Election results and storms marked the back half of 2025

Voters went to the polls to decide the future of their communities and dealt with historic storms in the latter half of 2025. Here are some stories that captured the headlines of the final two months of the year.

Veteran Ron Grigsby pens book about his brain injury and hopes to help others

Veteran Ron Grigsby pens book about his brain injury and hopes to help others

It recounts what happened on March 21, 2007, when Grigsby was working as an independent contractor for Blackwater in the Middle East. He was assigned to protect a convoy when it was hit by enemy fire. A blast threw him more than 40 feet. His helmet was caved in an inch and a half. He suffered multiple injuries that included a broken neck and a traumatic brain injury.

Glacier tennis sweeps Big Sky, falls to Hellgate

Autumn Bashara and Cole Pelucca grabbed a pair of wins each as Glacier’s tennis teams split a pair of duals with Missoula Hellgate and Big Sky Friday at FVCC.

Be loud when it comes to grizzlies

While this could be a point of irritation for other hikers seeking solitude in the wilderness, I believe it is necessary. I certainly don’t want to surprise a grizzly, and trail running seems like a good way to do it.

Three Cheers for Silver Valley standouts

Maybe a love of the trails is worth sharing with grandkids

PREP GOLF: Sandpoint golf teams off to encouraging start in Liberty Lake

Sandpoint golf head coach Mike Deprez said he was encouraged by the boys' and girls’ team performance at the Liberty Lake Invitational on Tuesday.

Hockaday Museum hosts annual Plein Air Glacier Paint Out

The 16th annual event offers the change to observe artists while they work, an exhibition and sale.

Louisiana lawmakers want more inpatient visitation rights

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In response to complaints that family and clergy were barred from hospitals and nursing homes in the

Silver Valley Sport: Oct. 27 - Nov. 2

Wallace gets first playoff win in 14 years; Kellogg, Wallace volleyball each go 1-2 at state; Creswell leads Kellogg XC at state meet.

Silver Valley Sports: Oct. 27 - Nov. 2

Wallace gets first playoff win in 14 years; Kellogg, Wallace volleyball each go 1-2 at state; Creswell leads Kellogg XC at state meet.

Indian lawmakers pass farm bills amid uproar in Parliament

NEW DELHI (AP) — Amid an uproar in Parliament, Indian lawmakers on Sunday approved a pair of controversial agriculture bills that the government says will boost growth in the farming sector through private investments.

Indian lawmakers pass farm bills amid uproar in Parliament

NEW DELHI (AP) — Amid an uproar in Parliament, Indian lawmakers on Sunday approved a pair of controversial agriculture bills that the government says will boost growth in the farming sector through private investments.

Indian lawmakers pass farm bills amid uproar in Parliament

NEW DELHI (AP) — Amid an uproar in Parliament, Indian lawmakers on Sunday approved a pair of controversial agriculture bills that the government says will boost growth in the farming sector through private investments.

Lebanon to start lockdown amid post-holiday infections surge

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon will begin a 25-day nationwide lockdown Thursday to battle a surge in coronavirus infections during the holiday season that has challenged the country’s already battered health care sector.

County wages in Idaho gain ground in 2014

COEUR d’ALENE — Personal income in 2013 in the five North Idaho counties rose approximately 1-3 percent compared with the previous year, according to numbers released Monday by the Idaho Department of Labor.

State jobless rate holds at 3 percent

BOISE — Holding steady for the sixth consecutive month, Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3 percent in February. Idaho also had the fastest total nonfarm job growth in the nation at 3.4 percent for February.

Bean there, done that

That, however, is nothing compared to Charles Bean. The Coeur d’Alene attorney is what is known as a perennial, those who have run every Bloomsday. They are rare, fewer than 100. Bean, at 77, remembers well that inaugural year. He was a basketball player, not a runner, and in good shape. He competed on what he called a week’s worth of training.

What I hate about North Idaho

You see, I live for summer. I was, am, and always will be a summers kind of guy. I wait anxiously through late fall, winter, and spring for my favorite season. It is then I take a deep breath, look around, and give thanks. It is what gives me hope during the seemingly endless 40-degree, soggy days of January and February. It is what drives me when I look out the window and am greeted with rain in March and April. It is what keeps me in North Idaho, because there is no better place to call home in the summer than North Idaho.

Changes in Idaho SNAP program coming in 2026

State and federal changes to food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, are expected to start affecting Idahoans in 2026.

State and federal changes to food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are expected to begin affecting Idahoans in 2026.