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• N. Idaho sheriff candidate defends cross burning

  May 10, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 A white power activist campaigning to be the next Bonner County sheriff hosted a cross burning last week with fellow Ku Klux Klan members and is defending the ceremony as … 24

• Accident injures two near Priest River

  May 6, 2012 in News, Idaho, Region Two people were injured in a late night accident on Highway 2 east of Priest River Saturday. The Idaho State Patrol reported that a 2001 GMC Yukon was heading west …

• Then & Now photos: Priest River

  October 10, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A5 Most people see the town of Priest River, Idaho, population 1,750, while en route to cabins and campgrounds on Priest Lake. But the town has a rich timber and railroad … 1

• Smithsonian’s traveling exhibit debuts in big event for little Priest River

  September 15, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 When one lifelong resident of Priest River, Idaho, learned a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution would spend more than a month in her hometown, this was her response: “I …

• Kalispel Tribe restoring native trout in Pend Orielle tributary

  July 24, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 The good ol’ days are back for cutthroat trout in a 5 1/2-mile stretch of a Pend Oreille River tributary. A handful of genetically pure westslope cutthroat trout have been …

• Coeur d’Alene boys headed to state 5A tournament

  February 26, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 The Coeur d’Alene boys found an extra gear in the fourth quarter and passed Lewiston for a 67-58 win in the 5A Region 1 tournament at Coeur d’Alene High School …

• One killed, five hurt in Highway 57 crash

  August 23, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 A Spokane woman was killed Saturday and several others were hospitalized in a collision near Priest River, Idaho. 2

• Comments sought on Priest River landfill cleanup

  August 15, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page B3 A draft plan for cleanup of a former Priest River landfill is open for public comment.

• Two hospitalized in U.S. 2 crash near Priest River

  August 12, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 An inattentive driver caused a crash near Priest River Wednesday that sent two people to a Spokane hospital, Idaho State Police said.

• Alzheimer’s patient found dead

  June 23, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A5 An 80-year-old man who walked away from a Priest River, Idaho, residence early Tuesday was found dead that afternoon.

• Architect restores his family’s legacy

  August 16, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 In 1923 Brian Runberg’s grandmother, Vivienne Beardmore McAlexander, celebrated her 18th birthday at the grand opening of the Beardmore Block in downtown Priest River. The building was owned by Vivienne’s …

• Motorcycle accident in Priest River

  July 25, 2009 in News A resident of Newport, Wash., crashed his 1985 Harley Davidson motorcycle near Priest River, Idaho, shortly before midnight Friday. Jade Schauss, 31, was traveling south on Old Priest River Road …

• Salvage worker hurt after fall at mill

  June 23, 2009 in Idaho A worker with a Lewiston salvage company is in serious condition at Deaconess Medical Center after he fell and hit his head Tuesday morning while dismantling equipment at a former …

• Body of missing camper recovered from Pend Oreille River

  June 10, 2009 in City, Idaho The body of a Kootenai County man missing since he slipped into the Priest River last month was recovered Monday at the Albeni Falls Dam. Searchers had suspended the hunt …

• Missing man presumed drowned in Priest River

  May 24, 2009 in Idaho A Kootenai County man is presumed drowned after falling from a log into the Priest River on Friday night.