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• Two vie in race for Kootenai prosecutor

  May 4, 2012 in City on Page A5 When elected in 2008, Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh took over an office with a public black eye suffered after two sexually charged email scandals, internal strife, allegations of sexual …

• Kootenai County may sell popular waterfall

  May 3, 2012 in Outdoors, Idaho COEUR D’ALENE — Kootenai County commissioners are considering selling a parcel of land that includes the Chilco waterfall, and that has some ice climbers and environmentalists upset. 12

• Six vie for the job of sheriff

  May 3, 2012 in City on Page A5 There’s a new sheriff coming to town. Voters in Kootenai County are electing the first new top law enforcer in 13 years because Sheriff Rocky Watson is retiring. Three Republicans …

• Kootenai County sheriff candidates

  May 3, 2012 in Idaho on Page A7 John Green AGE: Not given

• Five rivers at flood stage in region

  April 28, 2012 in City on Page B1 Emergency management officials in North Idaho on Friday said the rush of water from mountain rain and snowmelt was stopping short of serious flooding. Levees and sandbags were holding at …

• County commissioner candidate eliminated from ballot

  March 20, 2012 in Idaho One of the seven candidates in a Kootenai County commissioner race has been eliminated from the ballot due to residency requirements, county Clerk Cliff Hayes said in a news release.

• Kootenai County picks Santorum

  March 7, 2012 in News, City It was before 10 p.m. when it became clear that Kootenai County’s votes didn’t matter in Tuesday’s Idaho Republican caucus. 8

• Retail sector helps real estate market

  February 15, 2012 in Business on Page A8 Like February skies, the forecast for Spokane and North Idaho’s real estate market is cloudy for the rest of 2012 except for a few bright spots, according to speakers at … 1

• NW today: Boy’s shooting death under review

  November 30, 2011 in Region Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh says he is reviewing the death of a 7-year-old Coeur d’Alene boy who was shot and killed during a hunting trip.

• County votes to join redistricting lawsuit

  November 16, 2011 in Idaho on Page A9 Kootenai County commissioners plan to sue over Idaho’s new legislative district plan, saying they object to a proposed large district that would take in a 5,000-person chunk of the county …

• Whooping cough confirmed in Kootenai County children

  November 1, 2011 in News, Idaho Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has been confirmed in nine Kootenai County children, ranging in age from 3 months to 15 years old, a news release from Panhandle Health … 10

• Former Kootenai County deputy clerk sentenced for embezzlement

  November 1, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 A former Kootenai County deputy clerk who embezzled $139,000 over 10 years will begin serving a 90-day jail sentence on Thursday, the day before her 63rd birthday. Kootenai County 1st … 2

• Arrests expected in residential burglary crime spree

  October 31, 2011 in News, Idaho Arrests are expected soon in the rash of nearly 100 residential burglaries that have occurred over the past couple of months in Kootenai County. 5

• Former deputy clerk sentenced for embezzlement

  October 31, 2011 in News, Idaho A former Kootenai County deputy clerk who embezzled $139,000 over 10 years will begin serving a 90-day jail sentence on Thursday, the day before her 63rd birthday. 24

• Unemployment in Idaho drops

  October 22, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 Idaho’s jobless rate went down two-tenths of a point to 9 percent in September, the first time it’s been below the national rate since last November, the Idaho Department of … 2

• Hunting accident kills 7-year-old in Kootenai County

  October 17, 2011 in City, Idaho The Kootenai County sheriff’s office is investigating cicumstances surrounding the accident shooting death of a 7-year-old Coeur d’Alene boy at the end of a family hunting trip over the weekend.

• Satellite sites nixed for absentee voting

  September 23, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 Kootenai County’s clerk has eliminated absentee voting at satellite locations in city halls, a move one Coeur d’Alene city councilman said limits choices despite the elections office receiving additional state …

• Bid for Hagadone estate falls short

  September 9, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Coeur d’Alene businessman Duane Hagadone is still looking for a buyer for his former home after a 20-minute auction Thursday failed to produce a winning bid. J.P. King Auction Co. … 3

• Unworldly paranoia in Kootenai County

  September 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 Can you imagine a world where the Kootenai County commissioners would make a stealth move to grab private property rights? A world where the handmaidens of the New World Order … 9

• Ex-Kootenai clerk pleads guilty

  August 20, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 A former Kootenai County deputy clerk accused of embezzling $139,000 over 10 years pleaded guilty Friday to a single count of grand theft. Sandra Martinson, 62, retired in November from … 4

• Kootenai County voters to be verified

  August 7, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B2 Kootenai County is making an effort to verify every voter registration in the county. County Clerk Cliff Hayes told the Coeur d’Alene Press that there are about 68,000 registered voters … 1

• Kootenai County bringing back paratransit service

  July 23, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Joe and Lydia Sokol say it might be nice to visit downtown Coeur d’Alene from time to time to do a little shopping, then sit outside and have a snack. …

• Kootenai County revising land-use codes

  July 19, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Kootenai County on Monday launched what is expected to be a two-year process to revise its land-use regulations. The county has hired a nationwide planning firm that aims to create …

• Jobless rate grows in North Idaho

  June 17, 2011 in News Unemployment rates in North Idaho continue to inch upward. 14

• Kootenai County property values continue slide

  May 31, 2011 in Idaho Kootenai County property values continued a four-year slide in 2011, with the total assessed value dropping almost $900 million, or 7 percent, from the 2010 level. 7

• Median age jumps in N. Idaho census data

  May 12, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 North Idaho is going gray faster than the rest of the state, numbers released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau show. The median age in each of Idaho’s five … 7

• Kootenai County posts expenses

  May 6, 2011 in City on Page A5 Making good on a campaign promise three months into his first term, Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes has begun placing the county’s accounts payable reports online. “The big word nowadays …

• Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s casino expansion honors land, tradition

  April 28, 2011 in Business, Idaho on Page A5 The Coeur d’Alene Tribe has spent about $75 million on a major upgrade of its resort and casino in Worley, Idaho. Most of the investment went into a 15,000-square-foot spa … 10

• Former deputy clerk pleads not guilty

  March 24, 2011 in News, Idaho A former Kootenai County deputy clerk accused of embezzling $139,000 from her employer over a 10-year period has pleaded not guilty to a grand theft charge. 3

• Spokane County economy fared slightly better than Kootenai’s

  February 24, 2011 in Business on Page A8 The Spokane County economy eked out a tiny gain in 2009, but Kootenai County’s economy was one of the hardest hit in the country as the recession retained its grip, … 1

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