Quincy baseball wins two for two against Wahluke

QUINCY — The Quincy Jackrabbits baseball team took a doubleheader from the Wahluke Warriors Saturday, in a match of what both coaches said are young teams with room to learn.

Lending an ear for 20 years

Laurel Ewing, a law clerk at the Flathead County Attorney’s Office, is the first person visitors meet when they enter the building in the shadow of the historic county courthouse on South Main Street in Kalispell.

Legals for March, 18 2024

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Locals could make bigger impact on Idaho football this fall

“Zach (Johnson, the former Lake City High star) kinda became a situational pass-rusher too, and played some defensive end," Idaho football coach Jason Eck said. "He did a good job on special teams. He probably played more on defense at defensive end than he did at linebacker. He’s playing Will (weakside) linebacker right now, but I do think he’s got some ability to rush the passer, so he might be a guy that, on first and second down, plays linebacker, and if it’s third and seven, sub him down to edge rush. I like that model.”

PREP BASEBALL: Post Falls opens season with sweep at Sandpoint

“Austin hit the ball really well all day today,” Reese said. “His pitching was good, but he was just a little off and had some close pitches. But he looked good for an early season start.”

Green wave washes over Cd'A

Sunshine sets stage for a magical St. Patrick's Day Parade

The 30-minute parade with a “Green and Gold” theme featured about 25 entries. It was put on by the Coeur d'Alene Downtown Association in partnership with Idaho Central Credit Union.

Circle K opens at Stateline

A Circle K convenience store is now at 70 N. Beck Road at Stateline.

Herndon's column astounding in its correctness

Senator Scott Herndon’s Notes From Boise column in the Bonner Daily Bee is astounding in its correctness. Astounding, because his views are mostly whackamo and represent the craziness infecting our body politic. But I want to give credit where credit is due.

Idahoan urged to claim grocery credit refund

Idahoans who don’t make enough money to file an income tax return can get a refund of some of the sales tax they paid on groceries.

Critchfield unveils incremental funding formula change

State superintendent Debbie Critchfield and two lawmakers Friday unveiled a late-session proposal to shift a small portion of the K-12 school budget to “per-student” funding. The bill would use student counts rather than support units as a metric for calculating discretionary funds, potentially adding $50 million to the annual allocation. Other areas of the school budget would continue to use support units.

Kootenai County housing crisis: Second in a series

For nearly three years elected officials, building and housing professionals and civic organizations have been working together to build a ToolKit of Solutions to address the housing crisis in Kootenai County.

Critchfield unveils incremental funding formula change

State superintendent Debbie Critchfield and two lawmakers Friday unveiled a late-session proposal to shift a small portion of the K-12 school budget to “per-student” funding. The bill would use student counts rather than support units as a metric for calculating discretionary funds, potentially adding $50 million to the annual allocation. Other areas of the school budget would continue to use support units.

Manufacturing investment benefits Montanans

Montana doesn’t have to wait long for our manufacturing business to start booming again. We just need the Senate to pass the Tax Relief for American Families & Workers Act of 2024. The House of Representatives passed this bipartisan tax deal overwhelming; yet in the Senate, it’s gathering dust.

Legals for March, 17 2024

Legals for March, 17 2024

Mavs win in walk-off fashion over Chiawana

MOSES LAKE – Friday’s non-league baseball game between Moses Lake and Chiawana came down to extra innings, with Maverick senior Nolan Betz sealing a 3-2 Moses Lake win on a walk-off hit in the bottom of the eighth inning.

'A wee bit Irish'

Nancy DiGiammarco is grand marshal for today's St. Patrick's Day Parade

The 19th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. today at Eighth and Sherman and travel west to First Street.

Sheriff's Office Notable Calls

The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office published the following notable calls that occurred between March 9 and March 14. The sheriff’s office describes this information as preliminary and subject to revision as investigations continue.

Whitefish interior designer sentenced for defrauding customers

A federal judge sentenced a Whitefish-based interior designer accused of defrauding her customers to the tune of about $900,000 to a yearslong prison stint in Missoula on Thursday.

Marion man accused of pulling gun sentenced

Facing one count of felony assault with a weapon, Christopher Martin Klett, 47, agreed to plead no contest to misdemeanor charges of negligent endangerment and resisting arrest on Jan. 9, the second day of his jury trial in Flathead County District Court.