Group seeks injunction to halt Idaho voter registration law

Law requires proof of identity, residency at time of registration

A new Idaho voter registration law that took effect July 1 requires voters to prove their identity and residency when registering to vote, no matter how they register. The law, House Bill 340, is designed to standardize voter registration procedures across the state so that the requirements are the same for registering to vote in person on Election Day as they are for filling out a voter registration card at a summer event or registering online, said Secretary of State Phil McGrane, who sponsored the law.

County celebrates National Library Week

As libraries around the country celebrate National Library Week from April 10 to April 16, 2011, Mineral County Public Library will have their own unique celebration. 

Upcoming Veterans Day events, ceremonies

North Idaho will be honoring its veterans and military in the days leading to Veterans Day, Nov. 11 and beyond.

OK2Botay brings island vibes to Pine Street Woods

The event, which was a partnership between the East Bonner County Library District and the Kaniksu Land Trust, attracted more than 100 people to the Pine Street Woods meadow, a mix of family members, music aficionados and area residents.

Really BIG Raffle grand prize winner tours new home with family

Really BIG Raffle grand prize winner tours new home with family

The fireplace, the under-cabinet lights, the spacious rooms, the plentiful windows, the plush green lawn. Every aspect of the brand-new Post Falls home on Alsea Loop was exciting as Really BIG Raffle grand prize winner Steven "Kyle" Hephner and his family toured their new home for the first time Thursday after Hephner's winning ticket was drawn during the livestream event the previous evening. "It's very nice, it's surreal," Hephner said. "There's a lot to go over."

New luxury hotel to open this fall in Whitefish

The construction site on Railway Street between Baker and Lupfer avenues is being transformed from a hole in the ground to the Larch House, an independently owned, luxury boutique hotel slated to open this October.

Coeur d'Alene Garden Club donates over $30K to support local green thumb programs

Coeur d'Alene Garden Club donates over $30K to support local green thumb programs

A little support for the garden means a big boost in health and happiness for long- and short-term residents at Life Care Center of Post Falls. They plant flowers, tend to raised beds and otherwise appreciate spending time in the tranquility of nature while convalescing and rehabilitating. "The residents we have that utilize our courtyards, I see it as a part of their healing," Life Care Center of Post Falls Executive Director Ben Palumbo said Tuesday. "I hear them go out to the courtyards and say how beautiful and just how peaceful it is, and that helps them along their journey." The skilled nursing and rehab center was one of 13 recipients to be awarded a portion of more than $30,000 in grants by the Coeur d'Alene Garden Club, which distributed the funds at the beginning of its October meeting in the Community Room of the Coeur d'Alene Public Library. The 2025 amount is more than double the $13,600 collected in 2024.

Mission Valley Events Roundup

Your guide to events and public meetings in the Mission Valley

Judge denies request to temporarily stop Lakeside wastewater project

Flathead County District Court Judge Danni Coffman, in a decision issued on Oct. 17, denied a request to temporarily stop the first phase of the project while the lawsuit makes its way through court.

Obituaries

The Bigfork Eagle runs obituaries and death notices for people who have lived in the Bigfork area. To submit, e-mail

Obituaries

The Bigfork Eagle runs obituaries and death notices for people who have lived in the Bigfork area. To submit, e-mail

Montana's state parks celebrate 75 years

Nurses, nonprofits, others take vaccine to homebound people

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For months, Victoria McAllister searched online to make a vaccination appointment. Unlike other people who can hop into a car, though, she has ruptured discs that could slice her spinal cord if she hits a pothole or her wheelchair bumps floor molding.

Nurses, nonprofits, others take vaccine to homebound people

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For months, Victoria McAllister searched online to make a vaccination appointment. Unlike other people who can hop into a car, though, she has ruptured discs that could slice her spinal cord if she hits a pothole or her wheelchair bumps floor molding.

Logan Health reopens COVID unit amid rising cases

In preparation for what experts believe will be a large and lingering wave of COVID-19-related hospitalizations, Logan Health Medical Center in Kalispell has reopened an area of the hospital reserved for patients who test positive for the virus.

Montana's state parks celebrate 75 years

Obituaries

The Bigfork Eagle runs obituaries and death notices for people who have lived in the Bigfork area. To submit, e-mail

Obituaries

The Bigfork Eagle runs obituaries and death notices for people who have lived in the Bigfork area. To submit, e-mail

The Latest: Experts: No guarantees on human testing vaccines

NEW YORK — A handful of the dozens of experimental coronavirus vaccines in human testing have reached the last and biggest hurdle -- looking for the needed proof they really work.

The Latest: UN to hold summit on post-COVID-19 governance

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council will hold a high-level summit during the annual meeting of world leaders at the General Assembly later this month to discuss “adjustments” to the current international system after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.