I hope Mary Jane Honegger, Taryn Hecker Thompson and Herb Huseland succeed in resurrecting a newspaper in the northern part of Kootenai County. With the departure of the Rathdrum Star, due to Publisher Tom Burnett's retirement, there's a big hole to fill in Rathdrum, Spirit…
Gonzaga's Guy Landry Edi (10) dunks the ball in front of West Virginia's Jabarie Hinds (4) in the first half of an NCAA tournament second-round college basketball game tonight in Pittsburgh. Story here. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) Running ESPN boxscore here DFO: I'll be following the…
As State Board of Education Member Milford Terrell came up for his confirmation hearing this afternoon in the Senate Education Committee, Chairman John Goedde, R-Coeur d'Alene, grilled him about the board's decision to remove the word “flagship” from the University of Idaho's mission statement. Terrell,…
4:53 p.m. Caller reports white F250 pickup driver tried to run him into traffic @ H95 & Bunco/Athol. 4:35 p.m. Unknown possible sex offense reported in 1200 block of W. Ironwood/CdA. 4:27 p.m. Disorderly male is reported @ 1st & Sherman/CdA by clock tower. 4:25…
Spring baseball, Spokane style: Mt. Spokane High School baseball coach Alex Schuerman tries to shovel away the muddy slop between first and second base before practice at the school's varsity field on Wednesday. The Wildcats are to open the season at home against Gonzaga Prep…
The restaurants inside the landmark Steam Plant recently announced changes to the interior decor, menus and even names. Updates to interiors of the restaurant and pub formerly known as the Steam Plant Grill were completed recently, and there are new names for the restaurant, microbrewery…
On his Slice blog today, Paul Turner posts two old-time posters warning of the dangers of venereal disease, including the one above. You can see the other one and Paul's blog here. Gramps Scammed: uthorities are again warning of the “grandparents scam” after a north…
Miss Chugiak-Eagle River Debbe Ebben poses for a photo on Wednesday in Town Square Park in Anchorage, Alaska, as a moose lies near a tree in the background . Ebben, who will compete for the title of Miss Alaska in June, had her head shaved…
Voters struck down a school levy in the Lakeland School District that's been in place for 40 years. Voters said no to a plant facility levy that funds school repairs, buying equipment and new school buses. The levy needed 55 percent voter approval. It got…
The great Sandpoint Chairlift Pitch Contest at Schweitzer Mountain Resort in Sandpoint today. Contestants rode a chairlift up to 6000 feet, pitching their start-up business to judges for prizes, all in an effort to grow emerging businesses in the outdoor and recreation industry in that…
I was watching a replay of wannabe John Green's rant from the sheriff's candidate forum in February about the "cowards" who hide in the dark "spreading hate & dissension" online, when the thought hit me: Bob Foster was wise to file as an Independent. Foster?…
Idaho's Senate minority leadership has filed an ethics complaint against Senate Resources Chairman Monty Pearce (pictured), R-New Plymouth, alleging that he voted 22 times on oil and gas issues before finally disclosing, before the Senate's final vote on HB 464, that he had a conflict…
Vigorously defending his policies, President Barack Obama ridiculed critics of renewable energy sources Thursday, calling them naysayers and comparing them to the flat-earthers of yesteryear. Obama did not mention his detractors by name, merely referring to them as "professional politicians." But his targets were clear.…
Jordan Iddings, the Frenchtown man who achieved national infamy after his bachelor party went wildly awry was back in court Wednesday after allegedly violating the terms of his probation by drinking and driving. ... Last September, Iddings received a three-year deferred sentence on charges of…
Gonzaga University center Rob Sacre appears on a closed circuit monitor as he listens to a quetion from the media Wednesday in Pittsburgh as the Zags await their opening round game against West Virginia. The two teams tipoff at 4:20 p.m. today on Channel TNT…
11:45 a.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for March 14-15 here. 11:27 a.m. Woodlyn/Hayden resident wants suspicious car in neighborhood checked out. 11:04 a.m. Phones Plus, H41 & Mullan/PF reports customer who's threatening & refusing to leave. 11:02 a.m. Green VW Passat driver reports…
In a press release this morning, the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office has named the three officers involved in the fatal shooting of wanted Coeur d'Alene man Justin Todd, 33, this week. According to the release, Todd skidded to a stop in the yard at the…
With a nickname like "pink slime," it's got to be bad, right? Not so, say the U.S. Department of Agriculture and meat producers. But is it? How did simple (natural meat) fillers for ground beef get such a bad reputation anyway? Why do some meat…
Mildred Rinker Bailey was known to fans as "Mrs. Swing," whose slight, throaty voice won her acclaim as one of the great white jazz singers of the 1930s and 1940s. But the Coeur d'Alene Indian Tribe is now hoping to set the record straight once…
OrangeTV/Get Out! North Idaho is offering a "Cavalcade of Food Porn" in his latest blog post, including this photo of Syringa's Shashimi assortment, provided by CdA Night Out. I'm lunching on cold pizza today. So a salad-type assortment was appealing. OTV also has photos of…
"Some days the only exercise I get is in futility" -- Cindy, from Facebook wall. Question: In a given week, how many days would you describe as exercises in futility?
I thought Facebook Friend/HBOer Nic was kidding when he wrote on his wall this morning: "Nomophobia (AKA fear of losing your cell phone) is a real thing." Seems the "nomo" part of "nomophobia" must mean "No mobile" phobia. I don't have it. How about you?…
Wednesday Poll: Hucks Nation doesn't want Kootenai County government to change. 69 of 114 respondents (60.53%) oppose potential changes that will be proposed for the November ballot, including a county manager system and converted treasurer, clerk, assessor and coroner to appointed positions. 42 of 114…
Larry Eustachy, right, who once coached at University of Idaho now has his Southern Miss team in the NCAA Tournament. He is shown watching teams practice in Pittsburgh as the Southern Miss Golden Eagles await their opening round game today. Story here. (SR photo: Christopher…
It was the cold she noticed first. Two years ago, when Cat Davis returned to Spokane, she couldn’t seem to get warm. She thought maybe living in Arizona had left her unaccustomed to Spokane’s October chill. But days went by and she grew more miserable.She…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
