In brief: 2 charged with beating woman
Post Falls police have arrested two people allegedly involved in an April 25 assault in which a 28-year-old woman was beaten about 17 times with a metal pipe and a beer tap.
Jessica Carmalita Olson, 26, of Post Falls, was arrested Wednesday. She was booked into the Kootenai County Jail on charges of aggravated battery, robbery and kidnapping.
Jeffery Ronald Wymer, 40, was arrested Tuesday. He was booked into jail on charges of aggravated battery and conspiracy to commit robbery.
Coeur d’Alene
Black Rock permit hearing postponed
A Kootenai County hearing examiner once again postponed until June the public hearing on the proposed Black Rock golf retreat expansion because the state hasn’t ruled on a water permit.
This is the second time the hearing has been delayed to give the state time to rule on developer Marshall Chesrown’s request to change Black Rock’s water permit so he can use it to irrigate the 1,100-acre expansion. The new hearing is scheduled for June 7.
Chesrown wants the state Department of Water Resources to change the permit designation to municipal use from the current irrigation classification. He has said that Black Rock isn’t asking for more water, just a change in where it’s used.
The neighborhood group Coalition for Positive Rural Impact at Rockford Bay and Loffs Bay protested Chesrown’s water request, arguing Black Rock isn’t a good steward of water.
Black Rock North would include a second golf course, 206 homes and 325 condo units overlooking Lake Coeur d’Alene near Rockford Bay. It’s just north of the Club at Black Rock, the area’s first exclusive waterfront golf retreat.
Appraiser named to planning panel
The Kootenai County commission recently appointed a real estate appraiser to the Planning Commission.
Linda Fillios, who lives just east of the Coeur d’Alene city limits, was one of 17 applicants for the volunteer position. The county commission interviewed five candidates.
Fillios will replace North Idaho Building Contractors Association President Charlie Rens, who resigned in March because of other commitments. The term expires in January 2009.
Living in Kootenai County for seven years, Fillios originally is from New York. She has been a real estate appraiser for 20 years and has a background in banking and mortgage lending.
The Planning Commission is in the process of rewriting the county’s comprehensive plan, which is the foundation of all land-use decisions. The volunteer board also makes recommendations to the county commission on land-use issues.
LCSC schedules commencement
Graduation for Lewis-Clark State College bachelor’s degree candidates is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at North Idaho College’s Schuler Auditorium in Boswell Hall.
Of the college’s graduating class of 109, 67 will participate in the ceremony. Music from local violinist Cathyanne Nonini will precede the ceremony, and awards to graduates will be given.
This year’s graduating class is slightly larger than last year’s.
Radiography tech session planned
North Idaho College will hold an information session for students interested in enrolling in the Radiography Technology Program. The session will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Meyer Health and Sciences Building, Room 102.
The next NIC radiography technology program will begin Jan. 14 at the start of spring semester with an application deadline of 2:30 p.m. Sept. 7.
The program is a five-semester associate’s degree program that prepares students for careers as radiologic technologists in settings such as hospitals, clinics and imaging centers. The program has a selective admissions process.
The sessions are free and open to the public.
Information: (208) 676-7132.
Adams County, Wash.
Fire at dump site damaging air
A smoky fire at an illegal dump site southeast of Othello may cause irritation for those with respiratory problems, Adams County Health Department officials warned Friday.
“Our main concern is that nearby residents are aware that the air quality, due to the fire, is poor,” Adams County Environmental Health Director Brent Stenson said. “Residents in the path of the smoke with any type of respiratory problems should limit their exposure.”
The health department said in a news release that the buried garbage includes plastic tubs, fiberglass items, refrigerators and freezers.
Chief Clyde Fought of Adams County Fire District No. 5, which is fighting the blaze, said fires involving plastics and other flammable materials can burn for a long time. How the fire started Thursday night and what caused it are under investigation, he said.
Adams County officials learned of the illegal dumpsite in 2003 and ordered the former owner and the operator to stop dumping waste there.
From staff and wire reports