Community Library Network donates Discovery Bus to U of I
STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 11 months, 4 weeks AGO
In this 2021 photo, Evan Lafferty and Mason McCarthy worked on puzzles on the Discovery Bus as part of a game design class.
HANNAH NEFF/Press file
The Community Library Network has donated the Discovery Bus to the University of Idaho, according to a news release published Tuesday.
CLN purchased the 60-foot transit bus in 2019 using grant funds. Before the library network purchased it, STEM Revolution had retrofitted the bus and used it as a mobile learning center and hands-on science lab at community events.
Between 2020 and 2023, CLN used the bus primarily for science, technology, engineering, art and math education, serving more than 22,000 community members.
“In 2024, it was time to retire the aging bus and it was taken out of service,” a news release said.
CLN has donated the Discovery Bus to the University of Idaho Extension — North Idaho STEM Program. The bus will host hands-on 4-H STEM classes on the Kootenai County Fairgrounds.
ARTICLES BY STAFF REPORT
Connell woman killed in Booker Road crash
CONNELL — Charges are pending against a Kennewick man following a collision about 12 miles south of Othello that killed a Connell woman and injured three other people Tuesday evening. A Washington State Patrol press memo said intoxicating substances were a factor. Jessica Zarate, 37, Connell, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near the intersection of SR 17 and South Booker Road, the WSP memo said. She was driving south on Booker Road approaching the intersection when her car was hit by a pickup driven by John Reiss, 62, Kennewick. Edgar Garcia Quirino, 28, Othello, was driving north on SR 17 and ran into Zarate's car, the WSP memo said. The crash occurred at about 6:40 p.m.
Wheeler Road closed because of traffic collision
UPDATE: The road was reopened as of noon, according to a GCSO media release. MOSES LAKE — Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is a road closure between Road 3-NE and Road S-NE. There was a serious traffic collision. GCSO is asking for drivers to avoid the area and find alternative routes. This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Doors opening: The Currents will provide homeownership for more local workers
About 104 homes are planned at the former Atlas sawmill site
Teachers, nurses, firefighters and other workers who keep Coeur d’Alene running will soon have more places to buy a home in the community where they work. About 104 homes are being planned to be built at Atlas Waterfront, on roughly 10 acres that are part of a swath of land that was once home to the Atlas sawmill and is being redeveloped. Ignite CDA, the city of Coeur d’Alene’s urban renewal agency, is leading this effort.