Recent stories by Becky

• Collaboration offers suggestions for Panhandle Forests

  May 10, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors on Page A1 For four decades, truckloads of logs rolling out of the woods were Bob Boeh’s primary interest in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests. No surprise since his employer, Idaho Forest Group, … 4

• Tribe may buy land surrounding mission

  May 8, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 The Coeur d’Alene Tribe is in negotiations with a private landowner about buying 100 acres surrounding Old Mission State Park at Cataldo, Idaho. The acreage includes an old cemetery with … 2

• 91 miners died 40 years ago at Sunshine Mine in Idaho

  May 3, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 BIG CREEK, Idaho – Forty years ago, Tammy Wasson was a 4-year-old who loved her daddy. She got up with him in the morning before he left for the early … 6

• Potlatch aiming for gun companies

  May 1, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 Potlatch, Idaho, a former timber town tucked up against the Clearwater National Forest, hopes to use its history and culture to recruit a new kind of business: gun manufacturers. The … 21

• County seeking to delist caribou

  April 29, 2012 in Idaho on Page B1 A law firm that successfully argued a North Idaho couple’s wetlands dispute with the federal government before the U.S. Supreme Court has been retained by Bonner County to petition for … 5

• North Dakota oil boom offers families secure future

  April 29, 2012 in City, Idaho, Region on Page O7 WILLISTON, N.D. – When the oil boom hit North Dakota, Randy Ramsey traded his professional attire for coveralls and a blue-collar job. He hasn’t regretted the switch. 5

• North Dakota oil boom provides hope and prosperity

  April 29, 2012 in City, Idaho, Region on Page O1 Kevin McLeod packed up his ’93 Dodge Ram and kissed his wife and 5-year-old son goodbye. From Coeur d’Alene, the 33-year-old construction worker headed east on Interstate 90, across the … 13

• Oil industry man camps offer no-stress living

  April 29, 2012 in City, Idaho, Region on Page O8 WILLISTON, N.D. – What do you do if you’re an oil field worker in North Dakota who needs a place to sleep, shower and eat? For nearly 10,000 workers, the … 1

• Oil jobs plentiful, but do your research first

  April 29, 2012 in City, Idaho, Region on Page O8 After four layoffs in three years, Dan Serna was looking for steady work. His wife encouraged him to become a truck driver and put that skill to use in North … 5

• Recall pits rivaling visions

  April 28, 2012 in City on Page B1 The leader of an effort to recall Coeur d’Alene’s mayor and half of the City Council characterized his differences with the council as an ideological dispute over their vision for …

• Military has brief tour at Circling Raven

  April 27, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 WORLEY, Idaho – Since he returned from Iraq last September, Ryan Robinson’s been too busy catching up on being a husband, father and commercial banker to work on his golf … 1

• Low standards for water put fish eaters at heightened risk

  April 23, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Washington residents eat more fish than the national average – probably no surprise for a state whose borders include the Pacific Ocean and the lower Columbia River. From salmon and … 8

• Business groups, tribe oppose CdA recall effort

  April 20, 2012 in Idaho on Page A8 Two business organizations and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe announced Thursday that their leadership opposes a recall effort launched against the city of Coeur d’Alene’s mayor and three council members, saying …

• Bonneville Power looks back at 75 years

  April 17, 2012 in Idaho, News on Page A5 The Bonneville Power Administration turns 75 this year. It’s an influential though little-known agency that markets power from 31 federal hydropower dams on the Columbia-Snake River system.

• Feds say mine not inspected as ordered

  March 13, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 After a violent rock burst at the Lucky Friday Mine on Nov. 16, federal inspectors ordered mine managers to conduct twice-daily monitoring to check if stress was building up in … 3

• Limits on field burning targeted

  March 10, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 Idaho officials want to modify a ban that prohibits farmers from burning their fields on weekends and holidays. They also recommend allowing burning when ozone readings are higher than current …

• Idaho hunters: Wolves taking too many elk

  March 4, 2012 in City, Outdoors on Page B2 KELLOGG – Steve Blahunka used to bow hunt in Idaho’s St. Joe region, but he switched his hunting grounds after he and his buddies saw fewer and fewer elk. Wolves … 14

• Coeur d’Alene Resort remodel complete

    March 1, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 The Coeur d’Alene Resort, which transformed North Idaho’s tourism industry 25 years ago, reopened its first floor to the public Wednesday after a two-month remodel. The 35,000-square-foot makeover includes new …

• Spokane’s tree canopy stable

  February 29, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 A recent Forest Service study indicates that trees are losing ground in many U.S cities, but Spokane appears to be an exception. Researchers used aerial photographs to analyze tree canopies … 13

• Colville Tribes’ land suit settled

  February 25, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation have agreed to accept a $193 million settlement offer from the federal government for decades of mismanagement of tribal trust funds and income-generating … 15

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