State officials say new K-12 science standards – which include for the first time references to global warming and the Big Bang Theory – won’t be submitted to the Idaho Legislature until 2018 after receiving a surprise rejection from lawmakers earlier this year.
Two rare one-cent coins from the earliest days of the U.S. Mint have sold for a pretty penny. The copper coins, both dating to 1792, went for a combined total of $869,500 at the auction held Wednesday in Anaheim, California. One of them, known as the “Birch Cent,” sold for $517,000. The other, known as the “Silver Center Cent,” went for $352,500.
Brian Walker/CDA Press reports on a looming traffic tangle: "Buckle up, Coeur d'Alene motorists and businesses. Next year, and again in 2018, you'll be in for an agonizing ride on the city’s busiest roadways. Both directions of Interstate 90 on the east end of Coeur d'Alene will be completely torn up next year.
While the power boating industry seems to be leaning towards finding ways to create bigger waves, another company is changing a human-powered boat geared for lakes. The Jobe Sports RV tour stopped in Liberty Lake last week to give locals a chance to ride its rigid and inflatable paddleboards. (Question: What's your favorite lake activity?)
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game isn't giving up on Black Lake Ranch. The agency remains interested in acquiring the 1,013-acre site near Medimont along Black Lake and the Coeur d'Alene River even though the Fish and Game Commission called off a proposed land swap last month.
On October 8, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office will be offering a free 2-hour Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events class at the Volunteer Search & Rescue (VSAR) building for any Kootenai County citizen who would like to attend. (More info below. Question: Are you concerned about being caught in an Active Shooter Event?)
The smell of smoke permeated downtown Coeur d’Alene Wednesday night after firefighters knocked down a blaze that damaged a three-story building on Sherman Avenue. The three-alarm fire broke out around 7 on the second story of the structure at the corner of Fourth Street and Sherman.
Happy Thursday, HBO! This is one of those days when I'm glad to be working from home. A cavity filling went a little awry yesterday at the dentist's office when the happy numbing juice was accidentally injected into a blood vessel. Just call me chipmunk cheek.
Today I'll leave you with this shot of Idaho graduate Kristin Armstrong celebrating Wednesday after winning the gold medal in the women's individual cycling time trial event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Today's Slice Question from Paul Turner/SR: "You know how you’ll go to a store, restaurant or whatever for the first time and everything is perfect – the service is great, the vibe is relaxed but friendly and you walk away smiling. Well, in your experience, what often happens when you go back a second time?"
Jim Kershner/SR, from the newspaper's archives 100 years ago: More than 100 volunteers were searching for Abner G. Kerns, a former Idaho state senator and prominent Wallace attorney. Kerns had been missing for several days. His automobile was found abandoned at Prichard, Idaho, with his hat and coat inside.
The Idaho Transportation Department is hosting a public meeting from 4-7 p.m. today to share information on the rebuilding of 3.85 miles of Interstate 90. Work is scheduled to take place during the construction season in 2017 and 2018.
The true county seat will be celebrating in a big way this weekend as A Taste of Rathdrum kicks off Saturday at Majestic Park. According to the City of Rathdrum Parks and Rec facebook page, the free event runs from Noon to 9 p.m. and includes a BBQ contest, family fun day, hot dog eating contest, car show and more.
Idaho residents will soon need to dial 10 digits whenever they pick up the telephone as the state introduces a second area code. On Nov. 5, a transition period will start in which dialers using 10 and seven digits will have completed calls. Starting Aug. 5, 2017, calls won’t go through when dialers use seven digits. (Question: Are you a 208?)
If you like to sing in the shower, and drink beer … well, anywhere, this event is for you. The first gathering of the Inland Northwest chapter of Beer Choir takes place (tonight) from 7 to 8:30 at the Coeur d'Alene Growler Guys. Everyone is invited to join in the suds and song.
An Idaho man accused of stabbing another man near Stanley, North Dakota, last summer has reached a plea deal that allows him to avoid prison time.Thirty-two-year-old Travis Barnes, of Post Falls, Idaho, was originally charged with attempted murder. KFYR-TV reported that Barnes will plead guilty to felony aggravated assault.
Former KoCo Commissioner Rick Currie spotted not one, but FOUR cougars outside his parents' CDA home. Ryan Collingwood/CDA Press reports: "When the cougar, located on the east end of the pond near a woodsy area, took off, three more cougars appeared and followed." (Question: Too close to home?)
A 40-year-old Idaho man has pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine resulting in the overdose death of a Montana man last year. Thomas Joseph Wehner Jr., of Moyie Springs, Idaho, entered his plea Monday in federal court in Great Falls. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris scheduled his sentencing for Nov. 16.
The Marina Yacht Club LLC's annexation request for Blackwell Island gained momentum on Tuesday night. The Coeur d'Alene Planning Commission unanimously recommended the City Council approve the 172-acre request at a future public hearing. Twenty-four of the acres are on land; the rest is on Lake Coeur d'Alene and Spokane River.
Somebody famous probably said it first, but my Granny Franny said: "Let the words I speak today be soft and tender for tomorrow I may have to eat them." It's good food for thought on this Hump Day morning. My "Official Member of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy" coffee cup -- a thrift store find -- has been topped off. I'm caffeinated as I can be.
Hope you had a good day today, HBO. If you didn't, the good news is there is still time to turn it around. I'm leaving you with this picture of a Fire Boss pontoon dousing one of the many fires burning in our region. We took an Idaho road trip earlier this summer and a lot of the super cool places we passed through are burning up.
Leon Logothetis on a mission. Riding his yellow motorcycle, which he calls Kindness One, he is attempting to travel around the world on nothing but the kindness of strangers. No money. No food. Nowhere to stay. Logothetis is counting on the generosity of the human spirit. (Question: What is the last kind thing someone did for you?)
The Idaho Department of Insurance has been made aware of a possible scam by a company using deceptive practices to market health insurance in Idaho. Your Health Idaho, Idaho’s health insurance exchange, has received complaints from consumers about an organization called National Enrollment Center.
The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday they have concluded their investigation into the deaths of two teens in Post Falls back in May and said speed was the determining factor. Leo C. Neal Jr., 17, of Post Falls and Monte A. Thomson Jr., 17 of Spokane, were killed when the vehicle Thomson was driving lost control and struck a fence.
Options to allow booze at pregame Idaho Vandals football tailgates, at least for the first half of the season, appear to be drying up. University of Idaho officials will appeal to the State Board of Education to allow alcohol consumption in Kibbie Dome parking lots on game days when the board meets Thursday at Idaho State University in Pocatello.
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.
