Warden High institutes Work Based Learning program

WARDEN – The Warden School Board approved the credit offerings for a new state mandated Work Based Learning program, to be instituted at the Warden High School during the upcoming semester, during its regular board meeting Thursday...

Initial WBCSD forensic audit delayed

SOS non-profit filing draws concern

Initial results from a forensic audit of the West Bonner County School District have been postponed as the auditing firm waits for additional documentation. To prepare the preliminary report, Waldren said the firm needed all data for the audit period of 2018 to 2023 by Aug. 1. However, as of Aug. 25 — the date Eide Bailly planned to deliver the report — some of the data needed had yet to be given to the firm. Also, a Secretary of State filing listing the district as a non-profit has raised concern that some on the WBCSD board are attempting to convert at least part of the district into a charter school. District officials said that is not the case and is merely an effort to move the audit forward.

MLSD board approves 2023-24 budget

MOSES LAKE — The general fund budget for the Moses Lake School District will be $152.47 million for the 2023-24 school year. Moses Lake School Board members passed the budget without discussion at their regular meeting Thursday. The vote was 4-0. Board member Alana DeGooyer did not attend the meeting...

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Behind the breakout seasons of Idaho receivers Hayden Hatten and Jermaine Jackson — with some Tommy Hauser stories thrown in

Surely you’re aware of Idaho receiver Hayden Hatten’s stellar season in 2022. But you probably haven’t heard the story about his backyard, a teammate and a deer.

Shift Fitness opens in Post Falls at Millworx

Offering many options and personal and group training and classes, Shift Fitness has opened in the Millworx development at 910 E. Fourth Ave. (Suite B) in Post Falls.

The allure of appreciation

A young man was applying for a job at a big company. During the interview, the hiring manager asked if the candidate's father had paid for his education.

Initial WBCSD forensic audit delayed

SOS non-profit filing draws concern

Initial results from a forensic audit of the West Bonner County School District have been postponed as the auditing firm waits for additional documentation. To prepare the preliminary report, Waldren said the firm needed all data for the audit period of 2018 to 2023 by Aug. 1. However, as of Aug. 25 — the date Eide Bailly planned to deliver the report — some of the data needed had yet to be given to the firm. Also, a Secretary of State filing listing the district as a non-profit has raised concern that some on the WBCSD board are attempting to convert at least part of the district into a charter school. District officials said that is not the case and is merely an effort to move the audit forward.

West Bonner forensic audit delayed, nonprofit filing draws concern

Initial results from a forensic audit of the West Bonner County School District have been postponed as the auditing firm waits for additional documentation. To prepare the preliminary report, Waldren said the firm needed all data for the audit period of 2018 to 2023 by Aug. 1. However, as of Aug. 25 — the date Eide Bailly planned to deliver the report — some of the data needed had yet to be given to the firm. Also, a Secretary of State filing listing the district as a non-profit has raised concern that some on the WBCSD board are attempting to convert at least part of the district into a charter school. District officials said that is not the case and is merely an effort to move the audit forward.

Kalispell boarding house offers affordable rent in community setting

Kalispell’s last remaining boarding house might not look like much, but the building is quietly playing an important role in providing affordable housing to people who might otherwise be living on the city’s streets.

Kalispell boarding house offers affordable rent in community setting

Kalispell’s last remaining boarding house might not look like much, but the building is quietly playing an important role in providing affordable housing to people who might otherwise be living on the city’s streets.

Judy Delmoe Mohrenweiser, 83

Judy Delmoe Mohrenweiser

GOP strategy to help the housing crisis is to increase property taxes

Across western Montana, people are being squeezed out of their homes and communities by rising prices.

Wildland firefighters need our support

At any given moment during this smoky summer of 2023, hundreds of wildfires were blazing in the United States — more than 850 as of late July, according to the nonprofit Fire, Weather and Avalanche Center.

Ridge Creek containment up to 25%

Containment on the Ridge Creek Fire, 3.5 miles east of the north tip of Hayden Lake, was 25% with over 4,300 acres burned Friday.

‘Blue Beetle’ deserves a better fate than mere DC afterthought

Imagine if DC and Warner Bros. chose to prioritize “Blue Beetle” this summer instead of “The Flash.” Swap the release dates (early June for late August), ditch the misguided Ezra Miller image reclamation project, and hype the legitimate qualities of “Blue Beetle” rather than brazenly lie about “The Flash.”

Grizzlies, including 44 letterwinners, start fall camp

Hauck’s Grizzlies enter the season as a relative unknown in the national scene, despite a top-25 ranking.

Kootenai campground killer pleads guilty to homicide, attempted homicide

The woman also testified that Seaman said, “If you have to kill someone, use a shotgun and make sure you kill them, because dead men tell no tales.”

Weekend TV/Radio highlights

Telvision, radio and streaming highlights for upcoming weekend.

Circling Raven Championship notes: The Caddie Switch: How Gabby Lemieux and Fernanda Lira are changing things up

The foursome will stay switched when the Circling Raven Championship in Worley begins today, trying to ride the momentum of a good week in Oregon. Lira shot a 6-under, 66 in the second round, finishing the shortened tournament tied for ninth. Lemieux wasn’t as lucky, missing the cut by one at 2-over.

OPINION: Don’t be fooled by low jobless rate

An unemployment rate of anything under 3 percent is like music to a politician’s ear, especially to those lucky enough to sit in the Oval Office or a governor’s chair. So, strike up the band with Happy Days are Here Again, and there will be no shortage of politicians lining up to take credit for a rate that’s in the range of 2.7 percent. Let’s celebrate with a statewide hoedown, and bring along some Tennessee cloggers to add to the flavor.