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TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011

Schools: Hamilton, Seymour Win In CdA 10 

Kootenai County Election Department unofficial results here PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 89) ........... 89 100.00 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL ... 66,259 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL .................. 6,778 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL ..... 10.23 COEUR DALENE SCHOOL DIST 271 ZONE 2 Vote for 1 Brandon L. Austin.…

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Clerk Spots Voting Errors Today 12 

Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes announced in a news release that some errors were found in today's elections. At precinct 28 in the Prairie View Elementary School in Post Falls, no regular voter ballots for School Trustee Zone 2 were ordered from the printer. An…

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Wild Card/Tuesday -- 5.17.11 

I'll be back later tonight to post results of the local school district and highway district races. Polls close at 8 p.m. Which means you still have time to vote if you have an election in your school zone or highway district. Meanwhile, I'm headed…

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Parting Shot -- 5.17.11 

J.D. Rieder, 2, runs through a puddle while on a walk with his grandmother earlier today in Pendleton, Ore. after a heavy rain shower soaked the region. (AP Photo/East Oregonian, E.J. Harris)

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PM Scanner Traffic -- 5.17.11

5:59 p.m. Patrol officer is stopping to check out hitchhiker on H41 @ M/P 16 (south of Spirit Lake). 5:06 p.m. Resident @ 2700 W. Dawn (cross of Elm)/Post Falls reports strong odor of gas in house. 4:59 p.m. 4 juveniles have removed screen from…

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PM Headlines -- 5.17.11

Shawniece Thomas, 16, right, rides her horse with her friend, Andria Fogelson, 20, along Ramsey Road in Coeur d'Alene today. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review: Kathy Plonka) Kamiah man pleads guilty in CdA to explosives, stalking charges/Jason Ford, KOZE 2 North Idaho men say Judgment Day coming…

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NI Blogs: Osprey Homeless No More 

At the KEA Blog, Terry Harris tells how a coupla osprey that'd become homeless as a result of poor choices now have a home again. You can read the rest of the story here. You can also read the KEA Blog's thoughts on the forest…

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Idaho Last In Mental Health Support 

Although money for every state was tight this legislative session, one-third of them actually put more toward mental health. But Idaho was not one of them. And with the latest round of cuts, Idaho is now at the very bottom of the list. "I was…

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JeanieS: Nice To Be Called 'Nice'

JeanieSpokane: I wanted references for a job I was interviewing for and one of the nicest and most humbling comments was from a former boss, who said I was a very kind woman. I think that is a goal for everyone to attain. Just think…

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Party's Over For Idaho County Wolves 

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will authorize Idaho County sheriff's deputies to kill wolves causing problems and fraying nerves at Elk City. Dave Cadwallader, supervisor of the department's Clearwater Region, said a pack of about seven wolves frequenting the remote mountain town for…

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Murder Suspect Arrested In Bayview

A 66-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a homicide in Benewah County. Melisa Bates was arrested near Bayview, Idaho, and is being transported back to St. Maries, said Benewah County Prosecutor Douglas Payne. Bates is suspected of killing a man at his home…

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Crash Injures Bonners Ferry Woman

A 37-year-old Bonners Ferry woman was badly injured this morning when she pulled out from a stop sign into the path of semi tractor. Tanya L. Currie was flown by MedStar to Kootenai Medical Center for injuries she suffered when her 2010 Pontiac was hit…

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Best Downtown Cupcake Place? 

Question of the We Love CDA Facebook page asks: "So who has tried the cupcakes at the two new Cupcake places in Downtown Coeur d'Alene? It is $2 Tuesday at Sweet B was tempted as I walked by this morning, but I resisted." Well?

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Lilac Parade Through The Years

This shot of the 2010 queen and her court is one of the many photos included in The Spokesman-Review's Facebook page entry, "Lilac Parade Through the Years." The photo shows the royalty court performing a dance routine on Cashmere's "Dancing in the Steets" float during…

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Cindy's Singing New York, New York 11 

Cindy received some great news today. A big--time New York Literary agent called her home and left a message, saying she's very interested in "War Bonds" (Cindy's collection of stories re: romance and long marriages of the Greatest Generation) and would like to see the…

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Election Day: 1500 Absentees -- Hayes 11 

Let's use this thread to follow the progress of the school and highway district elections: 2:31 p.m. Yabetcha: "At 2:10 pm my vote was #12 for precinct 47. Precinct 46 had 20 and the guy handling same day registration has zero. Just the two Lakes…

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Harmon: One Of The Greats Passes 

Legend has it that Idaho Sen. Herman Welker, also from Payette, tipped the Washington Senators to the fact that a strong kid in Idaho was worth a look. Welker wasn’t a great or even a very good senator, but he was right about Harmon. Welker…

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INW Headlines -- 5.17.11

Five-year-old Dawson Bressie jokes around during breakfast at The Learning Garden Developmental Preschool in Post Falls recently. The owner of the centre has advocated for the past ten years for stronger day-care licensing laws in Idaho. Alison Boggs SR story here. Betsy Russell SR story…

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High Noon: Be Kind To One Another 

On her Facebook Page, Ada County Commissioner Sharon Ullman writes that her 7-year-old daughter brought home an interesting assignment recently. The little girl was asked what law she'd pass, if she were president. Ullman's daughter said she would pass a law requiring people to "be…

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AM Scanner -- 5.17.11 

11:54 a.m. 80YO man in 8300 block of Colorado/Rathdrum may have suffered fractured hip. 11:23 a.m. ISP officer has someone in custody for DWP. May be hit-and-run driver from (10:35 a.m.) 11:02 a.m. A 17YO Coeur d'Alene runaway named Holly has been located. 10:35 a.m.…

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Stylin' At Renovated Ridpath

Eric Barro of Lake City Photography snapped this photo model Alexandra Collins on the Lake City Photography Facebook Page. Rocky Castaneda, also of Lake City Photography, writes: "We shot it at the old Ridpath Hotel. They are planning to do a big renovation and re-open…

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More On Possible BF Taser Death 

News Bonners Ferry provides this information re: a man who might have died after being Tased by an officer from Boundary County: A suspicious activity call on U.S. 95 north of Bonners Ferry near milepost 526 early Monday morning resulted in the death of an…

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LDII: Consolidate Elections 

LastDemoInIdaho: There should be no surprise at the turnout. Most of us are “dumb” when it comes to these special elections, particularly in regards to the road districts. For the life of me I can’t see why someone with authority doesn’t make the necessary adjustments…

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