In his Wednesday editorial, Opinion Editor Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune pays tribute to the late Mike Mitchell, a former legislator and well-regarded chief of staff to governor Cecil Andrus. Mitchell died Friday at age 91.
Silverwood Theme Park will raise its wages this year as a result of a competitive labor market and higher minimum wage in Washington. The amusement park north of Coeur d’Alene is one of the region’s largest seasonal employers, hiring about 1,200 workers to staff the park from May through September. Becky Kramer/SR reports ...
The Gonzaga Bulldogs finished the 2016-17 regular season nearly perfect, by slamming chief rival Saint Mary's for a third time, to win the WCC postseason tournament. There can be no denying the Zags a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament now, says John Blanchette/SR.
Twenty-seven years ago today, the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce announced support of hydroplane racing on Lake Coeur d'Alene. Only one weekend of races has been held since, in 2013 -- and it ended with financial problems. Huckleberries says today don't hold your breath waiting for the races to return.
State Sen. Mary Souza, R-Coeur d'Alene, is still pushing a change that will inject partisanship into the non-partisan Coeur d'Alene School Board elections. Well, that's Huckleberries' words not hers. She wants the election date to coincide with the general election, which would mean that they would become part of the partisan process.
The Parting Shot today features the joy of victory, as Gonzaga players Zykera Rice and Ellie Tinkle slide across and confetti-laden basketball court after defeating Saint Mary's in the WCC title game.
For some reason, I've been thinking about BBQing groundhog. Mebbe that'll break the Narnia spell cast on the region this winter. Here's your Wild Card ...
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday PM (11 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 17 more items) includes accidental shooting involving 23YO male at North Shire subdivision/CdA.
The Cutline Contest today features a squabble between two storks over a nest near Frankfurt Germany Monday. Monday Winner: DFO.
Jill Barta scored a career-high 37 points and the Gonzaga women toppled third-seeded Saint Mary’s 86-75 on Tuesday to win the West Coast Conference tournament title, the Zags’ first since 2014. The win also secured Gonzaga an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament that begins...
Long-time Kootenai County Public Defender John Adams will retire this week, according to a news release from the county commissioners. Adams has been the county's public defender since 1996.
You still have about 3 hours to cash in on National Pancake Day at the International House of Pancakes. IHOP is giving away a short stack of pancakes to customers today in exchange for a donation to an IHOP partnered charity. Here's the Huckleberries question: Pancakes? Or waffles?
Chatterbox is hoping that veteran ESPN announcer Dick Vitale isn't announcing tonight's WCC tournament championship game featuring Gonzaga and St. Mary's. Seems Vitale's exuberance grates on Chatterbox. How about you? Were you bothered by the colorful announcer in the game between the Zags and Santa Clara last night?
OnlyInYourState Web site has listed 9 quality pizza places that are off the beaten patch including 3 in North Idaho: No. 1 Flame & Cork in Hayden, No. 7 Embers by the Lake in Hauser, and No. 8 Second Avenue Pizza in Sandpoint. Question: Which rural pizza place do you consider the best in North Idaho?
We'll soon hear the roar of Harley Davidsons and other motorcycles being ridden and revved in downtown Coeur d'Alene. It's another sign of spring. As such, Remember The Bard has a rhyme for the biker set.
Legislation seeking to protect homeowners and landlords from squatters is headed to the Idaho Senate. Last year, a judge blocked a Nampa couple from expediting the eviction of a stranger who had moved into their vacant home.
A majority of voters disagree with President Trump's assertion that certain news organization are the "enemy of the American people," according to a new poll. A Quinnipiac University poll also found that voters trust the media more than the president to "tell you the truth about important issues." The Hill reports ...
I like the much-maligned "Rainbow Bridge" at McEuen Park. It's beautiful when it's lit up at night and changing colors. Photographer Duane Rasmussen snapped this photograph while covering the Indivisible North Idaho protest during the local GOP Lincoln Day Dinner Saturday. I don't think the Rainbow Bridge was part of the protest.
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday AM (17 items & counting) includes chimney fire in Harrison area and commercial fire alarm at Riverstone McDonalds that was caused by burnt food in microwave ...
Finish this sentence: If it doesn't stop snowing, I'll ...
State Superintendent Sherri Ybarra’s rural schools bill, HB 223, has narrowly passed the House on a 37-33 vote. The measure calls for a three-year pilot project, at $300,000 a year, in which schools in North Idaho would join together in a rural schools network aimed at collaborating and sharing resources. Betsy Russell reports ...
After much debate and lots of questions, the House Education Committee voted 9-6 this morning to kill legislation proposed by Rep. Ron Nate, R-Rexburg, encouraging Idaho schools to offer elective gun-safety courses. Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise reports ...
AM Headlines: A Spokane County deputy was wounded in the shoulder this AM in an exchange of gunfire that killed the suspected shooter. Also: Spokane pianist Feeney, 58, RIP/SR, Review: Elton John keeps hits coming/SR, Odom remains in state mental hospital/KREM 2, Police stop disrupts Skyway School dismissal/Press + more ...
In the Monday poll, a near-supermajority of Hucks Nation says new, invasive pat-down procedures adopted by TSA security at airports are overkill. Today's Poll: Do you think "Saturday Night Live" impersonations of President Trump and his staff are funny?
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.
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