Coaches round up Mat Classic results, praise wrestlers

COLUMBIA BASIN – Of the 64 wrestlers from the Columbia Basin who qualified to wrestle at the 2023 Mat Classic, 33 ended up placing under the bright lights of the Tacoma Dome...

A season of focus for T-Wolves

Call them blinkers — or blinders. Whatever, Lake City’s boys basketball team is looking straight ahead — and doing it as a unit

“He draws a lot of pictures — he's not a very good drawer — but we understand the message,” senior point guard Kolton Mitchell said with a laugh. “Winger likes horse racing, so he talks about keeping the blinders on and just looking forward, not thinking about the crowds, and a lot of talk on social media. He’s trying to make it so we don’t hear all that stuff and keep looking forward, having that tunnel vision, one game at a time, one practice at a time, not looking back.”

Bringing Ireland to Coeur d'Alene

Craig, Ilene Moss have been sharing the Irish spirit with CDA for nearly 25 years

All Things Irish going on 25 years

Agriculture commodities see slightly profitable year

AgWest Farm Credit released its quarterly Market Snapshot reports covering the state of major agricultural commodities for the Northwest.

NORTH IDAHO ALLIANCE: Women in Technology

According to an article in Forbes, gender equality remains a major issue in the corporate world, and women remain significantly underrepresented in the corporate pipeline.

Silver Valley Sports Feb. 20 - 26

Wildcats punch their ticket to the state tournament; Mullan, Wallace boys end their season; Kellogg wrestlers finish the season with a strong showing at the state tournament.

Bask in his glory

Hall credits faith, family, and teammates for state championship

Jaeger Hall walked into the 2023 2A Idaho State Wrestling Tournament as the number one seed of the 132-lb division – and he walked out the same way he walked in. Number one.

Rosters announced for statewide all-star basketball games

Coeur d'Alene's Nicole Symons (girls) and Lake City's Jim Winger (boys) are the Region coaches.

House bill reflects troubles at North Idaho College

The Idaho House Education Committee introduced a bill Monday that could change the State Board of Education’s role over community colleges. The bill, presented by Rep. Lori McCann, R-Lewiston, grants the State Board emergency authority over a community college facing accreditation loss. Specifically, the State Board can step in if an accrediting organization threatens to revoke a college’s accreditation, has taken steps to do so, or if the State Board deems a college in danger of losing accreditation due to severe financial crisis.

Suspect in knife attack given five-year prison sentence

Rachel Rae Gulbranson, 38, had previously pleaded guilty in Flathead County District Court to a single count of felony assault with a weapon.

Man accused of attempted break-in, drug possession sentenced in district court

Jeffrey David Pierce, 39, received the suspended two-year stint with the state Department of Corrections on Jan. 19 for a felony criminal possession of dangerous drugs charge stemming back to 2021.

Injured trooper says there's a long and difficult road ahead

When Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Kate Johnson wheeled her husband and fellow Trooper Lewis Johnson into a conference room Sunday afternoon at Logan Health it was a welcome sight.

Priest River man sentenced for setting wildfires

A Priest River man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison each in connection to a half-dozen wildfires set in western Bonner County in the summer of 2022. Ryan Nathanial Greene, 23, was sentenced earlier this month in connection to the Priest River area wildfires after a plea deal was reached in the case. In the plea deal, Greene entered Alford pleas to six counts of third-degree felony arson. In exchange, the state agreed to dismiss a persistence violator enhancement connected to each of the charges.

Legals for February, 27 2023

Veteran prosecutor now sits on the bench of Kalispell Municipal Court

The veteran prosecutor has stepped into the role of Kalispell Municipal Judge.

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Priest River man sentenced on arson charges

A Priest River man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison each in connection to a half-dozen wildfires set in western Bonner County in the summer of 2022. Ryan Nathanial Greene, 23, was sentenced earlier this month in connection to the Priest River area wildfires after a plea deal was reached in the case. In the plea deal, Greene entered Alford pleas to six counts of third-degree felony arson. In exchange, the state agreed to dismiss a persistence violator enhancement connected to each of the charges.

Fed's rate hikes likely to cause a recession, research says

Can the Federal Reserve keep raising interest rates and defeat the nation's worst bout of inflation in 40 years without causing a recession?

Broncos use defense to advance to down Dayton-Waitsburg

CHENEY – Back in the 2B boys state tournament for the first time since 2016, the No. 9 seed Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos used strong defensive play in the second half to defeat No. 16 Dayton-Waitsburg 53-35 on Saturday afternoon. “I thought it would be a grind-it-out game,” LRS Head Coach Dustan Arlt said. “They swarmed Chase (Galbreath) down low. The nerves – we didn’t shoot very well. We missed a lot of shots, fortunately so did (Dayton-Waitsburg) that first half.”

Huskies move on to Yakima with 45-39 win over Mark Morris

ELLENSBURG – Down by three points entering the fourth quarter, Othello senior Annalee Coronado scored nine of her team-high 19 points in the fourth quarter to take down No. 15 seed Mark Morris 45-39 in the regional round of the 2A State Girls Basketball Tournament. The win sent the No. 10 seed Huskies to the state tournament at the Yakima Valley SunDome on Wednesday.