has been finding little painted rocks with sayings on them, during her daily walks around Tubbs Hill.
In a column for The Guardian, Cody Delistraty says Coach Mark Few of the Gonzaga Bulldogs may be the main source of hope for struggling Spokane. Delistraty goes on to say that Spokane ranked as this country's 22nd most dangerous city, up from 26th the year before.
Below ground, as we wait for spring, the Easter lily is making preparations to burst forth to please us and enjoy the sun. Remember The Bard celebrates the pending arrival of this beautiful flower.
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.
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