A discussion about the shooting of Afghan citizens by a U.S. soldier led to some spilled drinks at the Lakers bar @ 407 N2nd St/CdA this spring. The latest Coeur d'Alene Downtown Bar report has the story involving a cranky old fart and a lady…
Dan Kiser, 56, stands with the horses at Tree Top Ranches in Parma, Idaho, April 25. The horses are raised by Dan Kiser at Parma's Tree Top Ranches, which is owned by Treasure Valley businessman Larry Williams and his wife, Marianne. On Saturday, Kiser's pick,…
Kevin Richert, opinion editor of the Idaho Statesman, tweets: "A friendly note to folks who write letters to the editor: YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR LETTER IN ALL CAPS. But we're not going to run it that way." Question: Do you use all caps to make…
If it's Monday, it must be time for a new current-events quiz. Simply by participating this week, you'll be eligible for three random drawings for Spokane Shock football tickets. And if you finish at the top of the leaderboard, a $50 Davenport Hotel gift card…
So your sitting on a pot in the women's restroom in a downtown local bar when the door flies open and standing there is the furiour ex-girlfriend of your boyfriend. The latest Downtown Coeur d'Alene Bar report describes the scene: "Officers responded to a battery…
I.C. 34-1713(3) The signer of any recall petition may remove his own name from the petition by crossing out, obliterating, or otherwise defacing his own signature at any time prior to the time when the petition is filed. Responding to an email, City Clerk Susan…
Patricia “Peacha” McFaul first glimpsed her future husband on a basketball court in January 1951. This comes as no surprise to those who know lifelong athlete Ted McFaul.A mutual friend had arranged a blind date for Peacha and the lanky former sailor. “It was a…
A man walks on a giant jigsaw showing an Albrecht Duerer painting 'Self-portrait in fur coat' in Nuremberg, Germany on Thursday. The jigsaw, made of 1023 parts on 300 square meters, is supposed to be built by citizens at the red square in Moscow to…
12:02 p.m. Stolen, dark-green Dodge Dakota spotted in lot of Sterling Savings, 11th & Sherman. 11:58 a.m. A dark-brown horse is running loose on McCoy @ Bunco/Athol. 11:39 a.m. Resident on Chateaux/Hayden has contained terrier in yard, owner en route. 11:19 a.m. PFPD officer is…
Rescue workers survey the site of an airplane that flipped about a mile from the lakeshore at Honeysuckle Beach, near the old Tobler Marina, at Hayden Lake. That part of the lake is about 200 feet deep. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka) 2 rescued from float…
Beverly Kummerling takes part in a National Day of Prayer event on Independence Mall earlier today in Philadelphia. President Barack Obama has declared today to be the National Day of Prayer, calling on Americans "to be humble in our convictions." Story here. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)…
Wednesday Poll: Only 1/3 of Hucks Nation (62 of 186, 33.33%) agrees with Coeur d'Alene Councilman Dan Gookin's position that the city of Coeur d'Alene should suspend funding of public art during these hard economic times. However 121 of 186 respondents (65.05%) disagree with Gookin.…
Larry Spencer (RE: Deputy Sheriff's Association endorsements of Vic Holmes & Tim Herzog): They are backing the two candidates that don’t even have enough money to run a campaign. At the tea party event, each candidate was asked how much they had recived in donations…
Two people were plucked from Hayden Lake this morning after a float plane they were aboard crashed in the lake. The plane’s pontoons were visible at the scene of the rescue, indicating it’s upside down in the water. A Northern Lakes Fire District rescue boat…
In her latest newsletter, Mary Souza of OpenCDA.com claims that RecallCDA is more than halfway to the goal of getting signatures needed to trigger a recall election involving Mayor Sandi Bloem and council members Deanna Goodlander, Woody McEvers and Mike Kennedy. But Mary sounds a…
On his KEA Twitter account, Terry Harris post this photo with the simple note: "Why not to sell Chilco Falls Park." SR story here. Impressed yet?
With barbecue and picnic season just around the corner, I decided it’s time to conquer my pathological fear of tubular meat. That’s right. I’m giving hot dogs another chance. At 9, I turned my back on the iconic American food. That’s because one afternoon as…
If you want to work in poverty, Idaho's for you. So says an Economic Policy Institute study that ranked the Gem State eighth worst for the share of its people -- 31 percent -- working below the federal poverty line - pegged at $23,050 for…
Item: 91 miners died 40 years ago at Sunshine Mine in Silver Valley/Becky Kramer, SR JohnA: "My folks and I discussed the disaster yesterday over breakfast with my older sister. It is still like a Kennedy moment for us as we all remembered where we…
The Kootenai County Deputy Sheriff's Association is asking voters to turn out the two Republican Kootenai County commissioners seeking re-election this year. In a press release sent out Wednesday, the association urges voters to support Vic Holmes and Tim Herzog rather than incumbents Todd Tondee…
On Wednesday, Larry Spencer denied in a Huckleberries Online comments thread that he hung up on SReporter Erica Curless during a phone interview about his race. You can read his comments by following this thread here. Curless reported in her story that Spencer had hung…
Jon and Elizabeth Hansen will complete their academic journeys together this Sunday during Lewis-Clark State College Coeur d’Alene’s commencement ceremonies. The husband and wife each will earn a bachelor of science nursing degree. You can read the rest of the story here. Question: Did you…
Item: County drops suit, wants petitions by June 11/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: Kootenai County dismissed a suit Wednesday that had asked a judge to rule on the deadline for recall petitions. So, the 5 p.m. June 19 deadline includes the time it…
Mitt Romney is largely accepted as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but he's not the only candidate left in the race. Texas Rep. Ron Paul continues his quest for delegates. The three-time presidential candidate is committed to staying in the race until the Republican Party's…
Item: Chilco waterfall for sale: Ice climbers, environmentalists objecting to proposal/Alecia Warren, Coeur d'Alene Press More Info: The Kootenai County commissioners are considering selling a parcel of county property that includes the Chilco waterfall, which has devoted ice climbers and environmentalists in the region rallying…
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