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Knowledge on display at Nova Creativity Fair
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (612+ words) From left: Olivia Valdez, Leyla Garza and Cadence Hesse tell the story of the Titanic to visitors to the Nova Creativity Fair Monday. The three are in fifth grade at Peninsula Elementary School. JOEL MARTIN/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD Emma Houvener,…...
Former Coeur d'Alene School District superintendent earns honorary doctorate
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (786+ words) Warren Bakes, 86, of Coeur d'Alene, center, is awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Idaho during a May 16 commencement ceremony in recognition of his lifetime of service to education. Also pictured: U of I President Scott Green, left, and…...
Columbia Falls Planning Commission gives Teakettle Heights positive recommendation
11+ hour, 37+ min ago (882+ words) The Teakettle Heights property off Aluminum Drive. The Columbia Falls Planning Commission recently sent a positive recommendation for the Teakettle Heights subdivision onto city councilors. The vote was 3-0 with members Dulcie Berube and Justin Ping absent. " The planned unit development…...
Ercanbrack seeks to modernize law enforcement at county level
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (814+ words) Libby Police Chief Cody Ercanbrack wasn't planning on running for Lincoln County sheriff, but two things changed his mind. "After I got here, people asked me about it," he said in a recent interview with The Western News. "I had…...
Mistake, misinformation cause more confusion in voting process
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1618+ words) Misinformation from county and state election departments continue to plague the process in Montana. In Lincoln County, absentee voters who received a ballot and envelope to return it in also received a note that instructed them to sign their ballot....
Mark Fuhrman, former LA police detective convicted of lying during OJ Simpson murder trial, has died
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (446+ words) Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the1994 killings of Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles. He reported finding a bloody glove at Simpson's home but his credibility came…...
Teenage gunmen open fire on San Diego mosque, killing 3 men and then themselves
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (137+ words) Hagadone News Network Teenage gunmen open fire on San Diego mosque, killing 3 men and then themselves Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 39 minutes AGO There was no specific threat made against the Islamic Center of San Diego but authorities found evidence that…...
From friends to bookshop owners
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (179+ words) Hagadone News Network From friends to bookshop owners JOSH Mc DONALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 hours, 40 minutes AGO The Weeks Co. & Lantern Lights Bookshop owners Cheyenne Weeks (left) and Katie Kitchen inside their new store in downtown Wallace. The store…...
Less than 100 days to the fair
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (345+ words) COEUR D'ALENE " The countdown is officially on." With less than 100 days until the North Idaho State Fair, excitement is building for 10 days packed with concerts, rodeo action, motorsports, family entertainment, and unforgettable Fair memories Aug. 2130. This year's Fair theme, "Fun…...
Mc Daniel wins ITD award
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (132+ words) The Idaho Transportation Department said Heather Mc Daniel received the Vanguard Award for her work ethic, attitude and leadership on the ITD communications team. She handles external and internal communications for D1 and for her first two years with ITD, Heather…...