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News >  Idaho

Write-in ballots may cause late night for counters

If the Idaho governor's race or the showdown in the 1st Congressional District are as tight as polls suggest, the campaigns may turn to one North Idaho county before they claim victory or concede defeat. Final results from Bonner County will be delayed because of an active write-in campaign that may require election workers to hand-count thousands of ballots. The job probably will stretch through the night and into Wednesday, Bonner County Clerk Marie Scott said.
News >  Idaho

14-year-old’s killer dies while in prison

David "Coon" Merritt, the Post Falls man who killed a 14-year-old runaway in July 2000, has died of natural causes while serving a life sentence in an Orofino, Idaho, prison. Merritt, 53, died Oct. 27 at an Orofino hospital.
News >  Idaho

Boundary County worker gets GOP nod for treasurer

Boundary County voters picked a longtime county employee as the Republican nominee for county treasurer, according to Tuesday night election results. Jennifer Fessler, chief deputy treasurer for 6 1/2 years, easily beat two other challengers to clinch the nomination. In final, unofficial results, she had about 70 percent of the votes.
News >  Idaho

Charter Academy will seek new principal

Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy soon will start looking for its fourth principal since it opened in August 1999. The school's board of directors has decided not to renew the contract of its third principal, Nels Pitotti. Joe Fabiano, chairman of the board that oversees the public school, said Pitotti was hired for a transition period of three to five years.
News >  Idaho

For medal winner, heroism is family trait

Pat Mott's father was awarded a Carnegie Medal more than 80 years ago for trying to save a boy from drowning. Now Mott, a retired logger in Rathdrum, is a Carnegie hero himself. The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission announced Thursday that Mott is one of its newest medal recipients. He was honored for attempting to save a 74-year-old man from drowning last year in the icy waters of Lower Twin Lake, near where Mott lives with his wife, Cathie.
News >  Idaho

Water-saver rebates offered

Why waste it? Boiled down, that's the message the city of Coeur d'Alene wants to share with residents on the municipal water system. And to help promote a new conservation campaign, the city's water department is offering a financial incentive to save water starting today.
News >  Idaho

New CdA High principal named

The Coeur d'Alene School District has tapped a Spokane school administrator to be the next principal at Coeur d'Alene High School. Randy Russell, 39, assistant principal at North Central High School, accepted the position Thursday night. He will replace Steve Casey, who will retire at the end of the school year after 13 years as principal.
News >  Idaho

Group wants to rename CdA Airport

Gregory "Pappy" Boyington lived hard and battled his demons, but his courage and skill as a fighter pilot in World War II are legendary and worth recognizing by naming Coeur d'Alene Airport for him, say a group of retired Marines. Marine Corps League Detachment 966, itself named for the Coeur d'Alene-born ace, hopes Kootenai County officials will reconsider a previous suggestion to name the airport for Boyington – a figure whom detachment members revere as a genuine hero. The idea last surfaced about a year ago, but county and airport officials were unenthusiastic about it.