Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Getting There: Highway 95 upgrade slated for major work

  February 6, 2012 in City on Page A1 A long-term effort to widen and improve U.S. Highway 95 north of Coeur d’Alene will take a major step forward this year. Two important segments will undergo construction in the …

• ISP investigating motorcycle fatality

  August 30, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 An Athol man died Saturday night after crashing his motorcycle on U.S. Highway 95 in southern Bonner County.

• Music, cars, food and games put Athol Daze among finest of fairs

  August 22, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 Sunshine bathed the parade route as the city of Athol celebrated its 101st birthday. As always, a large gathering of spectators lined the parade route where a myriad of entries …

• Donations cover bills for poisoned dog

  May 11, 2010 in City on Page A5 The Athol woman whose dog died of a suspected poisoning said her veterinary bills have been covered by generous people throughout the Inland Northwest. “As far as I’m concerned, I … 1

• U.S. 95 fatal accident under investigation

  November 10, 2009 in City, Idaho Idaho State Police today continued their investigation into a two-car head-on crash that killed a 43-year-old man on U.S. Highway 95 near Athol. 1

• At 100 years old, Athol sticks to a slower pace – and it works

  September 13, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I9 To some folks, Athol is known for its funny name and as a stoplight one must endure whilst traveling between Coeur d’Alene and Sandpoint. Personally, it has a place in …

• Athol’s mayor says size, pace of 100-year-old town suit him fine

  August 10, 2009 in City on Page A5 The celebration is over, but today is Athol’s birthday. The North Idaho town marked its centennial over the weekend at the annual Athol Daze. Named for a Scottish duke and …

• Car strikes pregnant woman; husband jailed

  February 18, 2009 A fight over income tax returns ended in an Athol man backing his car into his pregnant wife today, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department. Jerry Booker, 25, was …

• Athol has a pretty exotic menagerie

  January 8, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page PF4 Athol is famous for more than its name. People in this area seem to raise rather exotic animals. We have the Zebra Lady in the Silver Meadows area, and just …

• Anniversary likely lifesaver for Saddle Up owner

  December 25, 2008 in Voices on Page PF2 Christmas is a time of good cheer, a time of renewal, a time when families get together for worship or tradition or both. Bad news isn’t particularly appropriate for the …