Rathdrum Mountain open house today

City gathering input on how to utilize 556 acres

OUR GEM: EPA’s Superfund Job Training Initiative coming to Bunker Hill

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Superfund Job Training Initiative, or SuperJTI, supports job readiness programs in communities affected by nearby Superfund sites and encourages the employment of trainees at local site cleanups.

Sheriff's office investigating stolen ammo claim

POLSON - The Lake County Sheriff's Office is investigating claims that ammunition is missing from its facility, Det. Mike Sargeant said last week.

Sheriff's office investigating missing ammo claim

POLSON - The Lake County Sheriff's Office is investigating claims that ammunition is missing from its facility, Det. Mike Sargeant said last week.

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Evelyn Boyd

Evelyn Boyd

Evelyn Boyd

Legals for March, 4 2024

TAXES: County, live within means

Some time ago Kootenai County stated it would not raise property taxes. Yet recently I read in the paper that they "regrettably" had to change that decision. At first it would be 1 percent; then it changed again to 1.5 percent. It was stated that although times are tough the county needed new police cars, copy machine, etc., because police cars needed to be scrapped around 80,000 miles and new ones purchased.

Moving a trial

The longer Judge Donald Malloy considers W.R. Grace's request for a change of venue for their criminal trial, the more convinced I am the trial will not be held in Missoula.

Barbequed Lamb Riblets

I just bought a lamb this past week and have a freezer full of my favorite meat. This is a cut you might not find in the store, but there are several local sheep ranchers that might have it. There is at least one grocer in town that carries U.S. lamb. I am an advocate of supporting our U.S. farmer. I hope you enjoy this recipe. It is one of my favorites, though it is a fatty one, but you can drain most of the fat away.

To handle growth requires innovation

Kootenai County its time to face facts about our wonderful rural life.

You have the ability to manage life's merry-go-round

We often lose sense of where our priorities should lie

Don Butler

Don Butler passed away peacefully at the age of 86 on August 24, in Sandpoint, Idaho. Don was born in Hope, Idaho to Guy and Helen Butler. His parents owned the only store in Hope: Butler's One Stop, where they raised their children Don, Marilyn, Bruce, Joyce and Kathy...

Don Butler, 86

Don Butler passed away peacefully at the age of 86 on August 24, 2023, in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Law Roundup: Walking with road rage

After walking in active traffic while drinking a beer near Town Pump and Home Depot, a man started screaming at everyone. The caller said he almost got hit by a car twice, according to the Kalispell Police Department.

Law enforcement and court records, June 10

Lake County District Court, Judge

The Latest: Kansas prisons get vaccine priority in 2nd phase

MISSION, Kan. — Kansas state prisons, which have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, will be given priority in the next phase of vaccinations.

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