Father seeks aid after layoff and injuries

A serious car accident led to this father of two losing the job he had worked for nearly a decade. Permanent nerve damage left him unable to perform manual labor, and his lack of experience has kept him from finding a new job in a different field.

Family struggling after father's suicide

This young mother asked Press Christmas for All for help this year because she is now raising three very young children on her own.

Nigeria paying $800M to oil suppliers to end crisis

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's outgoing government has agreed to pay a debt of $800 million to resolve a months-long fuel crisis crippling the economy days before the inauguration of a new president in the country, oil suppliers said Wednesday.

Post Falls man gets life sentence for lewd conduct with daughter

COEUR d'ALENE - A Post Falls man was sentenced Tuesday to spend as long as life in prison for lewd conduct with a child, the Kootenai County Prosecutor's Office announced.

Idaho grads average 22.3 on ACT

COEUR d’ALENE — The ACT released scores on 2018 high school graduates today. According to the ACT report, the 36 percent of Idaho high school graduates that took the ACT this year scored an average 22.3 on the test.

How to trap a wolf, the right way

Idaho rules require a Wolf Trapper Certification class be completed and passed before a person can purchase wolf trapping tags. The course includes 6.5 hours of instruction including both classroom and field experience followed by a written exam. Courses are offered periodically throughout the year.

Man sentenced for lewd conduct

COEUR d’ALENE — Sentencing recommendations by attorneys Monday in the case of a Hayden man who had a sexual relationship with a teenage girl ranged from probation to 40 years behind bars.

RECORDS

Editor’s note: Kootenai County has transitioned to a new electronic court records management system. This has brought several changes to our records reporting. We are unable to report the ages of individuals who are sentenced, just the year of birth. The local court is unable to provide records of new lawsuits or divorces at this time. We will continue to refine our records reporting to provide our readers with the information they count on.

Working our way out of debt

Accumulating more debt than you can pay off can’t be justified, let alone be seen as a good thing.

Irish gifts go beyond good beer

It’s almost Patricks’ Day (no, that’s not a typo) — time for corned beef stewed in Irish stout (this “poor man’s” dinner is mostly an American tradition), and shepherd’s pie (that’s more Irish).

CFA gets a Christmas Eve boost

Wayne and Deb Burton sure do good impressions of Saint Nick.

Blue moon over Cd'A Saturday

COEUR d’ALENE — This Saturday will mark the second blue moon of 2018, a feat that will not happen again until 2037, Casey Hallett said.

Back to playing Coeur d'Alene baseball

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — It wasn’t a speech, but more of a reminder that paid off in Friday’s semifinal win in the Northwest Regional tournament for the Coeur d’Alene Little League Majors (U12) team.

Anonymous in Athol steps up to plate

Anonymous in Athol loves his family. He adores his wife and his dogs. He loves baseball. He loves North Idaho, too.

Countdown is on for kindness

Surely the calendar lies. It can't be just five days until Christmas Eve - can it?

Back bill for jobs

Idaho is about to be better positioned to compete in the ferocious market for good jobs.

Audit finds no problems with Idaho Treasurer

Wolf trapper certification class scheduled

Idaho rules require a wolf trapper certification class to be completed and passed before a person can purchase wolf trapping tags. The course includes 6.5 hours of instruction including both classroom and field experience followed by a written exam.

Kootenai County takes action for National Voter Registration Day

Democracy-minded volunteers in Kootenai County participated Tuesday in National Voter Registration Day, a nationwide effort to make sure everyone eligible to vote is registered to do so. Initiated in 2012, this national day of registering and educating voters is now held each year on the fourth Tuesday in September.

Follow that cell phone!

POST FALLS — Ping! Caught ya!