NIC Career Night is Tuesday in Post Falls

North Idaho College will host a free event to share information about its many career and short-term training programs during Career Night from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the NIC Workforce Training Center in Post Falls.

Information will be presented on training opportunities in fields such as esthetics, massage therapy, real estate, commercial driving, emergency services, certified nursing assistant, medical billing and coding and phlebotomy.

The information session is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required.

Information: (208) 769-3333 or www.nic.edu/wtc.

Cash reward for information on Nathaniel Howell

Crime Stoppers of the Inland Northwest has offered a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of fugitive Nathaniel Robert Howell.

Howell, 32, is being sought based on a Kootenai County felony warrant charging him with four counts of lewd conduct with a minor and five counts of sexual exploitation. This is a $150,000 bond, United States extradition warrant.

Howell is a white male, 5-foot-10, 175 pounds, with hazel eyes and blonde hair. He was last known to be living in the Sagle and Coeur d'Alene areas. His last known vehicle is a 1985 Blue Toyota Truck with Idaho license plate K432983.

Anyone with information on the location of these suspects is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 667-2111 or 1-800-222-TIPS. Information can be submitted on line at www.crimestoppersinlandnorthwest.org . Callers are asked to use a code name or number and do not have to use their own name to be eligible for a reward.

Mayor's wife avoids jail in DUI case

SANDPOINT - The wife of Oldtown's mayor pleaded guilty Thursday to driving under the influence.

Beverly Mae Orr entered the plea in an agreement with the state which dismissed additional charges of striking an unattended vehicle and leaving the scene of a crash, court records show.

Orr had no remarks to the court before the sentence was imposed.

Judge Barbara Buchanan ordered Orr to serve 16 hours of the sheriff's labor program in lieu of jail time. Orr was fined $600 and her driver's license was suspended for 90 days. She was placed on unsupervised probation for two years and ordered to undergo substance abuse counseling.

Orr was granted a withheld judgment, which means she can petition to have the criminal charge blotted from her record upon successful completion of all of her court-ordered obligations.

Orr, the 58-year-old wife of Mayor Lonnie Orr, was charged with the three misdemeanors following a collision on East Valley Street in Oldtown last May. Orr was later found at her home and her breath-alcohol level was measured at 0.13, according to court documents.

Gov. Otter orders flags to be flown at half staff

Gov. Butch Otter has ordered flags to half staff at all state-owned facilities from dawn to dusk today in honor of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kenneth Cochran from Wilder.

Cochran, 20, was killed in combat operations in Afghanistan on Jan. 15 supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. He will be laid to rest at The Idaho Veterans Cemetery.

Transportation officials puzzled on seal failure

KETCHUM (AP) - The Idaho Transportation Department is trying to figure out why a micro-seal application intended to lengthen the life of roadway south of the resort town of Ketchum has failed after only four months.

Department officials said that the asphalt surface beneath the micro-seal hasn't been damaged.

The agency said it has brought in more experts to figure out what went wrong with the micro-seal applied in September to just more than three miles of State Highway 75 in central Idaho.

The agency will take appropriate action based on findings from the investigation.